The Joey Bosa Effect

The Chargers looked different last night.

The offense was creative, but limited.  That's expected when you are playing against the Broncos.  You saw some great young players trying to fill the void created by injuries to the projected stars.

Hunter Henry looks like he could be a damn fine tight end.

Melvin Gordon almost broke the 100 yard barrier against the vaunted Denver defense.

Neither of them had the effect that Joey Bosa had.

IMPACT ROOKIES FOR 2013 NFL SEASON-AFC WEST

The AFC West has been in a considerable down swing the past few years.

Oakland has been miserable, KC wasn't much better.

Denver was bad enough to start Tebow and the Chargers, well they were doing ok till last year.

Now, we have a good Broncos team chased by a Chiefs team that's probably a year away at best, and well the other 2 who might not combine for 7 wins this year.

So, 3 out of 4 really needed to get better this off-season. 

Did they find the pieces they needed in last April's draft?


DENVER BRONCOS

Projected Starters: None

Likely Contributors:

Sylvester Williams DT: The Broncos made some nice moves to shore up their interior D-Line this off-season and drafting Sylvester Williams was part of it.  He is a talented tackle who should fill out a solid rotation on the inside along with Terrance Knighton and Kevin Vickerson.

Montee Ball RB: Ball injected himself directly into the conversation around the starting running back spot in Denver.  He needs to work on his pass blocking, but he has caught the ball well and was known to be a good runner. 

Chargers LB Donald Butler Is Sure Manti Te’o Will Be Heckled

Manti Te’o is has the perfect situation to succeed, playing in the quiet, small market of San Diego.  Te’o though will always have to deal with the criticism and scrutiny that comes with the dead girlfriend embarrassment  he suffered through.

One of Te’o's new teammates, linebacker Donald Butler, knows for sure he’ll be heckled and made fun of, but as he told The U-T San Diego, he thinks Te’o can handle it.

“I’m sure he’ll get some jabs,” Butler said. “But that comes with being a rookie. He might get a little more because of his situation, but I’m sure he’s man enough to handle it and really grow from it. I don’t think it’s going to be anything over-the-top. It’ll be your normal rookie jokes.”

As long as Te’o produces and make plays, that heckling and abuse that he’s scheduled to receive from his new teammates won’t last that long.

Be sure to check out other great articles at BlackSportsOnline.

Chargers hire Ken Whisenhunt as Offensive Coordinator

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the San Diego Chargers will hire Ken Whisenhunt as their offensive coordinator.

Whisenhut was the head coach for the Arizona Cardinals from 2007-2012. Whisenhut led the Cardinals to two division titles, including an appearance in Super Bowl XLIII.

San Diego Chargers to name Mike McCoy as coach

The San Diego Chargers have whisked away offensive coordinator Mike McCoy from the Denver Broncos to name him as their head coach.

According to the league’s website,  McCoy has told the Broncos that he has accepted the position.

McCoy has been a hot name on the coaching carousel having interviewed with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Arizona Cardinals and was expected to meet with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Charger’s new GM  Tom Telesco must have dangled several carrots to get him onboard with a team that has been a disappointment for some time now.

The Chargers have several pieces in place that can help them become a good team again.

On paper they are a long way from being the Super Bowl contender that they once were.

Chip's All In: Where Will Kelly Land?

We've all heard the rumors, perhaps a few of us have even come to terms with the possibility existing that Oregon Ducks head coach Chip Kelly may not be on the sidelines for the 2012-13 season.
If that is in fact the case, it would be a sad reality for the #5 ranked Ducks, (11-1, 8-1 Pac12) who came within a missed field goal of a second consecutive berth in the PAC-12 championship game, and with a win in that contest, an all but guaranteed spot in the BCS National Championship Game, their would-be second such trip in the last three years.

In four years at the helm of Oregon's high octane football program, Kelly has led the Ducks to four straight BCS bowls, including this year's berth in the Fiesta Bowl against #6 Kansas State. Four BCS berths in four years, an unprecedented run, given that the team had only been to one (2002 Fiesta) since the BCS came along in 1998. While Kelly's BCS record is not great (1-2), his regular season record (45-7, 33-3 Pac-12) is outstanding, and portrays his ability to improvise and adapt to the opponent no matter which players he has at his disposal, always giving the best in the nation a shot, if not an outright defeat.

Based on his merits, Kelly has more than earned the title of college football's hottest commodity, with NFL teams salivating at the chance to sign him in the offseason. Kelly very nearly signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last year, citing “unfinished business” as his reason to stay. Even with his biggest goal and the likely source of his “unfinished business” (a national title) still left undone, and out of reach this season, the rumor mill churns on, placing Kelly in a few different spots, and all of them are likely to appeal in their own ways.

In the spirit of a BCS playoff system (which we needed this year and for the last many, many years) let's take a look at the four most likely teams to pursue Kelly in the offseason, and which one would be the best fit.

Philip Rivers, Who Is He?

Nine years into his career, Chargers fans and NFL fans alike are still trying to figure what to make of Philip Rivers.  His on field intensity has been viewed as both extreme and at times arrogant.  He will forever be compared with two time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning because of the swap of both players  in the 2004 NFL Draft.

His first two seasons were spent on the bench behind Drew Brees but in the 2006-07 season, the reigns were passed to Rivers.  He was to be the charge of the bolts and for some time it looked very promising. 

At the time when Rivers took over the team, head coach Marty Schottenheimer made it no secret that the offense was to go through the best player on the planet (at the time) Ladanian Tomlinson.     The following season, even with new head coach Norv Turner, the offense still decided to run through L.T. It wasn't until 2008 that Philip Rivers showed the world what he could do.  With Ladanian Tomlinson not producing as much, Rivers stepped up to the plate with his first 4000 yard passing season, coupled with 34 touchdown passes.

Read More Here!