San Diego Chargers - looking good this year

The San Diego Chargers were really successful last year and the tendency is very likely to keep. They may even challenge for the Super Bowl and become the winners of it. Marty has been cut while Norv Turner was hired to manage the team. It is still unclear why the coach of a successful team had to be changed, however this will most probably not affect the performance the team in this new 2007 season.

Quarterback Phillip Rivers still has a year in front of him and may become a really sure-handed NFL quarterback. He is going to improve his 22 TD passes from the last season and left tackle will definitely help him.

The greatest running back in the league is currently LaDainian Tomlinson. Lorenzo Neal resigned again, and the powerful backup Michael Turner was contracted for one more year to give the team even greater chances to succeed.

Wide receivers Malcolm Floyd and Vincent Jackson together with Eric Parker form a young and promising WR group, although there is still room for improvement. Last year Parker directed the group and made 48 catches. If the problem of correctly using the WRs in this franchise is solved, it will unavoidably reach success.

Last season tight end Antonio Gates grabbed 71 catches for 924 yards as well as 9 TDs. It could be said it was a bad season for Gates who is definitely capable of doing much better.

The player on defense Merriman is the head of the assertive group making QBs scared and running out of time. There is also Shaun Phillips as well as some more decent players. They played not bad last season and are expected not to lose their position this time.

This is a pretty professional team with adequate leaders on both sides of the field.