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While there will be plenty of time to look into what caused LaDainian Tomlinson's release and whoÆs to blame (including such nonspecific options as father time and no-one) for now time must be made to honor what he has done for the San Diego sports community. For all of the flak the San Diego Chargers get as a perennial contender that has yet to make it to the Super Bowl, one ...

While it is not entirely unexpected that the San Diego Chargers are shopping athletic cornerback Antonio Cromartie, it does throw an interesting wrinkle into the teamÆs overall outlook this offseason. The potential suitors and what player they may land has been discussed frequently since the team made it known that Cromartie was being used as trade fodder, primarily to try and land a running back.á What hasnÆt seen as much attention ...

á Quarterbacks stand as the face of most teams in the NFL. Having a franchise guy is generally the signpost for whether a rebuilding team is on its way up (e.g. Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions), or still treading water (e.g. Marc Bulger and the St. Louis Rams).á This offseason however looks to be a bad time for the large number of team searching for a new face to put under ...

In the NFL, the offseason can be broken into roughly three pieces. The pre-draft period, where teams are deciding who to cut, some early free agents may be signed, but mostly this time frame is about evaluating and seeing where a team stands The Draft period, where a team obviously drafts its players and tries to assess what personnel choices they will have to make based on who they could ...

The current uncapped year holds with it many quirks including the by now well known massive rise in restricted free agents. Another trick of this unusual offseason is the final-eight rule. This rule allows that the five thru eight teams (among which San Diego falls) can only sign sign one player with a salary of $4,925,000 or more and any number of players with a first-year salary of ...

In the end, all the discussion and debate proved unwarranted.á Peyton Manning not only won the MVP award, but ran away with it.á The final AP tally ended with 39 ¢ votes going to Manning.á The closest competition (Drew Brees) managed only seven and a half votes while two other quarterbacks (Philip Rivers and Brett Favre) rounded out the vote with two and one vote, respectively.á There was some speculation that sitting ...

With San Diego's newfound success, many people are polarizing in their opinions of the Chargers. The first wave of new support is giving way to those looking to rebut the teamÆs chances.á How one feels will not ultimately decide the teamÆs fateùthe team will take care of that all by themselves. Yet looking through articles/reports that begin to try to attack the Chargers' potential for success, a notion strikes through them ...

Pete Carroll has been tossed about as a potential head coaching candidate for NFL jobs across nearly his entire tenure at USC. Miami even followed him all the way to South America in an attempt to hire the coach with a 97-19 career record at USC.á For the first time, the rumors of Pete CarrollÆs NFL return seem more than vapors. He has not officially signed; however, the Seattle Seahawks have ...

One of the great aspects to this yearÆs regular season was the number of teams with playoff aspirations late in the season.á Some were pipe dreams cobbled together by distant hope (Miami holding on despite injury), some were late surges that came up short (Tennessee), but several teams were a few bounces away.á HereÆs a look at just why they are spending the postseason on the sidelines. Houston stands ...

For the bulk of the 2009 NFL season, the league has been dominated by three teams.á When Week 13 ended, the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, and Indianapolis Colts were a combined 34-1.á Other teams flirted with elite status.áDenver started 6-0 and the New York Giants charged to a 5-0 start early in the year.áCincinnati fought to enter the conversation with a 7-2 record. Ultimately, each of these teams was an afterthought, ...