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Riding an 11-game winning streak as the 2010 playoffs approach, the San Diego Chargers have steadily risen up the NFL team rankings and, in some quarters, are considered the top-ranked team in the league. Both NFL.com and Sports Illustrated writer Peter King, for instance, have ranked the Chargers No. 1 in the league, and many other sports commentators feel the Chargers might be the team to beat in this yearÆs ...

Ever since the bye week, rumors of Tom Cable's demise as head coach and who would replace him have been flying. Now, at season's end, these rumors have picked up speed. We've heard names like Jim Fassell, Charlie Weis, Jon Gruden, Bill Cowher, Marc Trestman, and now, Mike Leach. In the last few days, Leach's name has been mentioned regarding the Raiders far too many times just to be a simple rumor. But ...

And so it begins. Another year has come and gone, and once again everyone is calling for the coach's head. I've sat and listened, and I admit, I was disgruntled with Mangini at the beginning of the season too. But he has righted the ship and has become a noticeably improved coach. The team has responded to him, they're playing as a team, and they're playing for each other. ...

The 2009 NFL season is over for the Chicago Bears, both because it's now 2010 and because playoff season has started. The Bears, at 7-9, despite once hoping that their ambitious trade for Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler would make them a complete team, will not be taking part. After a horrid debut, in which Cutler displayed all the bad he brings to the table in a four-interception debacle against the Green ...

At last I've finished unpacking, paid for my parking pass, and activated my meal card for my last undergraduate semester. Very surreal that I did all that for the last time today.á Mother nature snowed down on us seemingly the entire trip back, and once again I understood how awful weathermen can be. And he still kept his job. So I've yanked back my sleeves to write the final installment of this ...

The Chargers had every reason not to concern themselves about winning in Week 17. The team had already secured its number two seed, Philip Rivers was to see limited time on the field, and they were playing a Redskins team that had been playing good teams tough across the entire second half. Instead, the team won its 11th straight game to ride a 13-3 record into the playoffs.á The game was ...

I recently came across a poll asking whether Kurt Warner or Aaron Rodgers was the better quarterback. I was astonished to see that 62 percent of almost 10,000 voters had selected Aaron Rodgers as the better quarterback. Now, I realize that voters were likely weighing factors such as age and surrounding talent into the equation, which is certainly fair. Still, it got me thinking about just how underrated Kurt Warner is. Tom ...