Archive for August, 2007

Rookies Lead the Way in Pre-Season Finale

The Chargers finished the pre-season 3-1 by beating the San Francisco 49ers 16-13. The injury report tells the story pretty well. 49er’s: LB Manny Lawson- Concussion LB Parys Haralson- Broken Nose LB Brandon Moore- Cut Lip G David Baas- Shoulder Stinger OL Adam Snyder- Ankle DT Joe Cohen- Sprained Knee LB Jay Moore- Ankle Chargers: [...]

Chargers Host 49er’s in Pre-Season Finale

Tonight’s game isn’t going to be very entertaining if you like to see the starters on the field. Head Coach Norv Turner says his starters are expected to be on the field for 10 plays. The 49er starters will the first 12 plays or the entire 1st quarter, whichever comes first. KR/PR/RB Darren Sproles will [...]

Huge Draft Day Trades Built San Diego’s Impressive Roster

It all began on draft day in 2001, when after finishing last in rushing offense the season before and finishing with the worst record in the NFL, the San Diego Chargers traded the #1 pick to the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons selected Michael Vick with the #1 overall pick. In return for their #1 pick, [...]

Chargers Cut 10 Players

The San Diego Chargers have reduced their roster size to 54 players after releasing 10 and placing one on injured reserve. The bolts only need to release one more player before Tuesday to reduce their roster size to the maximum 53 players. The Chargers showed no nepotism in their cuts; releasing TE T.J. Cottrell the [...]

Chargers Sneak Out of Arizona With Win

The Chargers won their third pre-season game against the Arizona Cardinals 33 to 31. The bolts’ offense was gangbusters last night amassing a total of 506 yards. Despite the huge performance fromt he offense the Cardinals were able to take the lead on a 5-7ard TD pass with 1:05 left to play. Billy Volek led [...]

Chargers Play Cardinals Saturday

The Chargers will be in Arizona on Saturday to face the Cardinals in their third preseason game of the year.  Both teams have faced off 16 times in the preseason with the Chargers winning only seven of those games. The Chargers are 1-1 so far this year losing to the Seattle Seahawks in their first game [...]

Darren Sproles Looking Good in First Two Pre-Season Games

Darren Sproles has been very impressive in the first two pre-season games. He will most likely be the third running back on the depth chart this season but that’s not bad when you consider the fact that he plays behind LaDainian Tomlinson, the best RB in the NFL and Michael Turner, the best back-up RB [...]

Chargers Prepare For Arizona

The Chargers worked on key areas Monday afternoon in preparation for their third preseason game on Saturday against the Arizona Cardinals.  Chargers coach Norv Turner hopes to clean up “unforced errors” which continue to be a problem for the team.  Coach Turner says he will have the starting lineup in at the beginning of the third [...]