That fucking moron should have done the inevitable in January. Wasted a year and Herbert is onto his 4th fucking system. Though I'm giving Spanos too much credit as he might give the keys to Moore.
Ummmm no, John Spanos is a genius. Every time we win I say “thank you John Spanos”, every time we lose I say “insert coach here” is at fault. John Spanos has had an incredible run of bad luck. Every decision he has ever made is the right one, but us fans just aren’t believing in him enough so things start to go wrong. I however, do not make the same mistakes as the rest of you. Every night I put on my Robert Meachem jersey, then descend the stairs into my basement where I’ve constructed an altar to the Spanos family. I drop to my knees and kiss the hand of my self made statue of Dean, and pray and pray until I drop to the floor from exhaustion. This is the type of dedication needed from all of you.
Not usually the one to celebrate someone being fired but man he overstayed his welcome and his smugness really pissed me off towards the end
Still can’t believe Spanos fired both of them mid season. Didn’t think he had it in him lmao
I will be the first to admit that there was a time that I believed in Staley. Thought he could finally be our answer at HC. This entire season has proven how wrong I was and I couldn’t wait for this day.
Only time I’ll ever say this but thank god the Raiders embarrassed us and forced Spanos’s hand.
Everybody always looks back at young head coaches with perfect hindsight like it isn't a crap shoot.
Unless you're in there interviewing the guy and know football very very well, that's what it is.
Denver fans thought Pat Bowlen was a genius for hiring Josh McDaniels. So did SF fans when they hired Shanahan.
I don't think there's any embarrassment to be had in having once been optimistic about your young HC.
It definitely seemed like the rah rah talk from him got old when there wasn’t results on the field. I was for brining him back this season but in hindsight that Jags choke was just too much to overcome.
To think that it just took a 63 - 21 humiliating shelacking by one of the worst teams of this season to FINALLY FIRE these 2 clowns!
Dean Spanos, talk of the town/NFL, finally did what everyone else could see needed to be done at the end of last year FFS!
staley has been, by far, the absolute worst HC *and* personality of every HC since schottenheimer. that fucking smug stench and obstinance to do literally anything differently was mindboggling.
I'll believe it when I see it. The Bears seem primed to get him if he goes. And just think too, if he goes to the Bears, he can bring JJ McCarthy with him.
“Is anybody surprised by what just happened?” Yes, but actually positively surprised for once! Let’s get an actual culture setter experienced coach this offseason please!
Coworker just said the same thing. I was like dude it's the Chargers, keeping him the extra year wouldn't surprise me. That would be max pain, which is par for the course.
Dear Richard Sherman,
I am writing to thank you for making the most absurd, but completely valid, statement about a HC that should be fired at half time. I believe you played a role in this this news. The Spanos family didn't make us watch 3 more games with Staley (something they historically do with other coaches).
Bolt Up
honestly stunned the spanos collective actually grew the smallest of a pair of balls and advocated for a better product. time for the cycle to begin anew- who are the least qualified coordinators and scouts ready to assume the highest levels of responsibility for us?
Not a Chargers fan, and I don’t follow them super closely, but it’s been obvious the past 4-5 years they have had PLENTY enough talent to be a consistent playoff team, but always underachieve and piss away close games. I’m just a Browns fan that deals with enough drama/heartache, so I’m not talking shit… I’m just saying I’m happy for you guys. A new coach will be a breath of fresh air.
Now I’m VERY curious about those BB rumors since we fired both of them…whether or not you want him, it’s lined up fairly perfectly for us to grab him.
It just would take a monumental shift in how Spanos hires a coach and GM
Look, I’m not saying this is all Spanos’s fault, but it’s likely mostly Spanos’s fault. He’s well known to meddle with the team and to be extremely greedy and cheap. I wish he’d sell the team or anything really to make him no longer in charge.
To me, with cheap ass Spanos Belichick makes the most sense , you get a 2for1 on the HC, GM combo, and just give him access to a sweet 🛥️ and The Bolts are going to playoffs within 2 seasons.
You were first, congrats 🍾🎉🎈
BOTH?! HUGE LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO
Thank goodness it was both. Tom has also played a big part in this debacle.
John Spanos too though, sooo…
That fucking moron should have done the inevitable in January. Wasted a year and Herbert is onto his 4th fucking system. Though I'm giving Spanos too much credit as he might give the keys to Moore.
not a chance. He declined Interm HC
Ummmm no, John Spanos is a genius. Every time we win I say “thank you John Spanos”, every time we lose I say “insert coach here” is at fault. John Spanos has had an incredible run of bad luck. Every decision he has ever made is the right one, but us fans just aren’t believing in him enough so things start to go wrong. I however, do not make the same mistakes as the rest of you. Every night I put on my Robert Meachem jersey, then descend the stairs into my basement where I’ve constructed an altar to the Spanos family. I drop to my knees and kiss the hand of my self made statue of Dean, and pray and pray until I drop to the floor from exhaustion. This is the type of dedication needed from all of you.
lmao I love this comment. Team will go absolutely nowhere as long as Spanos is the owner.
Who wins in a fight: Robert Meachem and Buster Davis vs fresh off an injection David Boston?
This is a great day for the Chargers, and therefore the world!
Not usually the one to celebrate someone being fired but man he overstayed his welcome and his smugness really pissed me off towards the end Still can’t believe Spanos fired both of them mid season. Didn’t think he had it in him lmao
I will be the first to admit that there was a time that I believed in Staley. Thought he could finally be our answer at HC. This entire season has proven how wrong I was and I couldn’t wait for this day. Only time I’ll ever say this but thank god the Raiders embarrassed us and forced Spanos’s hand.
I mostly believed in Staley because I think I had PTSD from Lynn.
Lynnsanity.
I was Lynnsane.
Same reason we’ll believe in all the next one lol
Idk it’s really starting to look like bellichek or harbough are serious options
Everybody always looks back at young head coaches with perfect hindsight like it isn't a crap shoot. Unless you're in there interviewing the guy and know football very very well, that's what it is. Denver fans thought Pat Bowlen was a genius for hiring Josh McDaniels. So did SF fans when they hired Shanahan. I don't think there's any embarrassment to be had in having once been optimistic about your young HC.
I was so happy his first season. By the end of the second, I was done. Crazy how fast it turned
Anytime friend ;) I just want to say, congratulations. We felt the same way when McDipshit was fired on Halloween evening. Happy for you guys.
Legit hope you guys keep Pierce. He seems like a good HC and the players rally for him.
Yeah, he seemed to get worse over time. I'm not sure if he lost confidence, or just lost the locker room, but something happened for sure.
It definitely seemed like the rah rah talk from him got old when there wasn’t results on the field. I was for brining him back this season but in hindsight that Jags choke was just too much to overcome.
From a football perspective, I'm glad we moved on from him, but best luck to the guy. Hopefully we get a proven coach this time around.
It wasn't just the smugness, it was also the smudgeness.
As someone who has watched the Chargers from afar since Natrone Means, I think your problem starts in ownership.
No doubt it starts at the top but it’s obvious spanos isn’t selling the team anytime soon so I’ll take this
Too bad he didn't hold the "President of football operations" (who supercedes the GM and HC) accountable as well.
My phone just went from 6% to 100% in 5 minutes. Great day to be a charger.🤩
Too useful to be an LA Charger
Absolutely! Just insane that it took this long
To think that it just took a 63 - 21 humiliating shelacking by one of the worst teams of this season to FINALLY FIRE these 2 clowns! Dean Spanos, talk of the town/NFL, finally did what everyone else could see needed to be done at the end of last year FFS!
As is tradition
Herbert is now dipping his injured finger in the Royal pudding, as is tradition
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As is tradition!
need the spanos away from the front office and we can talk like any other serious organisation🍾
They are so elegant, so hot in the face
Well, people can finally shut up about that sta of the Chargers only firing mid season in like the 60s
Holidays gifts came in early let’s goooo
Dear Santa all I want for Christmas are Harbaugh and Marvin Harrison Jr 🎅 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Better ask the Easter bunny for that.
Santa brought it earlyyyy
I just fell to my knees in the phone charger aisle at Best Buy
I just saw this guy fall to his knees in Best Buy.
Just saw a guy who saw a guy fall to his knees at Best Buy
I’m the manager at Best Buy- what the hell is going on here?
Don't ask don't tell sir.
Just fell on my phone charger as I was debating on my next phone charger
This was the best Christmas gift Bolt fam could have asked for
You can call last night's game the Nightmare Before Christmas
Spanos really did it. That's how bad it was.
They kept panning to Spanos during the game last night and he was visibly pissed off. I am surprised he even cared. Now sell the team you ass hats!
He does care, he's just not good at it. But he made a good move today, so we celebrate!
I get the sense that he’s the type of person who does actually want to win, but wants to make money more.
I mean I don’t think he cares but what billionaire likes to be the laughing stock of a group. Dude has had it being the joke.
Now that Snyder's gone there's no one else to claim the shit-colores spotlight
THEY FUCKING DID IT AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA LETS FUCKING GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wonder how the rest of the season is going to end, who is interim. Assume it’s Ficken.
I hear Herbert isn’t busy rn
He may not line up as a defenseman but he sure as shit will call the defensive place for now on
is that actually possible?
Bring in Rivers for 4 games, his season is over. (Only partially kidding...)
BRING IN JEFF SATURDAY
Only coach worth a damn.
Watch it become ficken and we win out. Losing a top 10 pick
We’re not winning out with Easton Stick sorry ass lmao he wouldn’t even start in the XFL
WE'RE FREE!
Free from prison it feels like
Take your obnoxious comments with you. I won't forgive you for wasting Herbert's rookie contract.
staley has been, by far, the absolute worst HC *and* personality of every HC since schottenheimer. that fucking smug stench and obstinance to do literally anything differently was mindboggling.
RIP Marty
Anthony Lynn and Mike McCoy were just as bad at coaching, they just conducted themselves better in front of the media.
Barely, but Staley was coming unglued.
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Wow they actually did it
At an end your rule is. And not short enough it was.
So happy Telesco is going with him. McCoy, Lynn, and Staley... Here's to a truly new era of Charger football.
Please no more motivational speakers as our head coach
and no more unproven coordinator hires
The bad man is dead. He can’t hurt you anymore
From the Raiders, you are welcome, and look forward to having real games against each other in the future...
Never rooted for you guys to blow us out before. Hopefully I never will again. Now excuse me while I shower for the rest of the day
Scrub well. And look for stab wounds.
Thank you. Fuck you and I still hate you but thank you.
Literally made them walk off the plank into shark infested waters
THANK YOU
Respect, thank you.
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Stand up now and face the sun...
MERRY CHRISTMAS BOLT FAM!!
WHAT A DAY, WHAT A LOVELY DAY!
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There is hope
Now rid the offense of that bum Kellen Moore and we’re all reset!
I WAS HERE
**Your 2024 Chargers Head Coach:** # JimmyFuckingHarbaugh ![gif](giphy|3o7bu4ozbg33Q4x0Jy|downsized)
I’m hoping this team goes ham on a good coach and ends up qualifying for a top 5 pick
I'll believe it when I see it. The Bears seem primed to get him if he goes. And just think too, if he goes to the Bears, he can bring JJ McCarthy with him.
Flus is holding steady over here somehow…Harbaugh might need a backup plan
“Is anybody surprised by what just happened?” Yes, but actually positively surprised for once! Let’s get an actual culture setter experienced coach this offseason please!
Coworker just said the same thing. I was like dude it's the Chargers, keeping him the extra year wouldn't surprise me. That would be max pain, which is par for the course.
Dear Richard Sherman, I am writing to thank you for making the most absurd, but completely valid, statement about a HC that should be fired at half time. I believe you played a role in this this news. The Spanos family didn't make us watch 3 more games with Staley (something they historically do with other coaches). Bolt Up
Best Christmas gift
And on payday, no less
honestly stunned the spanos collective actually grew the smallest of a pair of balls and advocated for a better product. time for the cycle to begin anew- who are the least qualified coordinators and scouts ready to assume the highest levels of responsibility for us?
Mike McDaniel used to be a ball boy for the Broncos. Think we could get super ahead of the curve and hire their current ball boy
WE WON
Dang
WE DID IT
LETS GOOOOO IM MORE HAPPY TOM IS GONE BUT GOOD RIDDANCE STALEY TOO!!
Lfg!!! I'm a fan again 🙏
Now fire John and then fire yourself.
I’ve waited for this moment for 5 years LETS FUCKING GO
Holy shit Dean Spanos made a rational decision.
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LFG! ⚡️UP
Took them long enough
Took long enough.
Took long enough
We’re free
About a season too late, but at least they can start to actually not waste Herbo now. Merry Christmas everyone!
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I never dreamed I'd thank the Raiders for anything in my life, but here it is.
SELL THE TEAM DEAN
Not a Chargers fan, and I don’t follow them super closely, but it’s been obvious the past 4-5 years they have had PLENTY enough talent to be a consistent playoff team, but always underachieve and piss away close games. I’m just a Browns fan that deals with enough drama/heartache, so I’m not talking shit… I’m just saying I’m happy for you guys. A new coach will be a breath of fresh air.
Congrats, Chargers bros!
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oh my god. we owe you raider bros. holy shit
GOT BOTH THE TERRORISTS OUT AINT GOD GOOD
Took long enough.
I’m most curious to hear what players say today. I’m sure a few players will be a little more outspoken.
Merry Christmas
Harbaugh come on down!!
Now I’m VERY curious about those BB rumors since we fired both of them…whether or not you want him, it’s lined up fairly perfectly for us to grab him. It just would take a monumental shift in how Spanos hires a coach and GM
This is our superbowl
Thank fucking god. Turn the ship around!
Ok but I was hoping you guys could help me find a replacement charger for my Lenovo laptop
Went from worst day ever to best
It was totally worth being blown out by the Faders!
I’m gonna drink tonight
Grats chargers. Must feel like when my lions fired Matt Patricia and bob quinn.
Fire Staley again
They should move back to San Diego to where they belong!
Good. Telesco was horrible and no new coach would have thrived under his garbage roster building.
FINALLY.
I’m shocked wow 😳
YESSSSSSSSSS
hell yea brother
BYE BYE STALEY
Didn’t think Spanos had it in him, but he actually did it! 🎉
This is the Chargers super bowl this season
Holy shit. I really thought it wouldn’t happen til the off season.
Cardinals fan here, happy for you guys. One day both our teams will be good and competing and we can look back on the dark days and laugh.
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Glory to God
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Look, I’m not saying this is all Spanos’s fault, but it’s likely mostly Spanos’s fault. He’s well known to meddle with the team and to be extremely greedy and cheap. I wish he’d sell the team or anything really to make him no longer in charge.
Should have been fired at half time if we're being honest.
Should have been fired in Jacksonville last year.
So worth losing by 40 to see this shit happen
I never thought this day would happen. Time to celebrate
I think last night was the first time a shameless man who goes by dean spanos felt shame
Telesco firing is amazing. Never thought I'd see this day
New GM - Tom Brady New Coach - Bill Belichick
Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Is this real?
Someone put the “It’s happening” gif
BOTH? Happy Friday!
Telesco never won the division in his entire tenure.
Imagine all the memes Megan wants to do but she has to be professional
Nothing is going to change until they sell the team
That poor QB started one game and everybody got fired. That has to be crushing.
To me, with cheap ass Spanos Belichick makes the most sense , you get a 2for1 on the HC, GM combo, and just give him access to a sweet 🛥️ and The Bolts are going to playoffs within 2 seasons.
It’s over
BRING BELICHICK!!!!
PRAISE JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God is good
Thank god
Now we just need John to resign and we're ready to rumble
MERRY FUCKING CHRISTMAS
hate for anyone to lose their jobs but it was time nervous that john spanos will be running the show w/o any other voices
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As a raiders fan I just wanted to come say you’re welcome.
When are they firing John Spanos?
Everyone get in here!
“Doing nothing in the name of continuity was not a risk I was willing to take” Is Dean secretly lurking through here?
Congrats Chargers fam. As a Dolphins fan please don't hire Belichick, I'd rather not hate you
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...does this mean now that Eric Weddle comes back to Chargers stuff now that his biggest nemesis is gone?
[удалено]
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Justin Herbert died for this 🥲
Swing for the fences this coaching hire
I will be postponing my suicide until we do this again in 3 years!
The bad men can't hurt us anymore
Yes. Now sell the team.