why was san diego chargers earl wilson dismissed in 1987?
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Reportedly because of poor play.\n\nHours after he was released he was arrested on possession of drug charges.
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From what I have seen so far?  Jake the Joke.  And by so far I mean this far into his career.  He is a terrible quarterback.  When you have a QB like Rivers on the other team .  10 games into his NFL career, with much more poise and calmness.  The fumble at the end of tonights game can sum Jakes career up.  He repeatedly lets the team down at crucial points of the game.  Doesn't help that I am a huge Chargers fan, feeling the buzz from tonights big win in Denver.  GOOOO CHARGERSSSSS
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Raiders owner Al Davis was inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 1, 1992. He went from assistant coach of the Los Angeles, then San Diego Chargers, to head coach and general manager of the Raiders, to Commissioner of the American Football League and to principal owner and chief executive officer of the Raiders, transforming a failing franchise into pro football’s winningest team.\n\nMr. Davis was the offensive end coach of the Los Angeles Chargers from 1960-62, before being named Raiders head coach/general manager at age 33. In first season in Oakland, team went 10-4 in 1963 with Davis being named Coach of the Year by AP, UPI, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News and his fellow coaches. The nine-win turnaround in one season remains the greatest such accomplishment in pro football history. Mr. Davis became the first sports figure ever honored by the Chamber of Commerce as Oakland’s Young Man of the Year.\n\nIn 1966, Mr. Davis became Commissioner of the AFL at 36 and was acclaimed nationally as the driving force who brought on the historic merger between the NFL and AFL. He played a vital role in the development of the game as a participant in the prestigious NFL Competition Committee and the NFL Owners Executive Committee.\nHas been chosen by a record eight Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees to present them at the Canton, Ohio ceremony: Lance Alworth, Jim Otto, George Blanda, Willie Brown, Gene Upshaw, Fred Biletnikoff, Art Shell and Ted Hendricks.\n\nMr. Davis became the first recipient of the NFL Players Association's Retired Players Award of Excellence "for his contributions to the men who played the game" in 1991.\n\nAs a member of the Executive Committee of the NFL Management Council, Mr. Davis was a major factor in achieving a collective bargaining agreement with the players. \n\n  \n\n\n Learn more about Al Davis. Legends is on sale now! \nHis innovative technical football articles published in the leading coaching magazines gained him wide acclaim. He went into the U.S. Army, being assigned as head football coach at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. There he molded a national power service team and capped one season by defeating Maryland, national collegiate football champions, in a squad game. Mr. Davis was on the staff of the Baltimore Colts in 1954, at age 24, concentrating on player personnel. During 1955-56, he served as line coach and chief recruiter at The Citadel. He then spent three years at the USC as line coach and in 1959, and was also defensive coordinator.\n\nHe attended Wittenberg College and Syracuse, earning a degree in English while playing football, basketball and baseball in 1950 and was named line coach at Adelphi College in New York.\n\n\n\n***I probably didnt even answer the question but I got 2 points and you got the link to the website so good luck finding it..lol...sorry*******
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was his shoulder and yes it was the trhowing arm. That is why he is going to be a free agent and the Philip Rivers era will start in San Diego. Stupid move I think, but what do I know???
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Very hard pick, especially between Gates and Gonzalez. Both have been great blockers and reliable targets forever.  Maybe Tony Gonzalez has been more important to the Chiefs than Gates has been to the Chargers.
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Not a fan here!!  I am with you on the "I don't want to play for the Chargers" thing when he was drafted.  To me Philip Rivers is a much better QB than Eli and this is Rivers' first year of actually getting to play some, Eli's been starting since he was drafted.  It just made me think that Eli thinks he is something really special and can get his way just because of his last name.  I much rather watch Philip Rivers (I remember when he was at my favorite college team, NC State!).  Besides I am a die hard Dallas Cowboys fan and don't care for the Giants at all!!!
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Los Angeles Buccaneers 7/11/26 1926 \nLos Angeles**/San Diego Chargers 8/14/59 (AFL) 1960/1961-69 (AFL), 1970-present (NFL) \nLos Angeles Raiders (see Oakland Raiders) \nLos Angeles Rams (see Cleveland Rams) \n\n** - only while in the AFL
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Not a Charger fan, but if you ask me they are taking a huge risk with an unproven QB and a team that is otherwise a superbowl contender. Ask the Bills how starting  former 1st round pick JP Losman worked out for them this year (and yes I know the chargers are more talented than the Bills). I think you only have limited windows to win a super Bowl in the NFL. I think you ultimately will regret losing an opportunity by not going with your best option at QB. I wasn't a huge fan of Rivers coming out of NC, and I wouldn't hold too high of a hope for him this year. The Chargers do have a ton of weapons though so maybe he is able to effectively manage the offense. Heck come to think of it they didn't even make the playoffs with Brees this past season...
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Now I cant name ever team that's done it but is has been done. One team to do it was the Cincinnati Bengals and they have done it twice The Frist time was 1980/81 season the year before they had a 6-10 record. The next year the had a 12-4 record had home Field advantage and won the AFC Championship over the Chargers in which the temp was -59 with the wind chill( I know this because I lived there at the time) by a score of 27-7. Going on to lose to 49ers in Super Bowl XIV (16) 26-21. The next year was 1987/88. The year before they had a 4-11 recored in a strike year. The next year they again had a 12-4 recored and home Field advantage and beat the Bills for the AFC Championship by a score of 21-10. And again went on to lose to the 49ers again in Super Bowl XXIII (23). On a drive of 92 yards by Joe Montana to John Taylor with 34 sec left and a score of 20-16. As I said I may not be able to tell you every team that's done it but I do know my Bengals history and the near misses we have had
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After almost winning the Heisman Trophy while playing college football for Washington State University, he was drafted by the San Diego Chargers.  He was given a huge signing bonus (I want to say $15 million) and due largely to his immaturity, became a millionaire jerk.  He never regained his college form in the pros and finally gave it up a few years ago.  He's now a QB coach for West Texas A&M as of 2006.  His college coach, Mike Price,  actually used his condo in Spokane, WA after Price was involved with the stripper scandal in FL.
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Well, He throws for one of the most hated teams in the NFL. Not sure why they're hated..could be the fans, or the fact that they've never been any good until recent history. Also he was blamed by not only TO, but by his fans for losing last years super bowl...Whether it be poor clock management, or lack of energy. And I'm sure someone will say it's because he's black, which I don't agree with since Culpepper, Vick, and Brooks are all highly rated black QB's.
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Like many other great running backs he will probably not figure out he is too old and play one or two years too many at the end. He probably won't finish his career with the Seahawks. Only Walter Payton, Barry Sanders and Jim Brown (and a few others) played all of their careers with one team. O.J. finished with the 49ers. Emmitt Smith with the Cardinals. Marcus Allen with the Chiefs (though he actually did fairly well there). Eddie George tried to catch on with the Cowboys, but was pretty bad. There are too many running backs in history that were good or great that played a little too long and weren't very good. I think he will be the same way.
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They got rid of Dilfer because he didn't get along with Maurice Carthon....how funny is that now?!\n\nFor more on the Browns and the NFL. http://factipedia.com/sportsblogs/
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Dieon. When teams game planned for him, they had no intention of throwing to his side of the field. Both are great players and first ballot Hall of Famers.
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I have a new-found respect for the NFL for NOT drafting that hoodlum.  I thought for sure some team would draft him.  I was a proud Raider fan when they didn't draft him, even though 1) they desperately need a quarterback, 2) are known to hire criminals, 3) and certainly could have drafted him # 255 (Mr. Insignificant) and pleased a lot of stupid Jet's fans in the audience who were chanting for him to be selected.
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Yes....they are.  Complete morons.  They picked a guy for their number one draft pick, who couldn't record a sack against three division three schools.  That is not a number one draft pick. Oh...and Reggie Bush was right there....but I guess Domanick Davis is the answer.  HHHHHAAAAA!
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Obviously, the Trojan players were overrated. Reggie Bush went 2nd, Matt Leinart went 10th, and LenDale White went 45th. This shows that teams are finding faults in each player that NFL experts aren't finding. The ignorance of these faults makes each player look like they're amazing. But once teams start pointing out each little fault of each player, the player becomes less likely to be picked high in the draft. Each team's GM must have found something wrong in each player which is why they were picked a lot lower than expected.