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AFC Championship Game: Chargers at Patriots(-14.5)

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Some of our members have been seen cheering for the Chargers:

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Belichick portrays Pats as underdog
Coach consumed with Chargers' hot streak
Thursday, January 17, 2008 3:22 AM
By Judy Battista


The NEW YORK TIMES

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Patriots coach Bill Belichick, as skilled at making an opponent sound like the greatest team in history as he is at getting the Patriots to play like it, set the tone for the AFC championship game when he delivered a blistering accounting to his players of the San Diego Chargers' strengths.
He backed up his argument by passing out a sheet full of glowing statistics attesting to the Chargers' worthiness as the next team to try to end the Patriots' perfect season.

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Rob Oller commentary: Frumpy Belichick is NFL's evil genius

Friday, January 18, 2008 3:10 AM
By Rob Oller


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Bill Belichick twirls a whistle instead of an oily black mustache and wears a scowl instead of a sinister smile, but otherwise is the villain the NFL needs to fuel fan antagonism.
The New England coach is Mr. Potter to the NFL's George Bailey, a successful if ruthless rascal whose demeanor seems even darker when contrasted to the bright and shiny image in which the league likes to wrap itself.

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Turner finds an ideal climate with San Diego

Sunday, January 20, 2008 3:18 AM
By Adam Teicher


Kansas City Star

San Diego Chargers general manager A.J. Smith heard all the jokes last winter when he fired Marty Schottenheimer and replaced him with Norv Turner -- like he traded a coach who couldn't win in the playoffs for one who couldn't win in the regular season.
Smith obviously agreed with that first part, though he didn't see the humor as it pertained to Turner. But Turner's shortcomings -- he was 58-82-1 in nine seasons as coach for Washington and Oakland -- appeared obvious to everyone else.
And it certainly looked as though the joke was on Smith after the Chargers started the 2007 season an ugly 1-3, including a home loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Pair of traitors play for Patriots
Ex-Chargers Harrison, Seau resurrect careers
Sunday, January 20, 2008 3:18 AM
By Dan Pompei


Chicago Tribune
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It will be strange to watch the AFC championship game between San Diego and New England and see Junior Seau and Rodney Harrison with a soldier on their helmets.


Seau almost symbolized the Chargers through a glorious 13-year run in which he made 12 straight Pro Bowls. Born in San Diego, he played in the San Diego high school championship for Oceanside in Qualcomm Stadium before heading to Southern California.

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Boy, really ramping up the hyperbole in the pregame show. They actually just said if SD wins, it will be one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Yeah, a playoff team on 8 straight wins beating a team that has looked beatable several times in the last 6 weeks. They actually said it would be on par with Tyson-Douglas. Give me a fucking break.:roll1:
 
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