10 year anniversary of the 2006 Chargers team that went 14-2

[Lightningwill_420]

At the end of that season....most definitely yes.

But there were a ton of cool memories from that year. Tomlinson's total TD record is amazing when you think about it. That's one record that I truly think may not be touched for a long, long time.

Tomlinson set the single-season scoring record that year. Has it been broken?

[Mister Hoarse]

I thought Wilt Chamberlain still held that one.

[Lightningwill_420]

I thought Wilt Chamberlain still held that one.

Different scoring record, Mr. Hoarse. Wilt was a bragger. Cromartie busted his record multiple times and hasn't bragged about it ever.

[Mister Hoarse]

Different scoring record, Mr. Hoarse. Wilt was a bragger. Cromartie busted his record multiple times and hasn't bragged about it ever.

Time to bust this..

[Lightningwill_420]

Time to bust this..

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Manning buster

[Maverick]

Time to bust this..

....coverage?

[Maverick]

Wow...can't believe it's been 10 years since the start of that almost magical season....

I still occasionally watch NFL Films highlights of that ill-fated playoff game...mainly to keep my burning hate of the Patriots fresh, but to also keep the memory of that pain alive so that if one day we are able to win it all, it will be all that much sweeter.

I think this ENTIRE thread more appropriately belongs within the "OT: Kind of a sad story story, but with lots of generosity" thread.

[Marshall/Boogie]

Damn...it was all right there that season. It seemed like it was finally our turn. I have said many times before (on this board and the old board), that playoff loss was my worst experience as a fan and changed the way I emotionally invest in sports forever.

Yep, totally agree, except for the one event that we're still waiting on: when we get back to the SB.

If/when we make it back, I will again be as emotionally invested as ever for that one game.

[FiftyFive]

You couldn't pay me to watch that playoff game against the Cheatriots again - or Marty's other massive chokejob against the Jets in 2004, for that matter.

With that said, as the years have passed since that season, I'm not convinced anymore that 2006 was our year anyway. We played one legit playoff contender that entire regular season (Baltimore) and lost to them. The only other playoff teams we faced were the 9-7 Chiefs and 9-7 Seahawks, and we were a last-minute touchdown away from going 1-2 in those games. Knowing that the '06 Chargers were an untested team with a weak schedule and a born loser as their coach, I don't view it as such a big missed opportunity anymore. I'm way more bitter about 1980, 1981 and 2009.

[Formula 21]

I thought Wilt Chamberlain still held that one.

I heard Chet Forte talk a couple of times and boy could he tell a story.

One of the stories was about the torrid affair Wilt Chamberlain had with Doris Day. She could never acknowledge it because it was the 50's and that stuff was not allowed.

Oh, and he talked about how much Howard Cosell got him laid. Howard was hit on all the time by groupies but never cheated on his wife. Chet ate dinner with him after the MNF games and picked up the overflow. Chet was a fun guy. Had a bad life with the drugs and the gambling, but he lived large.

[6025]

I heard Chet Forte talk a couple of times and boy could he tell a story.

One of the stories was about the torrid affair Wilt Chamberlain had with Doris Day. She could never acknowledge it because it was the 50's and that stuff was not allowed.

Oh, and he talked about how much Howard Cosell got him laid. Howard was hit on all the time by groupies but never cheated on his wife. Chet ate dinner with him after the MNF games and picked up the overflow. Chet was a fun guy. Had a bad life with the drugs and the gambling, but he lived large.

Chet once talked about the time he took a limo from NY to LA. And how he'd never wash his clothes, just threw them away when they got dirty and bought new clothes. Just burned money like it was no big deal. Hartman was devastated when Chet died. I remember he died on a Saturday and the Forte family delayed the announcement because Hartman was on the road in LA somewhere at an appearance and nobody could get hold of him to tell him the news. 20 years ago and those guys are still the Loose Cannons to me. I loved that show. Getting Chet on the rebound from his gambling woes was a huge coup for XTRA.

[6025]

Another Chet story - he did color one year for the Chargers paired with Hacksaw, I think it was 1995. They were playing Belicheat's Browns and it came down to the final seconds and the Chargers were up something like 30-10. The Browns had the ball and Belicheat called timeout with about two seconds left to kick a meaningless field goal, and as Hacksaw dutifully described the play by play, Chet kept saying "SO WHAT?", and "WHO CARES?!" over Smacksaw as he was incredulous that Belicheat would waste time kicking a pointless field goal like that as time ran out at the end.