May

25

Attention all you “fans”

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May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I love true fans.  Fans who stick through their team during 1-15 (remember the year of Ryan Leaf?) or, even worse, 0-16 (poor Detroit) seasons. And I love talking smack.  Anyone who reads my blog will know that.  However, what gets my goat, to be cliche, are those “fans” who discount any team’s or player’s accomplishments [...]

May

24

We knew he couldn’t hack it in the big leagues, but this??

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May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Former San Diego Chargers QB (and #2 pick behind Peyton Manning in 1998) and former West Texas A&M QB coach Ryan Leaf (who resigned “abruptly” due to “minor drug charges”) was indicted on 7 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, one count of burglary to a habitation, and one count of delivery of a [...]

May

18

Lucky Chucky

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May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Monday Night Football on ESPN will be graced this year with the replacement of Tony Kornheiser with ex-Raider/Buccanneer coach Jon Gruden.  Personally, I am thrilled.  I had always wondered what the heck Kornheiser even did during the program as I often muted him.  It will be so much fun watching Gruden’s personality translate from the [...]

May

10

Say it isn’t so

Posted by Charger_Girl

May 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

Lorenzo Neal will be playing for the Oakland Raiders this season, along with RB Gary Russell who was also recently signed. Cardinals’ fans will remember Russell as the RB who scored the first TD in last year’s Super Bowl.  Won’t he be a lucky guy having the BEST FB in the league blocking for him?  Suffice [...]

May

7

Am I the only one…

Posted by Charger_Girl

May 7, 2009 | 3 Comments

…who cannot stand the 1963 powder blue uniforms?  I know Chris Berman loves them and thinks they are the greatest throwback uniform of all time; however, I think they are a bit too feminine for a burly group of hot guys. 
Happy Anniversary NFL!!  To celebrate the league’s 50th anniversary, there will be some designated “legacy” [...]

May

3

In Memoriam - Jack Kemp

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May 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Former congressman and the first Chargers QB Jack Kemp passed away Saturday evening.  He was 73.
Kemp’s first start - the first game in Chargers’ history - was a W as he led the Chargers to a 21-20 win vs. the Dallas Texans.  He played for the Chargers from 1960-1962 and had a 22-6 record as a [...]