Jake wrote on Mar 30, 2007 8:23 AM:If Turner is going to be traded, I would expect it to happen before the draft. I would have to believe that the team that he was to be traded to would want a new deal ready to be signed before the trade is completed.

longtime fan wrote on Mar 30, 2007 10:08 AM:Hey Charger Fans, Get used to seeing your chargers traded away. This is just the beginning. If we allow AJ to run this team and his monkeyboy Norv, we will end up with the Oakland Raiders in the cellar. Who cares if you have new uniforms,even if you look good, losing is still losing. I feel sorry for the true talent on this team, all of the players. I wish you luck, but it's hard to ride the bus when no one is driving.

Gardiner wrote on Mar 30, 2007 10:27 AM:hey longtime fan..... A True Bolt Fan writes: Are you paying attention to the offseason or are you just plain ignorant? Most of the starters are signed thorugh at least 2009...Dielman gave up more money to resign with the Bolts...I don't really know why I am responding to such an insane post, but I am tired of uninformed fans spewing on and on without proper knowledge...get a clue!

Chris wrote on Mar 30, 2007 10:28 AM:Hey long time fan it doesn't sound like you know a thing about Chargers Football. If you do please tell me the last time AJ Smith traded a player. A back-up at that. You don't know a thing your talking about so stop wasting peoples time with your stupid comments. I don't think anyone is driving your bus!

ASL wrote on Mar 30, 2007 10:32 AM:Dear Longtime fan, I think you need to take more Zoloft. Are you depressed or just crazy? Or are you related to Marty Schottenheimer?

Steve wrote on Mar 30, 2007 10:32 AM:So, you're saying that you wouldn't trade our BACKUP RB for a 1st and 3rd round pick from one of those teams? That's ridiculous. The Chargers, with the exception of Donnie Edwards, haven't really lost anyone, and have lost no one that cannot be replaced. Remember the last guy who backed up LT? Where is he now? Either way, I trust AJ will have yet another brilliant draft. Adding a 1st and 3rd to that will be icing on the cake. Remember, he's proven how good he is at finding talent in the draft, have a little faith.

longtime fan wrote on Mar 30, 2007 10:47 AM:I'll eat my words, if you prove me wrong.

ltf wrote on Mar 30, 2007 10:53 AM:no i don't even like Marty, but at least he was a winner, what has Norv ever won, a beauty contest? I'm tired of having faith, i want a winner. Our backup is better than any rookie. period! Chris prove me wrong.

chrgrssck wrote on Mar 30, 2007 10:54 AM:Norv Turner? Tell me one positive spin that can come of that!! In today's NFL, the one piece of the team puzzle that cannot be weak is this one. It does not matter what players you have, if the captain of the ship is a guy with no character and not the offensive mind he was believed to be..

Football fan wrote on Mar 30, 2007 11:00 AM:I seem to recall the Buffalo Bills having a couple of decent years while AJ was involved with them.(four straight superbowls) He leaves for SD and what happens there?? I think you have a bus driver!! Let's not forget the job he does drafting either, How's that Rivers guy working out for you anyway? Anyone still wishing they had Eli? Let's see, Philip Rivers, Nate Keating, and uhmm..Shaun Merriman, your right he stinks, you should get rid of him.

SD Extreme wrote on Mar 30, 2007 11:01 AM:He really isn't worth a 1st and a 3rd, especially when he is free to go next year. He is a great back-up, but I wouldn't try to force that down other teams throats unless I was sure he could handle most of the load like LT. If Nelson is availabe at 16, I would trade first's and Turner with the Pack to get him in a heart beat (maybe get a third as well if we could). I'd rather see us get something now then nothing next year--I'm not greedy.

boltsrule wrote on Mar 30, 2007 11:01 AM:Longtime fan: Have you been in a closet for the last three years? What indication is there that AJ will trade away players? Sure he has made some trades but everyone of them got rid of a player who never panned out with their new team (e.g. Toniu Fonoti) was totally unproven (i.e. Cleo Lemon). Start payoing attention, AJ has built through the draft and the only mistake he made ws not getting something for Brees other than a thrid rund compensatory pick. Being a native, I have seen 40 years worth of Charger teams and this is, by far, the best assembly of talent we have EVER HAD, even during Air Coryell. You give all Bolts fans a bad name with your ignorant and uninformed opinions. If you can not be positive about the direction this team is going then you will never, ever, be satisfied so do us and yourself a favor and start watching bowling on Sundays, ESPN carries it LIVE!

COGGail wrote on Mar 30, 2007 11:03 AM:Yes... AJ is doing an excellent job... I don't want to lose Turner but if we do we still have Gross and Perkins on the practice squad and I am sure that Sproles will be hack this year too... we are doing pretty good! I also believe in the power of prayer and am praying for LT to stay well and safe... B'Shem Yeshua!!! :o)

James wrote on Mar 30, 2007 11:12 AM:Hey Longtime Fan, We don't need you to eat your words we just need you to get off the bandwagon and jump on the Raiders Bandwagon! YOU KNOW ZERO ABOUT FOOTBALL!!!

LAsuperchargerfan wrote on Mar 30, 2007 11:16 AM:Read the article, LTF: AJ placed a tender on the burner, he is not shopping him around....you must be a Raider fan in denial: The Chargers are on a private jet-- not a bus. We are going to the playoffs with our team intact.

lights out baby wrote on Mar 30, 2007 11:52 AM:you got owned longtimefan

GoChargersGoDodgers! wrote on Mar 30, 2007 12:15 PM:Longtime fan of what? Rugby or arena? Although your scepticism about Norv may be accurate, he hasn't really had much of a chance to prove himself with any talent. Let's see what happens! But I don't understand how you can be pessimistic with a team like this!

Near wrote on Mar 30, 2007 12:27 PM:Losing Turner to free agency combined with A.J.'s reluctance to sign free agents essentially gives Michael Turner a third round value due to the compensation he would get for his time on the field for his next team. I wouldn't trade trade him for anything less than a high second round market value as his current value as insurance and a low third is easily worth more than anything less.

ZippyO wrote on Mar 30, 2007 12:29 PM:OK, I was born and lived most of my life in San Diego, I have had the very rare pleasure, and almost constant displeasure, of being a Charger fan for my 37 years of life. When it comes to Norv Turner, I for one, am pretty excited and think that was a brilliant hire. Sure the way they went about it was all wrong, and Marty deserved better. But win or lose, Marty was gone after this upcoming season, so we needed someone who could get our offense through the playoffs and into the Super Bowl for years to come, Marty couldn't, and didn't, end of story. He made many questionable decisions against the Pats, and our players did some stupid things. Bottom line is, lay off Norv; Chuck Knoll, Tom Landry, or Vince Lombardi himself could not have won games with the same teams that Norv lost with in Washington and Oakland. So, lets give our coach some respect, if he can't win with what is already clearly the most talent filled team in the NFL this year for sure, then you have every right to call him a bad coach. But trust me, when you consider what young QB's have done under Norv (Aikman and Smith) and how offenses have thrived, well I for one am excited to see how Rivers matures, and how this team progresses to the Super Bowl. Bolt fans unite, quit being pessimists, and lets support ALL our team, especially new coaches (landing Rivera to coach Merriman and Phillips, what a gift from the football Gods!!!). With our support and no more negativity, we will be in Arizona next year, I guarantee!!!!!

z0bbz wrote on Mar 30, 2007 12:35 PM:I think a deal will be made on draft day... Adrian Peterson will be picked up by the Vikings and leave only Lynch who will be picked up by the Packers or the Vikings... The remaining team will try to pick up Turner because he is better than any college RB coming out of the draft... Chargers need to use their pick from the trade to Draft Patrick Willis if he is available...

SDorDIE wrote on Mar 30, 2007 12:44 PM:Speaking of Norv, in case you didn't realize in both Oakland and in Washington Norv came into a situation where they had no talent and was expected to do a miracle. When he has had talent he did something with it (Remember Dallas). In Alex Smith's first year everyone called him a bust, enter Norv and suddenly Alex and Gore are great and the team is respectful.

z0bbz wrote on Mar 30, 2007 12:51 PM:Norv is a chump... I hope he can get his act together... only reason he was brought into SD was to keep the offense the same (we are currently running the offensive system that Norv installed when he was the offensive coordinator... Trade Turner for a 1st round pick... AJ Smith has proven that he can find talent through the draft... As far as being a HEAD COACH... REMEMBER WHEN NORV was in Washington? He had a young QB by the name of TRENT GREEN? Yup.. he couldn't develope that guy... I think that the move to pick up Norv was because he kisses AJ's booty...

neal wrote on Mar 30, 2007 1:11 PM:Football fan... Aj was a scout in buffalo he worked for Bill polian in that era under The LATE John Butler so his involvlement was scouting not what you were implying the great loss in buffalo was Polian not Smith and look what Polian has done would be a better statement (with the colts and Carolina)

Fan of 12 time world champs wrote on Mar 30, 2007 1:32 PM:AJ Smith has the same agent as Favre. Brett has come back for one reason only. My bet is that Bus Cook will bring his two clients together. AJ realizes he'll look better in Green and Gold and his chance of having gold on his finger is much better in Title Town. HOW did the Bolts lose at home in the playoffs, with the team they had?!?

Fan of 12 time world champs wrote on Mar 30, 2007 1:36 PM:Turner has the same agent as Favre. Brett has come back for one reason only. My bet is that Bus Cook will bring his two clients together. AJ realizes Turner look better in Green and Gold and his chance of having gold on his finger is much better in Title Town. HOW did the Bolts lose at home in the playoffs, with the team they had?!?

SdFan4life wrote on Mar 30, 2007 1:37 PM:I am glad that teams are interested in Turner, with his talent he deserves to be a starter but I wouldn't mind keeping him just in case LT gets hurts. But I would be happy if he went and became a starter somewhere else. As for Norv, I think we need to give him a chance to see what he can do with real talent. Theres no reason why we should not go to the playoffs and end up in Arizona in February.

BoltzFan wrote on Mar 30, 2007 2:00 PM:The real reason the bolts hired Norv as a head coach is because he wouldn't take the Off cord job. he would have rather stayed in SF. So AJ said fine you be HC but call all the plays work with Rivers and I'll give you the title HC but I RUN THE SHOW. so really AJ is the HC and Norv is an over paid Off Cord. We are going to have a great year.

Gridiron Legend wrote on Mar 30, 2007 2:18 PM:I think it's in SD's best interest to trade Turner. That's a big salary to pay a backup. If the Packers want Turner, the best deal they can hope for is to swap first rounders and give up thier third for turner. If the Packers are lucky they could get Turner for that.

turner wrote on Mar 30, 2007 2:24 PM:As a Packer fan...I can tell you right now any pie-in-the-sky dreams of getting a 1st and 3rd for Turner can be disposed of. Teams know they can get him for nothing in 1 year if they want to...and the tender offer was only slapped on him in order to scare other teams off from signing him, or really even negotiating with him. That being said...I can see a deal where Turner goes to GB, and they swap picks in the 1st round...but that's about it....Packers' GM Ted Thompson is pretty tight with his draft picks, and he spend them unwisely ala Daniel Snyder.

Draft day trade wrote on Mar 30, 2007 3:21 PM:I smell draft day trade all over this if it going to happen. hopefully swap 1st rounders with Green Bay and pick up laron landry SS. Other than that the TROLL "long time fan" is probably one of those ignorant daily posters on the NC Times oceanside stadium deal articles for the chargers. Just read one of these blogs it has his stench all over it. all of those whiney o'side residents ranting and raving about how they will control city council and hang any of the members if they approve a stadium deal. sorry, not trying to offend all o'side residents just the ignorant ones. (never mind the mis spelling)

Sect 7 dude wrote on Mar 30, 2007 3:59 PM:Maybe "LTF" works for the paper and wanted a little controversy? Hard to beleive an astute NFL fan, let alone a Bolt fan would see things that way. I am SO looking forward to this year's draft... Go, AJ, GO!

sd-rider wrote on Mar 30, 2007 4:20 PM:born and raise in sd got me cheering for all the pro- sports in town. mostly just receiving contant negativity over rooting for my chargers. even all the people in sd hated them. i remember when u hardly ever saw a charger fan. so few of us were still riddin' with our squad.sporting the jerseys. once poeple where just wishin them to leave town. now outta the lightnin blue everyone in sd is a charger fan. where were u?, when we stunk. u guys need to get behind this squad and push for them. i was disgusted when Marty left and Norv came. but what can we do?..hands down still the best squad out there in the NFL today. is our time to reign. is our time. do or die. this is how a true charger fan rides.

Ballin' wrote on Mar 30, 2007 4:47 PM:Hey Guys, I'm on the fence with what to do with turner. On oneside he provides great insurance in case anything happens to LT. But, he will also walk next year and we will get nothing in return. I don't think there's any shot of getting a 1st and 3rd. Teams may be apprehensive about swappng in the first round since RB is considered a position you can get between the 2nd-4th round (Turner was a 5th!). I think a 2nd round pick with maybe a late-rounder will be the deal. Go Bolts!!

4EverGreenN'Gold wrote on Mar 30, 2007 5:22 PM:Hey guys, lifetime Packer fan and extremely excited about a deal both teams could benenfit from. No team in the league has more talent than your squad and adding a few high draft picks would mean death to the AFC. A high first rounder could upgrade your secondary and maybe a WR? With 3 starting rookies on our O-line last year, we're an explosive RB short of helping Brett and the offense. The Bears are falling apart and Turner could be the guy to put us back on top of the North. Thompson is tight with his draft picks, but he's willing to upgrade the team for the right guy. I'd love to see it work out for both teams. Go Pack!!

EvilJ wrote on Mar 30, 2007 5:27 PM:If we get a high second, or are able to move up alot higher in the first, it will be a steal. Lay off Norv, he had ZERO talent in Oakland, and a bunch of overpaid, over the hill players in Washington. Both teams have been worse without him. AJ is the best GM in all of football, he runs the team like the business it is, not some charity ward.

PL wrote on Mar 30, 2007 6:30 PM:z0bbz: and Trent Green has done exactly ... what? I like him too, but he's out of a job and his only Super Bowl ring, if I'm not mistaken, came from backing up Kurt Warner. Charger fans are having trouble reorienting themselves to the new reality, which is that we're in the uper ecehelons now with New England, Pittsburgh, Denver etc. and built to last. Deal with it: we're good. Would AJ settle for a third rounder and a proven wide receiver -- or a safety, which is the only real hole in the roster right now? I think so

Bay area bolting wrote on Mar 30, 2007 6:31 PM:AJ is driving the bus and the last time I checked he doesn't need to use tom-tom to direct this team! I like setting back and knowing this bus is not going to crash. " Get in, set down and shut up!"

RAIDERS07 wrote on Mar 30, 2007 6:46 PM:longtime fan, you have even dissapointed me as well. Not because AJ is good or anyting ( go Al ), but because comparing 3 time superbowl winners with those who never have is ridiculous. Anyway, you got it right with monkey boy, cause he wil remind you of one watching him in this season, good luck on that superbowl birth with curious george at the helm.

tboltzcali wrote on Mar 30, 2007 7:27 PM:I dont think anyone can win with the raiders. The raiders are a bad football team. When Norv was there, who was on that garbage team? Some teams dont have any hope and one of them is the Raiders. Norv doesnt need to do much to this team but call the plays and let our squad execute them. As far as MT goes, I think it would be a smart idea to trade him now while we can get some draft help. Next year he probably will be gone for nothing. Get us that extra 1st pick. Maybe we can grab a safety or a LB.

O'side Boltz wrote on Mar 30, 2007 8:23 PM:raiders07 said go al... thats funny,the only place he should be going is the assylum. anyway longtime fan is just as whacked,he said aj sucks.sure maybe norv hasnt been succesful in the past but who cares if were going to the SB it wont be turner who takes us there,we have guys named LT,lights out,neal,gates...need i go on. lets just wait and see what happens,last year when brees was allowed to leave aj knew exactly what he was doing and everyone was panicking then... oh yeah and go boltz!!!!!!

Pakrz wrote on Mar 30, 2007 9:40 PM:I'd love to see Turner end up in Green Bay. Don't hold your collective breath on swapping first round picks plus a third rounder though. Ted Thompson is a scrooge with his picks. The best the Bolts can hope for is a swap of #1 picks for Turner. When you think about it, it's a pretty sweet deal for the Bolts because you'll lose Turner next season anyhow with no compensation.

chargersnation wrote on Mar 31, 2007 7:43 AM:Hey longtime fan.its ok you dont no anything about football at all.its the same with all the inplant rader fans in this city. all they do is talk about 3 rings. to bad they wernt even born when the raiders got them in the first place.but it is to funny to see raider!? fans reading chargers news in the nct. there scared!!!!!!!!!!. out.

BigSwede wrote on Mar 31, 2007 10:17 AM:So now it's a day later and it is reported in the San Diego Union Tribune this morning that Buffalo, Tennessee, the Giants, Jets and Dallas have all agreed to give up a #1 for Turner. Why the last 3 I don't know, but that's the word. They say GB is not interested but how could they not be ? SD still wants the 3rd pick as well but that demand is likely a bargaining chip for the best deal possible. If it's all true and not an April Fools joke a day early then Turner will be gone and either Nelson will be at safety or Meachem at WR and a mid round RB such as Jackie Battle will add support for LT and the Chargers will have done the smartest thing once again.

NostraBoltus wrote on Mar 31, 2007 5:09 PM:LaRon Landry.With the 1st & 3rd picks we get for Turner The Chargers will have the picks to trade up & our D will be the best in the NFL along with our Offense.

flash19sd wrote on Mar 31, 2007 6:34 PM:Glad to see so may Bolts fans expressing views on the draft..the excitement is palpable..I think more suitors will emerge as the draft nears..SS LaRon Landry is the guy AJ wants and he won't be there when Buffalo, Green Bay, et. al. pick..I envision a draft day deal possibly involving a late entrant in the Turner sweepstakes, Minnesota, where Chester Taylor can't carry the load himself; Landry would be available at #7 (Vikings pick)..I also believe AJ may make 2 draft day deals, the other involving the 2 compensatory picks the Chargers were recently awarded..Wouldn't it be nice to get Landry (the best player at his position) AND another impact player (WR?) on the first day of the draft? "LongTimeFan" and all the AJ/Norv haters, including NCT columnist Schofield, need to get a grip on reality..if this team can escape the injury bug at key positions next year, those words "LongTimeFan" eats will require alot of chewing and will hopefully taste like what he is full of.

Steve J wrote on Mar 31, 2007 8:06 PM:I heard that every team will give up their entire draft for Turner.... A 2nd round pick is what will likely net Turner before or on draft day. Bills, Titans or Pack will get him. Smith may be turned off just a ‘bit by Bills/Titans as AFC teams. It'd be surprising if anyone gave up a 1st rounder outright for him. A swap of 1st rounders may be a possibility as well. AJ Smith tendered him high so he wouldn’t have to take a low 2nd rounder from the two NY teams. Of course NYs filled their RB needs now. You think Smith would be stupid to take a high 2nd rounder? I’d say he’s stupid to keep him for a year as a backup and let him walk for free. NO WAY TURNER’S A CHARGER THIS YEAR. GET REAL! Even AJ Smith’s comments have finally stated as much.

footballpest wrote on Apr 1, 2007 7:30 AM:I suspect at the end of the process that AJ swaps first rounders and takes another first day pick for M. Turner. As to the other Turner, it all cascades from Schottenheimer manuevering himself to get fired. Since Wade Phillips had been hired away, the choice was one of several defensive coordinators available or Turner. They hired Turner because the chosen offensive coordinator was very inexperienced. Much easier to hire a capable d-coordinator; and Norv could not be hired away as O-coordinator since he was under contract.

charger jimmy wrote on Apr 1, 2007 10:56 AM:Nobody is going to give up a 1st and a 3rd for Turner. But if the Chargers could move into the top ten on draft day by exchanging Turner and their 30th pick for one in the top ten, I think they would do it. It may take a swap of second rounders or a later pick to even the trade out, also. If it's going to happen that's how it will get done.

Natoma56 wrote on Apr 1, 2007 6:08 PM:Simple if you cant get Calvin for him or Laundry forget it Keep him he can run he can block catch passes , run kickoffs and punts , special teams and make s you pay every time you TRY and takle him . I presonally saw him take 4-5 guys 10 yards to the goal line last year. Dont give him away.

scottdee wrote on Apr 1, 2007 6:24 PM:I agree with all the later comments on this issue above. AJ will not trade with anyone lower than the #7 pick because Landry looks like the guy he wants and he won't be available after Atlanta picks at #8. I know Cameron (Miami) likes Turner and would trade for him at #9 pick but Landry won't be available and the other WRs after Calvin Johnson aren't worthy of a #9 overall selection. That's why I agree this might not get done until draft day but two things are for sure, AJ is a genius in the draft and Michael Turner has played his last down as a Charger.

Bosum wrote on Apr 3, 2007 12:15 PM:What? No article about the two preseason games getting National coverage? Why have a banner on your website dedicated to the Chargers? With all of the anit-Chargers coverage, why not just eliminate the reporting of this team? NBC will air the Chargers/Seagulls at 5pm on Aug 12, then on Aug 16 CBS will have the Charger/Rams at 5pm. GO BOLTS! Demote AJ (he has an excellent nose for talent, but a GM? NOT).

Batman wrote on Apr 6, 2007 7:21 AM:Personally I think a team like the Titan or Bills would be crazy NOT to sign Turner. So it costs a first and a third. The $ they'll save by NOT signing players in those big money rounds will only help the team(s) via salary cap. I also think the Chargers and doing a lot of posturing for Turner, and will take less than a 1 and 3. Let's be honest, they get what they get out of him this year, or next year they get nothing. I think it's a win/win/win for the Chargers, a new team, and Turner as a player. I'm a Steeler fan, but I think the Chargers have a great team. They are going to begin to feel the losses that come with success, and a good GM will always be a step ahead, i.e. dealing Turner for draft pics. My prediction will be Turner at the Titans. White has all the talent in the world, but he's lazy and unmotivated. He already showed up at camp grossly overweight, and with all the bad press of Pacman Jones, the Titans need to win and win right out of the gate to make people forget the negative.