Go Bolts Go Bolts Go Bolts!!

JediMasterBando · Post by **JediMasterBando** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:54 am

Hostrauser wrote:I'm still a little bitter that (considering how much of a punk he was on draft day) Eli Manning is going to the Super Bowl and the Chargers are not.

I know. I'm not even really that big of a Chargers fan but it's still frustrating as heck.

The Aceman · Post by **The Aceman** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:40 am

Hostrauser wrote:Post-script...

While I realize the universe isn't fair, karma's a big load of crap, and things do NOT "even out over the long run," I'm still a little bitter that (considering how much of a punk he was on draft day) Eli Manning is going to the Super Bowl and the Chargers are not.

Could be worse, you could be an Arizona Cardinals fan, now there's a franchise that is old as dirt and had about as much success as Milli Vanilli.

Nreuest · Post by **Nreuest** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:14 pm

we'll be a solid contender for the next few years, players are still pretty young. i have a long life ahead of me, and i believe that i will live to see the day a san diego team wins a championship.

Hostrauser · Post by **Hostrauser** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:26 pm

Yeah, my dad said that in the late 1970s when Fouts/Joiner/Winslow were tearing up the AFC.

Hostrauser · Post by **Hostrauser** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:49 pm

Rivers played entire AFC Title game with a torn ACL...

SI.com: Rivers to undergo surgery

horns2thebachs · Post by **horns2thebachs** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:48 pm

Too bad LT couldn't take one for the team as well

JazzGeek · Post by **JazzGeek** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:44 pm

horns2thebachs wrote:Too bad LT couldn't take one for the team as well

And risk a career-ending injury? Better he sit the game out; there will be other games and opportunities......

Hostrauser · Post by **Hostrauser** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:13 pm

horns2thebachs wrote:Too bad LT couldn't take one for the team as well

LT took himself out when he wasn't feeling right, but it was the trainers and Norv who wouldn't let him back in. It wasn't his call to make.

horns2thebachs · Post by **horns2thebachs** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:10 am

JazzGeek wrote:
horns2thebachs wrote:Too bad LT couldn't take one for the team as well
And risk a career-ending injury? Better he sit the game out; there will be other games and opportunities......

True, but you can only say "there's always next year" for so long..

mkosbie · Post by **mkosbie** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:38 am

horns2thebachs wrote:True, but you can only say "there's always next year" for so long..

Come on, he's been in six pro bowls, made MVP, received tons of awards, shattered numerous NFL records, and is probably the best RB in the NFL today. Give him a break.

Hostrauser · Post by **Hostrauser** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:19 am

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/su ... livan.html

The greatest Charger of them all is being recklessly, ridiculously and ignorantly impugned by people who presume to know how much pain another man is experiencing and how much he ought to be able to bear.

This is dumb on so many levels that it barely deserves discussion, except for its potential to inflict undeserved damage. It is illogical. It is irresponsible. It is hurtful. It is wrong.

It needs to stop now.

...

Essentially, the criticism falls into two categories: 1) That Tomlinson's pain threshold was too low for a game with Super Bowl implications; 2) That LT could have contributed by cheerleading if not by ball-carrying.

The first point is preposterous. There's no way of knowing the level of Tomlinson's discomfort without inhabiting his body, and there's no way that a running back can operate effectively if he can't accelerate or cut. A running back at 60 percent is, in reality, a jogging back, and not of much use in the National Football League.

Nevertheless . .

“I have expectations, and when you don't meet my expectations, you open yourself for us to try to guess,” Deion Sanders said. “Now what's the problem? You're a big-time player. And big-time players must play big-time games.”

Sanders says Tomlinson's injury would have to require surgery “for him to get a pass on this one.” Those are pretty bold words for a former cornerback who avoided contact as if it were a contagious disease

JazzGeek · Post by **JazzGeek** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:03 pm

Sanders was always a showboat......whatadick.....

metalcorps · Post by **metalcorps** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:57 am

well, i dont know about you guys, but i wanted the packers to win. idk, i guess i just wanted brett favre to get that one last chance.

Hostrauser · Post by **Hostrauser** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:28 am

I did too. Mainly because I have friends in Wisconsin. In fact, I'll be in Green Bay for five days starting tomorrow and likely won't be on the site much for a week.

FluteOfTheNewWorld · Post by **FluteOfTheNewWorld** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:14 pm

Hostrauser wrote:I did too. Mainly because I have friends in Wisconsin. In fact, I'll be in Green Bay for five days starting tomorrow and likely won't be on the site much for a week.

that city is gonna be a bit sad i would think.