COSTA MESA, Calif. -- "Your backs are against the wall."
According to Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Linval Joseph, that's what coach Brandon Staley told the team this week after its surprising 41-29 loss to the Houston Texans. And then Staley asked, "How do you respond?"
"Are you going to fight, or are you going to give up?" Joseph said, continuing to repeat Staley's words. "Now, this is really going to tell us what type of team we have ... see where everybody's spirit's at and take it one day at a time.