Brandon Staley Tried to Outsmart the Room and Got Exposed | DOUG GOTTLIEB SHOW 

Chargers roster is overrated. Signing Justin to a big contract just means their other needs will not be met and the same results next season.

When Staley got Mike Williams injured in a meaningless game, the owner should have told him "You get to the superbowl, minimum, or you're GONE."

Staley was a bad hire. Only 4 years of NFL experience and only one as a DC. Anyone could tell by all poor decisions he made, he was in over his head.

Belichick would be a mistake. The game has passed him by. Hire an offensive minded head coach

No to Belichek: 1. Too old (so am I) 2. Hasn't won without Brady 3. Will want to bring in his own ACs.

Why does everyone think that Bill Belichick at age 71 is going to take a team to the Superbowl and win. Wishful thinking?

“this isn’t about me” lol says everything.

Chargers fans celebrating with Telesco and Staley gone. Almost there, once the Spanoses are out the true party begins!

the talent on that team is crazy. One of the best rosters in the nfl, a great coach away.

Trade Bosa he isn’t committed anymore

Lifelong Chargers fan here: I agree that Billy B might not be a good fit for the Chargers organization. He’d be coming from one of the most positive and supportive ownership to the Spanos’s. Who have been know to be a train wreak at times. The team REALLY screwed up by not taking Sean Peyton when it was obvious he wanted to coach Herbert. He has been through turning an organization around who has not had success before. He was a very good offensive mind. There are DC’s he could get that would have been fine. Daboll a few years ago would have been a great hire - but they passed on him for Staley. This year, Johnson would probably be a good hire - but yeah, ownership really needs to nail this or else Herbert’s career will become Rivers 2.0. All the ability to win it, but the team screws it up.

Break it down to the f'ing studs.

I admit, I ALWAYS thought about the 27-0 as, 'Wow, look what the Jags did!' and not, 'How does your DEFENSIVE COACH let a 27-0 lead slip away?'

Staley is the Dunning- Kruger effect personified . He is and was completely delusional from the day he stepped on the field for the chargers and he appealed to people like Gottlieb because of his nerdy personna and perceived chaulk board prowess . They ,(Gottlieb types) identified with him as new school (analytics) guy , and like them ,was smarter than what they secretly view as the old school brow ridge types.

Patriots lost their best two defensive players to injuries and the defense is still very competitive Chargers with a healthy Herbert and Belichick would be a playoff contender immediately

Why they keep saying Derwin is hurt a lot he hasn’t been hurt for awhile and he’s just be en out out of position and hasn’t played well

The 2 biggest positions you need on offense is QB & Left tackle if Corey the center is coming back plus the first round guard Zion is still there the only thing missing on offense is more weapons which can be done with the draft and free agency

Khalil Mack did not flash this year....he dominated. Not his fault the teams sucked.

Derwin imo is OVER rated.he CANT tackle. he hits hard and tries to knock people down, but does NOT wrap up and tackle. I saw many times when he ran himself OUT of the play, taking the WRONG angle. NO ONE on the team can block or tackle

Chargers don't belong in L.A. LEAVE!

"Khalil Mack flashed here and there" Bro, Khalil Mack is leading the NFL in sacks. At least read a stat sheet and pretend there is a reason you are being paid to talk about sports. Come on. Put some respect on Mack's name.

Staley should have been fired after last year's playoff loss to Jacksonville. At this juncture in the season and with no replacement head coach, Staley should have been permitted to finish the season because this decision just creates more chaos for the rest of the season. Also, the LA Chargers are not Bill Belichek's type of organization, because he has his own people and the Chargers have theirs.

Paid WAYYY too much for herbert

Unless and until the Spanos Grifters sell the team, nothing is going to change. Telesco was just an order taker for little Johnny Spanos, who clearly has proven to be a disaster. Deano's not going to fire his son, so here we are. The HC doesn't matter either since Spanos won't pay for a proven coach and won't cede any control from his loser son.

Billy ain't succeeding in NE where he has full control and comfortability, what makes you think he's going to do better in LA?

You’re back dancing

Doug your co-host is clueless, "Mack has shined at times..Derwin James is always hurt", I'm guessing he's a baseball guy? Mack made the pro bowl last year and leads the NFL in sacks this season, posting career high numbers at 32. Joey Bosa is always hurt, Derwin James has regressed considerably this year, but not due to injuries. Don't you have interns to provide schleppy co-hosts info, or is he really that lazy?

Him deflecting saying it isn’t about him should tell you everything you need to know.

I've now listened to Doug & Colin Cowherd defend their buddy Tom Telesco. And I'm certainly not defending Brandon Staley... But the Chargers are in the worst cap situation in the NFL, outside of the Saints. Who historically have the worst cap situation ever. And if the roster was loaded it wouldn't be as bad. But like Doug's co-hosts mentioned, the Chargers roster is full of holes.

To your point Doug. “Smart” isn’t a compliment because if you’re any good they’ll call you “good” instead of “smart”.

Why do teams like this that have no shot anyway even bother with the mid-season firings?

What belichick brings to the table is the players will go all out for him there's the utmost respect for the man and these guys will play for him he's a just do your job kind of guy the way he runs a defense it teaches guys that's the difference between belichick and Staley belichick knows how to teach

What is media fascination with chargers personnel? That personnel stinks

The Chargers seem to have been something that tone downs Gottlieb's "hustle" and assertiveness so far this season. That game yesterday was too bizarre to review. The HC wanted to quit before the game without a QB.

Doug, ur team waited too long to switch the HC… Raiders were smart enough to cut JMD early enough to evaluate the coaches and playerand players…

Old School Work ethics! Is what this team needs!! Try to do to much thinking on offense! When Herbert is great slinging the rock!!Chargers looked so discombobulated this season! Lost respect to Upper management! QJ is to soft! Keenan has to pick up the slack for Qj!, Need Players Kupp, Puka! On offense! Besides a HC

NO BB !!!!!!!!!!!

Neither Doug. You go after Jim Harbaugh!

Brandon Staley is an even worse coach than Doug Marrone. He should NEVER have been hired. The problem with the Spanos family who are huge cheapskates. The Chargers will never improve if there is not radical change from the top down. They need a GM that can tear down and rebuild the roster, and they need an OFFENSIVE head coach, not a defensive one. They need a whole new vision and philosophy. So there needs to be a blow up of the roster, and a lot of roster cuts and trades, and a who new vision. A big ask. This is going to take a few years. Freaking blow it up.

Staley keeps saying “I take full responsibility” yet he doesn’t resign. Resigning is “taking full responsibility”. Now the guy who hired Staley needs to take full responsibility and that’s the President of Football Operations John Spanos. He needs to vacate his office and his dad has to hire a real football professional as President of Football Operations.

They shut out the pats 2 weeks ago 😂

11:30 is Doug making the roster mistake common to BAD teams: we have decent parts BUT no identity, no vision from the coach and no team culture. Its a fantasy team built on paper and completely hollow as an actual TEAM

Hello @NewOrleansSaints, are y’all paying attention?

For those thinking NE was ALL BRADY obviously don't know what Brady was for like the first 5-6 years. It was the Defense getting it done not Tom. When NE went 10 years with no Superbowl Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner was bought it and you finally win again. Bill, McDaniels and Patricia will be great with a QB already in place. Otherwise im going Dan Quinn at HC , keeping Kellen Moore at OC and getting Raheem Morris or Marquard Manuel. Third option give Kellen Moore the job and hire Rex or Gregg Williams as DC.

Keenan Allen

Fire the offensive coordinator next

Maybe Spanos now will finally hire a GM that wants control. And we need a HC with HC exp and maybe even a Sb. Staley was a bad coach. GM also was mediocre at best! Incompetent

They have terrible personnel. k9? Pipkins? Just awful.

I've been a charger fan 45 years and I was rooting for the raiders to blow the bolts out cuz I wanted to see Staley fired

Belichick with this team would have nine wins

SMART?Or FRAUD?

Good report. You can spin it anyway you want. Last night game was a scam. The charger players took a dive the tank they did not show up it was disgusting. The Raiders took advantage of the Chargers players. The charger players wanted their coach out and the Raiders one of their coach in. So the players did what players do they fix the game they think it was a scam. The NFL and the word is Khánh. It’s a con game. It’s a players league and the players won’t be happy until every player every coach every announcer is the same as them. They want the NFL to be like the 1970s NBA it’s disgusting. Last night game was a scam big tank it was disgusting. All those players should be fired. The NFL is not a competitive sporting event it is pure entertainment. The sad fact is most of the NFL fans are drunk and wasting their money gamblingWe who know know that every game is fixed. It is a waste

Good coach?

Doug would be freinds w Staley . Losers love losers and Doug's not a loser.......it is he?

If the chargers solution to a bad coach is 2 failing coaches, i feel like they deserve the pain that is inevitably in their future.

Hey Doug,,u gotta have a locker room of men who are going to buy into what you're selling first off..Even tho he's a super bowl winning coach we all know by now that it was more Brady than Bill & players know that when he leaves that patriots he's going to carry that same mentality to the next team..The Patriot Way,,,& players aren't having it

Tom Telesco is worst GM in football… this guy should’ve been canned 6 years ago!!!

James is NEVER HURT talking heads dont know anything the media is pathetic.

Gottlieb: "Hire Belichick", what? the Patriots lost 0-6 to Brandon Staley 2 weeks ago. You know how bad you have to be to lose to "63 pts" Staley? LOL, hire the coach who LOST to the coach you just fired. The media is so stupid.

I’d be happy with Bill as GM and John as HC

Trade Mack to the Raiders, (although Koonce, a former Buffalo player too, is playing lights out). The Chargers have some aging players too.

Please. No Belichick. He’s too old. No McDaniels.

Belichick and McDaniels suck. It was all Brady. I wouldn't want to play for either of those guys.

Lolol,,U think that Bill B would be a Great Coach for the chargers ?? LMAO,,,turn out the light's the party's over with Billy B EVER being a good or even Great Coach again in 2days NFL !!! Alot of players simply don't like him & won't take his ish nor play 4 him !!! He had his time & Now it's Gone.

People keep saying Herbert...what has he really shown besides a .500 record....ya'll automatically always say Herbert....I'll take Tua

Not much there dude you forgot about Keenan Allen you forgot about Asante Samuel Junior you forgot about Khalil Mack you obviously don't know much about the chargers dude there's quite a bit of cat talent we need to get rid of bosa we need to get rid of eckler and Derwin James I believe has been being used wrong I think he can be a star but he needs a different role