Chargers 27, Titans 20
MIKE McCOY: So that can't happen. The big turning point, obviously, is getting stopped on the 1-yard line and then letting the big drive go down there and score. So that's the difference. It's frustrating to look at it because of the missed opportunities that we had early in the game or some big plays the defense gave up in the first half, so that's part of the game.
I'll open it up to questions.
Q. I'm curious, in various short yardage situations, you guys continued to go to the direct snap to the running backs. Not something you had done a lot before. Is it something that you saw?
MIKE McCOY: Well, that's all part of game planning, I think, as the offensive staff, when you go look at a game plan, how you're going to attack a certain opponent, there's certain things you always put in. When the staff put the plan together, they had a lot of -- they thought this was the best thing to do.
Q. Any read on why they didn't work?
MIKE McCOY: The defense stopped them.
Q. Did you see anything schematic that surprised you?
MIKE McCOY: It comes down to execution. We've got to execute better in not just those plays but plenty of other plays during the game. I think our 3rd down conversion rate was not great overall. So there's plenty of things. It's not just wildcat that didn't work.
Q. Did you feel kind of a big discrepancy in 3rd downs? You guys seemed to be pushed back six, seven, eight yards?
MIKE McCOY: We had some self-inflicted wounds during the game where we let some things -- unfortunately we didn't execute the way we wanted to or penalties on certain things. You've got to eliminate that.
And we had not had that problem the last two weeks. False start penalties, things like that, that's what gets you beat and makes it that much harder to win a football game and be successful in situational football.
Q. How agitating is it that you get a special teams touchdown and a defensive touchdown and the offense can't chip in?
MIKE McCOY: Yeah, I should have mentioned that to start. Two great plays. Cody, the pick-six to start to energize. You talk about complementary football, that was outstanding. It's just a smart player reading, pattern reading something and getting the one thrown right in your lap, and there you go, touchdown.
We all know what Chim does. That's who he is. You talk, you look at the game planning things, and Bones told the team, if we block these guys a certain way, he's going to score. There's going to be a big return.
But you just love the way he works every day, and it was a great plan there. So those were two big plays, so compliments to those guys.
Q. Regarding Mike, how much tougher is it to accept when there's a play that could have changed the game for you?
MIKE McCOY: Well, losing sucks any way you look at it. It's hard. Like I just told these guys, we talked about playing hard, tough and together. That's what they did. But we made too many mistakes in the game from the first quarter all the way to the fourth quarter.
You can't just say it's one play here and there. The goal line stops, obviously big, but there's plenty of other things that we had an opportunity to go out there and execute better, and we didn't.
Q. Regarding the wildcat stuff, you said they and the staff and seemed to include yourself in that. Are you not part of putting that together?
MIKE McCOY: I'm part of everything. My name is on everything here. But when we put plans together and they go and install it to the offense, same thing on the defense, when they install it, I would say the same thing.
Q. Numbers weren't great for Cam today; seemed like he had been making incremental progress. Was it more pressure, do you think, that was coming on him, or did he just have a little bit of a --
MIKE McCOY: I'll have a better answer for that tomorrow for you. I'll go watch the tape like we do all the time and kind of see some things. You look at the tape, you see certain things, or you watch the game and you might miss something, there might be someone in a throwing lane.
There's certain things that might come up that we may not see, and we'll look at the tape and I'll have a better answer for you tomorrow.
Q. Pass rush was as lively as it's been all year; to get six sacks and still get hurt by Herbert running and to not make a big difference in the game, how much did that hurt?
MIKE McCOY: The big thing, we went in with a plan, understanding what we could do, how to get after the quarterback, but he's one of the best in the business of his ability to read things and get out and escape, and that's all over every game you watch this year, that's what he's done.
He's one of the best in the business of making plays with his legs, getting out, all of a sudden there's a free runner, somehow if you don't have the right rush lane, he's going to see that and expose it and have some big plays like he did today.
Q. I know (indiscernible) not had a lot of success. How much of this is just learning how to win, expecting to win at this point?
MIKE McCOY: Well, I think everyone expects to win every time you step out on the field. I think our guys work extremely hard. We've got to play better on Sundays. I've told you guys this the last couple weeks, how practice has gone, certain things. But when you have the self-inflicted wounds, you don't execute a certain way for four quarters against a good team, that's what happens.
We've just got to keep grinding. That's the only way to do it, keep working hard, and you've got to get one. You've got to find a way to win one and get on a roll. I've been around a long time, and you get that second half -- bye is coming at a good time for everyone to get away and think about what we can do to improve moving forward here.
Q. You mentioned the explosives on two of those, you guys were kind of in a cover two look, and Gadsden and Johnston were able to get outside (indiscernible) miscommunication between the corner safety or what --
MIKE McCOY: Well, there's certain techniques and certain things you've got to use. Like I said, we'll talk as a staff and everything tomorrow and with the players and everything and go over all those things.
Q. What's your stance on the push play on short yardage gains? I noticed you guys not using those on the 3rd and short, 4th and short. Are you anti-using that play, or is it something that wouldn't have fit in those moments?
MIKE McCOY: No, I'm all for it. I'm not against it by any means.
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