Bad news for Chargers

I figured the Chargers had a shot at making the Super Bowl this year with their great defense and the excellent offensive players on their team. They still have to overcome their coach's tendency to get conservative when they get a lead, but it looked like things were different this year. But today they lost to the Chiefs on a last second field goal, and now Shawne Merriman is suspended for 4 games for using steroids. Not a good combination.

Actually, a four game suspension seems like a mild penalty. Chris Andersen of the New Orleans Hornets, is sitting out for two years for a positive drug test and the drugs he was taking weren't helping his performance.