Omarion Hampton is the key on Sunday versus the San Diego... the Los Angeles Chargers.
Omarion Hampton is not Bijan Robinson.
Maybe not. But he can do what Robinson did against the Commanders.
Do we believe the Commanders can stop a good running back from scoring on the wheel route?
It is not a good bet right now.
Where does the Commanders pass rush come from? Put Newton at end? Preston Smith? Dexter Manley?
I wish. Who has Manley-type energy on this team? Kinlaw, I think. Payne, Newton or Kinlaw at end. Goldman at tackle. And a Buffalo Nickel at linebacker. A hybrid. Hybridize that sucker.
Last win versus the Chargers was in 2013.
Time for Kain Medrano (4.46) on third down? Tyler Owens at linebacker? Some speed on third down would be good. Some tackling would be better.
The Defense needs the same emotional turnaround Coach Raheem Morris got from his football team last Sunday.
The Chargers lost their ball game last week. They did the cross country losing thing. They're home like the Falcons were last week.
Could be bad timing again for Washington.
The Washington Defense needs to think everybody thinks they suck. Everybody on defense is getting cut or fired.
Because the Chargers are going to check that gut. Harbaugh is going to ask you: Have you hit rock-bottom or are you a bottomless pit?
Should Robbie Anderson . . . uh Robbie Chosen play? Chosen's career. Name change story.
Can he still make plays?
And I guess the question is: Would the Chargers consider Chosen a threat? Or another fading elder statesman?
If the Chargers do respect Chosen, yeah. I guess play Chosen. If only to get the Chargers thinking. Thinking equals stinking. We want the Chargers to stink. Stink of overthinking. Overthinking is like Peanut Butter. It gunks up the engine.
Or should Ja'Corey Brooks play?
Brooks would make plays. He's a playmaker. Not a GRE taker. Like Donovan Edwards.
Edwards is a playmaker. He can't block? You don't put him in to block.
You put Edwards in to run the ball. To catch the pass. To throw the halfback pass. To take it to the house. He's a threat. Defenses react to threats. Once they react you've got ways to manipulate them.
Edwards also played for Harbaugh who may overcompensate when he sees Edwards in there. Thinking he will do to me what he and I did to Ohio State.
I think the Chargers will think Jayden Daniels is the only threat. Most people would agree with them. Including Commanders fans.
He's the Kraken. Release the Kraken.
The Offense doesn't need fixing?
No. It needs more octane. It is going to have to score even more points. Multiple threats are required. Jayden equals more points. But enough points?
Seems we are in Air Raid Philosophy. 55-50 type games required.
Long trip west. Early arrival to defray fatigue? Is mental energy on defense going to be possible given cross country travel? Does confusion on defense clear up with jet lag? Or will the defense still lag behind?
Good news for anti-public bettors. Chargers are scheduled to win according to 80% of the Public. The Chargers are -3 favorites according to Wunderdog.
Congratulations to the Chargers for their victory in advance.