Casey Pearce, Chargers.com: It’s a saying that almost becomes cliché this time of year, but it’s a subject the Chargers are talking an awfully lot about this week.“They cause turnovers,” Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson said. “You look at it on film and it sticks out. It’s there. Obviously our focus is to take care of the football this week.”
In 2006, the Chicago Bears forced an NFL-best 44 turnovers en route to a 13-3 regular season. Cornerbacks Ricky Manning, Jr. and Charles Tillman had five interceptions each and 17 different defenders forced at least one fumble.
“That’s an amazing number,” Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers said. “That’s going to be a big part of the game. It always is, and with both defenses, the way they get after people, the team who can take care of the ball and win the field position battle, that’s probably what it’s going to boil down to.”
In the ‘notes’ section at the end of the article, Pearce also adds this injury report:
Wide receiver Eric Parker (toe) was the only Chargers to miss all of practice Wednesday. Running back Michael Turner (ankle) and center Cory Withrow (foot) were limited, and linebacker Anthony Waters was excused for a portion of practice due to personal reasons. Norv Turner is optimistic that his valuable backup running back will be ready to play Sunday.
“To me it’s always how you feel the next day after you work,” Turner said. “He worked pretty well. We’ll see how he responds tomorrow.”
Waters spent Tuesday with family in South Carolina due to the death of his grandmother and didn’t make it back for the start of practice.
