What If Marlon McCree Never Fumbles The SB Nation NFL team sites are continuing to do Theme Weeks after starting the trend during the 2017 season. This week’s theme is: “What if?”The San Diego/Los Angeles football franchise is one of twelve other NFL franchises to never win a Super Bowl. The team has played twenty-four seasons since the last time they reached the super bowl Color Rush Joey Bosa Jersey , a blowout loss at the hands of the 49ers in 1994, and have reached a total of four AFC Championships in team history. While the Chargers have been closer to winning super bowls than what they achieved in the 2006 season, most fans of the team will tell you that 2006 team had the best chance of them all.The 2006 San Diego Chargers were a juggernaut in every sense of the word, rostering a league-best eleven Pro Bowl players, an NFL record thirty-one touchdown season by hall of fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson, and an accomplished former coach of the year in Marty Schottenheimer. A ten-game winning streak to finish the season placed the Chargers firmly as the number one seed in the AFC at 14-2. The 2006 AFC Divisional round matchup between the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots was a competitive back and forth affair that found the Chargers up eight points with eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Attempting to convert on fourth down, Tom Brady’s pass was intercepted by safety Marlon McCree. While returning the interception Color Rush Keenan Allen Jersey , Marlon was stripped by Patriots receiver Troy Brown resulting in a fumble recovery by the Patriots. The Chargers challenged the call and failed, resulting in an additional loss of timeout. The controversial play could have been wholly avoided had Marlon fell to the ground on his own, securing possession as well as a likely Chargers win. The Patriots would eventually march down the field and score a touchdown and two-point conversion, tying the game. After another Patriots field goal with a little over one minute left, the timeout-less Chargers would attempt a 54-yard field goal as time expired that ultimately fell short, resulting in a loss.A roster as talented as the 2006 Chargers does not come along very often, leaving fans in a state of disbelief and constantly asking themselves the same question:“What if Marlon McCree Never Fumbles?”Assuming the Chargers offense drives down the field after the interception Youth Russell Okung Jersey , adding additional points to the team’s total and putting the game out of reach, the Chargers would play at home (where they were previously undefeated) against the eventual Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts. While it is tough to assume the Chargers would top the Colts in the AFC Championship game, the team did top a similar Colts team in the 2007 AFC Divisional round and were by far a more talented team. After beating the Colts, the Chargers would play the Rex Grossman-led Bears in Super Bowl XLI. Again, it is tough to assume the Chargers beat the Chicago Bears, but I didn’t write this article just to have them lose in heartbreaking fashion again. After demolishing the Chicago Bears, the Chargers bring the Lombardi trophy home to the city of San Diego for the first time in team history. Even though team GM A.J. Smith and coach Marty Schottenheimer didn’t have the best relationship Youth Dan Feeney Jersey , the massive success forces A.J. to retain Marty for another season rather than replace him with Norv Turner. The 2007 Chargers reap the benefits on their way to another 14-2 season, although still falling short in the postseason after injuries to both Philip Rivers and LaDainian Tomlinson. Marty Schottenheimer continues to coach the Chargers until he retires in 2011 and LaDainian Tomlinson never leaves, retiring a Charger. The success of winning a Super Bowl in the city of San Diego allows for massive renovations to Qualcomm Stadium, never forcing the team to relocate to Los Angeles. Philip Rivers retires in 2016 after battling injuries, knowing he’s destined for the Hall of Fame, and the San Diego Chargers select Clemson Football star Deshaun Watson in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft. The Chargers are never infamous for losing in heartbreaking fashion and are widely known as one of the league’s most successful franchises.What do you think? Is that how it would have played out? The Chiefs traded Alex Smith and made Patrick Mahomes their starting quarterback this offseason and it’s hard to ask for a better first outing in his new job than the one Mahomes put together against the Chargers on Sunday.Mahomes hit Tyreek Hill for a 58-yard touchdown on his third pass of the game, threw for three more scores over the course of the afternoon and the Chiefs opened the year with a 38-28 road win over a divisional rival. Hill said Mahomes was “very comfortable” and “very confident” in the huddle while head coach Andy Reid’s assessment focused on other positives.“He made plays http://www.authenticlosangeleschargers.com/cheap-brandon-mebane-jersey , and he did it with his legs, he did it with throwing, he did it with checks,” Reid said, via ESPN.com. “I have a lot of respect for [Chargers defensive coordinator] Gus Bradley and his defense. He threw a few things at Mahomes. He got him a few times. But I thought Pat did a nice job of handling it against an experienced and very good defensive coordinator. He’s a unique kid. He’s got to keep working here. He’s just at the beginning of this thing. We’ve got to keep moving forward, taking steps forward.”Travis Kelce only had one catch and the Chiefs never got Kareem Hunt on track, so there are things to work on in the weeks to come. Given how much the Chiefs were able to do without big contributions from those players Color Rush Derwin James Jersey , there will likely be some sleepless nights for opposing defensive coordinators in the weeks to come. Custom Carolina Panthers Jerseys
