Broncos vs. Chargers: 5 things Denver fans should know before ‘MNF’
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Hardly. Most of the criticism seems to stem from Staley’s decision to go for it on 4th and 2 against Cleveland last week, but I think the process in going for it was correct on that play. The playcall and execution are what failed the Chargers on that play. Staley’s fourth down aggressiveness has become subject to confirmation bias: people want to talk about him being overaggressive, so they key in on moments when LA doesn’t convert and point to it as evidence of such. But Staley has actually been much more conservative on 4th down this season, primarily because of how ineffective the run game has been. The Chargers, at least to this point, don’t seem to consistently have confidence in Austin Ekeler or any of their other backs in getting a yard or two on fourth downs.
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