Archives for December 9, 2011

‘"There’s no consolation because it’s a matter of winning and losing, but we were in every game. We lost two in overtime. I gave the Green Bay Packers two touchdowns early and had the ball down seven late and had a chance. Oakland down seven late and had a chance. It’s a broken record but we lost the same way in a lot of those games, and the biggest thing is turning the ball over."’

‘”I’ve had a bone spur in my heel, under my Achilles [tendon] since college,” Williams said. “It’s been there for years. Over time, it’s just gotten bigger and bigger and worse and worse. The last couple years it’s just been pretty steady in the sense of hurting. This year it just came to a head. It was eating away at my Achilles. From the way the doctor described it, it was kind of like a violin bow going across a string. It was fraying it a little bit. I had a small tear in my Achilles. He said from the way it was fraying and as jagged as the spur was, it looked like a little pick axe. He didn’t know if it was going to be one play or 10 plays but it was on the verge of rupture. If you do that from the time it ruptures you’re out a calendar year.”‘

‘”They’re different players, for sure,” quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said. “We’re not sure what’s going on with Scott, but Lee is definitely a huge asset in terms of the run game and what he can do with his blocking, and he showed last week he’s a viable option in the pass game.”‘

It’s no accident Spikes has reached remarkable milestone (San Diego Union Tribune)

Vertical game comes together (San Diego Union Tribune)

Former Chargers LB Bush dies (San Diego Union Tribune)

Chargers-Bills game blacked out (San Diego Union Tribune)

Waiver claim Gaither has been a godsend for an injury-ravaged offensive line (North County Times)

Sunday’s game vs. Buffalo blacked out (North County Times)

Former linebacker Lew Bush dead at 42 (North County Times)

Bills-Chargers to be blacked out in SoCal (AP)

Offensive line settling in (The Sports Xchange)

Strategy And Personnel (The Sports Xchange)

Rivers continues to be outstanding in December (The Sports Xchange)

Offense feeling confident (Chargers.com)

Chargers-Bills blacked out per NFL policy (Chargers.com)

Former Chargers LB Lew Bush passes away at 42 (Chargers.com)

Marines collecting toys at Chargers game (Chargers.com)

‘The Riders are also believed to be interested in Buffalo Bills quarterbacks coach George Cortez, a former CFL assistant coach.’

‘Lindell says he still had limited movement in his shoulder, though it was not affecting his kicking ability. Coach Chan Gailey’s biggest concern was the kicker aggravating the injury if he was required to make a tackle.’

‘Lindell made 13-of-15 field goal attempts in 2011.’

‘Lindell is a free agent at the end of the season. There had been previous reports when Lindell was healthy that both he and right tackle Erik Pears were players that the Bills were looking to extend beyond this season. It is unclear how his injury may or may not affect that line of thinking.’

‘”I didn’t think it would take this long,” said Lindell. “I’ve never really broken anything, especially a shoulder. I tore my labrum when I first got here and I was able to kick with that. That was my left shoulder and that was a little different. This is a much sharper pain.”‘