i’m asking seriously, i’m not on here enough to know.

Get rid of stephen cooper, cromartie, stop using hester as a FB, and get the TE’s to run block better. And the whole O-line as well. Find someone to complement/help Williams, and we’ll have a start. You (or someone) mentioned Profootballfocus.com
Well according to them, everyone I just mentioned was barely or below average in comparison to everyone else on the team/league. Apparently, Eric Weddle is the best defensive player. And Brandon Siler. And Jammer. Rivers, Jackson, Gates (except for runblocking) and Vasquez and Clary on offense. My main thing is, I hate AJ. He’s a turd muffin. And I think LT should be given another year, and the coaches go back to improving the basics and fundamentals. Smart, Physical, focused football. end rant. sorry.

i wouldn’t call them “dysfunctional”. i’d call them underachievers in the post-season.

If you read the first sentence you may have noticed me referring to the Chargers of “6,7,8 years ago”. Those teams were pretty dysfunctional. I wasn’t referring to the last 3 years but I think it can be argued that recent Charger teams could aptly be described as “dysfunctional”, perhaps even more so than those others, come to think of it. At least with those Mike Riley, et al, era Charger teams you knew what you were getting and your expectations were appropriately low. Is anyone really all that impressed with dominating the Chiefs, Raiders and Broncos during this amazing 3 year AFC West run? That is a justifiable expectation these days and they needed one of the biggest choke-jobs this side of Nate Kaeding to even do that. And 3 playoff wins in 3 years. Is that really all that satisfying? True, it is a hell of a lot better now than it was before but I don’t think that is really saying much. It seems to me the players win in spite of, not because of, until it really matters, at least.
Since you asked, here is my dysfunctionality now: the Brees/Rivers fiasco (botched largely due to an ego battle between HC and GM); the asinine suspension of Antonio Gates; the Schottenheimer disaster and its timing; the hiring of the close runner-up to Wade Richey for worlds worst, least inspiring body language and a proven loser to boot as Head Coach; the stadium mess; the Spanos/Smith dynamic which I bet resembles the Walter/Donny dynamic in the Big Lebowski (i think we know who’s who in that scenario); personal grudges with agents; the Merriman surgery bungle; shoot-outs; drug rings; drug suspensions; DUIs; assaults; immaturity/leadership issues; idiotic penalties at the most inopportune times; empty threats regarding guys with questionable character; Antonio “the Tin Man” Cromartie; the sub-prime scandal and the earthquake in Haiti. OK, maybe not those last two, but you get the idea.
And as far as the LaDainian situation goes, I understand that the Chargers need to move forward and that these things are delicate and do not often end well but I think it could have been handled with a bit more decorum and tact, especially considering what this guy has meant to the organization and the community (which a lot of you have done a great job commemorating). The lousy utilization of his skills as a player this year notwithstanding (here is where you Norv defenders can show me statistics of how the Chargers actually didn’t run LT up the middle on 1st and 2nd down every time but go by what you see: did you not have more than a good idea where and when LT was running before the snap when you watched the game? I did and, by the looks of it, so did every DC they faced. No misdirections, no delays, no shovel pass, no draws, rarely anything to the outside unless it was the short side of the field and very few receptions.), you can’t tell me LaDainian has been treated well. Remember last year’s shit-show? AJ publicly mocking LT followed by some disingenuous back-pedaling, Acee writing over and over again that LaDainian’s departure is a foregone conclusion, no one in the organization even speaking to him until they were forced to because of the bad PR. Poor form and pretty disrespectful, I think. My only question is: where is the functionality?

Not everyone can be John Elway.

on his own terms. how does he belong on this list?

It was very clear this season that LT is no longer a feature back, him wanting to be used as one is more of an LT problem than a SD front office problem. Sure the chargers could still keep him around and use him in the same capacity as they did in 2005 but then fans would say they are no longer trying to compete for a championship…either way LT is making it a lose, lose situation for the charger front office.

Whereas quarterback Eli Manning refused to put on a Charger cap when the team made him the No. 1 pick last spring, and essentially forced a trade, Tomlinson, upon being drafted, went directly to a Texas tattoo parlor and had a lightning bolt emblazoned on his calf.

to be a sentient AI.

I’m firmly in the camp that he’s no longer a starter in the NFL – more of a mentor, change-of-pace, and goal-line back if anything. One thing that aggravates me to no end are the people who are blaming Norv.

In his history as an offensive coordinator/ head coach, he has always run the hell out of any running back that’s effective. The list is endless: Emmitt Smith, Stephen Davis, Tomlinson, Ricky Williams, LaMont Jordan, Frank Gore, and Tomlinson again. If Norv’s not running the ball, it’s because he doesn’t have an effective running back.

i guess because i’m looking at it from an outside perspective, i expected to come on here when you guys played the Jets and see alot of “get ‘em LT….feed the ball more to LT, he’ll get in ramped up” and so on. when i did see some of the comments i did i was shocked. i guess being a New Yorker, i only expect us to have the heartless, move on, it’s just business attitude to athletes. i figured other places its an all out love fest, for the hometown hero. i was wrong.

but hey, we did the same thing to Pat Ewing. funny thing is now, whenever he comes back to the Garden(as a coach of course) he gets a standing O. Pisses me off to no end. You called for his head when he was here, now your cheering him. give me a break. that’s just me though…..

LDT is a better compromise than LaTom.

It’s not like we are saying you should shoot the 3 legged dog. We love the 3 legged dog. Just stop running him in races at the dog track. It’s getting kind of sad since we love him so.

so not that long really