Parker/Bailey ESPN

[SportinOne]

There is an insider article on ESPN's front page, it's in the headlines.

I'm not asking for a copy and paste, but i would like to know what the article is about.. anyone?

my guess is...

"The Chargers should line Parker up on the right side so that he is defended by Bailey, allowing McCardell to line up against Darrent Williams." Only problem is that McCardell is not, and never was, Reggie Wayne. And despite what most San Diegans think, Rivers is not, and never will be, Peyton Manning. Nice try, though.

[Xenos]

Originally Posted by TheChamp

There is an insider article on ESPN's front page, it's in the headlines.

I'm not asking for a copy and paste, but i would like to know what the article is about.. anyone?

my guess is...

"The Chargers should line Parker up on the right side so that he is defended by Bailey, allowing McCardell to line up against Darrent Williams." Only problem is that McCardell is not, and never was, Reggie Wayne. And despite what most San Diegans think, Rivers is not, and never will be, Peyton Manning. Nice try, though.

I wish they stop using two similar receivers like Parker and Keenan everytime. It should be Parker with one of the taller receivers like Floyd or Jackson, and ditto with Keenan. Mix it up more.

[Xenos]

Here you go

Weak secondary puts Chargers on the offensive



By KC Joyner
ESPN Insider
Archive





I do a chat every Thursday on the ESPN SportsNation section of this Web site. Although I field a lot of posts in regards to my weekly articles, a high percentage of the questions have to do with other teams or players than were covered in the articles. Because of this, I thought it would be interesting to review more teams in each week's article. This week's article will focus on some AFC passing matchups for Week 11.

San Diego vs. Denver

The San Diego secondary was exposed last Sunday as the weak link that everyone thought it was coming into the season. This unit had started the year off well, but there were warning signs that all was not as well as it seemed. Take a look at the yards per attempt allowed by the Chargers in each game:

San Diego secondary
San Diego SecondaryWeekOpponentAttYdsYPA1 Oakland 19 96 5.1 2 Tennessee 38 163 4.3 4 Baltimore 30 158 5.3 5 Pittsburgh 31 220 7.1 6 San Francisco 31 214 6.9 7 Kansas City 27 232 8.6 8 St. Louis 40 327 8.2 9 Cleveland 43 236 5.5 10 Cincinnati 42 440 10.5



The first three games were dominant, but they came against three of the worst passing offenses in the NFL (at least at the time the games were played). Once the competition heated up, defensive coordinator Wade Phillips' secondary started showing its real talent level.

What this likely means is that the Chargers are going to have to win shootouts every week. Can they do it this week against a stingy Broncos defense? The key to answering that question might lie in who Denver cornerback Champ Bailey is assigned to cover. The reason I say this is because I ran Bailey's coverage metrics for the past two years against the Chargers. Here are his metrics for the times he was in single coverage against Keenan McCardell:

Vs. Keenan McCardell
Vs. Keenan McCardellYearAttCompYdsTDINTPenP-YdsYPA2005 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 1.0 2004 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 Total 5 2 5 0 1 0 0 2.0
Here are Bailey's metrics when facing Eric Parker:
Vs. Eric Parker
Vs. Eric ParkerYearAttCompYdsTDINTPenP-YdsYPA2005 7 6 71 0 0 0 0 10.1 2004 3 2 36 0 0 0 0 12.0 Total 10 8 107 0 0 0 0 22.1
For whatever reason, Bailey has a lot of trouble covering Eric Parker. As crazy as this might sound, the key to this game could be if the Chargers are able to get Parker matched up against Bailey.





San Diego SecondaryWeekOpponentAttYdsYPA1 Oakland 19 96 5.1 2 Tennessee 38 163 4.3 4 Baltimore 30 158 5.3 5 Pittsburgh 31 220 7.1 6 San Francisco 31 214 6.9 7 Kansas City 27 232 8.6 8 St. Louis 40 327 8.2 9 Cleveland 43 236 5.5 10 Cincinnati 42 440 10.5

[Killericon]

Perhaps we should put Bailey on Tomlinson...

[SportinOne]

I doubt Parker's numbers were due to him beating Bailey.. it's possible, but really the only time Bailey covers just ONE guy is when we are up against a Top 5 receiver.. Owens, Moss, Harrison type guys... I think he covered Gates exclusively the year before last.

[69bronco]

I think Floyd and Jackson are better weapons than anybody named Parker at WR in the AFCw and Kennan.

[theAPAOps5]

Just a warning but be careful posting contents of articles without linking them or that are insider articles on ESPN. Trouble may come.

I think that Darrent can play against the best of them, well except Reggie Wayne but hey we all have bad days. There might be something with putting a tall reciever on him though. If that happens expect to see a healthy dose of Furgey and Lynch making those catches not so friendly.

[broncofan2438]

Oh here we go, i see everyone in San Diego starting to jump on the bandwaggon, i still think their schedule reflects their record.

[bronco militia]

I think you'll see Bailey on Gates most of the time

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by bronco militia

I think you'll see Bailey on Gates most of the time

Didn't we do that in the past? Against both SD and KC? Should be true with Brandon gone, anyway.

[Willynowei]

Well, this guy only looks at numbers, and he never really makes comments that would indicate he knows much about football. I've read a bunch of his articles as an insider, and personally, I think they are interesting but easily dismissable due to the fact that the articles are entirely centered around numbers.

[400HZ]

Just out of curiousity, how effective are your guys' nickel and dime packages? The Chargers have been running more spread formations, and even empty backfields recently. Is that something that Denver struggles with, or are we the only ones who have problems with it?

[bronco militia]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Didn't we do that in the past? Against both SD and KC? Should be true with Brandon gone, anyway.

yes

[cmhargrove]

I found this blurb on SportingNews, kind of interesting...

#5 (#6 ) 7-2 San Diego Chargers: This is the week for the Chargers to prove themselves. The Chargers are 7-2 but have more to prove than any 7-2 team. I say this because the Chargers have played two teams with winning records all season…Baltimore (7-2) and KC (5-4) and they have lost to both of them. There 7 wins have come against teams under .500. They meet 7-2 Denver with first in the AFC West and a possible first round bye on the line. Will the Chargers finally beat a team over .500?
Next up: @Denver

It will be a great matchup.

[Bronco Bob]

Originally Posted by cmhargrove

I found this blurb on SportingNews, kind of interesting...

#5 (#6 ) 7-2 San Diego Chargers: This is the week for the Chargers to prove themselves. The Chargers are 7-2 but have more to prove than any 7-2 team. I say this because the Chargers have played two teams with winning records all season…Baltimore (7-2) and KC (5-4) and they have lost to both of them. There 7 wins have come against teams under .500. They meet 7-2 Denver with first in the AFC West and a possible first round bye on the line. Will the Chargers finally beat a team over .500?
Next up: @Denver

It will be a great matchup.

Ironically if Cincy had won, then Sandy Eggo would have three loses to teams with winning records.

[Smiling Assassin27]

can curome cox cover gates? if not, then fox or champ on him might be the ticket

[Xenos]

Originally Posted by ApaOps5

Just a warning but be careful posting contents of articles without linking them or that are insider articles on ESPN. Trouble may come.

I think that Darrent can play against the best of them, well except Reggie Wayne but hey we all have bad days. There might be something with putting a tall reciever on him though. If that happens expect to see a healthy dose of Furgey and Lynch making those catches not so friendly.

Yeah. Sorry about that. This is my first time posting any article. Probably leave it to someone else next time.