Fouts Goes Down and Chargers Go With Him, 21-7 Injury to Fouts Puts Herrmann On the Griddle San Diego County Edition

The worst fear of Charger fans, players and coaches was realized when [Dan Fouts] was helped from the field midway through the first quarter of San Diego's 21-7 loss to the Browns. Fouts was 5 of 8 for 82 yards and had already completed a 54-yard touchdown pass to Jesse Bendross. "They are...

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Published inThe Los Angeles times
Main Author Appleman, Mark
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, Calif Los Angeles Times Communications LLC 30.09.1985
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SAN DIEGO
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Summary:The worst fear of Charger fans, players and coaches was realized when [Dan Fouts] was helped from the field midway through the first quarter of San Diego's 21-7 loss to the Browns. Fouts was 5 of 8 for 82 yards and had already completed a 54-yard touchdown pass to Jesse Bendross. "They are an entirely different offensive team without Dan Fouts," Brown linebacker Eddie Johnson said. "Fouts releases the ball relatively quickly and drops back quicker than [Mark Herrmann]. Without Fouts, their linemen have to adjust and block longer." The Chargers simplified their offense when Herrmann replaced Fouts, but they couldn't instantaneously give Herrmann more experience and confidence.
ISSN:0458-3035