dos birds, uno stone

I'll get this over with, thanx Raiders. You showed cajones in Denver and pulled a W and helped put us in 1st, who woulda thunk it? Our team in blue did it again today, in a sea of red. Brees is poised and as good as any at the position of QB at this point in time, and it will continue. Gates and Parker are money. OK, we were blessed by the Dante Hall almost TD kickoff return when he freaked and tossed the ball away. This happens to good teams also...da breaks. Yeah, the monkey, he long gone. Took what, 8 yrs to win in KC? Huge for us, HUGE. Donnie Edwards interception, what can ya say...just what the doctor ordered. Would've rather turned it into a TD but we scored nonetheless and then held. Beautiful. We have a date with controlling our own destiny next week, let us hope for a virtuoso performance! As I watch the Chargers I hear Blue Oyster Cults' "Godzilla" and I see all opponents as Tokoyo, monster toast. I look back over my shouder and see the mangled trail of Charger destruction...and it is good. Welcome to our house Denver, your sleepin' in the barn dude. With the ghosts of horse face past, awakening to the Blue Bolt ghost of agony present! We represent, and if we wuz g's, we'd be gettin' mad street cred! Word to your mutha's own!

We Bageled the Raidahs

It wasn't pretty, but notch another W for the Chargers after the bye week. We were a little flat, but good teams win games like this. Bad ones lose them. That would be the Silver & Black & Blue. Boho long hair Gallery helped blow it for the Raiders after a TD was called back and Oakland had to settle for a field goal. How many holding penalties did he have? Three? Too bad. Brees jump pass pirouette on a 3rd down was awesome to watch. Gates is one of best tight ends in football now. LT busted out and ran roughshod over the Raiders. Dee was solid if unspectacular. Kept waiting for them to cause a big turnover, never came. We'll save that for the Chiefs. Where was my help from N'awhlens, they were crushed by the Broncos. Guess we'll have to beat them head to head. The sun has set on the Raider nations season. Boo hoo, were black and blue. Commitment to less than mediocrity, Al Davis' new motto. How does it feel Raiders to be in the role of "spoiler"? Sucks, don't it? Like baseballs sweep, we got out the brooms in Oakland. Is it worth dressing up like pirates for the rest of the season, cuz you'd be the sorriest group on the sea, striking no terror in anybody. Couldn't overtake an inflatable raft! Did those dressed like the "grim reaper" turn on each other? See you next yr Faiders!

punter?

Usually I avoid a pre game blog on Sunday, but being up early and already sippin' some of Tennessee's finest.(not the Titans, whiskey baybee!) I always check the opponents web page before we play them. The Raider official site ran a whole page in game notes about the Raider punter and how good his average was, especially against San Diego. Is that all? Thats the Raider offense? Bring it. You'll have plenty of opps today to boost your average. GO CHARGERS!

DOOM

Who's worried now? See the Raidahs in their house and were gonna be shitty guests! Military jargon says Oakland better "secure the perimeter". Get ready for "Hamburger Hill"! LT is healthier, as is Chatman and awesome speed demon Tim Dwight. Who's Oakland gonna throw at us? Kerry Collins? Bring Jim Plunkett out of retirement for this one, you'll have a better chance. Out of respect I will say this, this game a better Raiders performance most likely will happen after the last debacle versus the Bolts. Maybe you can hang on to lose by 14 to 17 pts. this time. I'm sure Thursday is Raider fans day to start drinking to get ready for this Sunday. And line up the compact w/silver and black paint and lipstick. Hair gel and blow dryer, hey, where are my spiked black rubber shoulder pads? The parking lot at the Oaktown Coliseum will look like the set of a horribly gone wrong S & M porno movie! After Oakland's loss to the Saints, I swear I saw Saints fans handing Oakland fans their old "Aints" era bags to put over their heads, kinda like passing the torch of loserdom. As a Charger fan I think this one is "in the bag", so to speak. We are going to let loose our own evil destructoid on you, unlock the chains, here comes Igor. Most Raider fans drink Keystone beer it seems, but not even Keystone can protect Raider fan from the bitter taste of this upcoming defeat!

Another W

Its great being a Charger fan now! Watching games expecting to win and not expecting to lose. Granted, we've just beatin' up on some losing teams and after the bye and Oakland it gets tougher. Who's to say we are not earning a little elite status so far this year? I drank a bit yesterday as I donned the vintage retro looking bolt tee shirt w/yellow trim. No Saints fans in the house, JR and I have a designated "Charger TV" now, although it was on some game that ran over so we missed the kickoff. No worries, the game was on soon enough and we already ahead 7-0! Playing w/a lead:priceless! Even w/out LT running at full speed we win. The Bolts are now multi-dimensional, the other team wonders? Where is it comin' from this time? Antonio Gates is all pro, no doubt. Highlights escape me, there were so many! Gotta say the fake punt on 4th and 1 snapped to Jesse Chatman for 22 yds to the Saints 31 was a gem. Two plays later All Star Antonio G hauls in a Brees pass from 12 yds out for the score. Brilliant. Also a patented Tim Dwight reverse worked for 48 yds, it always seems to work once a game whenever the Chargers try it, then never again the rest of the game. Give us some street cred yo! We are tied for 1st in the AFC West w/the Broncos, no major media predicted that at the beginning of the season. If your teams on our schedule, mark it down in the "B" column. Beaten, broken or bruised is whats comin' your way. Don't even try to run on us, pointless. Look out Raidahs, we will come in rested and easily "bust" out of your penitentery lookin' house. Halloween just ended and you can probably score some cheap make up to hide your skull under at 50% off! KC, you best bring your "A" game to the house in 3 weeks, we can do it at Arrowhead too! "When worst comes to worst, the Chargers come first!" Thats right, 9 games in and we are in 1st, "Can you hear me now?" "GOOD!"

Annihl Nation

OK, so this just wasn't a victory. It was a good old fashioned whippin' w/the ole willow switch, and the Raiders were the ones bent over! To all you aggressive, violent over the top Raider fans...you get what you deserve. I must admit as I roamed the parking lot on a mild warm day in San Diego at the Q, draining Pacificos and a few shots of Patron' Silver, it was mostly good natured fun between rival fans. Then there are the "nuthin' but a gee thang baybee" fans who threaten and intimidate. I dealt w/one of them later. Yours truly also broke up a brutal fight in the men's restroom, with authoritah' as "Cartman" would put it. Yes, the Halloween parade of skull and Darth costumes abounded, they were soon reduced to the stature of Jar Jar Binks, comedy relief and stuttering their words. I witnessed drunken beautiful young surfer girls do things with strategically shaped clown balloons to show their skills in the art of amour that would make Jenna Jameison blush, or at least join in! I had a great time and my kudos even to Raider fans, in my section they were congratulatory, most saying they would get us next time. It will be in 2 weeks or so in Oakland...and I seriously doubt it. The Amtrak train I took down from my home in Portland, Oregon had quite a few Raider fans on it and NO Charger fans, I took a little flak and heard boasts of imminent victory. The funny was, I rode back with almost all who were on the train when I went down, some saw me and said nothing...embarrassed. Most shook my hand and one even shot the breeze with me and bought the beer in the club car! To the game...what do I say? It was "Shock and Awe" from the beginning. My favorite highlight was Antonio Gates slam dunking the crossbar after a TD catch! Tim Dwight hauled in a beauty, 1 catch for the game, one TD. A nice kick return also. Too much to detail, it never stopped in this onslaught! This group is jelling and will only get better, I refuse to believe or even consider a Charger collapse this season. I feel we will own New Orleans next week, there will be no letdown. We have been in the games we lost till the end and should have beat Atlanta, alas we didn't get it done. But that was then and this is now, hey...wasn't that a song by my favorite 80's band "ABC"? I will return but I'm still super tired still from the laborious train ride back so I will post more later. GO SAN DIEGO SUPERRRRRR CHARGERSSSSSSSSS! 2004 we were pretty much picked by all media and publications to be el lasto, as the English Beat would say to the critics, "Wha 'Appen"?

Took the Nation to the Woodshed

Just got off the train from SD back to PDX. We hit a lettuce truck and were 5 hrs late. No injuries. Will blog about my game experiences tomorrow.