Chargers Win Ugly

The Chargers, especially their offense, looked very vulnerable and could very well have lost the game to the Raiders and instead eek out a 21-14 win. Of course Tomlinson accounted for all 3 Charger touchdowns rushing for 2 and throwing for another.

All the media hype around this team of recent, with a lot of attention being given to Phillip Rivers over the past couple of weeks I think had Rivers a little over-charged. His passes all game long were not thrown very well, he would either overthrow his recievers or would try to run, both uncharactistic of the Rivers we have seen so far this year. The Raiders picked Rivers off once but could have easily been 3 dropping 2 Rivers passes that were literally thrown right to a Raider defender.

But the play of the game was easily Vincent Jackson's bonehead move in the 4th Quarter. With the Chargers down by 7, go for it on a 4th and 2. Vincent Jackson makes a 13 yard reception but thinking he is still playing at the University of Northern Colorado, flips the ball out in celebration but did so without being downed. So the Raiders jump on the ball and think they have just recovered a fumble...and you see it would have been too except thanks to the Raiders in 1978 and the "Holy Roller" play that helped the Raiders beat the Chargers back then...well, 28 years later the rule in place to prevent such a play again came back to bite the Raiders in the ass and the Chargers end up with the ball.

Bills are up next and Shawne Merriman will be back. Hopefully this last game was the worst we see the Chargers for the rest of the year.

And after watching that game ended up going to Sepultura...what a way to wrap up the Thanksgiving weekend...

Michael Richards' Apology

And here is the apology offered up by Richards on the Letterman show...

Michael Richards: WOW!

Boy did Michael Richards try to end his career in a hurry...

If you haven't seen this yet... racial content...

Chargers Praised

If you turned on any national sports program, it was likely that the Chargers might be #1 on many analysts 'power rankings'. ESPN has the Chargers at #1, FOX Sports, etc. Lots of hype will oftentimes ruin a team...

When the season first began I thought the final 8 game stretch would be tougher than the first half...which still may be the case...but the Chargers, coming back from double-digit defecits on the road the past two games really shows a person that the team is good. Also, the Chargers are 3-0 without Shawne Merriman and after this week's game against Oakland will return and will no doubtedly make the Charger defense better.

The 3 remaining divisional games are all in San Diego and things look good for the Chargers in securing a playoff spot with a strong finsih. I think they should handle Oakland this weekend and if KC can sneak out a win tonight against the Broncos, the Chargers would have 2 games on both those teams...that would be sweet!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

EXCELLENT!!!

Chargers beat the Broncos in Denver!

Just wait until the defense is back to 100%....

LT, breaks Jim Brown's record for fastest player to 100 touchdown's....

We all know he is the shit!!!...

GO CHARGERS....

Too Much Free Time

I've said it once and I'll say it again... I wish I had so much free time that waiting in a line for days to see Star Wars or purchase the latest game console is a great idea.

Apparently there were people camping out for days to purchase the Playstation 3. These people bravely cease playing video games - probably their full-time profession - to stand in line to spend $400+ to buy the PS3, games, etc... which they then will most likely not be seen again until the next new gaming console comes out...man, it must be rough and again, I just wish I had enough free time where waiting for days to spend money even seemed like a good idea to me...

And of course it doesn't take long for thieves to enter the equation. Criminals usually aren't the brightest people around but one doesn't need to be a rocket scientist to put 2 and 2 together...

Let me get this straight... a bunch of nerds are going to be standing outside, in a line, at the Best Buy tonight at 3 AM and they all will have lots of cash as well as other items... hmm... I'm sure they'll be fine.

Stop Motion Drums And Piano

My friend Dane sent me the link to this video...it's pretty cool...

Landis: Maybe Not Guilty? Some Hope

I'm not going to lie...when I heard Floyd Landis tested positive for doping and the subsequent reports I labeled him a cheater (like Bonds, Palmerio, Giambi, etc.). But apparently the lab that tested Landis' B sample had the wrong sample. But this all seems very odd because just yesterday the French Anti-Doping Agency was hacked into by computer hackers and now today a story surfaces that Landis' sample may have been the wrong one.

For such a prestigious event you would think that all aspects involved are on the up-and-up but apparently not. If, after all that has been said and done to Floyd Landis, things are found out where the whole testing process is sloppy and inaccurate, that there may have been tampering or just a plot in general, it will vindicate Floyd Landis and totally discredit anything involved with French athletics again...in my opinion...

Chargers-Broncos I

There is no question that this weekend's game beween the 7 and 2 Chargers and the 7 and 2 Broncos is a huge one for both teams. The winner has a game up on the loser and sole possession of the AFC West lead. Regardless of the outcome there will be a rematch in San Diego on December 10th and 6 more games to play. So although this game is hyped up everyone should also keep some perspective.

Because of the 'magnitude' of this game it will be pretty easy to pick out some of the Charger headlines that will surely be talked about amongst the 'talkers' the following week. If the Broncos win Monday's headlines will be: San Diego still has not moved into the 'elite' category of teams. They fail to win a big game on the road. If the Chargers should win they will move into the top 3 category of NFL teams, Rivers will continue to get accolades (this one pending his performance but anything short of awful - which he has yet to be - will gain him praise).

Malcom Floyd has turned out to be a clutch 3rd receiver. With plenty of attention drawn to Gates, McCardell and Parker the speedy and tall Floyd has made the most of his opportunities of late. I think the Broncos are going to come out blitzing a lot to put the pressure on Rivers right away. Making quick reads and plays to key Chargers (Gates/Tomlinson) could be a big key. The Charger defense is still plenty battered, it is unknown if Castillo will be back but Shaun Phillips returned last week and played well.

Prior to last week I really didn't see the Bronco offense winning the game for the Broncos...but after giving up over 500 yards to the Bengals proves that the Charger defense, especially without Merriman, is noticeably weak. The key matchup will be the Charger offense against the Bronco defense. With the Colts able to exploit the Bronco defense about a month ago, I would hope the high-powered Charger offense can do so as well. I think if the Chargers can get out to an early lead and put the pressure on Plummer would be the gameplan.

How O.J. Did It

It just took about 12 years but O.J. is finally going to start raking in some dough for murdering his ex-wife and her boyfriend.

He has wrote a book called "If I Did It, Here's How It Happened", which really should be renamed "Here's How I Did It." Along with the book Fox TV (of course) will air 2 1-hour programs with O.J. and one would think that he will likely detail the events of the murder and essentially prove anyone's doubt about this entire saga...that is, O.J. Simpson killed 2 people and got away with it and proved that there are 2 types of justice systems in America, one for the wealthy who can get away with murder and the one for the rest of us where little doubt or evidence is even required to penalize, incarcirate or otherwise punish common citizens for far less offenses.

Bono: Bigger Than Jesus

Religion: an entity that is as corrupt and bastardized as any government, in my opinion, and a person does not need to go far to see proof of my theory. There is now a church that features the music of U2. A long time agao I made the claim that religion/clans will modify their 'service' (brainwashing) that will appeal to the people of today. A 'faithful' American wants the quickest, easiest church to belong too. With churches beginning to play popular music is just another ploy to get the mindless drones to their building so they can milk them.

I have mentioned it a long time ago that I inted to start my own church which features a drive-thru. You merely have to come and drop your money off and you will receive whatever you would like in return to make you feel like you have received something holy, a shot of wine, some unlevened bread, some holy water, incense, bag of beans...whatever you need, we'll have it for you.

A person may want to join my religion now while I'm keeping things affordable...once I mention that the weekly 'prayer service' is a viewing of American Idol, my congreation will explode...

WOW!

The Chargers go down 21-0 , and go into the half down 28-7.

Chargers made a huge rally in the 3rd quarter, scoring scoring 21 points and then in the fourth a huge sack by Shaun Phillips that forced a fumble inside the Bengal 20 set up the Chargers go ahead score in what ended up being a shootout...

This team and offense reminds me of why I became a Charger fan in the early 80's when it was Fouts, Winslow, Chandler, Muncie, Jefferson and crew... the defense, back then, didn't matter because that offense was scoring 50 points a week... were you?

Now, the Chargers can score 50 against a mediocre defense and the third string defense will give up less than 50 on the road... if all the pieces come together correctly, the Charger defense should/could be up to 100% late in the season, in time to make a playoff push, and should be considered a AFC threat.

Of course, up next is the Broncos. The Charger defense will still be undermanned and that might be the key to next week's game.

I need to sit on this big win today... but the next game against the Broncos is already weighing heavily because I have tired of Bronco talk 20 years ago....

In conclusion... excellent win today... Chargers won't say die and that's what any fan likes to see...

GO CHARGERS!

Will It Blend

Perusing YouTube.com I ran across this video of blending up some golf balls:



You can go to the Will It Blend Web Site to see more incredible blending action...these are essentially promotional videos for their blender, a "...entry level blender for the Blendtec home product line." They make a bigger 20 amp commercial model which could likely shred steel beams because the home model seems to blend things up just fine...

New Feature: Labels

And look at this fantastic feature... LABELS! You can click on any of the categories and view the postings listed in each category.

I have (quickly) gone through a fair amount of my posts and threw a label (or 2) on them... so much of the most recent postings are now categorized for your viewing...

Even a special "Zappy" category for the band that plays once every 10 years... man do they have some pull around here...or maybe it was because their videos that I posted are fairly recent...

New Look

Blogger.com is updating/upgrading their blogging services. They have made it very easy to change the overall appearance of my blog... colors, fonts, layout, etc...

So as you can see the blog looks a little different and I will probably continue to monkey with it until I get bored...

Election Day Snorefest

Yesterday was the big mid-term elections for many areas of the country. For my region was nothing special. The senator up for re-election will continue to be re-elected until he retires or a scandal and the same goes for the representative. Their election days are wrapped up at approximately 8:15...the polls close at 8, victory speech at 8:05, mingle for 10 minutes then hop in the vehicle waiting for you to take you back to D.C. and they won't need to be back here until their next campaign.

Typically then there are at least one or two state or city referendums that will get people to the polls...but not this year. Referendums were not only confusing but fairly boring. There was a 20% energy referendum that stated that 20% of the energy consumed by the city had to come from renewable energy sources but a week prior to the vote had officials first stating that there is no way to enforce the law and then energy companies saying they will gladly comply but rates would increase because of that...needless to say this was voted down.

Democrats take the house and possibly the Senate...yipee... you replace one lying crooked politician with another one, it does not matter if they claim to be a Repub or Dem - both major parties have one thing in common...they both do not want to see anyone get elected that would actually stand up for people's rights, spend wisely and vote as their constituents would like. Dems and Republicans are just one in the same and word their lawmaking a little differently to sound as if they are actually doing something but in reality both parties, if left to their desires, would, and are taking this country to the exact, yet to be determined, same place.

Best Political Ads I've Seen

Got to love pro-marijuana advertisements!

Chargers 2nd Half Beats Browns

The Chargers at home against the Cleveland Browns. On paper, the Chargers rate as one of the most potent offenses in the NFL and have one of the top defenses; the Browns rank in the bottom 5 almost every major offensive category and one would think this game would be in mop-up shortly after halftime. Instead, the Browns go into the half up 12-10 the Charger offense unable to move the ball consistently and the referees doing everything in their power to assist the Browns with some very questionable calls throughout the game, most seemingly against the Chargers. Add Marty Schottenheimer's coaching and the Browns may have enough intangibles to beat the Chargers. The Browns had a 4th and 12 and the Chargers call consecutive timeouts which is a 15 yard penalty and the Browns get a first down... GIVE ME A BREAK... the Browns don't even have to snap the ball on a 4th and 12 and get a first down because the Chargers are incapable of getting a defense out there for a 4th and 12 play? At that point I thought the Chargers would be 'coached' to yet another loss by Marty. For most of the first half and most of the 3rd the Chargers came out passing and Tomlinson had 9 carries for 43 yards. It was almost exactly on que, the announcers of the game see Tomlinson's stat line and utter "...and so far Tomlinson has been ineffective as they hand the ball of to him and he breaks through the line and is gone, a
41 yard touchdown run." You could almost see the light-bulb going off on the Chargers sideline..."Hey, why don't we give the ball to Tomlinson for a while?" In the end, Tomlinson rushes for 172 yards and 3 touchdowns to bail the Chargers out of a game that seemed to be slowly spiralling out of control.

The make-shift defense didn't do too bad except for the penalties, and not just your ordinary penalties, the automatic first down type penalties, 5 times did Charger penalties result in a Cleveland first down.

Up next the Bengals, who don't look to be the AFC super-power the preseason had them hyped to be. Their defense isn't that good, especially against the run and their offensive line seems to be weak. Again, on paper the Chargers look as if they easily outmatch this team. I would like to think the Chargers will go to Tomlinson a little earlier in this game and definately try and get a pass rush on Palmer. The Bengals are still a very talented team on offense and if you let them get their rhythm they will gladly get into a shootout with any team if you let them.

Winslow Jr. Trash Talking, Gates Unimpressed

So the Charger-Browns game this weekend needed some spice and Winslow Jr. is just the man to donate some bulletin board material.

Kellen Winslow Jr., the son of the greatest tight end to ever play the game, his dad, Charger and Hall Of Famer, Kellen Winslow, essentially came out and said that he is the best tight end playing the game.

“It's me vs. Gates. I want to be the best tight end out there, and I've got to go do it on Sunday. You know, Tony's right behind me, Gates is right behind me. So I've got to stay on top.”

“I'm trying to be the best. I said I was the best. I am the best. And I'm going to prove it on Sunday.”

And of any comparison between him and Gates:

“I don't think we're alike at all, except for the speed factor. He plays basketball out there. I compare myself more to a (Jeremy) Shockey.”

I think this reply from Gates best sums up my sentiments:

“I guess he feels like he has something to prove,” Gates said. “You don't have nothing to prove until you prove it to yourself and play a whole year. I can't get caught up with a guy talking about him being the best tight end and it's a heavyweight fight. . . . I don't see it that way. You have to have credibility to say that.”

I also have no issue with anyone trying to light a fire under the Chargers right now. With the defense injured and Merriman out, the Chargers need to keep things tight to stay amongst the top for the playoff run.