MERGED X3: Chambers lighting it up at San Diego

diff. system, diff. team man. Same player less pressure on him. He is supposed to do better. If you cant be a better play around Gates, LT, etc. somethings not right with your game.

"enforcerfin33 wrote:

diff. system, diff. team man. Same player less pressure on him. He is supposed to do better. If you cant be a better play around Gates, LT, etc. somethings not right with your game.

Yup... and even so, still no 100+ yard game and this is his 3rd TD of the season? I dont see any change... still the #2 type receiver he was here IMO

ya but just like wes welker, its easy to look different when you're playing for a better team.

Chambers is excelling in a system that he's played in before under Norv Turner. The fact is, Chambers keeps the pressure off LT and Gates as well, it's not just a one way street. The Chargers have to spread the ball around a lot to give them all numbers, but even so they still manage to get the Ws. I know he's not the only reason, but ever since Chambers came to SD, those Chargers are looking a lot better as far as offense goes. Ask any Charger fan, they'll tell ya that Chambers is for real. Being in a crappy system with mediocre QBs has held him back for a long time, next year we'll see how he can really play with a year under his belt with Rivers and the San Diego Chargers.

Chambers to the Chargers is a huge trade that will really show it's value in the post season.

"Dolphin1184 wrote:

Another example of a former dolphin player that performs like a different person in another team. :sad:

the reason he plays so good is because they stay with One QB and Don't switch ever time someone plays bad

"#1dolphinsfan wrote:

the reason he plays so good is because they stay with One QB and Don't switch ever time someone plays bad

Yeh but they arent 1-14 either. :001_rolleyes:

"enforcerfin33 wrote:

diff. system, diff. team man. Same player less pressure on him. He is supposed to do better. If you cant be a better play around Gates, LT, etc. somethings not right with your game.

Same system. He and Cam both use Air Coryell. But theres also another big difference: they have good players, we dont.

"Aqua4Ever04 wrote:

Precisely, it's not just a conincidence that the Chargers were 3-3 before the Chambers trade and are now 7-2 with him.

It's also no freaky coincidence that LT averaged 87 yards per game before Chambers and he averages 98 yards per game with Chambers. (Not to mention LT averaged 4.3 yards per carry prior to Chambers and now averages 5.1 yards per carry with Chambers

The one thing about Chambers I've always loved and that really stood out tonight was his ability to go over the middle, take a shot, and hold onto the ball. Yes, I know Antonio Gates is great at running the seam and is a phenomenal tight end, but the truth is that tight ends are limited in what they can do. Chambers brings an invaluable presence to that team and he and Rivers are getting more familiar with each day. This is a dangerous team and come playoff time I see no reason they can't beat New England or Indianapolis.

Excellent post!:thumbup:

"Aqua4Ever04 wrote:

Thank you sir.

It seems a little odd to me how everyone seemed to despise him while he was here no he's getting a ton of love.

GridIronKing and I have discussed how extremely excellent it would be if Chambers caught a game winning TD vs. the Pats in the AFC Championship game.

Does anyone know there's a 34 at the end of my screenname? :confused2:

"GridIronKing34 wrote:

Does anyone know there's a 34 at the end of my screenname? :confused2:

does anyone care? :confused2:

haha j/k ;)

I wouldn't say he's lighting it up, but he's certainly excelling in his role. The Charger players say he draws a lot of coverage.

He's on a better team now. Good for him.

"Muck wrote:

I wouldn't say he's lighting it up, but he's certainly excelling in his role. The Charger players say he draws a lot of coverage.

He's on a better team now. Good for him.

I think thats one of the things thats hard to quantify about a player. For all his knocks here I do think he made others on this team better simply because he dictated coverage. I dont think its a coincidence that our offense went down the drain around when he was traded. Not the only factor by any means but a major one.

Still a good trade long term though if Ginn develops and we draft well with the pick.

The amount of credit being given to Chambers is hilarious. Look I dont dislike Chambers though i think his time in Miami was due and hes a good solid player but hes no Randy Moss or Torry Holt. The Chargers overpaid for him because they had jack-poop on the outside and Gates was getting a consistant double and triple team because there was no other vertical or mid range threat that opened things up for Gates and LT. Whether it was Chambers or someone else they just needed someone with downfield speed on the outside. I wish Chambers the best and he showed class with his comments the other day...

Now, whats really funny about the SD situation is how they all of a sudden needed Chambers without Cameron and Schottenheimer there which I think is an indictment of how mediocore a coach Norv Turner is. Schottenheimer won 14 games with eric parker and Malcolm Floyd/Vincent Jackson as his starting wr's. Thats a bloody good job.

"Boik14 wrote:

The amount of credit being given to Chambers is hilarious. Look I dont dislike Chambers though i think his time in Miami was due and hes a good solid player but hes no Randy Moss or Torry Holt. The Chargers overpaid for him because they had jack-poop on the outside and Gates was getting a consistant double and triple team because there was no other vertical or mid range threat that opened things up for Gates and LT. Whether it was Chambers or someone else they just needed someone with downfield speed on the outside. I wish Chambers the best and he showed class with his comments the other day...

Now, whats really funny about the SD situation is how they all of a sudden needed Chambers without Cameron and Schottenheimer there which I think is an indictment of how mediocore a coach Norv Turner is. Schottenheimer won 14 games with eric parker and Malcolm Floyd/Vincent Jackson as his starting wr's. Thats a bloody good job.

They had McCardell and Parker there too...

I knew I would find Aqua here. what's up man?

"Aqua4Ever04 wrote:

Precisely, it's not just a conincidence that the Chargers were 3-3 before the Chambers trade and are now 7-2 with him.

It's also no freaky coincidence that LT averaged 87 yards per game before Chambers and he averages 98 yards per game with Chambers. (Not to mention LT averaged 4.3 yards per carry prior to Chambers and now averages 5.1 yards per carry with Chambers

lol :lol:

"Boik14 wrote:

The amount of credit being given to Chambers is hilarious. Look I dont dislike Chambers though i think his time in Miami was due and hes a good solid player but hes no Randy Moss or Torry Holt. The Chargers overpaid for him because they had jack-poop on the outside and Gates was getting a consistant double and triple team because there was no other vertical or mid range threat that opened things up for Gates and LT. Whether it was Chambers or someone else they just needed someone with downfield speed on the outside. I wish Chambers the best and he showed class with his comments the other day...

Now, whats really funny about the SD situation is how they all of a sudden needed Chambers without Cameron and Schottenheimer there which I think is an indictment of how mediocore a coach Norv Turner is. Schottenheimer won 14 games with eric parker and Malcolm Floyd/Vincent Jackson as his starting wr's. Thats a bloody good job.

While I think they might be giving him too much credit, I don't think you're giving him enough. I live in SD so I watch Charger games essentially every week (kinda have to, but also I want to watch since I really like Chambers). SD really is a run first offense, duh, but with Norv and LT how can you not? Chambers absolutely opens things up for them, and his numbers aren't super spectacular but that is due to several things. One, Gates is Rivers release valve. He didn't get comfortable with Chambers until the end of the season. And if you watched the games, you noticed he started to look for Chambers when he was looking for a big catch or was running for his life. The final drive in regulation in the Ten game is one example.

Two, Rivers absolutely misses Chambers all the time. ALL THE TIME. My biggest Charger homers (they still defend Rivers accuracy!) who go to the games complain about him missing Chambers consistently. They are not yet spoiled by Chambers making specacular grabs saving his QB's butt. And surprisingly he hasn't dropped that many since coming to SD. Last year he was credited for 8, one every other game, this year he is not on the leaderboard:
http://sports.iwon.com/nfl/stats/league/passesdropped.html
Look who is up there, Marty Sure-Hands Booker. Could it be the humidity? :lol:

Third, nobody expects him to get 10 TDs anymore. There just isn't enough balls to go around with LT and Gates. They are all pros. But this goes to show Chambers can excel with decent players around him, and he was our best receiver, something a lot of people denied.

Lets Go Chambers!

Idk about you guys, but Im supporting our boy by wearing his jersey! #84 of course. Im wishing Chambers the best of luck in the playoffs, espically since this is his 1st game, but idk about you guys but I would love to see Chris win it all. Hes a class act and showed it while he was here and after he got traded. LETS GO CHARGERS! And Chris of course!

Chris Chambers FTW.

I didn't think of that, but I guess I'll do it as well:

Authentic Aqua #84 tomorrow!

<-------Originally registered on FH back in 2002 as ChambersOwnz84 -- lol, the "good" ol' days of being suspended every 3-4 days for cussing people out.......I was a rebel.

"Dolphin1184 wrote:

Another example of a former dolphin player that performs like a different person in another team. :sad:

chambers was having his best year by far before we traded him

"mmikel30 wrote:

chambers was having his best year by far before we traded him

He was having a good season, just couldn't get into the endzone. Our offense as a whole couldn't get into the end zone though so it's hard to just blame him. I think he'll do much better in San Diego anyways.

"GridIronKing34 wrote:

He was having a good season, just couldn't get into the endzone. Our offense as a whole couldn't get into the end zone though so it's hard to just blame him. I think he'll do much better in San Diego anyways.

And we will be better off with the value returned with the 2nd round pick.

"BigDogsHunt wrote:

And we will be better off with the value returned with the 2nd round pick.

Hopefully.. :ffic:

They are on sale at MiamiDolphins.com, check out the pro shop. $50 bucks aint bad. Hopefully Chambers will be back in Miami someday