San Diego Chargers: "Playoffs? How'd They Do THAT?"

I TOLD you Chargers fans are funny.  But, here's something ELSE funny—a big-time oddsmaker who shall remain nameless (but take it from me, he's well-respected in his industry) is telling me HE believes that the AFC's Super-Bowl representative is going to be the team that wins THIS game (I guess he doesn't like Tennessee or Pittsburgh much, either). 

Well, if the Chargers are going to have ANY chance of defeating the Manning-led Indianapolis Colts, they should follow my sure-fire system...

1)  PLEASE try to cover Dallas Clark at least a little bit.  In 2008, the Chargers' defense has covered the opposing tight end like he reeked of garlic.  No Italian food for Dallas Clark thru room service, OK?

2)  Tighten up that run defense.  Unless I heard wrong, Tatum Bell was selling cell phones in some Costco six weeks ago until Mike Shanahan gave him a call from the ER at Invesco. Bell promptly packed Rudi Johnson's bag, flew to Denver, and looked like Barry Sanders against the Chargers "vaunted" run-defense last Sunday.  It ain't Bell's fault that Shanahan forgot to use him more often.  Frankly put, Joseph Addai can make Tatum Bell look like Tony Ugoh.  If Addai had a 110+ night on the ground, and makes himself a major factor in the Colts' offensive game plan, you can try for those tee times again.

3)  Keep the ultimate no-huddle tactician at QB guessing.  If DC Ron Rivera can make the adjustments here and there to keep Peyton Manning at least a LITTLE off-balance, it sure will help.  Manning's a stud, no doubt.  He'll get his yards, and make his plays.  He has no problem throwing the rock to anyone that's open. Hell, he made Tom Santi look like he was headed to Hawaii, before he got hurt.  Just slow him down a little bit here and there, and keep the time of possession even between the two teams, around 30-30 each way, and the Chargers should be in the hunt.

I said should be in the hunt.  Again, I remember the first 13 weeks.  But, all it'll take for me to forget the first three months of the season is to go out and play with the same intensity and drive that the Chargers showed in those two games against Tampa Bay and Denver (decidedly lesser-caliber opponents than the current playoff opponent). 

If they do, anything's possible.  We shall see.  Comments?:

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