http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/3359 Recent articles about Mike Scifres en-us Mat McBriar has a strong leg. If he wanted - or was asked - he could hit the 90-foot digital board at Cowboys Stadium or launch 69-yard punts. But even McBriar was stunned at the performance of Oakland punter Shane Lechler Thursday. Lechler punted nine times for 493 yards and had a long of 69 yards. He also had punts of 66, 59 and 55 yards. It looked as if Lechler's punts came out of a Jugs machine. "Oh, my gosh," McBriar said when I just mentioned Lechler's name, but th... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:12:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Mat_McBriar_admires_Shane_Lechler/1639488 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Mat_McBriar_admires_Shane_Lechler/1639488 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Mat_McBriar_admires_Shane_Lechler/1639488 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/6/f62218189c5b5938121014b71c5c94d63e2fe65d/small/New_York_Giants_4c7f.jpg SAN DIEGO CHARGERS: Out Nick Hardwick, C – ankle Antwan Applewhite, OLB – hamstring Travis Johnson, DE – groin Questionable Shawne Merriman, OLB – groin Probable Antoine Cason, CB – groin Mike Scifres, P – groin Ladainian Tomlinson, RB – ankle Louis Vasquez, G – knee PITTSBURGH STEELERS: Out David Johnson, TE – ankle Troy Polamalu, S – knee Doubtful Willie [...] Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:14:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Steelers_Chargers_Injury_Report/1299892 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Steelers_Chargers_Injury_Report/1299892 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Steelers_Chargers_Injury_Report/1299892 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/9/e92454485ff2c5f7e58321fefda1039ac089827e/small/San_Diego_Chargers_8d27.jpg *Chargers punter Mike Scifres and Raiders punter Shane Lechler are widely regarded as the top two players at their position. The two are fierce... Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:32:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Scifres_Lechler_friendly_competition/1156193 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Scifres_Lechler_friendly_competition/1156193 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Scifres_Lechler_friendly_competition/1156193 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/f/2f41477ca254ded62e7d38405e247f86a1432652/small/San_Diego_Chargers_9420.jpg Only seven percent of the punts during Friday night's JerryWorld opener made contact with the digital board, but that's enough to make it a major issue for the league's competition committee. And it should be. Figure that only a handful of punts would hit the Jerrytron this season. What if one or two of those makes a major difference in that game? Picture this scenario: In the Dec. 13 game between the Chargers and Cowboys, a couple of teams jockeying for playoff position in the... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:28:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_worst_case_punting_scenario_for_JerryWorld/1042182 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_worst_case_punting_scenario_for_JerryWorld/1042182 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_worst_case_punting_scenario_for_JerryWorld/1042182 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/f/0fb98df6d9a383fcaaa9b56a56bd6a3097dabf98/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f72060388.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D09C1043E2DB3019FB.jpg CHARGERS REPORT: The Chargers gave him jersey No. 1. It could stand for Louie Sakoda's one chance in, say, a half-million of beating out kicker Nate Kaeding and/or punter Mike Scifres. Sun, 03 May 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/For_free_agent_kicker_minicamp_is_a_tryout_amp8211_for_another_tryout/664296 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/For_free_agent_kicker_minicamp_is_a_tryout_amp8211_for_another_tryout/664296 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/For_free_agent_kicker_minicamp_is_a_tryout_amp8211_for_another_tryout/664296 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/b/7bbb07f2d2f7be7bb914f683232cfa7c818bbe95/small/a4.jpg The Chargers' five game winning streak came to an end, as they were knocked out of the playoffs by the Pittsburgh Steelers at a snowy Heinz Field, Jennifer Reyes writes. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:54:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_Season_Ends_on_Heinz_Field/469036 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_Season_Ends_on_Heinz_Field/469036 In Saturday's game against the Colts, Sproles had 105 yards rushing, 45 yards receiving, and 2 touchdowns. He also added 178 yards off 7 total returns. For this effort, John Madden gave Darren the player of the game, along with Scifres, the Chargers' punter who had a few key kicks. While Coach Turner has been saying that Scifres deserves to go to the Pro Bowl, Sproles is the one who will get the big reward this off-season. Read more by following the link. Get all the iPhone Spor... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:25:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Sproles_Will_Cash_In_This_Off_Season/457522 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Sproles_Will_Cash_In_This_Off_Season/457522 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Sproles_Will_Cash_In_This_Off_Season/457522 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/3/4363d4cfe3e08f657f36482449db4b301b004ac8/small/610x.jpg Wow You Guys Suck: Minnesota's Punt Coverage, A second after FOX threw up a stat which said the Vikings gave up the most punt return touchdowns of all time, they gave up a 62 yard return. All in all the Vikings gave up over 20 yards per return. Runners Up: Michael Turner got a solid 2.3 yards per carry, Mr. Jackson went 15 for 35. This Scarecrow Needs a Brain: Chadwick Pennington, Sorry Chad but the ride is over. Your storybook season was over and now it's back to the reality that you... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:16:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/NFL_Wildcard_Award/455896 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/NFL_Wildcard_Award/455896 So, as exciting as Darren Sproles was, this game was a game because of Mike Scifres. Scifres: "I don't know if you can dream a game like this." Me neither Mike, me neither. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:04:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Mike_Scifres_Punting_To_Glory/451436 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Mike_Scifres_Punting_To_Glory/451436 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Mike_Scifres_Punting_To_Glory/451436 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/b/cb6f7d79e11a5335f9e517130daed9bd143a771b/small/44974_282wh.jpg YOU CAN?T BEAT PEYTON WITH LONG HAIR! HE?S LIKE SAMSON! Well, after the first day of playoff games, in which the Colts are one-and-done yet again, Edgerrin James and Mike Scifres are quixotically your two standout performers. Yes, the two division winners from the weakest divisions beat out two ... Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:16:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Fraudulent_MVP_Pey_Pey_8217s_Long_Hair_Fails_Him_and_Other_Wild_Kardkkake_Moments/451296 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Fraudulent_MVP_Pey_Pey_8217s_Long_Hair_Fails_Him_and_Other_Wild_Kardkkake_Moments/451296 Darren Sproles and Mike Scifres won?t need to buy a drink in San Diego. The Bolts gave the ball to Sproles, all 5?6? of him, and the guy ran past the Colts and led the way right to either Nashville or Pittsburgh. 328 total yards in a variety of roles. Fitting he took the rock into the ... Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:20:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_Win_An_Instant_Classic/450422 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_Win_An_Instant_Classic/450422 10 reasons why being a Broncos fan is better than being a Chargers 1. Jay Cutler and Philip Rivers may not belong on the cover of GQ, but at least Cutler doesn?t look like Sloth from The Philip Rivers 2. The city of San Diego has hosted the Super Bowl two more ... Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:19:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Why_Being_A_Broncos_Fan_Is_Better_Than_Being_A_Chargers_Fan/436621 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Why_Being_A_Broncos_Fan_Is_Better_Than_Being_A_Chargers_Fan/436621 ... It's from the perspective of those five games that I make the following observations about the Indy-SD postseason divisional round matchup... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:17:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/AFC_playoff_preview_Colts_vs_Chargers/69695 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/AFC_playoff_preview_Colts_vs_Chargers/69695 The week one matchup between the Bears and San Diego Chargers. Possibly a preview of Super XLII. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:04:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Next_Up_Bears_vs_Chargers/26231 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Next_Up_Bears_vs_Chargers/26231