Merriman was a huge loss his year, but other teams have overcome that kind of loss more effectively. Hell, that Colts had no offensive line for the first five weeks, and they’re gonna beat your Bolts, most likely.

Might as well give it back; you’ll never go very far with Norval Turner.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot. Most of SD wants him to walk the plank, I’m torn about it.

My head says this is exactly right, and they may as well get started on a successor. My heart says I don’t want to go through another coaching change, and I want Norv to do well.

My head watches guys like BillBel and Fisher and especially the hated Shanahan do a lot more with less, and realizes Bmaz is right. Denver had a half-dozen major injuries this year at least, teh Bolts had one big one and few others early on. Uninspired teams, inconsistent play, unimaginative play-calling, etc, etc.

My heart wants to believe that beating two great teams to make the AFC Championship game last year wasn’t a fluke, and that Shanahan was no great shakes in Oakland either, and BillBel didn’t do much before NE, etc, etc.

Here’s what I see, and here’s the question I have: Chargers players who seem to think that because they are talented, they will win games and make the playoffs. That won’t cut it in the NFL, you have to earn it and beat people. Even on the worst NFL teams, every guy out there was a star on his college team, and they will beat you. Besides having veteran players to counsel younger ones, how do you deal with that?

Does that fall on the head coach? If so, Norv is guilty as hell.

And you were harassing randiego last week about stating that the Bolts were still in it.

Ouch. Dude, I swear I wasn’t gonna bring it up…

one more chance for the primordial ooze to jerk yer chain, huh ???

But what do the Bolts have to beat Indy with?

Who cares? Two weeks ago Denver was 8-5, teh Bolts 5-8. Done. Stick a fork in ‘em. We had plans for dinner with friends next sunday, but now that’s over.

“It is a playoff-worthy team but it may not be in the playoffs. And it will ultimately depend on the kindness of strangers.

You gotta figure, Phillip Rivers is gonna beat Cutler next week, with the way he’s been playing.

But what do the Bolts have to beat Indy with?

But here’s the funny thing. In addition to you and me and Neil and BSL, you know who else will be rooting for Mangini next week?

BillBel.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Even I can appreciate the humor in that.