Los Angeles Chargers: 3 Concerning takeaways vs. Eagles in Week 4
By Derek Snyder
2. Chargers didn’t stay committed to running the football
Each and every weekend, we imagine a Chargers offense that gives the football to Melvin Gordon 20-30 times per game. With an offensive line that’s been struggling and a guy behind center who’s getting older, one would think that Los Angeles would do everything they could to stay committed to running the football, in turn taking pressure off of Philip Rivers.
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That being said, pounding the defense with the running game apparently isn’t in Ken Whisenhunt’s philosophy for this football team in 2017. Once again, the Chargers gave up on their running attack much too early, which made the offense one-dimensional early in the football game.
The Chargers only registered 13 carries on Sunday afternoon against the Eagles. I can promise you that number isn’t a typo whatsoever — Los Angeles only gave the football to their running backs 13 times in Week 4. The furthest Philly was ever up against Los Angeles was a measly 13 points in the second quarter. There is simply no excuse for not feeding the football to any of the Chargers running backs on Sunday.
If Los Angeles wants to be somewhat competitive in 2017, they have to change up their offensive philosophy before next weekend. If they don’t, it’s going to continue being a long, painful season.