When destiny is under control for weeks, tragedy can be averted.
When the improbable must be done, greatness can come to fruition.
In the end determination wins out. With a 52-21 win the Chargers left no doubt.
A mile-high collapse on a brisk San Diego night was witnessed, the effects of which are still soaking in for fans that never truly gave up but were staunch in the realistic outcome of this season.
The Chargers evidently scoffed at ‘reality’, spat at the improbable, and jettisoned through the backdoor into the NFL’s second season.
For weeks I have stated this team would not make it. For [...]

Kevin Hench over at FOX Sports wrote a niece piece on how this season could have played out.
Here’s to what could have been…
Courtesy of FOXSports.com
Stripes Doom Bolts
After going 14-2 in 2006 and coming within a game of the Super Bowl last year, the Bolts looked primed to get over the hump this season.
But three plays turned the Chargers’ season upside down. Instead of 9-5, atop the AFC West and readying for another playoff run, San Diego needs help from the last-place Bills if they’re to have any shot at catching the Broncos in their Week 17 showdown.
1. A 14-yard TD [...]

So, Kansas City Chiefs, you give up 12 points in the last 73 seconds and try to take the title of best choke artists this year? Who do you think you are? Stellar choke jobs and last minute losses were all we had going, the few things San Diego has done brilliantly this season. But you just couldn’t let the Chargers lose in grand fashion, could you?
You’re selfish, Chiefs. Very selfish.
As a result, ears are peeking up in the Gaslamp, whispers of mathematic playoff possibilities are percolating throughout otherwise downtrodden sports bars. Hope is alive while harsh reality is kept at [...]

Yes, the Bolts have a pulse.
While their victor over the hapless Raiders wasn’t pulse-pounding, it was a great win at home, sorely needed.
Going into Thursday only a game separated these stalwart adversaries (or lame duck underachievers, depending who you ask) but on Thursday the Chargers and Raiders seemed worlds apart. It wasn’t close from the onset and you saw the Bolts firing on every level. Sure, bad teams make mediocre teams look special… but I won’t digress into anymore wallowing or get a case of the ‘coulda-ben’s.
Denver has to lose three out of four and the Bolts have to win [...]

Well, I won’t say it hasn’t been fun. Because it hasn’t.
The loss to Atlanta gave San Diego its third consecutive loss. They are three games behind Denver with four to go. Is there a slim chance? Sure. Denver loses out, Chargers win out and make it to the playoffs at 8-8. Right. Hey, believe that and I have some stock to sell you.
Won’t happen. Don’t start the prayers and effigy burning. Save your energy for next year.
San Diego is done. Not from lack of effort or desire. I don’t see the 2008 squad as giving up. They were hit by key [...]