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Chargers Need To Consolidate Their Break

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by Craig on November 12, 2009

The Chargers managed a memorable Escape From New York last week, and many on the team have called it a stepping stone victory.  All well and good, but before the Bolts get used to the view from atop that stone, they better realize their next step will be a doozy.  If the Chargers don’t back up their great road win with a home victory over the Eagles, then what did they really accomplish?

Norv Turner has been around the NFL long enough to not get overly excited about pulling out a “must-win” in Week 9:

 

It’s like a tennis player who breaks his opponent’s serve and then gets broken right back in his own service game.  The Chargers are a very modest 2-2 at home, not the typical stamp of a contender.  A third home loss would be both devastating and revealing.  And yet, with a very tough Eagles team coming to town, Sunday’s bout is far from a gimme.

Turner talked about the Chargers’ home stumbles:

 

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Chargers Have Hung Tough Half The Way

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by Craig on November 10, 2009

Following the Chargers leaves the follower with a lot of questions.  Is this a championship team slowly rounding into form?  An average team hanging on by its collective fingernails?  At 5-3, the Chargers are off to their best start under Norv Turner.  Then again, without two last-minute drives, they could be 3-5 and staring into the abyss.

One thing has been answered, though, unquestionably.  This is a mentally tough and resilient group.  They hang together, they keep fighting when everyone else counts them out, and they never, ever quit on themselves or the game.

Turner talked about his team’s mental toughness the day after it was on display in the Big Apple:

 

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The Most Hated Man In San Diego

November 6, 2009
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ShareAs the story goes….there were two monks standing alongside a shallow river when a beautiful young lady came across them and asked for a favor.
“I really need to get to the other side,” the damsel in distress said. “would it be possible for one of you to carry me across so I don’t get my [...]

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Monday Proves Bolts Are For Real

October 22, 2009

ShareWhere to start?
Well, let’s at least start with this: there are 11 games left in the San Diego Chargers’ 2009 season, and thank God you fans aren’t running the show.
If you were, we know what you would do. Fire Norv Turner. Kick A.J. Smith’s egotistical behind to the curb. Trade that loud-mouth ex-star Shawne Merriman [...]

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Chargers In An Old Familiar Hole

October 21, 2009
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ShareThey swore it wouldn’t happen this year.  They told us throughout the summer, again in training camp, and even more in the preseason: this was the year the Chargers would get out of the gates fast.  The focus would be there, the talent would come together…no more stumbling starts.
Fast forward to the start of Week [...]

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The Mohawk’s Gone For Merriman

October 17, 2009
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ShareShawne Merriman’s knee and groin are feeling better, he’s ditched the mohawk hairdo, and is vowing to pick up his production starting Monday night against Denver.  Merriman joined 619 Sports to talk about his comments regarding A.J. Smith and more:
 

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Merriman: “I’ve Got To Play Better”

October 7, 2009
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ShareShawne Merriman puts a lot on his shoulders and knows he’s failed to live up to expectations so far.  After practice on Wednesday, Merriman said he hopes the bye week will help him return to full strength:
 

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Chargers: Battered, Bent, Not Beaten

September 27, 2009
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ShareOne play into their first defensive series against Miami, Shawne Merriman gimped off the field for the San Diego Chargers, not to be seen from again.  Combined with the previous losses of Jamal Williams, LaDainian Tomlinson and Nick Hardwick, the Chargers now had four All-Pros sidelined, two for each side of the football.  Any surprise [...]

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No Charges For Charger: Merriman In The Clear

September 11, 2009
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ShareIn a surprise to likely no one, the San Diego District Attorney’s office announced Friday afternoon that there was insufficient evidence to pursue battery and false imprisonment charges against San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman.  In a statement released by her office, DA Bonnie Dumanis stated:
“After a thorough review of the investigation into the Sept. [...]

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Interview: Marcellus Wiley On Merriman And More

September 11, 2009
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ShareThe former Chargers Pro Bowler and current ESPN analyst is active on Twitter, and has his hand in a number of other endeavors as well.  So he’s the perfect guy to ask about Shawne Merriman’s off-field antics, as well as the NFL’s Twitter policy:
 

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