Chargers Nearing Bottom, Lose To Browns

The Chargers continue to reveal how awful they really are.  They lose to the (previously) one win Cleveland Browns on a windy, rainy day.  The Chargers were unable to score even a touchdown and settled for two field goals to lose 7-6 in a mostly boring contest between two teams whose defenses aren't really that good but the offense, for both teams, is fairly inept.

The mood in Chargerland is finally one of acceptance that this Charger team is crap.  I had that feeling before the season started but seeing the fanfare from the "super fans" I almost felt guilty in my perception and public outcry that this team was garbage.  But now, the "super fans" have either completely disappeared from the discussion about the Chargers - because they are the ones who continually state that the off season was a good one, that Meachum, Royal and Gaither would be the difference makers and this team would regain it's 2006 (14-2) form and be a factor in the NFL.  No, that is not the case...Meachum hasn't done dick and even dropped what would have been a long touchdown pass on Sunday.  Royal has usually been sidelined with injury and a non-factor this season.  And left tackle Gaither played this last Sunday but will likely be hurt shortly as that seems to be his trend.

Now, most Charger fans are looking ahead to the end of the season and the hopes that Norv Turner will get fired, but I hate to be the bearer of bad news again...remember last season?  Remember when we were told that Norv Turner would be fired last season and then he wasn't?  If there is anything we know and that is Dean Spanos doesn't care about winning or this football team.  He only cares about money.  So if there is a way he can save a buck and keep Turner, I think he will.  Of course it won't take a rocket scientist to do the math and Dean will see the numbers too...that is, no one will be going to the games anymore because the team stinks and that may eventually force his hand to fire Turner...and who knows, if the losing skid goes for a while, maybe it will happen sooner rather than later.

With the loss to Cleveland, there is one thing that is abundantly clear about this Charger team right now...they are a bad team that is capable of losing to any team.  As my previous post mentioned prior to the Cleveland game, where some Charger fans saw the Browns, Chiefs and Buccaneers as three almost guaranteed wins,   think the Chargers will be lucky to win Thursday night against the Chiefs - but won't guarantee it, and come out of this three game "guaranteed wins" with a 1-2 record.  After that, the Chargers schedule gets pretty brutal and they will be lucky to get to 6-10...they do have Carolina, Jets and Raiders left to play...but I think they will be lucky to win 1 out of those three games...the rest of their opponents will have little problem with this Charger team.