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Chargers GM A. J. Smith says no one with the team saw a 4-8 record coming. “I'll take it all on my shoulders," he said. "... I think we're a playoff-caliber team that did not play playoff-caliber football."
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NICK CANEPA: Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith says he is embarrassed for the organization, and reiterates that the coaching situation has already been addressed.
Posted Mon, Dec. 01 2008 7 p.m.
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ANALYSIS: Losing is something many current Chargers have never experienced in the NFL. The question is, can this cast turn it around next season?
– Chargers have no time to dwell on loss
DAILY REPORT: Chargers say they can't give up
– Chargers have no time to dwell on loss
DAILY REPORT: Chargers say they can't give upPosted Mon, Dec. 01 2008 8:30 p.m.
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A documentary on the troubled quarterback's short but tumultuous career with the Chargers will be screened Wednesday. At least it's free.
Posted Mon, Dec. 01 2008 8:30 p.m.
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ANALYSIS: Next season has arrived, for all intents and purposes, after their stunning 22-16 loss to the Falcons at Qualcomm.
– Chargers' worst loss comes at the worst time
– Receivers struggle as Falcons squelch air attack
– 'D' makes plays, can't stop Falcons on third down
Kevin Acee post-game video
NFL.com video highlights
– Chargers' worst loss comes at the worst time
– Receivers struggle as Falcons squelch air attack
– 'D' makes plays, can't stop Falcons on third down
Kevin Acee post-game video NFL.com video highlightsPosted Sun, Nov. 30 2008 8:20 p.m.
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TIM SULLIVAN: When the gun sounds, LaDainian Tomlinson is no more elusive than a bulldozer. He's a cutback runner, but a straightforward speaker: direct, succinct, all eye-contact all the time.Posted Sun, Nov. 30 2008 8:48 p.m.
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BOLTS BLOG: Maybe the Raiders didn't work on the two-minute drill under Turner, but the Chargers practice it every week.
Posted Mon, Dec. 01 2008 7:16 p.m.
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BOLTS BLOG: That and other new names on the inactives list, as the Chargers have to make room for Scott and Gordon.
Posted Sun, Nov. 30 2008 12:06 p.m.
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Union-Tribune assistant sports editor Jay Posner will be discussing developments live online during the Chargers' game this afternoon against the Falcons at Qualcomm Stadium.
Posted Sat, Nov. 29 2008 10:09 p.m.
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Posted Mon, Dec. 01 2008 2:33 p.m..
Q:
Kevin ... Is AJ kidding us? I have seen enough! I'm a business owner and as such I make decisions, see how they work out and make adjustments. Sorry, but it is time to fire Norv. Can you name any other organization that goes through what the Chargers do in ineptness in the front office? Colts, Pats, Steelers....NO! This man has single-handedly destroyed a very very good team. You can talk all you want about players, but the fact is most of these guys have been here for awhile. - -- Jeff T, Las Vegas
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You're right about the players being mostly the same. But players change, and you never know what is going to be a team's albatross. And all I can say is that AJ Smith signed a contract extension that pays him $11 million. He has been given the reins of the team and will be given time. It was just last year that everyone thought he was Midas. Dean Spanos has said what he thinks was wrong with this season, and everyone needs to understand he doesn't think it was Norv or AJ. I don't know what else to say. - -- Kevin Acee
Interactives
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Devastating home loss downs San Diego, as the Falcons dominate in recording a 22-16 victory despite three turnovers.
Posted Sun, Nov. 30 2008 4:04 p.m.
615 Comments
CHARGERS REPORT: A week after scoring his first NFL touchdown, rookie Jacob Hester zips for a big gain that could have changed the outcome.
Posted Sun, Nov. 30 2008 9:14 p.m.
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Last Sunday, at the end the opening drive of the third quarter, the Chargers offense once again failed in a way becoming all too common in this season typified by almost, nearly and not quite.
– Week 13 predictions: Falcons-Chargers
– Five things to watch: Falcons-Chargers
– AccuScore analysis: Falcons-Chargers
– Week 13 predictions: Falcons-Chargers
– Five things to watch: Falcons-Chargers
– AccuScore analysis: Falcons-Chargers
Posted Sat, Nov. 29 2008 9:40 p.m.
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Columns
NICK CANEPA: Maybe if the Chargers were goofy, if they threw pies and poked each other in the eye, then maybe the masses could get some kind of slapstick thrill out of them.– GUEST COLUMN: Turner burns his old team
Posted Sun, Nov. 30 2008 7:08 p.m.
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TIM SULLIVAN: How many gift horses do you get? How many times can the Chargers depend on the Denver Broncos to stink up their own joint like so much football fertilizer and then fail to make hay in the aftermath?– GUEST COLUMN: Colts have turned it around
Posted Sun, Nov. 23 2008 11:24 p.m.
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CHRIS JENKINS: This being the year of the backup quarterback in the NFL, if it's just the same to the Chargers, the Indianapolis Colts might prefer to keep the home team's starter in play tonight. Even if Philip Rivers is the league's second-best passer in terms of QB rating.Posted Sat, Nov. 22 2008 9:01 p.m.
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Stadium issues
The proposition to explore construction of a platform over the terminal loses by a wide margin.
Posted Wed, Nov. 05 2008 11:03 a.m.
TIM SULLIVAN: The initiative for the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal faces powerful opposition and ponderous obstacles.
Posted Sat, Oct. 11 2008 7:27 p.m.
TIM SULLIVAN: A new home for the Chargers or an unpublished excerpt from Sam Coleridge's opium dream?
Posted Wed, Sept. 10 2008 10:35 p.m.
Standings
Leaders
| Date | Time | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| Sept. 7 | 1:15 p.m. | CAROLINA PANTHERS | L | 24 - 26 |
| Sept. 14 | 1:15 p.m. | @ Denver Broncos | L | 38 - 39 |
| Sept. 22 | 5:30 p.m. | NEW YORK JETS | W | 48 - 29 |
| Sept. 28 | 1:05 p.m. | @ Oakland Raiders | W | 28 - 18 |
| Oct. 5 | 10 a.m. | @ Miami Dolphins | L | 10 - 17 |
| Oct. 12 | 5:15 p.m. | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | W | 30 - 10 |
| Oct. 19 | 10 a.m. | @ Buffalo Bills | L | 14 - 23 |
| Oct. 26 | 10 a.m. | @ New Orleans Saints | L | 32 - 37 |
| Nov. 9 | 1:15 p.m. | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | W | 20 - 19 |
| Nov. 16 | 1:15 p.m. | @ Pittsburgh Steelers | L | 10 - 11 |
| Nov. 23 | 5:15 p.m. | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | L | 20 - 23 |
| Nov. 30 | 1:05 p.m. | ATLANTA FALCONS | L | 16 - 22 |
| Dec. 4 | 5:15 p.m. | OAKLAND RAIDERS | -- | -- |
| Dec. 14 | 10 a.m. | @ Kansas City Chiefs | -- | -- |
| Dec. 21 | 5:15 p.m. | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | -- | -- |
| Dec. 28 | 1:15 p.m. | DENVER BRONCOS | -- | -- |
* Times subject to change due to flexible scheduling
Other stories
Unless San Diego completely blew up the entire program and fired GM A.J. Smith, it would be very unlikely that Bill Cowher would go to San Diego just as coach.
-- Bill Williamson, ESPN.com, 12/1/08
-- Bill Williamson, ESPN.com, 12/1/08
Posted Tue, Dec. 02 2008 9:21 a.m.
While players can often spend Monday reflecting on the previous week’s game before enjoying their day off Tuesday, this week is different for the Bolts. They'll have just three days between games.
-- Chargers.com, 12/1/08
-- Chargers.com, 12/1/08
Posted Tue, Dec. 02 2008 9:10 a.m.
I’m going over Turner’s head and shining the floodlight on general manager A.J. Smith, who suddenly seems like much less of a genius than he did a few months ago.
-- Michael Silver, Yahoo Sports, 12/1/08
-- Michael Silver, Yahoo Sports, 12/1/08
Posted Mon, Dec. 01 2008 8:29 a.m.
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