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Shawne Merriman Pumped About Larry English, Says 'Let's Bring the Heat'

On Saturday, around 6:30 PM ET, commissioner Roger Goodell made his way to the podium at Radio City Music Hall and announced that, with the 16th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the San Diego Chargers had selected Larry English, defensive end, out of Northern Illinios. The pick was immediately met with skepticism; in the weeks...

Laying Out the Definition of a Muffed Punt

During the third quarter of the Chargers/Steelers AFC divisional playoff game today, the Steelers picked up a loose ball and took it into the endzone for an apparent touchdown. Raise your hand if you knew it was coming back, despite the lack of a penalty. Mine is raised. The rule is uniform across all levels of football....

Chargers Offense Takes Third Quarter Off

The third quarter just wrapped up in Pittsburgh with the Steelers leading 21-10 and holding the ball on the one-foot line. The Chargers are lucky that there's still a chance for them to win this game. They took exactly one offensive snap in the quarter, an interception by Philip Rivers, while the Steelers ran 24 offensive...

Antonio Cromartie Is Very, Very Serious About Getting 15 Interceptions This Season

If this had been any other third-year cornerback, I would've just dismissed it as silly talk. But when the Chargers' Antonio Cromartie says that he has impossibly big plans for the 2008 season, well, I believe him. Cromartie is throwing around the number 15. You hear it and know what he must be referring to. Yet you...

Apparently, Chargers GM A.J. Smith Knows What He's Doing

It wasn't very long ago that people were yelling for A.J. Smith to get fired (I may or may not have been one of those voices). After Marty Schottenheimer was canned/voluntarily left following a 14-win season, and his successor Norv Turner got off to a slow start in 2008, it was evident Smith had lost it. Of course,...