Not whining...but...

We had it, and we lost it. I will be as impartial as I can about the officiating, but one call stands out that didn't seem like much, but it was soooo important. Didn't mean we would have won, but we had a chance to pretty much put it out of reach. We had made it on two fourth and ones (gutsy calls Marty, one for an LT TD) and we were going for a third around mid field in the 3rd quarter. Brees gets called for some kind of illegal movement, for bobbing his head on the snap count! So we go to 4th and 6, drive killed. It was brutal, the announcers were appalled also. We were rolling if not somewhat methodically. That killed it, turning point of the game. We had a few really bad pass interference calls also that went against us, horrible calls that always kept Atlanta alive before Vick got on track. The "head bob" call maybe means we wouldn't have won the game, but it killed a real chance. And to make it on 4th and 1 wouldv'e been huge, oh well. Bottom line, we let it get away late when it counted most. Vick got to scrambling and turning into the gamebreaker he always has been. It was obvious LT was a shadow of what he usually is, even though he played well w/the groin injury. Chatman's toe must have been hurting, didn't see much of him in the back up role. Gates gets an "A" as does Eric Parker, good efforts guys. Defense was very good, till the latter part of the game. But Vick took over, alot of teams would have been in our shoes in that situation also. From 17-7 in the 3rd to a loss, it happens. I hate one point losses. The timeouts we burned for nothing really did come back and haunt us. All in all, on the road and fighting till the end is a good sign. No lay down in this game. I feel the Chargers are on the brink of a breakthrough, this would have been a sweet game to build on going into Carolina. Look out Panthers, we ARE going to WIN in your house. Mark my words...I feel it. Yours truly will be in San Diego on Halloween for our shellacking of the Raidahs! Its a long train ride from Portland, OR to SD, but worth it. Gonna hook upw/some friends and tailgate like its 1999! Keep the faith Charger fans, there are definite playoff possibilities as of yet...we gotta toe the line. As for the Panthers? "Che Checkity, Check yo self, before you wreck yourself, cuz the Chargers in yo house is bad for your health!"