Many thanks to Ross Warner, who blogs about the San Diego Chargers and his favorite music on Justice Is Coming, for taking the time to answer our questions about the Chargers and this week's matchup.
Total Titans: One of our readers, Duane, asks, "I'm curious if Ross has an opinion on whether the chargers will try and force Locker to stay in the pocket and to complete passes outside the hashmarks? If so, how would they try and set their defense to do so?"
Ross Warner: John Pagano's defense is still unclear to fans (and writers) from one week. Last week looked a lot like the "bend but don't break" defense of 2007. But that squad, coached by the much-maligned Ted Cottrell, did force turnovers. They appeared to be focused on keeping the Raiders in front of them, even though their most dangerous receivers appeared to be on the sideline. They did bring some heat on Carson Palmer late.
As for Locker, I don't know if they are foc...
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Total Titans:
PLAYERS:
Carson Palmer,
Chris Johnson,
Vincent Jackson,
Robert Meachem,
Drew Brees,
Philip Rivers,
Antonio Gates,
Ryan Mathews,
Jake Locker,
Kenny Britt,
Junior Seau,
Jeff Fisher,
Cortland Finnegan,
Shawne Merriman,
Norv Turner
TEAMS: Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams, Buffalo Bills
TEAMS: Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams, Buffalo Bills
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