http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/45 Recent articles about the San Diego Chargers en-us The most difficult stragetic decision for the Patriots defense Monday night might be how much to blitz Drew Brees. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:50:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Blitzing_Brees/1639965 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Blitzing_Brees/1639965 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Blitzing_Brees/1639965 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/1/314bfd2089fd48bb5ab561d0b2bfdba23c813184/small/Atlanta_Falcons_v_115a.jpg After making headlines last week by telling San Diego Chargers “We own you”.  Josh McDaniels had a hard time outdoing himself. Well he did. As you might have heard by now, NFL Network microphones caught the Broncos coach firing his offensive line up with the F word. The network appologized, recognizing that Thanksgiving put their [...] Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:58:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_quotable_Josh_McDaniels/1639380 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_quotable_Josh_McDaniels/1639380 Opposing players and coaches are up in arms over verbal jabs made by Denver coach Josh McDaniels before the Broncos' game against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:52:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/McDaniels_trash_talk_strikes_chord_across_NFL/1637599 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/McDaniels_trash_talk_strikes_chord_across_NFL/1637599 METAIRIE, La. -- Saints quarterback Drew Brees crossed paths with Wes Welker in 2004. Brees was with the San Diego Chargers and Welker was an undrafted free agent out of Texas Tech. "Wes was awesome," Brees said. "... He was... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:05:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Drew_Brees_shares_first_memory_of_Welker/1632527 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Drew_Brees_shares_first_memory_of_Welker/1632527 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Drew_Brees_shares_first_memory_of_Welker/1632527 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/f/0ffd8c65ada2fea4449f745b20e0350581806a29/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92333915.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D09098319B774698BD4D03F768C60FCC4BB8D146D9F09206B0.jpg NFL player Jon Runyan says he'll retire at the end of the season and launch a campaign for Congress in New Jersey's 3rd District. The 35-year-old offensive lineman was signed Tuesday to play the remainder of the season with the San Diego Chargers. Runyan said in a statement that he had told Republican officials in Burlington County that he would retire after the season and seek to challenge Democratic Rep. John Adler in 2010. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:53:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_OL_Runyan_to_run_for_Congress_in_NJ/1629783 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_OL_Runyan_to_run_for_Congress_in_NJ/1629783 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_OL_Runyan_to_run_for_Congress_in_NJ/1629783 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/5/e5429c994b8eb02dcbe1f402478f88db1da0265c/small/Seattle_Seahawks_v_a31e.jpg Below is the official statement of John Runyan regarding his decision to sign with the San Diego Chargers for the remainder of the NFL season and its impact on his plans to seek the Republican nomination for the US House of Representatives in NJ's 3rd Congressional District: "Yesterday, I received an offer to pursue my professional dream of winning a Super Bowl, and have decided to sign with the San Diego Chargers for the remainder of this season through the playoffs. Win or lose, t... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:08:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jon_Runyan_Hits_a_Different_Campaign_Trail_First/1627802 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jon_Runyan_Hits_a_Different_Campaign_Trail_First/1627802 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jon_Runyan_Hits_a_Different_Campaign_Trail_First/1627802 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/7/77eae8176791a1e0f17e74a6652faeb640439b48/small/82890647.jpg Detective Gary Hassen said officers answered a report of a fight at Bar West in Pacific Beach shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday. Chargers CB Antonio Cromartie is being investigated for assault with a... Full story: http://www.bobsblitz.com 
 
 Best Amazon prices for Blitz Subscribers: http://got.to/BlitzBestDeals Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:46:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_CB_Antonio_Cromartie_goes_Pop/1623569 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_CB_Antonio_Cromartie_goes_Pop/1623569 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_CB_Antonio_Cromartie_goes_Pop/1623569 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/e/de04a3db23231866d64b7e4a0c6fe5bfda2447d7/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f90534141.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0D9842115B40D08316E6E0AF21B0A8808EAEB7CC02AB00D62.jpg The hype has already begun for the Monday Night Football game between the Patriots and the undefeated Saints. Clearly. During halftime of last night’s game, New Orleans QB Drew Brees appeared and started discussing the game that was a week away.  Interestingly, Brees told host Chris Berman on the ESPN show that his 10-0 team has [...] Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:36:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Saints_QB_Drew_Brees_discusses_what_he_learned_from_the_Patriots_in_2007_8230_and_links/1622912 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Saints_QB_Drew_Brees_discusses_what_he_learned_from_the_Patriots_in_2007_8230_and_links/1622912 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Saints_QB_Drew_Brees_discusses_what_he_learned_from_the_Patriots_in_2007_8230_and_links/1622912 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/8/18afe678e669e4ee198f3eb90fdbe6849b943b57/small/New_Orleans_Saints_8d87.jpg by Chris BurkeFiled under: Chargers, NFL Police BlotterChargers star cornerback Antonio Cromartie is being investigated by police for his role in an altercation at a San Diego bar, according to multiple reports.TMZ.com first reported that Cromartie was under investigation for assault with a deadly weapon, citing law enforcement sources who stated that Cromartie was out celebrating the Chargers' win "when somebody threw a champage bottle which hit a bystander in the head." Appare... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Reports_Antonio_Cromartie_Suspect_in_San_Diego_Bar_Incident/1619422 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Reports_Antonio_Cromartie_Suspect_in_San_Diego_Bar_Incident/1619422 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Reports_Antonio_Cromartie_Suspect_in_San_Diego_Bar_Incident/1619422 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/e/de04a3db23231866d64b7e4a0c6fe5bfda2447d7/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f90534141.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0D9842115B40D08316E6E0AF21B0A8808EAEB7CC02AB00D62.jpg Here’s a photo TMZ claims is the head wound of the person who suffered the alleged bottle-throwing assault of San Diego Charger Antonio Cromartie: (Victim’s friends claims alleged attack came “out of the blue”. Really?) The victim claims to TMZ he blacked out after his friends witnessed Cromartie “smash a bottle of Moet” into his head. After [...] Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:18:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Pic_Wound_Suffered_In_Alleged_Cromartie_Assault/1618984 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Pic_Wound_Suffered_In_Alleged_Cromartie_Assault/1618984 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Pic_Wound_Suffered_In_Alleged_Cromartie_Assault/1618984 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/7/77a6e7dcf80bc49e87156a34184ffe04e46ec55a/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f89768375.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D05838151357F85DF45B3D25818FD5CEF3182B38F7B9BCF283.jpg San Diego Chargers cornerback Antonio Cromartie is reportedly under investigation for assault with a deadly weapon in connection with an incident in which someone was hit in the head with a champagne bottle.But while Cromartie's apparent claim is that the... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:44:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Report_Sources_say_Cromartie_didn_apost_throw_bottle/1618778 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Report_Sources_say_Cromartie_didn_apost_throw_bottle/1618778 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Report_Sources_say_Cromartie_didn_apost_throw_bottle/1618778 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/5/35f2f8a0a652e983e5d8884ab103f411d7a48f5d/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f90082499.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0F076D823FFF219B2EE5D2CE2A4A74BB96BFD1A0A9CD4529E.jpg The LA JOLLA (CA) LIGHT reports today that Antonio Cromartie has been arrested by San Diego police for his role in an altercation at a San Diego bar last night. (Cromartie named his Twitter account “CrimeTime31“) Cromartie allegedly threw a champagne bottle that hit another person in the head at Bar West, 959 Hornblend St., around [...] Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:47:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/8216Crime_Time_8217_Cromartie_Arrested_On_Assault_Charge/1617855 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/8216Crime_Time_8217_Cromartie_Arrested_On_Assault_Charge/1617855 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/8216Crime_Time_8217_Cromartie_Arrested_On_Assault_Charge/1617855 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/1/71d37589c5706c04fafaf6b16868603503e42f51/small/83448973.jpg Chargers TE Antonio Gates said that the 32-3 rout of the Broncos re-established his team as the best of the AFC West.The Chargers offensive line paved the way to 203 rushing yards and kept QB Philip Rivers from getting touched... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:31:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_Broncos_one_liners/1617774 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_Broncos_one_liners/1617774 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_Broncos_one_liners/1617774 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/0/d0086adfcb359b7c1c112498541e5eaa06e19c56/small/Red_Byron_c0b6.jpg One of the largest differences between the two Chargers games this season was the amount of pressure the Broncos were able to put on quarterback Philip Rivers. In October, Mike Nolan’s defense tallied five sacks against Rivers, a career high for the fourth-year starting quarterback. They were constantly in the quarterback’s face through a well-utilized [...] Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:25:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_run_the_blitz_out_of_Denver/1617730 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_run_the_blitz_out_of_Denver/1617730 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Chargers_run_the_blitz_out_of_Denver/1617730 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/3/03a6a6eb9aa6e11bbc5d57a8f216dff8c307deca/small/San_Diego_Chargers_610a.jpg Late last week, SoCal network television station San Diego 6 aired an on-camera interview with Tila “Tequila” Nguyen that included some beyond-explosive accusations about Shawne Merriman’s lifestyle that hasn’t gotten much coverage in the national media. Nguyen told San Diego 6 that Merriman’s brother Jay “manufactures” a special form of ecstasy in one of Shawne’s homes, [...] Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:19:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Should_Merriman_Deny_Pedophila_Drug_Use_Claim/1617740 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Should_Merriman_Deny_Pedophila_Drug_Use_Claim/1617740 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Should_Merriman_Deny_Pedophila_Drug_Use_Claim/1617740 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/2/8261050da15f8ade648e684ccd7ec08220eaa20c/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f90533953.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D051C268D2096859BAD6A089EE5D4D900CC2D087FCD615BA84.jpg Antonio Cromartie is being investigated for assault with a deadly weapon over a bruising incident in a San Diego bar last night. (Travis Henry approves) TMZ reports Cromartie may have “threw a champagne bottle which hit a bystander in the head.” The bystander suffered a gash on his head, but an ambulance was not called, indicating there [...] Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:37:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Charger_Investigated_8216Assault_with_a_deadly_weapon_8217/1617508 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Charger_Investigated_8216Assault_with_a_deadly_weapon_8217/1617508 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Charger_Investigated_8216Assault_with_a_deadly_weapon_8217/1617508 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/c/acf45d980746d9163399a70138f4cb140128b082/small/San_Diego_Chargers_f069.jpg Earlier today I posted that XPRS-AM radio reporter Marty Caswell in San Diego reported there was a rumor going around Invesco Field in Denver that Broncos Coach Josh McDaniels had “taunted” the Chargers linebackers before the Broncos lost to San Diego 32-3. Chargers Linebackers Shawne Merriman and Stephen Cooper confirmed to Caswell after the game that [...] Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:21:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/McDaniels_To_Chargers_Pregame_8220We_Own_You_Guys_8221/1614381 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/McDaniels_To_Chargers_Pregame_8220We_Own_You_Guys_8221/1614381 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/McDaniels_To_Chargers_Pregame_8220We_Own_You_Guys_8221/1614381 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/8/587f9f90409d0a1126129ad17d3b56d67ce8aa71/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92942284.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0DDCAA58E4450E3C7F2594A3C35D7DECBA81A292638E45D18.jpg The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:01:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Death_of_Brees_mother_ruled_a_suicide/1603794 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Death_of_Brees_mother_ruled_a_suicide/1603794 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Death_of_Brees_mother_ruled_a_suicide/1603794 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/8/e81c9071c4d9375ac404f7351864de243bd2400f/small/New_York_Jets_6c5f.jpg