Hire John Butler of the Bills or Floyd Reese of the Titans and let them make all the football decisions. They are two of the best in the game, and both have built winners on franchises that don't have a lot of cash. Find a no-nonsense coach. If Riley is fired, hire a disciplinarian because some of the players are bringing back the old complaint that the Chargers have a country club atmosphere. True or not, it's one of the problems of being on a losing team in one of the nation's best resort locations.
Minds wander in the ocean breezes.
Trade Ryan Leaf. Forget about the cap implications, trade Ryan Leaf and move on. Management has two choices. They can clean out the locker room and surround Leaf with new players. The Saints, for example, had the biggest turnover with 30 new players.