Not the Same Old Chargers

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    • Jun 2013
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    Not the Same Old Chargers

    In their first season in Carson, the Los Angeles Chargers opened the year with four consecutive losses that were highlighted by late game heartbreak in the form of kicking game failures. By November they found themselves in a situation where they could not only make the playoffs but win the division if only they were able to win their remaining games. They were unable to do so thanks to a road loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in which Philip Rivers threw multiple interceptions and the Chargers generally appeared outclassed by their division rival.
    So, same old Chargers, right? There is certainly an argument to be made for that position. The facts can be laid out in such a way that this season appears largely indistinguishable from the Mike McCoy years or the other decades-plus of soul-crushing disappointment that we have all come to know, expect, and no doubt in some sick way depend upon.
    I don’t believe that the argument in question holds water. I don’t believe that the facts when laid out in an honest fashi

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