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Waiver Wire Wonders, Week 10: Get Your Gamble On, Boss

Waiver Wire Wonders is your weekly guide on how to use/abuse those pesky waiver claims that come with every fantasy football league. The beauty of fantasy football is that this late in the season, there are always people of relative importance popping up. Sometimes it's because they took a while to develop, and sometimes...

The Rams Give Promotions to the Undeserving, Just Like in the Real World

Last offseason, the Rams let slot receiver Kevin Curtis sign with Philadelphia but thought that they had covered their tracks by signing Drew Bennett (because, as we all know, white receivers are all exactly the same). That turned out to be, uh, not so smart -- Curtis had 1,110 yards and six touchdowns, Bennett had 375 and...

Rams Save More Cash, All for the Low Cost of the Face of Their Franchise

The Rams saved themselves some cash earlier today by restructuring Leonard Little's contract. The plan was to get Isaac Bruce -- you know ... future Hall of Famer, third in all-time receiving yards, sixth in all-time receptions ... yeah, that Isaac Bruce -- to take a pay cut. Bruce wasn't too receptive to that idea.So the...

Five Ways the Chargers Can Beat Have a Chance Against the Pats

I'm guessing Don Banks' editor suggested a "how the Chargers can win" column, but I give the guy credit for coming up with five semi-plausible ways it could happen. 1. LaDainian Tomlinson must be a difference-maker 2. A surprising contribution from an unsung player 3. Keep those turnovers coming 4. Harrison and Seau play...

Chargers Upset Colts in Battle of Attrition

When it was all said and done, it was Billy Volek who scored the game-winning touchdown. Yes, that Billy Volek. How many of you saw that coming?It was necessary for the Chargers, though. LaDainian Tomlinson was on the sidelines with a bruised knee, Philip Rivers left the game with a leg injury after throwing a touchdown...

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05/19/12 Should The Chargers Bring Back Billy Volek? Source: Bolt Beat After releasing Billy Volek in March, did the Chargers put all their backup eggs in one basket by signing Charlie Whitehurst or "clipboard Jesus" as some writers affectionately call him, back from the Seattle Seahawks to be their 2nd team backup quarterback?