Chargers lay egg on MNF October 21, 2009

I am officially finished with Norv Turner. As I said on Monday’s post, he had to prove he could coach a winning game against a team that wasn’t bad. On Monday night he had his chance and he blew it, no excuses can be made. Ron Rivera and quite possibly the strength & conditioning coach Jeff Hurd also need to be replaced. The defense was out muscled and out lasted, looking slow and tired almost the entire second half. They simply couldn’t stop the Broncos from converting on third down.  Nor could they stop Eddie Royal from coasting through their kickoff and punt return coverage for touchdowns.

Not even the power of powder could stop Eddie Royal from scoring twice on returns. (photo by AP)

Obviously, credit has to go to the Broncos for doing what they needed to in order to win but I also have to assign blame to the people in charge of getting our players ready to play.  Normally our team is a second half monster, scoring the majority if not all of their points after halftime.  This time they were held to a field goal, while surrendering 17 points.  I could write up a long exhausting post, but exhausted is exactly what I am when it comes to sifting through the shortcomings of this football team.

Don’t expect to see me jumping off the Chargers train though, I am securely strapped into my seat.

Next week: Kansas City Chiefs.  The Chiefs have always been a tough game for the Chargers, even when the bolts were the class of the division.  Kansas City has yet to win a game at home this year, and Rivers and Co. should come out swinging for the fences early and often.  The Chiefs no longer have Tony Gonzalez, but that’s no reason to think the Chargers defense can’t be embarrassed by whatever tight end KC has to offer.  Tomlinson showed a distant echo of his days of greatness against the Broncos, and maybe he’ll have a hint of that magic this Sunday.  If Vincent Jackson or Antonio Gates are on your fantasy team, I expect they will be top performers at their positions for you this week.  We’ll see.