It’s amazing what four straight wins and three straight Denver losses can do for the mood around Chargers Park on a Monday afternoon. Now tied with the Broncos at 6-3, and having beaten back two of the over-inflated “beasts of the East” the past two weeks, the Chargers are finally walking the path they all imagined taking in training camp.
The good feeling has even trickled up to the head coach, Norv Turner. At his weekly presser on Monday, Norv was even cracking wry on multiple occasions. The Norv Turner comedy playbook has seen the light of day less often than the wildcat formation, so this was a rare and refreshing treat.
On hearing the news before Sunday’s game that LaDainian Tomlinson’s wife LaTorsha was pregnant with their first child, Norv said he went to LT with a little friendly advice:
He even nailed the contented sniff after delivering the punch line, Chainsaw style. Nicely done, Norv! I’m not sure if Mal Hall will leave open the first slot at his Thursday night comedy show, or Greg Jones tonight for that matter, but if Norv wants to stretch out his routine I can probably place a phone call…
Hear more excerpts from Turner’s press conference after the jump: Continue Reading →
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Philip Rivers Reacts To New Contract
August 25, 2009On getting the contract extension done in the preseason:
“It feels good, it does…I’m very thankful and grateful to the Chargers and the Spanos family first, and to have many more opportunities to suit up, go out there and be the quarterback for the Chargers, and, short term, to do all I can to lead us to a championship, and with it behind us now here in the preseason, we’ll be able to do that.”