That's All She Wrote

The season is now over and I can finally bring myself to post. Bolts lost the game and the Jets won! The best way to put it, in the words of Jim Rome, "Who put Marty Schottenheimer in a Norv Turner mask?" This is obviosly referencing the non-inspired and very conservative play calling that Norv called.

It almost worked but in the end, it wasn't enough. Baseball season is around the corner, but the Padres resemble a minor league team than a big league ball club, with the exception of Adrian Gonzales.

Signing off till baseball season!

Colts Smotls

I know the Colts are on an unreal run...19 straight wins...regular season wins that is. I dont see what the big fuss is all about. They have only really won 11 straight. Thats elven games in 2009.

Why is it only 11 games? Because Darren Sproles dominated overtime in the playoffs and ended the Colts 2008 season! What a game!

For some reason the Chargers have had Peyton's number in the past couple years. Dating back to 2005 the Chargers are 4-1! Not to shabby against a team that has basically the best winning percentage in the world of professional sports!

BEST PART OF THE STORY: Two of the Chargers wins in the past two years against the Colts have come in the Playoffs! Which means the Bolts have ended the Colts season the past two years!

Let me ask you this... Will Peyton be happy if he faces the Chargers in the 2009 playoffs?

Gobble Gobble

Happy Turkey Day everyone!!! Lets take a look into Chargers history on Thanksgiving Day. The Bolts have not made a Thanksgiving Day appearance since 1969. At that time, the bolts were in the AFL and wore these uniforms. The most notable Charger on the roster this year was Lance Alworth, here is the Chargers Roster form 1969.. In that game the Chargers won 21 to 17 over the Houston Oilers.

In the Chargers history, they have played in 4 Turkey Day games. Their overall record is 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 tie.

1964: Buffalo Bills 27, Chargers 24
1965: Buffalo Bills 20, Chargers 20
1967: Denver Broncos 20, Chargers 24
1969: Chargers 21, Houston Oilers 17

When is the next time the Bolts will get a Turkey Day game? Personally, I would rather have the Bolts play on Sundays. Gives them a few extra days rest.

Big Game Broncos

The Bolts are back on TOP! AFC West again belongs to the Chargers! I'll talk about the game in posts later this week but, I just want to point out the BIG GAME BRONCOS.

Last year, in a winner takes the division game, the Chargers blew out the Broncos 52-21. A 31 point victory for the Bolts. This win catapulted the Bolts to a third consecutive AFC West Division title and an exciting win over the Colts in the wild card round!

This year, in a winner takes the division lead game, the Chargers blew out the Broncos 32-3. A 29 point victory for the Bolts. This has been a great climb for the 2009 Bolts and has to be a testament to their true abilities and potential.

Big Game Broncos, on the other had, have been in a downward spiral and have some difficulties in their upcoming scheduling:
-NY Giants
-@ KC Chiefs
-@ Indy Colts
-Oakland Raiders
-@ Phily Eagles
-KC Chiefs
The must wins are going to be against two teams who are starting to play better, the Chiefs and Raiders. Chiefs have won two in a row! Raiders benched JaMarcus and finally have at least a shot of winning! Giants, Colts and Eagles are going to be tough! Assuming the Big Game Broncos win ALL three against the Chiefs twice and Raiders, they will need two split two of three from Giants, Colts and Eagles.

The Broncos tank is on empty and the NFL season has 6 more weeks to go! The Chargers just filled up on premium, high octane jet fuel and look to be heading for their 4th consecutive division title!

Breaking News From Denver

BREAKING NEWS DENVER (CO)--Denver Broncos football practice was delayed after a player reported finding an unknown white powdery substance on the practice field. Head coach Josh McDaniels immediately called federal investigators. After a complete analysis, FBI forensic experts determined that the white substance unknown to players was the GOAL LINE. GO BOLTS!

*Nothing is true about this breaking news except the Broncos suck!

**I repurposed this post from a few weeks ago!

Antonio Gates on the League

Not sure how many people have been watching "The League," a show on FX that airs after "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"? I have caught the first 4 episodes, and have to say, as an avid fantasy sports player, I am enjoying the humor.

I especially liked this weeks episode which included a cameo from San Diego's own Antonio Gates. It wasn't a big role but he did get some air time! He was the first active NFL player to make an appearance. Two weeks ago, Terry Bradshaw made his cameo, but I think Gates may have out done Bradshaw. Above is a preview for the episode which includes a small portion of Gates' cameo.

ENJOY!

LT and Ricky

At this point we all know Ricky's story. It's a short and sweet story. Gave up football in his prime to get high. He was 27 at the time. Ricky has since, studied holistic medicine in Grass Valley, CA, played Canadian football in Toronto and signed again to play with the Dolphins again.

I want to talk about Ricky today, not because he is from San Diego and a graduate of Patrick Henry High School, but because I would like to take a look into his age compared to his production in the NFL.

Ricky was born in 1977, LT was born in 1979. Granted Ricky took a hiatus from professional football, he is still two years older than LT. Career rushing attempts: Rickey 2,050 and LT 2,772.

As we saw from last night the 32 year old Ricky still has some tread on his tires. In comparison the 30 year old LT has that same tread!

Let's hope we can see this production this week in Denver!

Believe in the Bolts!!!!