San Diego Chargers: State of the Franchise—2009

Last year’s San Diego Chargers started off terribly, and their record stood at 4-8 with just four games left to play.

The Denver Broncos, whose record stood at 8-5 in Week 14, completed a monumental collapse to become the first team to lose a division with a three-game lead with just three weeks left to play.

They were the phoenix, who rose from the ashes to reclaim their AFC West title for the third straight season.

A recent hot button topic has been whether the Chargers’ window for Super Bowl contention is beginning to close; even with Phillip Rivers playing at a Pro Bowl caliber, they were still only a .500 team. LaDainian Tomlinson’s performance dropped off drastically last...

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