The Bolts got through camp and pre-season healthy. Gates and LT are 100% and from all the twittering and media reports i’ve read, the team is hungry for a championship run. They have the talent and demonstrated some success in the post-season the last couple of years. Several starters are in the last year of their contracts. It’s time to get it done.
This is our year.
The Chargers CANNOT afford to get off to a slow start. While 8-8 may be good enough to make the playoffs, it’s not a good way to head into the playoffs. A 1st round bye and even home field advantage is what the Bolts should be striving for. Enough talk and hype, positive results are what matters now.
We’re facing three playoff teams including the defending champs on the road in our 1st four games:
@ Oakland Sept 14th on MNF (current sports gambling line is SD -9.5)
Baltimore @ SD Sept 20th
Miami @ SD Sept 27th
SD @ Pittsburgh Oct 4th on SNF
This might sound overly optimistic but I don’t see why SD can’t finish our first four games 3-1. Oakland should be a blowout. The Ravens in SD for our home opener should be a tough, close win. Miami traveling cross-country should also be a win for the Bolts especially after winning a close one against the Ravens, giving us some added confidence going into the Dolphins game. Pittsburgh is really the only game that worries me. Their defense is tough and they seem to hang around and win the close ones even though Big Ben may be on his ass for a good part of the game.
After those 4 games, we have back2back2back division games against Denver in SD, KC on the road and Oakland at home. Let’s capitalize on our weak ass division foes and pad our schedule with three more ass stomping W’s during that stretch. We run into Philly and the Giants in weeks 9-10.
Re: Merriman/Tequila debacle. Shawne dodged a bullet putting himself in a bad situation. The Chargers don’t need off-field distractions; focus on football and not attention-craved ho’s.
SD is long overdue for a Championship, make it happen Chargers.
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