Good morning and afternoon, StormCloud!

The Chargers have another opportunity to put the "Chargering" moniker to bed as they prepare to face the Tennessee Titans.

The Titans, like the Chargers, are in the first year of a coaching and cultural change. They let the focal point of their offense, and arguably their entire team, depart in free agency to sign with the Baltimore Ravens. Although Tony Pollard has done an admirable job replacing Derrick Henry as the team's lead back, Henry and former head coach Mike Vrabel set a punishing power football tone that Tennessee has pivoted from since Brian Callahan's hire.

Callahan attempted to recreate the magic of Cincinnati's aerial attack by signing Calvin Ridley in free agency and hoping he and DeAndre Hopkins could create a prolific tandem to help aid Will Levis' development. That hope dissipated before the trade deadline, and Hopkins was shipped to the Chiefs for a conditional 4th round pick.

While the Chargers shift from a finesse team to a defensive-led, old-school mentality, the Titans are taking the opposite approach. A Mike Vrabel team would have challenged this unit in physicality, similar to how the Steelers almost seemed to take it personally that Jim Harbaugh's Chargers were attempted to beat them at their own game, and brought their very best when facing the Bolts in Week 3. However, this Titans team is in transition and gives the Chargers and excellent opportunity to continue stacking wins before facing a four-week gauntlet of playoff-caliber teams.

Here is the latest injury report from both teams. L'Jarius Sneed will be "OUT" for the Titans, with Dillon Radnuz and Julius Chestnut listed as questionable. The Chargers don't have any players officially declared "OUT" as of yet, but it's important to note that Kristian Fulton, Khalil Mack, and Trey Pipkins all missed practice on Friday.

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Good afternoon, StormCloud!

This week, the Chargers are taking on the Tennessee Titans.

Just a year ago this was a intimidating matchup for Charger fans, as Brandon Staley's defense couldn't stop the run and the Titans offense featured the fearsome Derrick Henry. The Bolts went on to lose that game by a field goal, but the script is very different this go-around.

For starters, Tennessee doesn't have the same punishing persona with Brain Callahan at the helm, replacing the physically imposing Mike Vrabel. Derrick Henry was replaced by Tony Pollard, who while a solid running back in his own right, isn't the bruising pile-mover Henry has been his own career. The Titans are shifting to a more finesse style of play, hoping to succeed with more explosives through the air like he did in Cincinnati with Joe Burrow.

The Chargers took the different turn, converting from an aggressive finesse team to playing old-school bully ball. In recent weeks they've shown a willingness to let Justin open the game up with his arm, but at this unit's core they are a defensively led team who succeed by stifling offenses and protecting the football, completely complacent with winning games despite barely scratching the 20's in points.

At this juncture, the Chargers don't know if they'll see the cannon-armed Will Levis, or game-managing backup Mason Rudolph. Either way, this will be another opportunity for Jim Harbaugh to differentiate this era of Chargers football by ridding itself of a plague of the past: playing down to the level of an inferior opponent, and letting them stick around long enough to steal a win.

What do you think about Sunday's matchup, StormCloud? Get loud in the comments below!