n/m i was really just being sarcastic.

4/25/2010 12:41:20 PM

Anyone going to a game this year?

5/26/2010 4:51:19 PM

Quote :

"As expected, San Diego restricted free agents Vincent Jackson and Marcus McNeill didn't sign their tenders by the June 15 deadline. Now, Chargers general manager A.J. Smith says the team is preparing for the 2010 season without them. "We lost a couple of great players [Tuesday], and it hurts," Smith told the San Diego Union-Tribune. "We are trying to build a championship team, and losing the services of both Vincent and Marcus just made that more difficult -- but not impossible. In due time, Coach [Norv] Turner will name two new starters. We will rally as a team, compete and try to win as many games as we can." The two players do not plan to report for the start of training camp and quite possibly well beyond, league sources have told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The Union-Tribune is reporting that the two players plan to hold out until after Week 10 of the 2010 season unless they receive long-term deals or are traded. Jackson and McNeill need to play six weeks to get credit for an accrued season. As a result of not signing their tenders, the Chargers have cut McNeill's salary from $3.168 million to $583,000 and Jackson's salary from $3.268 million to $600,000. The 26-year-old McNeill is a two-time Pro Bowl left tackle, in charge of protecting quarterback Philip Rivers' blindside. The 27-year-old Jackson has had two straight seasons with more than 1,000 receiving yards and has led the league in each of those years in average yards per catch. The Chargers have prepared for Jackson's and McNeill's absences, signing wide receiver Josh Reed and offensive tackle Tra Thomas this month. "It was a very unpleasant situation we all had to deal with," Smith told the Union-Tribune. "It came to a conclusion [Tuesday]. We will now move forward and focus on the upcoming season." "

Guess all that division winning, super bowl champs chest-thumping was premature. Bye bye left tackle and number one wide receiver. Hello mediocre football.

[Edited on June 16, 2010 at 3:18 PM. Reason : .]

6/16/2010 3:17:50 PM

why won't the chargers front office pay anybody? they seem to have made a real mess of things the last few years. phillip cant do it alone...PAY HIS RECEIVER AND LT!

6/16/2010 3:40:41 PM

They definitely shouldn't have paid LT, Vincent Jackson is another story entirely.

6/16/2010 3:44:31 PM

^LT = Left Tackle.

6/16/2010 3:48:00 PM

that makes much more sense, sorry for the brain fart.

6/16/2010 4:05:18 PM

aint no one gettin paid till theres a ring involed. I love the chargers but they were throwing out new york yankees money to people.

6/16/2010 5:22:38 PM

The Chargers management sucks ass. Seriously, pay these dudes and try to win. Oh well, Rivers career will never amount to a championship unless he's traded. Plus Norv Turner will never get fired.

6/16/2010 5:23:28 PM

VJ's gonna have a 4 game suspension anyway.

6/16/2010 5:40:35 PM

JC is looking good... Watch your back P.Riv!!!

6/16/2010 7:20:38 PM

the bad thing is that, the D picked fence needs to step thier game up. as seen against the jets

6/17/2010 1:19:14 AM

The D has sucked for a couple years now. im still pissed at the fireMartyletshireNorv idiocy.

phillip does some great things to win games, but he can't win a championship alone. speaking of help...any word on how the running backs are shaping up (besides Sproles)?

6/17/2010 8:58:57 AM

bit of a pet peeve here, but his name is Philip, one "l"

6/17/2010 9:18:41 AM

Unless you're a Maryland fan, then it's spelled with four Ls

6/17/2010 9:21:15 AM

6/17/2010 9:23:41 AM

always forget that one...^^^

[Edited on June 17, 2010 at 9:29 AM. Reason : ^]

6/17/2010 9:29:01 AM

A.J. has another thing coming if he thinks Josh Reed and old ass Tra Thomas are going to come in and this team is still going to be competing for a championship.

Also, its pretty hilarious that these dumbasses could have signed their tenders for 6 times the money but decided to play it tough, got their bluffed called, made themselves pretty much untradable, and now have basically no leverage.

6/17/2010 9:52:56 AM

no business-savvy GM is giving out lucrative, long-term deals right now so long as there's uncertainty with the CBA

and no, aj smith doesn't expect thomas and reed to play at the level of vjack and mcneill. still gotta have bodies to plug in for competition and depth though

chargers' mgmt aren't idiots---they're running the team like a business, which it is

6/17/2010 1:41:13 PM

People at chargers forums think it's fairly likely they will both come back for the last 6 weeks of the season so they can get an Accrued Season (or they will still be RFA if I understand correctly)

6/17/2010 6:15:21 PM

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"Unless you're a Maryland fan, then it's spelled with four Ls"

too soon

6/17/2010 6:53:59 PM

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jun/29/vincent-jackson-chargers-trade-seattle/
No way the Chargers miss the playoffs with Floyd & Legedu as their #1 & #2 receiving options

6/30/2010 1:08:30 PM

Ugh. I just wish one of the sides would cave in. I know San Diego has a good receiving corps without him, but he's still a unique receiver with his strength, height, and speed. He just adds a threat that not many WRs out there have.

Not looking like he'll be a Charger this year at this moment.

6/30/2010 1:15:54 PM

Maybe SD mngt should tell Jackson to get the players union to agree to a new CBA and I bet they would be willing to re-sign him to a long term deal

6/30/2010 1:29:18 PM

hell, trade him to Seattle. If they're willing to give up a 2nd rounder for Charlie Whitehurst what would Vincent Jackson pull? A Herschel Walker type return?

[Edited on June 30, 2010 at 1:32 PM. Reason : .]

6/30/2010 1:31:59 PM

dammit, I was gonna use V jax as one of my keepers, but between the contract stuff and the possible suspension i'm not sure it's worth it.

6/30/2010 2:36:53 PM

3 game suspension for VJ.

If he's sitting out then the suspension runs concurrently, so he or the chargers won't have to deal with it when/if he comes back.

But if he's traded he'll sit out 3 games.

7/1/2010 11:56:20 AM

Please to have shorter preseason and longer regular season

7/1/2010 3:45:48 PM

First. Preseason game of the year tomorrow night. Anywhere good to watch it that has sound on.


Thank god Merriman signed his contract today.

8/13/2010 10:53:41 PM

is this on yet?

8/14/2010 9:13:07 PM

chargers 3 and out

bears score FG on 1st drive

Richard Goodman big return (51 yds) on KO

watching on atdhe

[Edited on August 14, 2010 at 9:21 PM. Reason : .]

rivers tore them up - TD chargers..28 yds ti Nanee. overcame a 2nd and 17 and 1st and 20 on the drive

[Edited on August 14, 2010 at 9:29 PM. Reason : .]

8/14/2010 9:19:17 PM

lol - chargers have been racking up a shit ton of penalties. 7 for 52 yds now I think and just in the 2nd

8/14/2010 9:56:11 PM

game was blacked out here (sold my tix), recording the replay at 11:30p so i'll check it out tomorrow sometime

worried about missing mcneill...

8/15/2010 12:02:03 AM

Riivers is pumped already.

8/15/2010 2:14:55 PM

my new favorite gif

8/15/2010 3:13:32 PM

Mmmm Charger Girls!

8/15/2010 7:24:23 PM

By far the hottest girls in football

8/16/2010 3:44:38 PM

Bought my Cardinals vs. Chargers tickets today for the game October 3rd.

Sitting in Field Section 40 - 11 rows up form the field


[Edited on August 19, 2010 at 11:29 PM. Reason : l]

8/19/2010 11:28:16 PM

sweet, my season seats used to be in field 39 -- you'll have a great view of any touchdowns in that end zone but it'll be a little tough to see the far end

(you'll have a great view of the charger girls too, they'll be right in front of your section)

8/20/2010 1:19:41 AM

Quote :

"you'll have a great view of the charger girls too, they'll be right in front of your section"

Sweet

8/20/2010 7:28:32 AM

ha, i usually bring my guy friends to the games and they enjoy the view:


i prefer philip:


(these are from a few seasons ago, so your charger girls may vary)

and if you need any advice about visiting san diego, let me know

go bolts

8/20/2010 5:08:31 PM

Id fucking love to. Find me a cheap flight and a place to stay and ill be down.

8/20/2010 11:04:11 PM

i need to get to sd soon

8/21/2010 4:42:18 PM

haha, watching the game against the cowboys -- philip just made a td-saving tackle after a sproles fumble, awesome

8/21/2010 10:21:16 PM

are you single? because I'd add that on to the list of reasons to move back to san diego

i miss that place...i mean you can't even get good carne asada on the least coast

[Edited on August 22, 2010 at 2:24 AM. Reason : chargers drafted rivers the year i left ]

8/22/2010 2:16:41 AM

I see that the cowboys finally got a td in preseason. It only took the defense to do it. Lol.


Fuck romo.


I wanna go to sd on the quick

8/22/2010 3:25:17 AM

i was looking forward to seeing the highlights of this game on ESPN this morning when i tuned in.....

but all i got to see was every Tony Romo pass attempt. That is correct....not one Charger Offensive Highlight.....what the fuck

8/22/2010 7:13:47 AM

haha, i just saw the video of PR tackling that guy on the fumble return..

he really didn't "catch him from behind" like they made it sound...he was basically waiting on him down near the endzone, but awesome tackle nonetheless

8/22/2010 9:24:29 AM

yeah it was a pretty fucking boring game

8/22/2010 10:37:54 AM

Quote :

"haha, i just saw the video of PR tackling that guy on the fumble return.. he really didn't "catch him from behind" like they made it sound...he was basically waiting on him down near the endzone, but awesome tackle nonetheless"

8/22/2010 12:37:31 PM