Week 9 Appetizer



This movie poster doesn't list the supporting cast, but I assure you it includes Norv Turner


Yes, AJ Smith is referred to as the "Lord of No Rings," and I believe he has earned that title.  It has gotten to a point where as a lifelong Charger fan, I'm not sure what to root for.  Obviously I always root for the Chargers to win games, but that may be the wrong strategy in this scenario.  See, Norv and AJ were supposed to be gone after last season (and the season before that, and the season before that, etc.), but their jobs have been repeatedly saved by Norv's late season turnarounds.  We've already seen for several years now that this formula doesn't work, because the turnaround never carries into the playoffs.  The last thing I want to see is a late season rally that gets us to 8-8 (missing the playoffs for the 3rd year in a row) and somehow these guys keep their jobs.  If bad losses to the Browns and Chiefs would get them out, I'd be all for it.  Norv and AJ should be looking for new jobs...*

As for tonight's game....well, it's at home, and against an opponent that's actually more pathetic and just as poorly-coached as us, so we have a legit shot at a win here.  The reasoning above explains why that might not be a good thing.  But in the picks department, I'll take the Chargers to win, but give me the Chiefs with the points (+8.5), and Under 43.  Chargers 20 - Chiefs 17.


*I read a report this morning that AJ Smith was in my neighborhood at the UCLA Bruins football practice scouting our players.  That's fine with me, but I just hope he wasn't here looking for a new job to try and ruin another favorite team of mine