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Seems some news is trickling out of the Chargers Front Office today as reported on Kevin Acee's Twitter Page:

• I hear and expect the Chargers will put the first and third tender on WR Vincent Jackson and Malcom Floyd
• Shawne Merriman will receive the first and third tender
• Looks like Marcus McNeill is going to get the first and third also
• Not a done deal, but I'm hearing Cromartie could be a Lion soon. Regardless, Cro has almost certainly played his last game for Chargers

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A few weeks ago, Stephen posted an excellent article that took a look at A.J. Smith’s past Chargers drafts and objectively ranked the success of each draft pick through the years.  Well, we’re going to take things a step further and look at a specific draft pick and compare him to the players selected around him.  Then we’ll be able to take that information, and determine if A.J. Smith and the Chargers got the best bang for their Draft–Selection–Buck.

First up: Larry English.  How far did the Chargers’ draft (and real-life) dollars go in his first year as a player?  Well, you’ll have to read on to find out.

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Kevin Acee, Chargers beat writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune, breaks down what happened in the game yesterday, where the Chargers stand now and includes sound bites from Coach Turner, Stephen Cooper, LaDainian Tomlinson and Shawne Merriman. He also covers several additional topics including Nate Kaeding and what will happen during the off-season should 2010 be an uncapped year.

This is a very good video worthy of your time. This will also be the last Acee video for a while, likely nothing again until the NFL Combine.

Chargers Report: January 18, 2010

Players react to the abrupt ending of what was considered a promising season, and Kevin Acee discusses what the future holds for the Chargers' roster.

It seems all the calls for Norv Turner to be fired from the team following yesterdays disappointing and heart-breaking loss to the New York Jets have fallen on deaf ears.  San Diego Chargers president Dean Spanos today announced he has signed Head Coach Norv Turner to a 3-year contract extension, keeping him with the team through the 2013 season.

Said Dean Spanos:

I’m extremely proud of the job Norv has done with this team. In three seasons he’s led the team to three division titles. I’m confident that if we strengthen our roster and continue to provide Norv the assets he needs, this team will have continued success.

Despite what the large contingency of detractors in San Diego want you to believe, Norv Turner has become one of the most successful coaches in San Diego Chargers history.  He currently holds the best overall winning percentage in team history at .648 (35-19), as well as the best regular-season winning percentage at .667 (32-16).  The Chargers have won the AFC West division all three years under Coach Turner's tenure.  Additionally, he is tied for the most playoff wins by a Chargers head coach with 3.  Just this past season, he guided the Chargers to a 13 wins, the second-best win count in team history.