The Los Angeles Chargers’ social media staff as soon as once more killed the season schedule reveal with their anime-inspired video, and it’s secure to say they don’t thoughts taking pictures at any staff within the NFL.
Final season, NFL followers had been in awe of the Chargers’ social media staff’s anime video that displayed their season schedule in a really distinctive means, whereas throwing some jabs at their opponents with some hidden messages.
This season’s video, although, took the pictures to an entire different stage. And NFL followers liked to see it.
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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert in anime kind throughout staff’s schedule launch video (Los Angeles Chargers)
All of it begins with a ripped-up receipt that has “27-0” in quotes with the service provider being the Jacksonville Jaguars. This can be a reference to the staff’s brutal loss to the Jags within the Wild Card Spherical in final season’s playoffs.
Then come the slights at every staff they are going to be going through this season, beginning with the Miami Dolphins in Week 1. It exhibits an anime model of Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, and the humorous spin on that is him showing to vape on a vape pen, which was the speak of social media when he did so on the sideline final season.
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After displaying Derrick Henry trying like a Cyborg for Week 2, the Chargers’ social staff had some enjoyable with the Week 3 matchup in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings. Your eyes will need to wander to Kirk Cousins’ shiny chains (an ode to him carrying them on the staff airplane final season after a win), however you should definitely look within the high proper nook on the “banners” at US Financial institution Stadium.
Amongst them, the Chargers sarcastically level out that Justin Jefferson was Offensive Rookie of the yr runner-up in 2020 behind Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert. Jefferson did, nevertheless, win Offensive Participant of the 12 months this previous season after totaling 128 receptions and 1,809 yards to guide the NFL in every of these classes.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins in anime kind in Los Angeles Chargers’ schedule launch video. (Los Angeles Chargers)
Then, maybe the most important shot of the video, the Raiders are their Week 4 matchup, and the Chargers poked enjoyable on the staff’s new quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo. It exhibits a slot machine (referencing Las Vegas) that has completely different quarterbacks who might have landed with the Raiders this offseason, like Lamar Jackson, Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers.
Nevertheless it all lands on Garoppolo, and the Chargers had much more enjoyable when the second Raiders’ matchup got here alongside in Week 15.
It goes again to the slot machine the place a cashout ticket is printed, and it says “-$72,750,000” which is the overall of Garoppolo’s contract with Las Vegas. There’s additionally a QR code that’s ingenious by the Chargers.
The Los Angeles Chargers’ video displaying a slot machine with “Garoppolo” because the winner. (Los Angeles Chargers)
It takes viewers to a hyperlink on their staff web site that has two choices to click on when you’re a Chargers fan or a Raiders fan. The Chargers’ hyperlink takes you to single-game tickets that may be bought an hour earlier than most people will get a crack at them. As for the Raiders’ hyperlink, it goes to a Google search of “the best way to get a job.”
Pettiness at its best.
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Another notable weeks to level out are the Detroit Lions in Week 10, which cuts to gentle elevator music with a message for these with a playing drawback. Why? Effectively, Lions receiver Jameson Williams and others within the group had been suspended or launched after breaking the league’s playing coverage following investigation.
The Los Angeles Chargers’ schedule launch video exhibits a mock-up anime model of Instances Sq.. (Los Angeles Chargers)
The Chargers additionally play Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets in Week 9 on “Monday Night time Soccer,” and so they confirmed a view of Instances Sq. with a plethora of small digs, together with these to Zach Wilson, Rex Ryan and even a small line that claims, “CPOY Geno Smith,” pointing at the truth that the Seattle Seahawks’ sign caller revived his profession after flopping with Gang Inexperienced.
Lastly, the Chargers’ rivalry with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs confirmed two cases the place considered one of their well-known followers, often known as “Chiefsaholic,” is wearing his wolf swimsuit with Chiefs gear making an attempt to take off an ankle monitor and being chased by legislation enforcement.
Los Angeles Chargers poke enjoyable at Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ superfan “Chiefsaholic,” who’s on the run from the legislation in actual life. (Los Angeles Chargers)
That fan, whose actual title is Xaviar Babudar, is at present needed for armed theft and is working from the legislation after eradicating his ankle monitor again in March. He allegedly tried to rob a financial institution in Bixby, Oklahoma.
There are various extra cases of this savvy means of breaking down the season schedule, together with video games with the Baltimore Ravens and Chicago Bears.
The Los Angeles Chargers take a shot on the Detroit Lions’ playing points on their roster in schedule launch video. (Los Angeles Chargers)
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Merely put, you need to see it to consider it. And simply whenever you suppose you caught all of the Easter Eggs, go take one other look.
