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Sportsbook oddsmakers respect the fact that the Chargers have become a perennial playoff contender under the leadership of general manager AJ Smith. What they tend not to respect is the ever increasing amount of proof that Smith’s ego is blocking the Chargers from going all the way.



First Tell in 2006 – Before suffering a strange and heartbreaking sports book online payoff loss to the New England Patriots in which they fumbled a 4th quarter interception to give New England a stay of execution, the Chargers rolled to a remarkable record of 14-2 in the 2006 season under then head coach Marty Schottenheimer. Smith and Schottenheimer clashed repeatedly in spite of the fantastic season and promising future, and Smith won the power struggle with ownership and executed the termination of Schottenheimer.

A Vulnerable Substitution – Smith rapidly moved to take the place of the strong and regarded Schottenheimer with Norv Turner, who had failed at prior head coaching jobs with the Washington Redskins and Raiders. Under Turner the Chargers lost appeal with oddsmakers at the online sports book as they slipped to 11-5 in 2007 and then 8-8 in 2008 as Turner reminded everybody why he was terminated twice as a NFL head coach. Supporters started to wonder what would have been had Schottenheimer remained as he was developing a powerhouse.

Slight Recovery – To Smith’s credit he has built a strong offensive team directed by All Pro quarterback Philip Rivers. Turner is regarded as a solid offensive coach as he was offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys when they were Super Bowl victors under Jimmy Johnson and a highly profitable sports book commodity.

San Diego upgraded to 12-4 last year but then blew their playoff game with the upstart New York Jets to destroy what looked to be a potentially promising playoff run in sports book gambling.

Hardball – Smith’s stone-wall/hardball tactics used against the holdouts of crucial players including ace wideout Vincent Jackson has been his latest brush with controversy. Many teams were willing to trade for Jackson including the Minnesota Vikings, who are in desperate need of a receiver that can stretch the field. The word among NFL authorities was that, in order to ruin Jackson and keep him held hostage, Smith was being purposefully unreasonable. This was only the latest of several Smith tricks in which he would rather win the battle and lose the war. His pettiness is why San Diego has not competed in a Super Bowl in spite of being a sports book online fave to do so.


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