Source: RealFootball365.com By Clint Muhe After two years of patiently waiting, Philip Rivers has finally received the call he had been waiting for. Few quarterbacks drafted in the Top 5 of the NFL Draft are ever asked to wait. Quite the contrary; very few drafted that high have the luxury of being groomed and gradually [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2006’
Average Charger secondary will benefit from weak schedule
Source: RealFootball365.com By Connor J. Byrne This offseason, most of the focus in San Diego has regarded the Chargers’ new starting quarterback, Philip Rivers, who is set to take over for former Pro Bowler Drew Brees. Because the team is on the hook for Rivers’ enormous salary, they were forced to let Brees, an unrestricted [...]
Thunder & Lightning
Source: Chargers Football Xtra By “foty89” James Parrotte Many Chargers fans, and indeed observers from around the country, wonder at the seemingly rapid transformation of Donnie Edwards from fan favorite to team cancer, at least in the opinion a vocal minority of fans. One wonders how fans could so quickly turn on a hometown hero [...]
Gates a keeper: Chargers TE second to none
Source: USA TOday By Skip Woods Antonio Gates’ story has become so familiar it almost isn’t even a story anymore for most NFL fans. For the record, here’s a refresher course: Gates was an all-state tight end for his Michigan high school. But he was an even better basketball player. He decided he preferred basketball [...]
Rookies learn life skills at annual symposium
Source: Chargers.com By Casey Pearce Since NFL rookies began arriving at their new teams in early May, they’ve had their noses to the ground learning new schemes and getting physically prepared for life in professional football. This week the 255 players that were selected in April’s NFL Draft are in La Costa, California at the [...]
What can we expect from Rivers?
Source: The Sporting News By Vinnie Iyer What’s to be expected with Philip Rivers running the offense? I think it will be tough for the Chargers to get back to the playoffs this season based on playing a tough division in a tough conference, but the long-awaited quarterback change from Drew Brees to Philip Rivers [...]
Luis Castillo – Unleashed
Source: Chargers Football Xtra By Bo Navarro & Forrest Overin You can understand that the last 14 months have been a whirlwind for Chargers’ Defensive End Luis Castillo. Besides the usual hubbub of the combine and private workouts that prospects go through leading up the NFL draft, Castillo had the stress and upheaval of recovering [...]
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