Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'sandiegochargers'
January 17, 2008
One can imagine that San Diego sports writers and fans are gleefully rubbing their hands together now that Patriot Randy Moss is distracted by accusations that he injured a woman. San Diego Union-Tribune writer Chris Jenkins has a piece titled, "Moss Has Switched to Playing Defense." However, Bostonist is happy to say that Jenkins reined in the schadenfreude and pretty much reported the incident straight, other than the defense pun. Like the Herald, which has......
Continue Reading "How's MossGate Playing in California?"January 16, 2008
The San Diego Chargers are hoisting their macho flag in the sky. One player who has the first name Igor (no joke) already boasted that the Patriots are more worried about the Chargers than the Chargers are of them. Can Igor do math? A perfect record is nothing to sniff at. Bostonist heard on ESPN that Coach Norv of the Chargers told Igor to shut his trap. No sports action last night, but tonight the......
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: Meet Igor"September 22, 2007
If you've been worried about how New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is handling the fine handed down to him by the NFL for videotaping his opponents' signals, don't cry for him, Argentina. Not only did he hand the asses of the entire San Diego Chargers football team to Charger coach Norv Turner, the fine they gave him is tax-deductible. A group of tax law professors determined that the fine qualified as "an ordinary and......
Continue Reading "Penalty Schmenalty: Belichick's Fine Is Tax Deductible"September 17, 2007
Was there any doubt? The Patriots, good as they are, and now with the increased motivation of having the rest of the world hate them? Belichick, who is the smartest coach in the world anyway, now with the incentive to prove it? The wagons have been circled. You're either with us or against us. And the San Diego Chargers, who fancied themselves one of the elite teams in the NFL, got their butts handed to......
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: Wagons. Circled."May 15, 2006
From the Hail Mary pass tossed in 1984 for Boston College, to his signing with the Bears, then back home with the Patriots where he belonged - well, until he went up north and played for the Canadian Football League, Doug Flutie has been on the Boston sports radar. In 1998 he came back down to the States (not too far south) playing for the Buffalo Bills. He then signed with the San Diego Chargers......
Continue Reading "Flutie goes to Disneyland"October 10, 2005
So many monikers, which one fits best? Tom Terrific? Touchdown Tommy? THE Consummate Champion? Anyone who witnessed the masterpiece that New England's Tom Brady orchestrated on Sunday afternoon at the Georgia Dome versus the Atlanta Falcons could choose any of the above to label the 2-time Super Bowl MVP, who led the Champions to a 31-28 victory. Brady's performance, which included 350 yards passing, 3 touchdown tosses, and 22-27 passing with only a single blemish......
Continue Reading "Monday Morning Brady"