Source: USA Today
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By Jim Corbett

SAN DIEGO - LaDainian Tomlinson is the authority when it comes to Chargers quarterbacks.

Arguably the game's best all-around running back, Tomlinson has been the offensive constant in San Diego's rise from the Ryan Leaf debacle to a hungry team that believes it is poised to make a championship run.

Tomlinson was drafted in 2001, just months after the Chargers gave up on Leaf, the second overall pick of the 1998 draft and a man who came to define quintessential first-round bust.</blockquote>
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