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Why Haven't the San Diego Chargers Replaced the Training Staff?

I know I wrote about this back when Norv Turner and A.J. Smith were both officially kept on board for the 2012 San Diego Chargers season, but why hasn't the team training staff been fired and replace yet?

If the basis behind keeping Norv and A.J. was "The 2011 team was dealing with too many injuries to compete" and the basis behind keeping them in 2010 was "The team was dealing with too many injuries to compete", the logical conclusion is that they are doing a poor job of keeping the team healthy (and/or getting players healed and back on the field in a timely matter) and need to be replaced.

Not only does the team's head physician, Dr. David Chao, have quite the reputation as a bad person and a bad doctor, but the team is now dealing with the fallout of Kris Dielman's retirement after a seizure that may or may not have been caused by him continuing to play in a game after being concussed. Many are wondering how the team doctors, of which Chao has the most authority, could've missed Dielman's obvious symptoms when they were obvious to referees, other teammates, fans watching on television and the tv commentators.

There is zero reason to keep Chao and his medical/training staff in San Diego. The team is constantly riddled with injury (Buster Davis and Larry English, anyone?) and now has one of the worst reputations in the league of taking care of their own players. Not only would a new training staff possibly convince free agents to sign with the team, but it could only improve the Chargers' chances of fielding a healthy team.

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I agree 100%

"Rob Johnson does not suck" --me
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by tonoxtono on Feb 29, 2012 1:27 PM PST reply actions  

For what it's worth

he did Rivers’s ACL surgery, and that turned out ok.

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by Zach (maestro876) on Feb 29, 2012 1:29 PM PST reply actions  

“This is our entire franchise you’re doing surgery on, so DON’T BE DRUNK!” – Dean Spanos

/not a real quote

Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.

Richard Wade - "I feel like me from four years ago would punch present me in the face. I like to think that's because I've grown as a person."

by John Gennaro on Feb 29, 2012 3:23 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

He might be the greatest guy in the whole world, know nothing about him

…but I could do without seeing Jeff Hurd’s age-inappropriate visor and meatheadedness on the sidelines all the time.

by Lenny Suckerpunch on Feb 29, 2012 1:34 PM PST reply actions  

Known as the greatest guy in the world, actually

The dress is pretty standard among trainers. That being said, the team could be a little stronger and resistant to injury….

Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.

Richard Wade - "I feel like me from four years ago would punch present me in the face. I like to think that's because I've grown as a person."

by John Gennaro on Feb 29, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Eh

I heard Acee talk about this and he said they evaluated it and decided it wasn’t on the training staff.
It’s hard to really know unless you are in the building.

by cameronm on Feb 29, 2012 1:39 PM PST reply actions  

So, the blame for 2011 goes on nobody

It goes on luck and maybe Manusky. That’s BS.

Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.

Richard Wade - "I feel like me from four years ago would punch present me in the face. I like to think that's because I've grown as a person."

by John Gennaro on Feb 29, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions  

If Novak makes the field goal

Or Rivers doesn’t fumble the snap they make the playoffs. Luck is certainly a main reason.

by cameronm on Feb 29, 2012 3:41 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

luck

for a team that has so much potential and talent the chargers have, it shouldn’t of came down to a snap for the reason they didnt make it in the playoffs.

about the training staff, i never really thought of this. This post has a lot of good points. Mainly, because of the dr sitting on his hands, one of the best linemans in the league is going to have to call it a career early. 2010, the team had a lot of injuries, 2011 the team again had to deal with a lot of injuries. Something needs to change.

by quan p on Mar 1, 2012 12:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Thank you for posting this

Its ridiculous. I made my peace with the Front Office keeping Norv, but Dielman’s retirement really made me think of that deadspin piece and how freakin incompetent Chao seems to be.

2 DUI’s for a doctor is such a red flag. If someone gets multiple DUI’s, I think they have 2 problems: 1) They have an alcohol problem 2) They have bad judgement. His judgement in that game is proof that he has HORRIBLE judgement.

I just hope Dielman has a healthy post-NFL life. I’ll be sure to buy him a drink next time I’m in PB.

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by L Magico on Feb 29, 2012 1:41 PM PST reply actions   2 recs

I said it in a different post

Chao keeps everyone at Chargers Park (Acee included) neck deep in opiates.

by BORTZ on Feb 29, 2012 1:42 PM PST reply actions  

because

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by BORTZ on Feb 29, 2012 1:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Occam's Razor.

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by Richard Wade on Feb 29, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   2 recs

Dont forget...

Jeff Hurd the strength and conditioning coach, he needs to go as well as Chao….these guys are more fragile than AJs ego..

by BOLTMASTER5000 on Feb 29, 2012 4:06 PM PST reply actions  

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