Well, it took a little while to recover but I've sufficiently composed myself now to finally post again. Sunday's loss was a hard loss to swallow, and not just for the obvious reasons.
It exposed the still rather immature, young team that we are. We didn't come in prepared to tough it out the whole game against a top team and were thoroughly defeated as a result. We did have some unfortunate bounces but it was not the same team that overcame two red zone turnovers against the Colts to win.
The progress to come will come from experience as we get in more situations like these. Currently we are like the kid that lives for game time, but has no affinity for practice (with the regular season serving as practice in this metaphor) It is this kind of attitude that is keeping us from winning the big one.
There are no pressing changes that need to be made right now. I believe Norv Turner is an excellent coach, AJ is an great GM, and am just praying that Ron Rivera doesn't land on another team so that he can continue improving our defense with a full off season to utilize.
I still think LT is playing on a high level, but the RB situation will have to be addressed soon. LT's injuries are a result of his age and I just don't think Darren is the full time solution (and not just because of his performance against Pittsbugh) Minor improvements can be made through the coming drafts and leaders will begin to emerge. Philip Rivers is the key now to this team and success will run through him. Now lets get ready for a long offseason and look forward to next year.
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