Chargers and Norv

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Good for Norv for doing what Marty couldn't.

That being said I really don't think Norv is a major factor in what's happening. He was handed the keys to a loaded roster and basically told "don't F this up".

He's managed to do that for the most part, but I can't help but think this is another Barry Switzer type of situation.

Agreed, so was Marty. The current team was built by former GM John Butler(RIP) and current GM AJ Smith not Marty, he took over in 2002 and LaDanian and Brees were already on the team. The 2004 and 2005 draft picks were awesome talk about drafting some players AJ Smith is brilliant. The 2004 and 2005 draft years have to be one of the best of all time, look at the players in bold.

2004
1 4(4) Philip Rivers QB NC State
2 3(35) Igor Olshanksy* DT Oregon
3 2(65) Nate Kaeding PK Iowa
3 3(66) Nick Hardwick C Purdue
4 2(98) Shaun Phillips DE Purdue
5 1(133) Dave Ball DE UCLA
5 22(154) Michael Turner RB Northern Illinois
6 4(169) Ryan Krause WR Nebraska-Omaha
7 3(204) Ryon Bingham DT Nebraska
7 8(209) Shane Olivea OT Ohio St.
7 53(254) Carlos Joseph

2005
1 12(12) Shawne Merriman DE Maryland
1 28(28) Luis Castillo DT Northwestern
2 29(61) Vincent Jackson WR N. Colorado
4 29(130) Darren Sproles HB Kansas St.
5 28(164) Wesley Britt OT Alabama
6 3(177) Wes Sims OT Oklahoma
7 28(242) Scott Mruczkowski C Bowling Grn