Roared in like a lion, well a little, and went out like a little lamb. The underwhelming underachieving Chargers ended a very disappointing 2005 season at 9-7 and finished 3rd in the powerful AFC West. Who we beat is significant, how we lost was unforgivable. We took out 4 playoff bound teams handily. NYG,NE, WAS, IND...we whupped em all. But we lost games in the closing seconds to DEN and PIT, also playoff bound. The killer was a loss to MIA at home that basically sent us packing.
Lets start where we need improvement the most. For me it is close to a toss up between revamping the O line or overhauling the secondary. The special teams besides the kickers were fairly atrocious. I may be wrong and feeling sorry for myself, but it seemed every game we gave up big yards on punt and kick returns. Thats a field position battle the opponents seemed to win every game. I like Sproles as a kick/punt returner but he needs to shag fly balls in the offseason. He dropped a few big kicks. Also it seems we always run one all the way back each season on kicks and as far as my memory serves me we didn't this year.
This may meet with some objection but I say "Get Rid of Marty". We need a transfusion. We need a new way to look at things. We need a coach with some piss and vinegar! As Donald Trump would say, "Its nothing personal Marty, its just business". I think he coached some horrible games, the Philly game comes to mind. Damn, how many times did he run LT up the middle to no avail? He even ran Sproles up the middle in that game! And he was injured! Marty is a limited winner. A great regular season coach with a horrid playoff record. Look up his old KC record, eerily similar to what he has done in SD when he has won. Except for those horrible losing seasons of a few years back. Don't really know who is out there and as far as I know the Bolts aren't looking. Its just my personal opinion, maybe it would light a fire under our ass and we would be winning all those games we lost by mere FG's and last minute pass plays.
I have already stated I think Drew may not be the man to lead us to the uncharted waters of a Super Bowl triumph. But in all reality our best chance in the next 2 to 3 years is with him at the helm. To surprise everybody and trade Brees with the current talent and potential we have would be like throwing in the towel on having a chance at it. I have heard another rumor that we are keeping Rivers, don't know if its true. I'll take our current QB's over the Billy Joe Tolliver/Babe Laufenberg era any day!
I will try not to completely disappear this off season. Keep you posted on trades, acquisitions, hopefully no "National Enquirer" type stories or legal proceedings about any Charger players and such. The Chargers seem to have a 2 to 4 year window to work with, cause we got the talent to do it, regardless of opinion of others. Especially Raider opinions.
Pop goes the shoulder of our savior Drew. We shall return in 2006 with a vengeance. No way are we gonna give up 99 yd winning drives when we have the lead with :59 left on the clock. Hopefully, like the famous "Grasshopper" who became a spiritual bad ass in "Kung Fu" we will walk the rice paper and leave no trace. And we are gonna freakin' snatch that pebble from the AFC Wests' hand again. We have learned!
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you sound like a whiny....Raider fan??....before the Chargers finished 9-7, you were propositioning Drew Brees and worshipping Marty-ball. The truth is, the schedule caught up to you guys. You guys were the best team to not make the playoffs. And you're also the only team in the top tier to face a schedule as brutal as you did. There's nothing wrong with the blunderbolts, they just didn't come through when they had to.
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