The Disastrous Brandon Staley Chargers

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  • Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
  • Brandon Staley and Kellen Moore use madden play recommendations and here's why
    Comment below if you have any tape to point out I missed, or any other takes!
    I know Staley and Telesco got fired already, it happened after I recorded so I'm glad they took my advice

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  • @DraftingUnicorns
    @DraftingUnicorns  6 місяців тому +5

    I do want to clarify that for time's sake I cut out a chunk of myself dissecting the defensive play calls a bit deeper, 'man' and 'zone' are of course not a playcall, but they're just sitting in vanilla madden version of cover 2 or cover 3 depending on how many receivers they're facing, and otherwise they're just running cover 1 man. Didn't want to spend too much time on that section but that caused me to miss a piece of that explanation in hindsight

  • @NutLump
    @NutLump 7 місяців тому +678

    "I haven't seen a single disguise this season"
    Well Staley was disguised as a competent coach so there's one

    • @ets2446
      @ets2446 7 місяців тому +9

      😂😂😂

    • @choiyatlam2552
      @choiyatlam2552 7 місяців тому +8

      That’s called being carried by Aaron Donald to a HC jobs. Even his defense was consistently bad, which was supposed to be his expertise. Let alone the meme worthy game management and decision making. Even as a Chiefs fan who wanted the division to suck, what Staley did to this team is criminal offense. He wasted a stack team, he wasted Justin Herbert’s rookie window. He hired checkdown Joe Lombardi. He choked in the most embarrassing fashion maybe in Chargers history with that sole playoff game. Before that, he choked against a Raiders team with an interim OC and intended to play for the tie with the playoffs in line.

    • @kaseysamples8001
      @kaseysamples8001 6 місяців тому +1

      💀

    • @MrGNugget
      @MrGNugget 6 місяців тому

      Even that disguise was flimsy, we knew he was a fraud out the gate with his silly 4th down decisions

  • @wavmosaic
    @wavmosaic 7 місяців тому +602

    The defensive guru had Khalil Mack covering Tyreek Hill.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +32

      yupp hahha

    • @CXLYBCRZ
      @CXLYBCRZ 7 місяців тому +31

      When madden auto assigns the coverage 😂

  • @ChumpWumber
    @ChumpWumber 7 місяців тому +671

    It is legitimately fucking insane that this team was ever winning games under Staley

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +103

      lol yeah Herbie gets all that credit imo

    • @RichardTheWizard
      @RichardTheWizard 7 місяців тому +37

      Been my team for 20 years now ever since I started watching ball.
      That ownership literally gives no fucks about winning a Super Bowl.

    • @mengshun
      @mengshun 7 місяців тому +9

      Accidents do happen. Says a lot about the rest of the team. Many teams would have quit. Kudos to the players and support staff that did not.

    • @Rastafarianinja
      @Rastafarianinja 7 місяців тому +10

      It’s because Justin Herbert actually is a really good quarterback, the chargers are just chargering as per usual

    • @TheGuym619
      @TheGuym619 7 місяців тому +6

      @@RichardTheWizardthey just hired Harbaugh… I think they give a little bit of a fuck

  • @DarkLife3074
    @DarkLife3074 7 місяців тому +181

    Holy shit, your average madden player could draw up a better offense than Staley did. I didnt know it was this bad

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +31

      I definitely tried to simplify for clarity's sake- but I totally agree that random kids would come up with better offenses than what was going on in Chargersland this year lol. A ton of these sequences of play calls are like he was using the madden 'recent plays' feature over and over lol

    • @stevencowan37
      @stevencowan37 7 місяців тому +12

      To be fair, a Madden AI defense could cover 5 stick routes without an issue.

    • @dexterlick1375
      @dexterlick1375 6 місяців тому +6

      Staley was not drawing up offense

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  6 місяців тому

      @@dexterlick1375 true, but he is overall responsible for getting his OC to change things up. Staley should be aware of playcalls and adjust at a high level

  • @agrofindastation
    @agrofindastation 6 місяців тому +51

    Watching 77 blocking air while his QB is getting Julius Caesared is hilarious

  • @e2rqey
    @e2rqey 7 місяців тому +425

    The Justin Herbert situation is exactly why Eli Manning refused to play for the Chargers after being drafted by them in 2004

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +55

      yes! honestly, it would've been better if Herbert did the same! it'll be interesting to see if Caleb Williams is willing to sit out of the bears haha

    • @hiyves9880
      @hiyves9880 7 місяців тому +11

      Nah Caleb def won’t he would walk into a fantastic situation he’d be dumb to turn it down

    • @tombaker5477
      @tombaker5477 7 місяців тому +17

      What? This is 20 years later with brand new coaching, team, and management 😂

    • @theredscum4202
      @theredscum4202 7 місяців тому +39

      ​@@tombaker5477but it's the same owners doing the same shit

    • @flboyredgaming
      @flboyredgaming 7 місяців тому

      @@theredscum4202😭💯

  • @iamathousandapples
    @iamathousandapples 6 місяців тому +14

    Herbert being coached under staley feels like if Mahomes was being coached under adam gase. Throw Staley in prison for acts of football terrorism

  • @marrodc
    @marrodc 7 місяців тому +47

    The multiple curl routes are the Kellen Moore special. Us Cowboys fans were warning Chargers fans about it when he was shipped there because it plagued Dak in the exact same way.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +16

      I had a good opinion of Kellen Moore (without deep diving into his offenses), until watching him as the Chargers OC... his plays are vanilla af, and his playcalling is just as predictable

    • @sethchism1204
      @sethchism1204 6 місяців тому +6

      I live in Boise so by default we root for him but before this year I knew it was crucial for him that the chargers to do well and the cowboys drop off a bit but the opposite happened and Moore is trending in the wrong direction. He's still seemingly respected in NFL circles but I think when he has good talent it works but I want to see him escalate the talent at his disposal rather than rely on it. Should do well with what he has in Philly though

    • @marrodc
      @marrodc 6 місяців тому +6

      I think Kellen can still get better as he gets more experience since he hasn't been an OC for long, but he still doesn't seem to be great at it. The all curls and the lack of movement pre-snap were so infuriating as a Cowboys fan. He does have some great creativity at times, but it just seems like he doesn't trust that or that he doesn't have too deep of a bag in the creative department

    • @choosecarefully408
      @choosecarefully408 6 місяців тому +3

      I'm glad I returned to this video & caught this. Another analysis channel "tried to isolate" the reason for Dak's high INTs in '22. While trying not to bruise the egos of the people responsible I guess because they refused to _mention_ Moore's play-calling.
      But all one could see is receivers fanning out in patterns so predictable that defenders looked like they were *skating a choreographed routine along with them.* No difference in depth of receivers allowing the defense to concentrate on one area of the field.
      This forced Dak to throw as hard as he could to hope no one stepped in front of his passes, but it also caused receivers to bobble many of them. Surrounded as they were, any bobble would be torn away. So yeah, this was obviously Moore.
      There is So Much to unpack here. I've worked middle management & realized long ago how irrational business owners can be. It's like the kid who can only express his freedom via "freedom to destroy." They often don't feel like they're doing things right unless they feel they have _THAT freedom_ at all times. So they too often don't care.
      That's just one shade of ownership. In Chicago you have the other extreme where they are 100% hands off. They don't know the game & allowed all their GMs & coaches to do as they wilt. While for decades this meant gross incompetence by people who felt like nothing they did mattered, Poles & Eberflus are different animals.
      *They* are taking steps to make it "Their Team." Or at least what they feel like makes it theirs. We see similar things to the Chargers, but with more intent.
      They didn't "accidentally" cancel the plays that made them the #1 offense 3 weeks straight any more than they "accidentally" ignore their own o-linesmen constantly allowing pass rushers straight through to Fields so regularly, Fields never knows when it isn't coming.
      They want _"Their_ Pick" at QB. & if that meant sabotaging someone else's career, so what of it? I only wish more teams were able to see through all this. I can't believe that neither KOC nor Brian Daboll want Fields to elevate their teams for a lot less $ than trading to get a QB in the draft would cost them, then they could draft receivers for him.
      It's insanity.

    • @robertcampbell8070
      @robertcampbell8070 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@choosecarefully408Fields isn't even going to be starting in Pittsburgh.

  • @Rayzaa101
    @Rayzaa101 7 місяців тому +181

    3 years wasted with Staley. What a joke. So glad they finally fired Telesco, he was a terrible GM. Good to know the Raider swill suck while he is there. I give Telesco 3 years and he will get fired.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +26

      yeah I'm genuinely shocked the raiders hired him, he seems like a doofus. Guess we'll see, but my estimation is the raiders will continue to suck lol

    • @MegaBenjamin
      @MegaBenjamin 7 місяців тому +7

      Raiders fans hate us but hype up all the signings of former chargers😂 like tillery, Perryman and Telesco

    • @RileyLinn
      @RileyLinn 7 місяців тому +14

      As a raiders fan Telesco didn’t seem like the issue. The Chargers have consistently had a solid roster since Herbert got there. The chargers issues seemed to always be coaching and injuries.

    • @MegaBenjamin
      @MegaBenjamin 7 місяців тому +17

      @@RileyLinn no it was definitely telesco, he always went for star players over depth and that never works, you have to have depth and he never even tried to get any, not to mention his contracts and money handling were horrible, the chargers current cap issues are all because of telesco just backloading contracts which put Hortiz and harbaugh in a terrible spot. Telesco can’t draft to save his life either, all of his “hits” in the draft weren’t because of him, those players just so happened to fall into his lap, like Herbert, Derwin James, Bosa, Slater, all were projected to go earlier but just so happened to land with him. He can’t draft depth at all past round 3 besides maybe 1 or 2 guys over the last few years

    • @MegaBenjamin
      @MegaBenjamin 7 місяців тому +10

      @@RileyLinn And yea the chargers had good rosters that were horribly constructed so that if a single star went down on either side or the ball, that whole side of the balls performance drastically went down due to having no depth

  • @kalvinknab5963
    @kalvinknab5963 7 місяців тому +63

    Defenses knew what to expect which led to the worst 3rd Quarter stats of any team.

  • @ThePixarDude
    @ThePixarDude 7 місяців тому +58

    Staley just took on way too much and refused help. His head grew too big and refused to adjust and give up playcalling. He's a better coordinator than a head coach, he relied to heavily on analytics

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +28

      I also think he's an ass coordinator with no track record of proving otherwise but I agree with everything you said

    • @graysonmichael8335
      @graysonmichael8335 6 місяців тому +2

      better coordinator? which unit? offense? ....an offensive coordinator who calls 3 stick routes at the same depth at the same time? if he tried that in philly even once his house would be surrounded by an angry mob with torches and pitchforks before he made it home after the game.

  • @a_aqui_xo
    @a_aqui_xo 7 місяців тому +17

    As a Rams fan, I'm sorry Chargers fans that our loaded defense that was coordinated under Staley at the time he was with the Rams made him into the fraud he is today. After watching this video I'm even less surprised that they fired him. At this point he should be arrested for impersonating a coach capable of being a head coach

    • @Davi7Gaming
      @Davi7Gaming 4 місяці тому

      This means a lot 🙏🏾🥹

  • @freemoney9041
    @freemoney9041 7 місяців тому +19

    you explain in such a way that someone who doesnt even know football can still understand. NICE

  • @EllieVelli
    @EllieVelli 6 місяців тому +5

    This is the first time I’ve ever watched a UA-cam video from a channel with less than 1,000 subs and was unable to tell. This analysis was incredible.

  • @LuisVaal
    @LuisVaal 7 місяців тому +94

    Damn Harbaugh is already addressing all these issues and the season hasn’t even started 😅 I think they are in good hands now

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +20

      It's good to see the Chargers feel the same way I do!

    • @Aburner960
      @Aburner960 7 місяців тому +1

      Has harbaugh been addressing this? Just curious

    • @keenobaerry3195
      @keenobaerry3195 7 місяців тому +6

      @@Aburner960 There's no way Harbaugh would call games like this

    • @robertcampbell8070
      @robertcampbell8070 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@keenobaerry3195it's pretty unlikely Harbaugh will call plays at all. He hasn't in a number of years at Michigan.

  • @csswessel
    @csswessel 7 місяців тому +11

    The points about triple curls and bad blocking assignments really hit home

  • @garybyoosey3163
    @garybyoosey3163 6 місяців тому +4

    I''ve never liked a coach less than Staley. Every game he still had a job made me more and more furious.

  • @JF--
    @JF-- 7 місяців тому +59

    Herbert is gunna be unstoppable with Harbaugh -Broncos fan

  • @stevencowan37
    @stevencowan37 7 місяців тому +13

    It's kind of insane that Herbert only broke a finger after years of carrying that coaching staff

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +2

      He had that broken rib injury too at least

  • @joshbundren
    @joshbundren 7 місяців тому +74

    This aged well. BOLT UP BABY

    • @joshbundren
      @joshbundren 7 місяців тому

      You wish it was@@samherb1

    • @samherb1
      @samherb1 6 місяців тому

      @@tragedyproductions4165 You're ex-coach crawled around on the ground like he wanted to get pegged by another dude....tell me more about "gay credibility". LOL

  • @PACIFICBboy
    @PACIFICBboy 7 місяців тому +8

    The curl route point is hilariously sad lol smh. I never even noticed that smh.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +2

      It feels way too simple and obvious doesn't it? but it's all over their film, game after game

  • @MarchOnRome
    @MarchOnRome 7 місяців тому +16

    Please keep up the grind, man. This channel is going to explode, very high quality analysis. Just needs to get more exposure, glad this was recommended

  • @MarchOnRome
    @MarchOnRome 7 місяців тому +7

    Amazing video. Love that Greg Roman and Harbaugh have made such a big emphasis on bringing a good run game for Justin now.

  • @imcrackk
    @imcrackk 7 місяців тому +8

    Thank you for making this. Not enough people realized how vanilla Staleys play calling was. Atrocious? Yes, but vanilla? Not many people realized he pretty much ran the same play every other call. Infuriating when somehow the defense held them down to 3n8 and he gave up so much space for the wrs to just make a quick curl or slant to get 8 yds for the first.
    Edit: just goes to show how much Herbert does for the team. Him not playing against the raiders. If he was in, guarantee it woulda been like 50-63.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +1

      yes!! watching these Chargers games gave me brainrot from Staley's addiction to using madden 'recent plays' as his playcall sheet lol

  • @playboyx3733
    @playboyx3733 7 місяців тому +21

    I’m so worried for my niners , him being an assistant coach for defense is worrying me , I’ve watch almost all the games when he was w the chargers due to my pops being a fan , when I heard we got him over vrabel and bill i wanted to puke .

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +8

      yuppp I can't come up with any reason why the 9ers hired dude

    • @donsolos
      @donsolos 6 місяців тому +1

      Bill belichick as an assistant defensive coach is fucking hilarious to think about. The really funny part is you thinking vrabel or bill would even consider that position

    • @707Southpaw
      @707Southpaw 6 місяців тому

      ​@@DraftingUnicornsNepotism, the 9ers way .....,

  • @StackBidness
    @StackBidness 7 місяців тому +9

    Learned a lot from this video that I should’ve learned YEARS ago 😂😂 earned yourself a sub man. Keep these educational videos coming 👏🏽 👍🏽

  • @SeriousPajamas
    @SeriousPajamas 7 місяців тому +17

    Would love to see a prediction video on where you think the team is headed now since it appears your concerns may have been addressed. Either way you got my sub!

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +4

      Good idea, thanks for the idea and for the sub!

  • @ThomasStuttgart
    @ThomasStuttgart 7 місяців тому +24

    Every Quarterback in Pee Wee football would be able to figure this out. 🤣🤣🤣

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +2

      yes!! it's absurd. I'd be overjoyed as an NFL QB to see this on film lmao

  • @aappaapp6627
    @aappaapp6627 7 місяців тому +6

    Excellent analysis!

  • @justice5408
    @justice5408 7 місяців тому +5

    What’s crazy is that this channel has just 400 subs this was a great video!

  • @blackopsquay
    @blackopsquay 6 місяців тому +2

    #77 was out there blocking Casper the Friendly Ghost. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Soccercrazyigboman
    @Soccercrazyigboman 6 місяців тому +3

    Curl routes, the staple of a Kellen Moore offense

  • @chuckthebucket8461
    @chuckthebucket8461 7 місяців тому +3

    Pretty sure Staley saw Easton Stick on the roster and just commited to that route. They should've looked into signing players named drag, corner and post.

  • @philipcaseyacalloway204
    @philipcaseyacalloway204 7 місяців тому +3

    Year one of Staley was fun as hell to watch. Got tired of it after year two with keeping big Mike in that week 18 game.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +1

      His time management and game management issues were showing in year 1, but weren't as worrisome, now it's just a disaster and we know he'll go for any 4th down in any random situation

  • @seedlessbunz4336
    @seedlessbunz4336 6 місяців тому +2

    You forget before bosa was out, tuli and bosas stunts were crazy. Die hard fan who watched every game and you got almost everything right

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  6 місяців тому

      fair enough, it seems like they abandoned the stunts when Bosa was out and I'm going off a later season bias

  • @tfreethecreator
    @tfreethecreator 7 місяців тому +3

    Can’t wait to see what Harbaugh does! Interested in seeing what Staley does in San Francisco

  • @wbbb1256
    @wbbb1256 7 місяців тому +5

    I live in LA so I’m force to watch charger games on Sundays and watching their games would get me so frustrated! Not even watching my team lose has gotten me as mad as I do watching the chargers. The play calling on both sides especially on defense is horrible! I get upset when I see people on social media calling Herbert overrated because they obviously do not watch the games! I’m surprised it took this long to fire Brandon Staley.

  • @dashien2605
    @dashien2605 7 місяців тому +5

    As a Ducks/Ravens fan, I feel for Justin man💔

  • @dfp_01
    @dfp_01 6 місяців тому +1

    As a Chiefs fan, I was very happy to have Staley calling the shots in LA, because it meant that Herbert's superstar potential would be largely overridden by dumb mistakes. Now they've brought in a major upgrade in Jim Harbaugh, but they also got rid of pretty much all their main receiving threats, so at the moment (pre-draft) I'm still pretty happy.

  • @LightiningHobo
    @LightiningHobo 7 місяців тому +9

    It happened. New HC, new GM. With the start of free agency and the draft, it's time to farm content. The video said the main issue is roster building, after one week of free agency and before the draft is the easiest time to launch a video full of draft speculation. People eat those up and can't get enough. The main question is should the chargers trade down even if MH Jr. is still there at 5? should they trade down and draft a OT? Should their first two picks be OT and OC? Should they draft a X WR1 to replace QJ or a later rounds backup for when KA and Palmer get hurt? Should their picks be mostly in defense? Some of those will be made more clear after free agency.
    Now the weird thing about their playcalling on offense, is that this is the same criticism against the previous OC. You have to wonder if Herbert is at fault somewhat. Maybe all those no reads, just curls is what he does best, or at least, with an OL that gives less than 3s to make a pass. There's got to be an explanation for why two separate HC came to the same answer, that this was the best the offense they thought they could run.

  • @NightcoreNewbie
    @NightcoreNewbie 7 місяців тому +3

    This man somehow turned a top 10 defense to a bottom 10 defense the same year he became the head coach and they kept a majority of their best players on defense if I remember correctly. Just how does someone manage to do that in a single year?

  • @SRMoore1178
    @SRMoore1178 6 місяців тому +2

    Watching that O line get beat up by DENVER in all those clips makes them look really bad. That 70 yard bomb at the end was pretty sweet. He's a great QB and deserves better. Not a Chargers fan but I'm looking forward to the Harbaugh era.

  • @isaacasamoa927
    @isaacasamoa927 10 місяців тому +29

    Justin "HELP ME" Herbert

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  10 місяців тому +3

      😢

    • @robertd.7060
      @robertd.7060 10 місяців тому +1

      He's BEEN saying this for 4 years ! And SOON to waste his 5th year in 2024 ! At this rate , he'll walk away in about 2 to 3 more years of this SH#T ? 8 to 9 years will be pushing it , with him !

    • @brandonv5593
      @brandonv5593 7 місяців тому +1

      💀

  • @CapnReign
    @CapnReign 7 місяців тому +5

    what i found the best was herbert was their highest graded run blocker

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому

      lmao that's hilarious. Of course there's a small sample size bias but still!

  • @aqua_noodle
    @aqua_noodle 7 місяців тому +2

    I am a relatively new fan and was totally blown away by Herbert. But it became harder and harder to justify rooting in any form for the chargers. I just hope things go well for the dude under Harbaugh

  • @crutonpreton15
    @crutonpreton15 7 місяців тому +3

    To be fair, Austin Ekeler was consistent as a pass catching back before, but his running production has never been his strength.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому

      definitely, Ekeler is legit for what he is- but as for a run game in total, he adds a lot less than it feels like. They need a complementary big heavy runner to him

  • @copeboi7714
    @copeboi7714 7 місяців тому +2

    They aren’t physically on offense whatsoever. The whole team gets pushed around. It would be hard to want to run through a wall for a paper weight like Staley. Jim will eventually turn things around. He’s not a beta

  • @mushermusica
    @mushermusica 7 місяців тому +3

    Its wild because when I play ncaa 14 in RTG it pisses me off when the coach calls more that one curl route because they never work. He isn't even on the level of an overconfident madden player.

  • @actionjackson8749
    @actionjackson8749 7 місяців тому +3

    When he called that time out against the raiders essentially ending their playoff hopes I genuinely thought he will never coach again but the chargers exist so yeah

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +1

      he had so many embarrassing awful clock management whiffs! he should've been fired after year 1 for all those to me

  • @I_IS_A_SPOON
    @I_IS_A_SPOON 7 місяців тому +2

    I have been suffering being a fan of this team since Brees and Tomlinson were just beginning to enter their primes. It makes me want to join the 27 club

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +1

      I think help is on the way in a major way! Keep a look out for our upcoming video outlining what the future for LA may look like!

    • @I_IS_A_SPOON
      @I_IS_A_SPOON 7 місяців тому

      @DraftingUnicorns that's good to hear. With Harbaugh we may just actually put our talent to great use

  • @briankleinschmidt3664
    @briankleinschmidt3664 6 місяців тому +2

    "LAC" still doesn't look right in front of a football team. Any time I see it, I think, "L.A. Clippers." Maybe Hardin can give them some tips on running with the ball.

  • @chargerstruther
    @chargerstruther 7 місяців тому +1

    U actually did a good job explaining this teams problems.
    THE RUN GAME!!!! 😢😢😢

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +1

      thanks! Harbaugh seems like a MUCH more run oriented coach, hopefully they can emphasize that well

  • @mason4683
    @mason4683 7 місяців тому +1

    Watching this after all of our players changes it all makes sense to me now. We had to drop the guys that wouldn't lead us to a win even though we love them

  • @roshango125ab
    @roshango125ab 7 місяців тому +3

    I think he's liget one of the worst coaches of the last decade when you break down what the job of head coach entails
    He's a defensive coach who made defenses worse
    -as a game manager, he blows late game situations, chooses to go for it on 4th down almost randomly, and never has control of the situation.
    -as a leader and the face of the team he constantly embarrassed himself and the team during press conferences and public appearances

  • @xaviergarza5763
    @xaviergarza5763 7 місяців тому +1

    Lol the offensive portion just reminds me of the years the Dallas Cowboys offense was commanded by kellen moore. That man LOVES curl routes for some reason. Doesn't matter if u have elite studs...

  • @guyturners
    @guyturners 6 місяців тому +2

    The life of a chargers fan is pain, at best they give us false hope, at worst....

  • @adrian33161
    @adrian33161 6 місяців тому +3

    I wonder what the excuse will be when the "elite" Herbert has no post-season success again under another head coach lol

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  6 місяців тому +1

      Herbert has a much more serious chance to get some serious playoff experience now, and I hope he quickly disproves this!

  • @MrDavidknigge
    @MrDavidknigge 6 місяців тому +1

    As a Chiefs fan who never misses a game, Herbert is outstanding. Chargers are blessed to have him.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  6 місяців тому +1

      It's crazy to me how many people don't see that! respect for seeing through a fan bias to have a smart take

  • @michaeljames2084
    @michaeljames2084 7 місяців тому +1

    you got the right coach now. lol that man vs zone coverage is crazy!

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +1

      yessir! I couldn't believe how obvious their plays were to read. I rewatched it all a couple times though to make sure and they just barely ever break tendency!

  • @robertd.7060
    @robertd.7060 10 місяців тому +8

    YES , I HAVE said it many times ! Herbert reminds me SO [ MUCH ] of Andrew Luck , but with a better arm . Both smart , both are tall , both can run & both ARE getting [ KILLED ] ! Justin's NEW contract kicks in , MORE next year , so , I'd give him maybe 2 to 4 years & he may just WALK away , too !

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  10 місяців тому +2

      100% agree and it's heartbreaking

    • @jameslemont8121
      @jameslemont8121 10 місяців тому +1

      I dont think he'll walk away because hes getting payed the big bucks to be on his childhood favorite team

    • @choosecarefully408
      @choosecarefully408 6 місяців тому

      Heh. Still not The QB Most sabotaged by his own coaches named Justin. Not even for the past three years. Part of me who has worked middle management has no trouble believing in this level of ineptitude. Another wonders when watching this if some coaches aren't in some illegal gambling ring where they bet on their own QBs getting sacked & injured & how many times.

  • @TwenOalley
    @TwenOalley 7 місяців тому +2

    chargers o-linemen making madden look realistic while the stand there blocking nobody as two linebackers race by them

  • @XXLepic
    @XXLepic 7 місяців тому +9

    One of best detailed videos I’ve seen

  • @cdragon88
    @cdragon88 6 місяців тому +2

    Lol i couldve told yall this offense was gonna be simple shit with Kellen Moore, i watched the all 22 on the cowboys and niners in the playoffs the prior year and couldn't believe the play calling or the plays.......Literally, you go this way and i go that way and we see who Dak throws it to.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  6 місяців тому +1

      yeahhh I'm really underwhelmed by Moore as an OC. I don't see why the NFL holds him in high reputation

  • @DaReaIJesus
    @DaReaIJesus 7 місяців тому +2

    As ABYSMAL as our season was, I’m finally glad to have moved on from the craziness into what looks to be acres of green pastures ahead. While I’m skeptical about Roman being are OC, I’m confident enough his play calling will be superior to that of “check down” Joe as we called him and Moore. Like you said, our run game was pedestrian at best, and I trust Roman to fix that instantly. Hell that signing of Gus already proves this. He never had much opportunity in Baltimore but since he’ll be our #1 most likely he’ll get plenty of action to spread his wings further.
    Also I’m eager to know what we’ll do with that 5th pick. The consensus amongst the fandom is that we’re likely getting Nabers, but given that Jim has stated a million times that football begins in the trenches, I could see us going for Alt or some other lineman, or even trading back with lets say Minnesota, swap our #5 with their #11 and #23. Thankfully even if we don’t get any of the Big 3 wideouts, this class is SOOO deep, we can snag some great talent in later rounds.
    It’s just so hype being a fan of this team. It sucked losing Keenan and Mike, but sometimes you gotta make the heartbreaking moves to try and compete.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +1

      Chargers mock coming soon just for you 👀👀👀

    • @DaReaIJesus
      @DaReaIJesus 7 місяців тому

      @@DraftingUnicorns 👀👀⚡️⚡️🫡🫡

  • @andrewsebree4333
    @andrewsebree4333 7 місяців тому +2

    I ain't even gotta watch the video. I've been saying for the last 3 years that Staley is a moron. And he just kept proving me right🤣

  • @komiteunofficialaccount9224
    @komiteunofficialaccount9224 7 місяців тому +2

    me: "nah i don't understand american handegg"
    me, after watching this: "LA Chargers is cooked as a franchise, they're very readable and their coaching team don't understand the game at all. Elite players can't do shit if their coaching team does the same two or three things every single game"

  • @jamesmullen8773
    @jamesmullen8773 7 місяців тому +2

    Yo I subscribed. Keep up the work.

  • @adamkaufman724
    @adamkaufman724 5 місяців тому +1

    Hearing this about Allen and Everett actually makes me feel good for my Bears.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  5 місяців тому

      Yeah the Bears are finally seemingly building something!

  • @Thechoosenone41
    @Thechoosenone41 7 місяців тому +2

    I'm just happy we got Harbaugh, we wasted too much time of Herbert's career with a bad coach. Hopefully they can turn things around

  • @fwblxze4487
    @fwblxze4487 7 місяців тому +2

    That line can’t pick up a blitz to save their life

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому

      it's a disaster and I'm going to be a grumpy gills if Justin Herbert has to retire early

  • @robertjohnson-tm1fr
    @robertjohnson-tm1fr 7 місяців тому +10

    Brandon Staley is the WORST THING TO HAPPEN TO THE FRANCHISE SINCE RYAN LEAF!!! MAAAANN that guy is a loser, and then he blames the players lol

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +2

      1000% agreed

    • @fronts3165
      @fronts3165 7 місяців тому +4

      And the Niners just hired him. 😂

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +5

      I cannot comprehend how this man keeps failing upwards

    • @rjante2236
      @rjante2236 7 місяців тому

      Did Dean Spanos become owner before that?

  • @andrewhamilton7331
    @andrewhamilton7331 7 місяців тому +4

    They ran a ton of stunts early in the season. They stopped after bosa got hurt

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +3

      Even watching those early games from this season, I was struggling to find many examples! It's crazy that Staley would lose his best pass rusher and then NOT try to scheme up pressure though lol

    • @crex6090
      @crex6090 7 місяців тому +1

      They ran a bunch with Tuli and Mack. I'd assume once they lost Bosa to injury they stopped since they'd throw them on opposite sides of the ball instead

  • @kaybevang536
    @kaybevang536 6 місяців тому +2

    Just like Phillip Rivers And Dan Fouts the Chargers will waste another generational QB Talent unless he gets traded to a more competitive team

  • @popejoeii
    @popejoeii 6 місяців тому +2

    I feel bad for San Diego. I don't feel bad for LA.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  6 місяців тому +2

      San Diego 4 lyfe

    • @popejoeii
      @popejoeii 6 місяців тому +2

      @@DraftingUnicorns I wasn't sure if you were San Diego or LA, but I'm Kansas City. Much love and respect for San Diego regardless. The Harbaugh signing would have me a little concerned, if the hip drop ban hadn't convinced me to boycott the NFL. Now it's BattleHawks or nothing. 🤣

  • @DDWyss
    @DDWyss 6 місяців тому +1

    Gosh, I'm going to miss coach Staley next season!

  • @benjaminharris4575
    @benjaminharris4575 7 місяців тому +2

    Im sold, subscribed.

  • @russianspy5007
    @russianspy5007 6 місяців тому +2

    I am so confused as to how this team ever went 10-7 and made the FUCKING PLAYOFFS

  • @jurassicturtle3666
    @jurassicturtle3666 7 місяців тому +1

    I'm predicting the Chargers are going to see a huge turnaround from Harbaugh like the 49ers did after we moved on from Singletary. The coaching just wasn't up to snuff and the roster was loaded with wasted talent. Herbert is going to have an amazing year with a solid run game and a killer defense.
    Our defense under Harbaugh is probably what I miss the most. He had them playing real old school, gritty defense. As good as Saleh and Ryans' defenses were, Harbaugh & Fangio coached impeccable fundamentals that you just don't see in the league anymore, for whatever reason.

  • @enriquecampos3139
    @enriquecampos3139 7 місяців тому +1

    I’m just waiting for Secret Base’s special on the Chargers.

  • @mengshun
    @mengshun 7 місяців тому +1

    The San Diego Chargers (no we're not letting go) biggest issue is the upper front office. Same general issues that Atlanta had here. The operative goal needs to be: find someone with tools in their kit (Staley fails here) and knows when to use them jusidicously (Staley smh) , observes and can find strengths and weaknesses in opposing teams, makes proper in-game adjustments, commands a team. Your HC, OC and DC have to be like this and well-compensated via base and peformance pay to stay for a few years at minimum. No if/ands/buts. And be ready to step back but fully support from underneath.

  • @markscott4830
    @markscott4830 4 місяці тому +1

    Very good analyst. Staley was a grifter. Who refused to bring anyone in who was a threat to his stinktank.

  • @ahjuxue2121
    @ahjuxue2121 7 місяців тому +1

    I've seen them run stunts a lot in his last season and before but even with that..the problem in the Staley's defense is the CORE idea of it. The play needs to be the right one in order to work, he has said it before and before, he treats his defensive playcalling like a QB calling plays.
    It is supposed to be able to adjust on the fly against any offensive playcall...problem is, he CLEARLY does not know that offenses change playcalls based off of your defensive lineup and they are the ones to get to SNAP the ball. Staley's defense is too heavily dependent on reactionary rather than imposing hence why it fails when you do not have a monster like Aaron Donald rushing.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +1

      I like your take, I believe they abandoned stunts to a degree after they lost Bosa and I did overstate how little they run those to a degree.

    • @ahjuxue2121
      @ahjuxue2121 6 місяців тому

      @@DraftingUnicorns Indeed...honestly I'm just glad the "Staley" defense is gone from Chargers...It is TOO reliant on "things going right" for it to succeed consistently.

  • @ryan_hayes
    @ryan_hayes 7 місяців тому +1

    This aged well! Harbaugh has a proven track record of success and will get this team playing well. It’s amazing how bad Staley really was as a defensive minded head coach, when his defenses sucked every year and were in the bottom of the league. The offense was supposed to be better with Kellen Moore but it was not. Maybe both of their inexperience plagued them as coaches. This offense was like a high school offense at times doing the same things over and over and expecting a different result. Meanwhile people like Acho crap on Herbert like he’s not a good quarterback, it infuriates me.

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому

      Totally agree with you. I'm definitely predicting Herbert has an awesome season this year and proves anyone wrong who says he isn't the franchise here

  • @SlickMonke
    @SlickMonke 6 місяців тому +1

    I’m not a Chargers fan but I do like the team and to see them go from 10-7 and in the playoffs 2 seasons ago and then seeing them get obliterated overtime really sucks I feel bad for Herbert he’s literally a one man machine but he can only go so far hope next season goes better for you Chargers fans out there

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  6 місяців тому

      yup, same here. It sucks to see great players' careers get tanked

  • @aaronsams8605
    @aaronsams8605 7 місяців тому +2

    Imagine how quickly this team could turn around under a proven hc (oh look who we picked up this off-season 😊)

  • @wor575
    @wor575 6 місяців тому +2

    makes me all the more glad Justin Fields is no longer with Chicago

  • @zachbeach2797
    @zachbeach2797 7 місяців тому +1

    Curious to what you think about Spanos dropping the bag and bringing in a big named guy. Do you think he'll be able to turn around the franchise?

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому +2

      Never ever will I trust Dean Spanos. But I do trust Harbaugh and Joe Hortiz. We’ll have a second Chargers vid dropping soon that hopefully provides a little hope.

    • @zachbeach2797
      @zachbeach2797 7 місяців тому +1

      @@DraftingUnicorns I’m hoping they can establish a good run game. And actually play good D. I feel like he’s going younger in a lot of areas. Hurt to see Keenan go though ngl.

  • @bartbutkis
    @bartbutkis 7 місяців тому +1

    Hey ! I never was a fan of Staley's defense, but you were just not being totally fair when you said you could tell what coverage the Chargers would run by reading the boundry CB. You also showed just one game and showed the same plays over and over and over. The Chargers never really played either a basic man or basic zone. If their boundry CB came down and played man-press, the field side of the ball would play a match zone where the DB would start off in a zone, read the 1st receiver into that zone, and then cover that man's route. They also played quarters, quarter, quarter, half, as well as a little cover 3. Anyway, I'll let the offense go without comment but you are right, no one can run the ball with a crappy-ass offensive line, a OL coach that was a throw-off as an assistant OL coach from New Orleans, and finally a OC that couldn't make changes because of the lack of a run game.

    • @brandonv5593
      @brandonv5593 7 місяців тому

      I definitely see 5-6 games here. All of the plays look similar because the play calls are always identical lol

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому

      It was the same playcall but some of those similar looking ones are different plays I promise lol. I do use replays, but a lot of those look super similar because it's the same coverage over and over. I did watch the entirety of their season to make this video, but I'm hoping the less clips I use, the better my chances of avoiding copyright issues

  • @king6595
    @king6595 7 місяців тому +2

    I hate how Herbert gets a lot of hate...it's clearly poor coaching

  • @richardpcrowe
    @richardpcrowe 7 місяців тому +1

    I knew the Bolts have been bad - but this video explains why they were bad.
    Hopefully, these problems will be corrected by Jim Harbaugh and company.

  • @jeffreywilliams7553
    @jeffreywilliams7553 6 місяців тому +1

    Staley had us fooled. Herbert did throw more down field when Lynn coached them

    • @edman813
      @edman813 6 місяців тому +1

      No thanks in part of him either though, that was obviously Shane Steichen's hand

  • @crispycashier
    @crispycashier 7 місяців тому +2

    When you started showing the clips of the plays on offense it lowkey made me mad for some reason

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому

      it makes me mad too!! that's why I had to make this video, to share that disappointment with the world. I'm glad they changed all the coaching

  • @ty15533
    @ty15533 6 місяців тому +1

    Im a simple man, I see brandon staley slander I like and subscribe before even watching the video

  • @alex_a_24
    @alex_a_24 10 місяців тому +7

    Why do you think we need a defensive head coach? Wouldn’t you want to pair your strongest asset, Herbert, with an offensive head coach?

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  10 місяців тому +1

      I do actually, I think I misspoke a bit on that phrase- but I will say, if Bill Belichick is available this offseason, that would be a super fun combo. Herbert and Kellen Moore can figure out offense and BB can focus on defense

    • @DerekForde
      @DerekForde 7 місяців тому +1

      @@DraftingUnicornsBB would have brought in Josh mcdaniels

  • @bauhausera
    @bauhausera 9 місяців тому +4

    the chargers and the vikings are a lot alike, they both usually have great rosters and tons of hype every year, then they both shit the bed and and either don't make the playoffs or get destroyed in the playoffs

  • @lordiro
    @lordiro 6 місяців тому +1

    Mid Thursday night blowout, bro said "I gotta ether this mf"

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  6 місяців тому

      in fairness I was already working on it, but that game motivated me to get finished up pretty quick lol

  • @jonahmartinez5975
    @jonahmartinez5975 7 місяців тому +2

    Someone finally gets it

  • @roshango125ab
    @roshango125ab 7 місяців тому +1

    There's a handful of coaches who wouldn't have traded their roster for the Chargers roster of the last 3 years. It's almost an achievement to waste it as badly as Staley has

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому

      lol agree

    • @rjante2236
      @rjante2236 7 місяців тому +1

      The Chargers have been all flash and zero substance for as long as Telesco was the GM.

  • @TylerDonitzen-777
    @TylerDonitzen-777 7 місяців тому +2

    Wow if Herbert played up here for the Lions he would literally be a top 5 qb behind our line what built here is culture and the Chargers have yet to have one if they don't get it done under Jim Harbaugh then I don't know what tell ya

    • @DraftingUnicorns
      @DraftingUnicorns  7 місяців тому

      yessir- I'll give them a year of slack to adjust and figure things out, but by year 2, there NEEDS to be playoff wins here

    • @vincentholguin3415
      @vincentholguin3415 7 місяців тому

      He's already a top 5 qb with better coaching and wr's he can be the best