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Originally Posted by 2 Dollar Bill

This was shocking to read, I just wonder if marty playoff ball figured into this? Just wondering where the owner will look to fill marty job? Being a Proud Member of the Raider Nation I can only hope that the bolts fall on hard times....

Not really shocking. They were looking to get rid of Marty the year after Rivers rookie season. They couldn't do it before the draft that year, as the team was trying to take care of the stadium deal with the city.

What surprised the front office was the play of Brees that season, and the progress that was made by the team. Maybe a little motivation was kicked in the team when the Manning family called the Chargers "Perennial Losers" before the draft.

Of course finishing the 2nd half as the strongest team in the NFL, and losing their first game in the playoffs, was the excuse the owners finally needed.

Sort of the situation that Dick Jauron was in with the Bears at the beginning of the century.