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So today the San Diego Chargers released the best player in the history of their franchise. In case you haven't been on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo, or for my readers in SD, outside. Ladainian Tomlinson is no longer a Charger.

Say what you will.



Ok, now my turn.




This was the right decision for these Chargers to make.
Suprised?
Yeah me too. But here is the thing, this is the right decision after The Spanos' family broke down and completely changed the Chargers that LT thrived in. They brought in Phillip Rivers, great decision, especially since The Brees fella turned out to be such a bust. They got Norv Turner, renowned and veteran coach - not. Norv Turner is of the same breed as the coach sons of the league (Wade Phillips and Jim Mora Jr.). Norv brought in his Shotgun, pass first offense and cemented the fact that LT would never be the MVP he was back in 06. They allowed Lorenzo Neal to leave and lost the ideal leading blocker for their offense. The Chargers went from the 2nd rush offense with LT and Neal to the 31st with LT and Sproles. Granted the passing went from the 26th to the 5th. Here is something you can not do with passing 65% of the time. You can not own the clock. In football you need to score and keep the ball away, a rush game is the perfect was to accomplish this objective.

The reason The Chargers made the right decision was because they created an environment in which LT could not succeed regardless of injury issues. In order for a successful rushing game in the future, they need to replace LT. But not with a similar styled back. They need to find some thunder to Sproles' Lightening. I recommend a "Beanie" Wells type of back, an Eddie George if you will. In the draft this year the viable options for that kind of player would be a Jonathan Dwyer from Gtech, or Toby Gerhart from Stanford. The Charger's however have the 28th pick. Not very likely those two will be there, or wanted at that point. I think that Dwyer will be gone before the Chargers have a pick in the 1st round and Gerhart will be gone before they have their shot in the 2nd. There is however an extremely talented player who may sneak through to the late 3rd or 4th round. Only one problem with him is he made a big mistake on a big stage early in the season. He however was the only member of the Oregon team who could seem to do anything against Ohio State's front 7. That's right, Legarrette Blount.


Ladainian Tomlinson is a guaranteed 1st ballot Hall of Famer, the best Tailback in the history of the team, maybe the best player. Regardless, he is a great player and us here in San Diego will miss him. This is one of the reasons I can't stand the NFL, team/player loyalty is all but dead... That's a rant for another time though.

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