Chargers Defense Poised To Regain Form

I confess, I love defense. Watching a really great defense dismantle an opponent into utter submission is one of my favorite things. And I've got to tell you, the San Diego Chargers have the potential to be a seriously dominant defensive unit this season. Training camp has opened and everyone is healthy and hungry after a roller coaster 2008 season. Ron Rivera brings new focus as well as credentials in his first Chargers camp as defensive coordinator. The man was on the '85 Bears; they were animals racking up 64 sacks and 34 interceptions. Not much more needs to be said there. But Rivera, in his entire nine-year career in Chicago, only started five of the 137 games he played in. And those were in his next to last season. Sounds like the consummate team player to me. I don't expect the schemes to be too exotic seeing as Rivera is only in his first full season at the helm of San Diego's defense, but he's got to be drooling over the vast abilities of the play...