Dear Santa, A Charger fans wish list

by JeremyBeckett on Dec 25, 2011 1:34 PM PST

Christmas wish list

1. Bill Cowher in lightning Bolts. Yes Chargers fans, he interviewed, and expressed interest in the job. That is a good indicator Norv and A.J are gone.

2. A Chargers Raiders tie. This will not only move the Chargers up the draft board, but keep the Raiders out of the playoffs, as well.

3. Tebow loses three straight to slide into the playoffs just to get smashed by the Steelers in Denver, after Orton cleans his clock for the season finale at home.

4. John Elway drafts a QB in the first round to breed a QB controversy in Denver that parrallels the Palmer/Campbell controversy in Oakland, and the Orton/Cassel controversy in K.C. This will spiral into miscommunication, poor leadership, and split locker rooms amongst all three.

5. A.J Smith becomes the GM for the Raiders, and introduces them to similar first round picks the Chargers have had to live with, Buster, Sammy, Larry, but then realizes they have no first round picks(oops)! So unveils some late round gems like he did in SD. Scot Chandler, Dobbins, Marcus Thomas, Dejuan Tribble, Kevin Ellison, Brandon Hughes. etc: Talent genius? Lmfao." Every" mock draft I read from casual fans rendered better picks.

6. New D- Coordinator. Singletary is available. Manusky couldnt win 4 games with a team that goes 14-2 the year after he leaves. Does A.J only hire coaches with losing records? Hmm, an egomaniac GM that only hires "down on their luck last chance coaches" wise play, you old prick.

7. Norv swallows his pride, knows his days as a Head coach are over, and signs at a reduced rate as a Offensive Coordinator. Its really that or retire really!

8. Vincent Jackson wakes up from his 50 million dollar dream and signs a 4 year 25 million dollar deal with the Chargers.

9. Gaither signs a deal, Dielman doesn't retire, McNeil moves to right guard, and Hardwick and Vasquez extend making a very legit O-Line.

10. Jammer moves to Strong safety, pairing with a (HEALTHY) Sanders, and Weddle making a top notch Safety tandem.

11.Chargers draft a legit pass rusher in the first round.Also A cornerback , blocking fullback and tight end that could make immediate impacts.

12. Jeff Hurd ( Conditioning coach ) GONE!. After leading the NFL 3 years in injuries, strains, pains, cramps.etc, a jr.high P.E coach would be a step up.

13. Takeo goes out after not just playing in a playoff game, but winning some.

14. See that same picture of Cowher holding up the Lombardi trophy but wearing a Chargers hat.

It's a lot to ask I know Santa, but dammit we've got a lump of coal in our stockings since 1963! Wtf?

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All good but number 7

Norv is NOT a good offensive coordinator. He’s a bumbling buffoon with little vision and no guts. I pretty much like the rest of your suggestions but Norv is a HUGE loser and MUST get as far out of San Diego as possible.

by Norvmustdie on Dec 27, 2011 10:04 AM PST reply actions

take things a little too far much?

by chaplinesque on Dec 28, 2011 12:53 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah, mostly.

Cowher-Singletary-Turner would be intriguing, but I’m suspicious of supergroups: the whole ends up being less than the sum of its, parts, though often very good for a short time. Norvmustdie is wrong about Turner, one of the best offensive minds of his day. If Cowher came in and replaced Smith, then Turner could stay on and call it sort of a lateral move or a half-step down rather than a full step down (“letting him focus on running the offense”). Otherwise, I don’t think it’s possible.

I hope Dielman and McNeill aren’t done, but that’s in God’s hands now. I suspect that between those two and Jared Gaither, we have one or two starters. With Smith gone, Clary will probably be gone too. We’ll have to re-sign Hardwick. He’s due a big payday (as his low-salary position goes), but he’s a franchise center, and those guys are worth a lot more to their own team than they are to other teams. That leaves one or two openings on the line.

1st round: a pass-rushing DE/OLB would be great, would immediately turn the defense from mediocre to good. Failing that, a quality OT prospect.
2nd-3rd rounds: Can’t have enough LBs or DBs. If the first pick is a pass-rusher, then an OT or OG would be good. A dedicated RT or OG in the 2nd round is a smart pick: usually you can get one of the top guys on the board.
Day 3: Need either a C or a QB. Gotta go hunting for a backup C or QB, can fill the other spot with a journeyman (gonna be a lot of decent journeyman QBs on the market this year).

Sanders may be done. Jammer moving to safety means they have to draft a CB in the first two rounds: see above. This is a tough position to be in, in that AJ did everything right and even made good picks, and yet CB is still a nagging issue. I don’t think they should put in big money chasing it: let the guys on the roster work out the holes and hope improving the pass rush makes all the difference. The defense could be a strength next season without too much investment.

I refuse to speculate on the Broncos. Let’s just draft a guy who can not only get in Tebow’s face, but who can actually close the deal when he gets there. Our DL would be dominant if we had a killer all-around ROLB, rather than a rotation of serviceable backups who individually probably belong on the squad, but who together make up not much of anything.

An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Dec 28, 2011 5:36 AM PST reply actions