Not-So-Super Chargers

Yesterday's win for the Chargers should have showed everyone what the 2008 version of this storied franchise is--a shadow of what it has been the last few years.

And San Diego--unlike Indianapolis or New England, the other not-so-mighty AFC powers--doesn't really have an excuse for it.

If this really is the same team that we've seen the last couple of years, then it should still be the most talented, from No. 1 to 54. If this really is the same team, then we should be seeing quarterbacks eating dirt and offenses scared of taking the field against them. If this is really the same team, the rushing attack should be the most potent in The League.

But, for some reason, it's not. This group--the 2008 San Diego Chargers--are not good. Let me say it again--they are not good.

They're boring and inconsistent. They're lackluster and they lose to shitty teams while beating good ones. They let a team with a backups playing all around handle them in one half and stick around in another.

They're the 1970s Arsenal teams from the English Premier League, except there isn't much winning involved.

I think I might have said this awhile ago, but there's no fire in this team--there's no heart, and I don't care if Shawne Merriman isn't lining up on defense. That should not be an excuse as to why the 10 other regular starters are playing like they're back in high school.

There's no sense of urgency. The Chargers should have destroyed Kansas City at the Q on Sunday. There should have been no fourth quarter comeback; no two-point conversion attempt to decide the game.

I want to see the Chargers that destroyed New England earlier this season. I want to see the team that defeated the Colts in Indianapolis in the playoffs last year and the team that showed mettle and came back from a 1-3 start. I want to see the 14-2 football team.

I want to see that fire in their eyes and the killer instinct.

I want to see the real Chargers stand up. Because if they don't soon, then San Diego doesn't get the chance to see the Bolts choke in the playoffs again.

And I'd rather see that than this boring bullshit we get on Sundays.