Shawne Merriman is mad at A.J. Smith, softer than Charmin

Chargers general manager A.J. Smith, displeased with the Chargers 38-28 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, called his team "soft." Sort of. Here's the quote: “Everything is wrong with it right now. I’m not the least bit happy in a lot of areas. I’ve seen us be tough and physical to soft and bewildered.” Now Shawne Merriman(notes) is mad at him. If I was A.J. Smith, though, I wouldn't be too worried, because from what we've seen so far this year, as long there's any sort of a warm, living body between Smith and Merriman, Merriman can't get to him. Really, any toddler would do. Merriman got bent out of shape about the "soft" label. Here was his response, via the AP: “I don’t know too much of that. That’s an opinion of a person, and it’s not needed,” Merriman said. “We know that we have to play better. We met for an extra hour and a half as a defense as a whole to discuss what we ...