According To Terrell Davis, The Chargers Are Super Bowl Favs

You know, I always liked Terrell Davis. Even when he was in Denver running all over the Chargers' defense, I still respected the way he played the game. Sure his military-style salute got kinda old after a while, but he was a native San Diegan who fought the odds en route to breaking records and winning Super Bowls while playing for the Broncos. His 1998 season was probably the most dominant season I can remember a running back having, aside from LT's 2006 campaign.

Terrell has picked the San Diego Chargers as his Super Bowl favorites and has predicted a 13-3 regular season finish. Obviously I am in agreement with Mr. Davis, but he makes an interesting point that I hadn't really considered; If the Chargers win the AFC Championship game but lose in the Super Bowl, the fans would still be satisfied with the season. I think he is right, although a recent poll on BoltHype showed that 95% of the fans believe that the team is winning the Super Bowl this year.

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Antonio Gates is easily one of the best tight ends to have ever played NFL football, but I doubt he would get into the Hall of Fame now if his career were to mysteriously end now. Why? Because, despite eye-popping numbers and video-highlight reels to die for, careers like Gates' are a microcosm of what's wrong with the modern corporate game and inherent problems trying to rate individual players in a team sport.

If Antonio had had a stellar college career as a tight end and retired tomorrow, he might make it in; but as someone who was UNdrafted yet enormously successful, his career makes the prognosticator industry look less than the Grand Pooba's they purport to be. Ditto for Gates' quick ascent to lofty numbers. Naysayers will mention Brees' lack of success with the deep pass, or L.T.'s phenominal success will be used as a "qualifier" against Gates' induction merit as he was "only a part" of a great offensive team. It's ironic, even foolish, but Gates needs to escape the "shadow" of L.T.'s iconic career to solidly define his own. Nowadays Jackson, Sproles, and others are getting more balls thrown to them too. So it will be, by offensive design, probably difficult for Gates to continue on with the pace of his earlier success; and that's assuming he can stay healthy. But whatever accolades may come his way eventually, he has been just fantastic to watch as a Charger.

Personally, I'd even rate him slightly above the great Kellen Winslow here, and Winslow's in the HoF. Winslow's career here also reiterates my earlier point; he was pivotal to the NFL to a large degree because his position was pivotal to the passing attack introduced to the NFL by Don Coryell and his staff. Yet, AMAZINGLY, relatively few folks are clamoring so much for Coryell's overdue induction into the HoF!? Coryell deserves to be there as much as anyone, period! But Don loved football and football players first and foremost, and never did the Corporate or media dance. Truth is, none are so blind as those that refuse to see.

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Rich Campbell said...: Aug 30, 2007 8:43:00 PM; Count me as one that would NOT be satisfied with just getting there...