ok, so this is where your thread takes a turn for the worse. see you arent in town and you dont hear the countless interviews in which Phillip blames himself for everything. all you know is the clips you see during the game or on espn...was he whining and pissed when he threw the ball up to VJ? yes, but you would be too if your reciever gave that kind of effort. and yes he did expect VJ to go up and at least attempt to catch it. Thats what the chargers do, throw the ball up and let their big recievers go and get it. I guess you missed the touchdown to Vincent Brown earlier......there was also a play in which the rookie ran a wrong route, Phillip let him have it and then turned around, put his arm around him and said we'll get em next time. Its called being a leader, competitor.
and you guys may have upgraded when you got cassel, but to say we downgraded isnt exactly fair. Brees had ONE good season here in San Diego, hence drafting Phillip Rivers. Brees suffered a possible career ending shoulder injury on the last game of the season, millions were invested in Rivers and the rest is history. Brees recovering from surgery and throwing the ball harder and better than ever has nothing to do with the chargers. its just the way things worked out......