Ghost of Chargers Future

Last night I was visited by the Ghost of Chargers Future: The Los Angeles Clippers. From the very murmur of the Spanos family considering the move to LA, the Clippers were used to bludgeon them with perspective: YOU’LL NEVER BE LA’S TEAM. And they should have listened. Now in their 34th year in Los Angeles, […]

Save Us Trevor Hoffman, You’re Our Only Hope

There is a famous quote that goes something like “They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” I forget who said it. That is how true that quote is. I don’t know Trevor Hoffman’s career stats. In a sport that prizes numbers above all else, I could […]

Week 15 Recap: Chargers @ Chiefs

The Chargers are not in Kansas anymore. In fact they never were, despite what my favorite backup QB Cardale Jones might have thought (via twitter): “Soooooo Kansas City is in state of Missouri?….NOT Kansas. So thank you Mrs. Johnson from 4th grade geography, just lost 20 bucks. If you are reading this, I feel like […]

Week 13 Recap: Chargers vs. Browns

The Chargers beat the Browns. Whoopdy doo. It wasn’t a dominating performance. The Bolts played a solid game and I’d be more terrified about their resurgence if not for the fact that this solid game was against an 0-11 team. The same team whose only win last year was against a tanking, LA-bound Spanos-owned franchise […]

Week 12 Recap: Chargers @ Cowboys

Ezekiel Elliott has given us the gift of exposure. And this time it is not just his bare midriff like his slutty draft day suit. Zeke exposed the Cowboys offense, which looked weak and un-dynamic. He exposed the level of play in the league, which hinges on the health/availability of about three players per squad. […]