Sports books have seen the San Diego Chargers stumble out of the internet sportsbook gate yet again with a record of 2-2 straight up and 1-3 against the spread.
Sports books bettors have seen the Chargers slow starts become a regular internet sportsbook routine under third year coach Norv Turner. Now sports books handicappers have the intangible element to consider in evaluating San Diego’s internet sportsbook prospects as dissention is mounting.
General Manager AJ Smith was recently quoted in saying that the Chargers look “soft and bewildered” in their sports books matchups this year. Smith was discouraged after San Diego’s latest sports books loss at Pittsburgh 28-38 on Sunday Night Football.
“Everything is wrong with it now,” said Smith. “I’m not the least bit happy in a lot of areas. I’ve seen us be tough and physical to soft and bewildered.”
Linebacker Shawne Merriman was not pleased with the sportsbooks news about Smith’s commentary. “I don’t know too much of that. That’s an opinion of a person and its not needed,” said Merriman. Merriman said that the Charger defense met for an extra hour and a half in preparation for their sportsbooks matchups the rest of the way. The Chargers are not on sportsbooks boards for this week due to a bye week. He also went on to say that the comments would carry more weight if they came from a teammate.
“The only opinions that matter to me are the ones in this locker room. Anything else, it doesn’t matter,” said the linebacker.
Smith must accept much of the internet sportsbook blame for the Chargers demise. In 2006 the Chargers had a mark of 14-2 straight up among sports books and were the number one seed for the playoffs under then coach Marty Schottenheimer. But Smith and Schottenheimer couldn’t get a long and the coach was canned after a fluke sports books playoff loss to New England.
Smith hired Turner afterwards and the sports books results have deteriorated as San Diego went 11-5 in 2007 and down to 8-8 last year. Turner has a bad track record as a head coach with previous failures in Washington and Oakland.