Keep Hope Alive AFC West, but the Chargers Aren’t Going Anywhere

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Published: May 31, 2009

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... Raiders will win the division, because of the gloom and doom that shall befall the San Diego Chargers.

When people are saying that LaDainian Tomlinson (LT) has "clearly lost a step," they are not taking into account the injuries that he was playing with.  Tomlinson was healthy for about three games last season and looked great.  In those games, he averaged 19 carries for 94 yards, which is an average of 4.94 YPC and over 100 YPG of total offense.

It's important to remember that the Chargers, and probably every other running team, gain more yards per carry as the game goes on.  During the 2006 season, LaDainian Tomlinson averaged about 3.6 YPC for carries 1-10, but averaged 7.6 YPC for carries 21 plus!  With injuries and bad defensive play, LaDainian Tomlinson didn't get a chance to run the ball 25-30 times a game.

It did not help that the run blocking of the offensive line has steadily deteriorated over the last two seasons.  Too bad ...

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