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 who has had such huge numbers for the team since triumphantly returning to play for the Chargers as a free agent in 2002. How could a player who has more tackles in his time with the Chargers than any other player on the team and more tackles than virtually any other player in the league during those years fall so fast?