Letters to Sports: Readers are second-guessing Chargers coach Brandon Staley
Congratulations to Brandon Stanley for leaving in Justin Herbert. You managed to change all the headlines to that one decision moderately than the terribly poor play and coaching in the direction of Jacksonville.
Kent Webster
Newbury Park
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Is Brandon Staley having an id catastrophe? Last yr, his decisive, unapologetic instructing vogue perhaps worth them a playoff spot. This yr, an absence of decisiveness — letting a 24-year-old QB make his selections — may consequence within the similar finish consequence. When will this Chargers’ instructing curse end?
Mario Valvo
Ventura
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Justin Herbert mustn’t have been in uniform Sunday. A doable championship workers has been put inside the palms of an inexperienced head coach, Brandon Staley. Coach Staley’s selections on managing the workers since he’s been in value have confirmed his lack of readiness to steer the Chargers to a championship.
Donald Peppars
Pomona
Assume as soon as extra
In distinction to the implication by Ryan Kartje, the USC vs. Oregon State soccer sport resembled one thing nevertheless a “stinker.” The Trojans’ offense, used to transferring up and down the sphere at will, was not allowed to take motion by the Beavers’ safety. The USC safety, moreover lacking relevant respect, countered with a valiant effort. The tip consequence was an interesting, epic battle that features a dramatic final Trojans drive. Though the last word score was 37 elements beneath the over/beneath, it was college soccer at its most interesting.
Dave Sanderson
La Cañada
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Good teams will shut video video games, even when the offense takes the evening break day. Can’t wait when all of the issues clicks.
Mitchell Cohen
East Windsor, N.J.
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Caleb Williams should be suggested there’s further to his place than NIL provides and the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles. It’s being an individual and coping with the media after a poor effectivity, accepting criticism, learning and rising from it. That’s what an precise chief does.
Les Percy
Eugene, Ore.
Bruins rise
The Bruins are once more, and with a vengeance, after completely dominating the as quickly as unbeaten and intensely hyped boys from UW. Appears as if QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson knew it frequently, alongside together with his intense and dominating play. Eight straight wins, courting once more to ultimate yr.
Three of the best players in college soccer, with QB Thompson-Robinson, working once more Zach Charbonnet and receiver Jake Bobo, blended with a raucous Rose Bowl crowd bore witness to the rejuvenated Bruins. This workers is destined for greatness. Subsequent stop, the best 20.
Marty Zweben
Palos Verdes Estates
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Chip Kelly’s Bruins lastly proved they are going to beat a ranked workers, as long as it throws two interceptions, fumbles and surrenders a safety.
Wes Wellman
Santa Monica
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With it being 26.2 miles from Westwood to Pasadena, would you say it takes a marathon effort by UCLA school college students to attend soccer video video games on the Rose Bowl?
Gerry Swider
Sherman Oaks
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So I ventured into SoFi Stadium for the first time for the Chargers sport on Sunday and was impressed. Nonetheless, the Chargers public-address announcer doesn’t even acknowledge the alternative workers. Even on an interception, the announcer would solely level out the Chargers tackler. There are of us on the game that want to know who carried the ball for the alternative workers. John Ramsey must be spinning in his grave.
Craig Dunkin
La Crescenta
Parting strategies?
If the Dodgers are entertaining the notion of giving Craig Kimbrel a spot on the postseason roster, may I provide a bit suggestion from a positive Disney movie: Let it go.
Gregg Schoenberg
Healdsburg
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What does Kimbrel have on Dave Roberts? He retains inserting him in and he can’t win. He’s a disaster.
Jerry Rutledge
Palm Springs
Missing the second
Your minimal safety of Roger Federer’s retirement was dismal. A small blurb for one in every of many finest, if not one of the best, tennis participant ever to play the game is unacceptable. He should have all the accolades he deserves, which might be many. Shame on The Situations sportswriters for not that features the very transferring tribute after his doubles match.
Cheryl Kinsinger
Pasadena
Change of deal with
In learning Eric Sondheimer’s article regarding the misfortune of T.A. Cunningham, a lineman who transferred from out of state to Los Alamitos Extreme, I found one factor regarding the CIF’s change of residence pointers. Eric wrote that the CIF protection states partially that “a pupil won’t be eligible to participate on the varsity stage if there’s proof the switch was athletically motivated or the student enrolled in that school in whole or half for athletic causes.” If that’s the protection, it must be enforced very selectively. How else might the CIF allow various transfers to the Sierra Canyon basketball workers from out of state, seemingly yearly? Is it believable to imagine that various the nation’s most interesting prep basketball players swap to Sierra Canyon from completely different states for causes other than athletics?
Randy Tilner
Northridge
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I lived in L.A. County from 1975 to 2004. I’ve had three children graduate from San Pedro Extreme. Why are the L.A. Metropolis highschool sports activities actions so short-changed in The Situations? I want to study further regarding the L.A. Metropolis highschool sports activities actions as a substitute of the non-L.A. County sports activities actions.
William Zersen
Laguna Woods
Parting shot
Thanks Albert Pujols and Aaron Select for bringing some pleasure, luster and class once more to our nationwide pastime.
Ken Feldman
Tarzana
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