Archives for November 30, 2006

‘”Age is just a number, certainly for Marv,” said Marty Schottenheimer, a spry 63 years old. “Apparently, he is in good health and he certainly has a wealth of experience in doing that job; the overall personnel and the coaching, and now that he is in that role as a general manager. It doesn’t surprise me they are getting better.”’

Chargers’ reserves ready for prime time (San Diego Union Tribune)

Offense relearns how to do simple things (San Diego Union Tribune)

Bills are happy to leave it to Levy (North County Times)

Inside slant (The Sports Xchange)

Strategy and personnel (The Sports Xchange)

Notes, quotes (The Sports Xchange)

McCardell’s presence felt (Chargers.com)

Chargers fans have plenty to be thankful for (Chargers.com)

Chargers sign Halterman to practice squad (Chargers.com)

‘”We all keep tabs on each other,” said Losman, who was the 22nd pick over all. “It’s all just a curiosity thing, really. It’s fun and exciting to see who’s doing what – who was right, who was wrong.”‘

‘”Last week was the start, giving us confidence,” said Losman, who didn’t get flustered when his first five possessions of the second half all ended with punts. “We know what we have to do, and we have to repeat those things. It was good to see. I didn’t have to tell these guys to get pumped up, they knew exactly what to do.”‘

At the bye week, Buffalo was among the most undisciplined teams in the league in terms of turnovers and penalties. But the Bills have drastically cleaned up their act, and the result is wins in three of their past four games.’

‘K Rian Lindell, who went 2-for-2 including the game-winning, 42-yard field goal at the gun against Jacksonville, is 17-for-19 on the year. His 89.47 percent conversion rate would be a single-season Bills record. Scott Norwood (32 of 37) hit at an 86.49 percent clip in 1988.’

‘San Diego averages 32 points per game. They’ll get close in a 31-17 Chargers win.’

‘But if the Bills do find a way to win this game, which seems like an impossibly tall order, they could sneak into the playoffs. Buffalo’s final four opponents are all beatable, even though a couple could be dangerous.’

‘Schobel is serious, though, when discussing the test the Bills face against Tomlinson. “He’s going to get his yards,” Schobel said. “But the thing you’ve got to do is not let him take over the game. You’ve got to contain him. He’s as good as there is.”‘