2 AND 0; NEED I SAY MORE

ALTHOUGH A BITTERSWEET ENDING TO THE 28-20 W OVER THE COWBOYS

A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD TD CATCH MADE HEARTBREAK IN LOSING VINCENT BROWN TO A BROKEN ANKLE FOR 8 WEEKS.  MY HEART DROPPED WITH AND FOR HIM, AMAZING PRESENCE AND PASSION.  A REAL ASSET ON THE FIELD AND IN THE LOCKER ROOM. SENDING POSITIVE, GOOD, SPEEDY RECOVERY WISHES AND PRAYERS TO THIS DYNAMITE GUY!!

 AND TO SEE HIM RUNNING ROUTES ON GAME DAY IN A SHORT FEW MONTHS OR LESS!

FIRST THOUGHTS WITH ONE VIEWING

CONS:

OBVIOUSLY VINCENT BROWN

NO JARED GAITHER, 

THE BLIND SIDE ROLL TAKEN AT PRESENT BY ROOKIE BRUIN, MIKE HARRIS THE 6'-5",  330 POUND ER HAS LINED UP AGAINST SOME OF THE TOUGHEST IN THE LEAGUE,  NOT BAD,  BUT I THINK WITHOUT JARED THE PRESSURE AND SECURITY THAT HE OFFERS HELPS THE RUN AND DEFINITELY HELPS PHILLIP.. HE IS MISSED I'LL SAY, WITH THAT SAID HARRIS IS DOING AMAZING!

RIVERS 2 INT'S

WELL NOT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS IN MY BOOK, ONE NOT ON HIM AT ALL AND THEN IF YOU TAKE A CLOSER LOOK, ALL 3 TO MEACHAM AND TH ATS NOT THROWING THE BAT AT ROBERT, JUST FEEL IT WARRANTS MORE COMMUNICATION AND TIME TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE.  HE WAS 13/15 WITH 109 YARDS!  WITH 2 INT'S HIS RATING DISMAL, BUT NOT ALL WHAT IT APPEARS.

ONE QUESTION ARISES, WHY NOT MORE MCCLAIN TO HELP THE RUN? THIS IS A TRUE FULLBACK!!

POSITIVES:

MANY, I SHOULD OF STARTED WITH THE PRO'S, BUT SINCE THE CONS NOT SO BAD

AND FIXABLE, IT IS THE PRESEASON, REMEMBER.   DEFENSE PLAYED VERY CONSERVATIVELY, PAGANO WASN'T GOING TO THROW THE CARDS OUT, COME ON IT'S THE PRE!  STATISTICALLY 1st, 2nd & 3rd STRING ALL SHARED IN THE THE GREAT STATS. WITH BEING DEAD LAST IN THE NFL ON 3RD DOWNS LAST SEASON.  THIS IS EXCITING NEWS!

TOPPING THE DEF LIST;

SHAREECE WRIGHT!! PLAYER OF THE GAME;  3 TACKLES,1 SACK,1 INT, 1 FORCED FUMBLE

DONALD BUTLER & QUENTIN JAMMER WITH 6 SOLO TACKLES A PIECE!

MELVIN INGRAM

ATARI BIGBY IN THE SECONDARY, JUST HAVING HIM FLYING AROUND!

4 TOUCHDOWNS!!

CHARLIE WHITEHURST 18YD TD TO VINCENT BROWN

AND MIKE WILLIE'S 38-YARD TD CATCH.

CHARLIE WAS LOOKING GOOD!! 

7/12 122 YARDS, 2 TD'S AND A RATING OF 132.6, ONE FUMBLE THOUGH.

JACKIE BATTLE'S 2-YARD TD RUN

JACOB HESTER'S 4-YARD TD RUN

TD'S SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR AND THE STATS REFLECTED THE SAME.
27 PASSING ATTEMPTS TO 26 CARRIES.

225 PASSING YARDS TO 53 RUSHING.

ALWAYS ANTOINIO GATES, JUST SEEING HIM ON THE FIELD! 

RANDY MCMICHAEL HIGHLIGHT 

RECEIVING CREW IS BANGING! SPLIT BETWEEN 12 RECEIVERS, DANG!!

MINUS THE SHORT LOSS HOPEFULLY OF VINCENT BROWN.

MICHAEL SPURLOCK SHINED ALSO ON SPECIAL TEAMS!

RONNIE BROWN

ALSO ROOKIE EDWIN BAKER, LOOKING TOUGH ALTHOUGH THE FOURTH THE KID HAS SOME SMASH MOUTH  RB/FB BLOOD. 4 CARRIES FOR 12 YARDS.

THAT'S MY QUICK HITS!

CHARGERS AND COWBOYS SCRIMMAGING TODAY AND TOMORROW, THEN ITS PREP AND OUT TO MINNESOTA FOR A FRIDAY EVENING GAME VS THE VIKINGS.

CHARGERS TRAINING CAMP WITH ATARI BIGBY & RONNIE BROWN

2 VETS OVER 30 AND BRING IT TO SD!

LITTLE PACKAGE ON THURSDAY DOWN AT CAMP.
Sorry for the delay, had some household fumbles;  electrical & technical issues.
I'm pleased to let you know that were back and running! :)

Thanks for taking a look!

Hope you enjoy!

This is ideally to be a weekly or bi-weekly package for theDesireeSHOW
A little more in depth and professional.

Season is HERE!
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Two-A-Days at CHARGER PARK

New Aquistions, Draftees, Free Agents and Vets
all at 4020 Murphy Canyon Road, AKA "Camp".

The Grind in full swing.  Two-a-days in progress.

This was my first day this season down at camp.

Exciting energy going on everywhere great to see ALL!!!!
Players,  Chargers PR, coaches, media, interns and even families.

Had the opportunity to meet and talk with Ronnie Brown, former Auburn Tiger who joins 2 other alums on the team.  The colgate kid is definately a dynamite addition to the huddle and the locker room with his contagious smile and charismatic playful ways it even transends on the field!  What an asset!

Atari Bigby, what an inspiration, I think a silent captain for sure.  Then watching him practice, flying & leaping  all over the field, batting balls FOR PRACTICE!  Pretty awing, why he's been sooooo good.
Also interviewed Atari, check out video coming soon.

As always great to see a smiling Antonio Gates participating, healthy and doing what only he can do , even playing dominos.

But what came to me driving home was not all the smiles & faces but what materialized in front of my own eyes.  Families, players and their families, coaches and their families, scattered all over the practice field.  An extremely hard task for me not to capture some pictures, but it was so endearing, I wanted to be respectful... my heart sighed.   Watching the Weddle family, all I can say is that they are a walking billboard to have a family.  Shortly after  I saw Jammer playing with Eric Weddle's eldest daughter and I saw something I don't get to see that these players are not only close on the field and in the locker rooms but off in their off time as well,  true friendships, life long ones,  the most prized posession's, sharing families.

Chargers are practicing at MCAS Miramar www.miramar.usmc.mil/ today.  Pre-season game number two vs the Cowboys tomorrow at the Q and then Monday and Tuesday they will be having scrimmages, hope to go and check it out.

Lil Package on my visit coming soon, due to some power issues it was a little delayed.

A LIL BIT ABOUT DESIREE RONALD ASTORGA

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MARINES & REDBULL 

UNITE INTO THE NIGHT AT DMJ'S

The second annual Red Bull Rivals & Expression Session at Camp Pendleton's Del Mar Beach in Oceanside. California, Saturday July 28th, 2012

Quick Video on the day into evening event!

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HOLD OUT PANS OUT FOR BREES

Drew Brees patience paid off in one hundred million, ten year contract.

Today he signed the biggest contract in the NFL.

MLB contracts that have loomed above us, A-Rod, ($275 Million for 10 years) and Alex Pujols $240 Million 10 year, now almost pale as the leading QB statistically has now set a new bar.  

Guaranteed 60 million for the 1st three seasons and $40 million for the 2012 season commencing Monday.

Now, remember professional baseball players play 161 games a season. 

NFL players play 16 games in the regular season.

So many looming rumors of his somehow attachment to the "Bounty Games",  that occurred in New Orleans, now just go the waysides....

Congratulations Mr. Brees, average salary $20M, (2012)

Followed by;

2. Peyton Manning: $19.2M (2012)3. (tie) Tom Brady: $18M (2010)3. (tie) Peyton Manning: $18M (2011)5. Julius Peppers: $16.7M (2009)6. Mario Williams $16.67M (2012)7. Eli Manning: $16.25M (2009)8. Calvin Johnson: $16.21M (2012)9. Carson Palmer: $16.17M (2005)10. Larry Fitzgerald: $16.14M (2011)

At least New Orleans has their QB locked in!

All a great buzz that the season is starting!!

Football is HERE!

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                            BAND WAGONERS OR NOT

NBA FINALS 2012

Are you a fan of Oklahoma City or a hater on Miami?

I've only been a fan of The Thunder for 3 seasons, 

They pulled me in, was tired of all the single star teams. 

Constantly being blown away how one could miss not only one but two FT, as a professional basketball player!

(Granted I couldn't do it, never had the height, or desire; football another story) and one player holding the weight of a team.

Team is just that, its not an individual sport, it doesn't even have the stats that carry in baseball.  I became enamored by Oklahoma City, just for this reason.

First rooting for the underdog, then I claimed last season once they win the big one, they'll rule the NBA for a decade. 

That is if they keep what they have, the essence at least. 

A tough feat in the world of professional sports teams however with trades and money on the collar, but there is something special in that locker room.  Something I think you need to look at.

I love the TEAM they are!   

The humility they display, 

the youth 

and the fact that there are no pre-madonnas!

Along with a coach who seems to understand what they are.   
Has steered them or kept them focused on the basics along with seeing their assets and the right amount of encouragement.

They play basketball 101!

http://www.nba.com/thunder/stats/2011/playoffs

But I think it will be a close Final, amazing basketball being displayed.  

Although I think Thunder will take it but I think it'll go 6 games.  

Especially if Lebron, Wade and  Bosch can mesh. This team also has a lot of things stacked against them, all the haters for what they did.  But take a closer look, you have 3 superstars joined on one team, what they were able to adapt with last season and this year to solidify all means the same as well, they play like a team, when they win.  It says a lot even to all the haters. 

If your anywhere near Oklahoma City or Miami, take advantage of history in the making.  No matter what the price, you'll be viewing History!