Is This Muppet Too Focused On His "Guns" Making Sports Center?

Ed Hochuli was ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We used some capital, bold, italic letters and a few extra exclamation points so you know, in no uncertain terms, we're serious.

It's always lame to blame a referee for a loss but this Muppet's gaffes led to 14 Denver Donkey points and that is worth grousing about. The call in the 1st on the Chambers grab and steal was poor but the Little Hillbilly's obvious fumble was an affront to humanity!

Why even blow the whistle there? Let it progress and then use the replay to correct any wrongdoing. Little Hillbilly wasn't in any danger so blowing the whistle to save his life was unwarranted. With all of that said, however, it was obvious that the ball went backwards (to the 11 yd line) from where Little Hillbilly was running (9 yd line) so if not a fumble it was a backwards pass (a lateral) and therefore a live ball (astutely pointed out by an EastCoastRednek who holds Ed Hochuli's officiating in high regard).

Your muscles, Ed, couldn't stop the torrent of poor calls by you and your crew. WAG OF THE FINGER, ED!
(Ed Hochuli is apparently the NFL's version of Chuck Norris:

"He can kill with a glance, break bones with a punch and he is not afraid to dish out 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalties so harsh they ultimately scare players straight."

It's a pretty funny article so check it out, but it also lends credence to the idea that he may think he's the center of attention at a game. After all he is the ref whose "guns" are fawned over by Al Michaels during every Sunday Night game he's involved with.)

Now, on to the troubles that are the 2008 edition of the San Diego Chargers. Please don't let this be a replay of the 2005 season where we continually dropped game after game in the final minutes of games.

To paraphrase Sean Connery's "Malone" from Brian DePalma's The Untouchables:

"Our defense is like a whore house at low tide......it stinks".

• Antonio Cromartie needs a muzzle. Don't ever jaw again. The next time you think that you are a "shutdown" corner capable of garnering 16 interceptions in a season please pop in a game tape from September 14, 2008.
  
• The next time you think you are an All-Pro please pop in a game tape from September 14, 2008.
• The next time you think that you are worthy of hanging out with Deion "PrimeTime" Sanders and acting like him please pop in a game tape from September 14, 2008.
• The next time you think it was wise to hire a new sports agency to promote you please pop in a game tape from September 14, 2008.
  

Brandon Marshall WORE YOU OUT all day long! How does an All-Pro allow a man to go for 18 grabs? Utterly painful to watch. Eat some humble pie and get to work because we're in trouble if this is a harbinger of things to come. Not stopping the RUN or PASS generally, as a rule, doesn't work well for a team....and we need you.....and we love you.....make some plays.

Make your own highlight reel. Don't be a part of Brandon Marshall's.

The Stephen Cooper suspension is killing us! He cannot return soon enough. Who's absorbing the tackle stats he use to compile? It sure isn't Matt Wilhelm who was conspicuously absent for stretches while Tim Dobbins filled in.

Steve Gregory looked good, flyin' all over the place.

...And the Fun 'n Gun...

Phillip Rivers, Darrin Sproles and the O were fantastic! Looks like we'll need to gun for 38-42 pts each week, which will be fun viewing but a dangerous way to live.

Chambers, Jackson, and Gates.......GOOD!
Legedu Naane's "Alligator Arms"......BAD! (A TD grab instead of a FG would have been the game)

What does it say about our offense that it looks more dynamic when LT is out of the game? That's not a knock on LT but the predictable play calling when he's in. LT is dangerous in space as is Sproles...open up the O when LT's in......

We can't be the only ones that see this...? LT up the gut on 1st fools no one!

Let's go home team!

Observations please........?