http://boltbeat.com/2011/05/12/when-did-san-diego-chargers-become-an-adjective/ A San Diego Chargers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:58:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boltbeat.com/2011/05/12/when-did-san-diego-chargers-become-an-adjective/comment-page-1/#comment-2515 foutsrules Sun, 15 May 2011 16:27:00 +0000 http://boltbeat.com/?p=6511#comment-2515 I Live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and have been a Bolts fan since 1979. So like you Von Recla, I have seen the 1 - 15 season the 14 - 2 season, the great years of Air Coryell and the bad years of to many lame ass coaches to remember. To blame the fans is a true cop out, it's asinine. The fans don't perform on the field, or call the plays or run training camp or even draft and sign players. The only thing the fans do is support their team and become the 12th man in the stadium for home games. I will give you examples of teams that have had great success with no fan base at all. The Tampa Bay Rays have won the toughest division in baseball 2 of the last 4 years. The Florida Marlins have 2 World Series titles. Both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes have Stanley Cups. All of the teams I have listed above have been successful with little or no fan base. The Chargers have had a championship talent base in place for the better part of 1/2 a decade and for whatever reason, be it Shottenheimer's lack of balls in the playoffs or Turner's lack of player preparation to start the regular season and then again in the playoffs. Also the odd injury has also thrown a wrench into the works come playoff time as well. In my mind it all come down to coaching. If Turner had the boys prepared for every game like Shottenheimer did and if Shottenheimer had Turners offensive play calling we would have at least 1 SB by now maybe even 2 or 3. So for me it all come down to the coaching not the fans. If Turner fails again this year, for Smith's last stand he should fire Turner and hire Gruden before our time is up and we have to rebuild. In my house, through good times and bad, through lean years and strong years, it will always be GO BOLTS GO! I Live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and have been a Bolts fan since 1979. So like you Von Recla, I have seen the 1 – 15 season the 14 – 2 season, the great years of Air Coryell and the bad years of to many lame ass coaches to remember. To blame the fans is a true cop out, it’s asinine. The fans don’t perform on the field, or call the plays or run training camp or even draft and sign players. The only thing the fans do is support their team and become the 12th man in the stadium for home games. I will give you examples of teams that have had great success with no fan base at all. The Tampa Bay Rays have won the toughest division in baseball 2 of the last 4 years. The Florida Marlins have 2 World Series titles. Both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes have Stanley Cups. All of the teams I have listed above have been successful with little or no fan base. The Chargers have had a championship talent base in place for the better part of 1/2 a decade and for whatever reason, be it Shottenheimer’s lack of balls in the playoffs or Turner’s lack of player preparation to start the regular season and then again in the playoffs. Also the odd injury has also thrown a wrench into the works come playoff time as well. In my mind it all come down to coaching. If Turner had the boys prepared for every game like Shottenheimer did and if Shottenheimer had Turners offensive play calling we would have at least 1 SB by now maybe even 2 or 3. So for me it all come down to the coaching not the fans. If Turner fails again this year, for Smith’s last stand he should fire Turner and hire Gruden before our time is up and we have to rebuild. In my house, through good times and bad, through lean years and strong years, it will always be GO BOLTS GO!

]]> http://boltbeat.com/2011/05/12/when-did-san-diego-chargers-become-an-adjective/comment-page-1/#comment-2513 foutsrules Sun, 15 May 2011 15:28:55 +0000 http://boltbeat.com/?p=6511#comment-2513 Oakland just changed their coaching staff, so it's going to take them 1/2 a season to get everyone on the same page. Therefore there will be no AFC west title for them. I'm not saying the Chargers will win the SB but the AFC west title is pretty much a shoe in. Your not an asshole just a misinformed dumb ass who speaks before they research all the facts. Next time you want to submit your opinion make sure that it is an intelligent one. Oakland just changed their coaching staff, so it’s going to take them 1/2 a season to get everyone on the same page. Therefore there will be no AFC west title for them. I’m not saying the Chargers will win the SB but the AFC west title is pretty much a shoe in. Your not an asshole just a misinformed dumb ass who speaks before they research all the facts. Next time you want to submit your opinion make sure that it is an intelligent one.

]]> http://boltbeat.com/2011/05/12/when-did-san-diego-chargers-become-an-adjective/comment-page-1/#comment-2503 bolt backer Sat, 14 May 2011 17:37:40 +0000 http://boltbeat.com/?p=6511#comment-2503 Seriously?!?!? Oakland?!?!? They just fired their coach after winning all their division games. That was a backwards move Seriously?!?!? Oakland?!?!? They just fired their coach after winning all their division games. That was a backwards move

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