sdsporting made a great post today on orting.blogspot.com.

Referee Ed Hochuli clearly looks like the strongest referee in the NFL.
After Sunday, it’s safe to say he is all brawn and no brains.
Hochuli’s incompetent officiating clearly cost the San Diego Chargers a 39-38 loss at Denver.
All of America could plainly see Broncos’ quarterback Jay Cutler fumbled the ball away to San Diego in the game’s waning moments, which should have closed out a 38-31 win.
But Hochuli let his muscles get in the way of his vision by ruling it an incomplete pass and blowing his whistle; costing the Chargers the ball and blowing the game.
“That’s not acceptable,” Chargers’ coach Norv Turner rightfully said more than once in the aftermath.
Oh, sure, the Chargers still could have held the Broncos from the 10 – or stopped a two-point conversion – to win the game a second time.
But once you’ve won the game, why have […]
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Give the Chargers credit for playing it very smart this training camp.
So many teams complain how they get beaten up in camp with only 80 players on the roster.
The Chargers have alleviated this by holding guys out of practice and/or games at the first sight that something might be wrong.
Consider the list held out of last Saturday’s 7-6 exhibition loss at St. Louis:
Offense: QB Philip Rivers; RBs LaDainian Tomlinson and Andrew Pinnock; OL Marcus McNeill and Nick Hardwick; TE Antonio Gates; and WRs Chris Chambers and Vincent Jackson.
Defense: DL Luis Castillo and Jamal Williams; LB Shawne Merriman; and DBs Quentin Jammer and Antonio Cromartie.
With even half of these players active, the Chargers certainly would have whipped an inferior St. Louis team. But what’s the point in an exhibition game?
The Chargers appear to be saving guys so that they may have a better chance of being healthy at the end. If […]
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This morning I saw a pretty good post.

The Chargers are going to be one of two things this season:
Either they will continue being the Don Coryell-style Chargers of the old days, or they will finally become the Indianapolis Colts.
The Coryell Chargers?
Like the current edition, they had great talent, went well into the playoffs but never made the Super Bowl.
The Colts?
They couldn’t beat the New England Patriots for years before finally besting them in the AFC championship on their way to a Super Bowl title two seasons ago.
The Chargers certainly have the firepower with LaDainian Tomlinson, Antonio Gates, Philip Rivers, Chris Chambers, et al on offense. And the defense is top-notch with the likes of Jamal Williams, Shawne Merriman and Antonio Cromartie.
Perhaps the biggest question mark the Chargers face as rookie training camp begins today focuses on injuries.
Center Nick Hardwick, tight end Gates and nose tackle Williams are all still nursing hurts from last season. Their progress could […]
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