There is a lot of excitement. There is a buzz,'' said coach Mike Riley, who presided over last year's 1-15 disaster. When Doug Flutie wasn't running the offense, Drew Brees got the chance to throw his first passes as a pro. LaDainian Tomlinson took his first runs up the middle. Norv Turner, now in charge of what was one of the NFL's weakest offenses last year, made the Chargers rerun plays he didn't like.
Last year is gone.
We're happy to have Doug here. All the changes have come courtesy of new general manager John Butler, who was hired on Jan. 5. Plus, we've made some additions. It's fun when you win, I can tell you that. And we haven't done that in a while.