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To hear them tell it,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], you’d think the brief sentence could end every major world conflict in an instant. We resolved our differences, it’s just business, the war are over boys. Get home safe, everybody.
The Texas native simply won two rushing titles and resurrected a dump of a franchise in less than a decade. they ushered in a winning mentality in San Diego for a team that realistically should have jumped ship to a different city when local blackouts, general fan disinterest, and miserable losses defined Chargers football.
I think of all the NFL greats who built their splendid reputations with one franchise, only to quietly bow out with another. Emmitt Smith spent his last two unremarkable seasons running behind a patchwork line in Arizona.Joe Montana played his final game in a Chiefs uniform. Jerry Rice’s curtain call came with the Seahawks.
From a pure football standpoint,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Tomlinson’s departure from San Diego fit the business model. they needed a fresh start and the organization sought out a new identity. Time for all parties to move forward.
The world’s greatest league has never cared much for sentimental relationships between special individuals and the teams they impacted. The occasions where cities and their franchise members live happily ever after, until bad knees do they part, are extremely rare.
Somehow, the well meaning attendant fished out a piece of Jets apparel and unknowingly handed it to San Diego Chargers living legend LaDainian Tomlinson.
LaDainian laid the foundation for a hip title contender.
Why’d the GM stop returning your phone calls? It’s just business. Why did member X call the owner a gutless coward? It’s just business. Why did member Z flip the bird after learning they was cut? It’s just business.
The San Diego brass and Tomlinson are the high school couple who started dating freshman year, then broke up two weeks before the prom. After all the great times spent together,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], they should have shared the last dance before happily sprinting to the limo line.
It’s more than just business. Ryan Miller was supposed to play in the 2006 Winter Olympics. He instead stayed home and served as an alternate due to a broken thumb injury sustained which sidelined him from November 2005 to the day The US Roster was announced. The Team had already had other plans for their goaltenders, but Ryan Miller was still placed on the taxi squad. Ryan Miller was then selected as starting goalie for the US in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada.
That’s where my wild thought ends and We snap back to the sad reality.
Then quarterback Philip Rivers discovered the issue, everyone on the field chuckled,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], LaDainian borrowed some correctly labeled gear, and practice went on as normal.
It’s a shame that San Diego and their icon didn’t make it to the finish line. The city and the member grew so much together over their long and successful partnership. Chargers fans can’t help but keep an eye on their old horse as the year unfolds. LaDainian wasn’t just their running back, they was their friend.
"It’s just business" could pass for a team slogan on most NFL organizations. Do front office decision makers slap an overhanging board, as Notre Dame members do with their “Play like a champion today” sign before every home game, with the go-to phrase scrolled across the surface?
Instead, Tomlinson looks like he’s having a blast with his new squeeze while Chargers fans are a little bit jealous, forcing a peak across the floor while trying to play it cool around friends. The whole thing’s a bit tedious and awkward. And the feelings are still there.
Ryan Miller was born on 17th July 1980. He is an American ice hockey goaltender and is currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League NHL. He was selected to play for the US hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games ice hockey game in Vancouver Canada in the position of starting goaltender. Ryan Miller won a silver medal with the team and was named most valuable player of the tournament. He would win the Vezina Trophy as the best goaltender in the last NHL season. Ryan Miller is known for his hybrid style of goaltending and is also the older brother of current Detroit Red Wings winger Drew Miller. Robert Laberge After the 2006 season, Miller became a restricted free agent and waived his right to arbitration. Mike Liut, Miller agent, continued to negotiate with the Sabres through the summer. On 8th Sept 2006 the Sabres announced that they have resigned Miller to a 3 year contract.
In my daydreams, the equipment manager made an honest mistake. While trying to balance seven different things at once, they simply grabbed the wrong helmet out of a cluttered locker room.
But that doesn’t cut it after all the bonds, unions, and time invested between Tomlinson and the people who root for him. Emotions clearly factor in the equation.
Tomlinson slipped on the wrong headgear and for a moment,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], no one recognized the error. Heck, everything from LT’s trademark visor to the clean white helmet fit the script.
The NFL’s cutthroat climate leaves little room for warmth and appreciation. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning don’t know how good they have it.
There’s no love lost in these proceedings, whether the actions behind the scenes are amicable or messy. Whenever a superstar and his old bosses part ways, three words often make everything okay.
Sure, he’s lost a step,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], his cuts aren’t as sharp, and they slips on ankle tackles they once breezed through on every carry. The future Hall of Famer’s body may have wore down over nine grueling seasons, but his commitment to the Chargers registered a clean bill of health.
Tomlinson left himself completely vulnerable and open while holding a press conference to discuss his release. His tear ducts shifted into fourth gear as they poured out every personal memory they experienced while with San Diego. In that moment, the end of the LT era finally felt real.
Come early September,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the NFL season will hit the ground running and we’ll all settle in to a new routine. San Diego quickly hand picked Tomlinson’s successor, Ryan Matthews, in the draft. LaDainian hopes to pitch in on a New York team that’s already drawing Super Bowl buzz.
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