Talk:LaDainian Tomlinson

message: Under "Records" someone wrote:
"On November 26, 2006, in a Chargers' comeback win over the Oakland Raiders, LaDainian Tomlinson broke his own record for most touchdowns scored in a five game span (15) with 16 TDs (14 rushing, 2 receiving). He also became the 7th player in NFL history to pass, rush, and receive for a touchdown in the same game. In his career, he has thrown for 6 touchdowns without an interception, and his QB rating is in the low 150's (a 'perfect' rating being 158.3). "
 
The first sentence is good and belongs under Records.  The second sentence is false, on 11/26/06, he rushed for 2 TDs and passed (to Antonio Gates) for 1 TD; he didn't receive a touchdown in that game (it was a previous game in which he did all 3).  And this does not belong under Records, but under Trivia.  The 3rd sentence also belongs under trivia.  I'll make those changes, please feel free to comment if you object.
Under the "Records" section someone wrote "Tomlinson has lead the league in rushing attempts every year of his career."  This is not true.  His league rank in rushing attempts in each of his first 4 seasons is:
2001 - Rank 3rd.  
2002 - Rank 2nd.  
2003 - Ranks not even in top 10 (despite being 3rd highest rushing yards in NFL that year).  
2004 - Rank 6th.  
2005 - Rank 5th.  
In fact, LT has NEVER lead the league in rush attempts in a season.  Your implication that he will burn out just like Eric Dickerson or Earl Campbell is not true.  In fact, Marty Schottenheimer has LT on a pitch count to avoid just that.
Therefore, I am removing the statement above.
I believe LT has led the league in "touches" per season, but I have not been able to find a site where I can easily look up this statistic.
He is the best running back of all time.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by ChargersFan2184 (talk • contribs) 00:57, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Records

message: It needs a better source like an external link or at least the magazine issue and the page number, please see WP:CITE. Anyways one scout that says that he is declining really doesn't mean anything. Jaranda wat's sup 04:15, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Sourcing

message: under LT's NFL career and accomplishments, this sentence seems out of place and does not belong in an encyclopedic entry: "Also as of December 10, Tomlinson has a lot of all-purpose (combined rushing, receiving, and passing) yards and 34 touchdowns (29 rushing, 3 receiving, and 2 passing)". 
who cares if he has a lot??? You can mention how he only needs a few more points to take the record of most points by an NFL player in a single season, but not this junk of a sentence. 14:10, 12 December 2006 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 155.247.166.29 (talk) 19:10, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  2006 season 

message: Could we put up a new picture? The current one is a picture of a scoreboard with his picture on it, and it seems we can do better. -anonymous6494 22:15, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's the only free one we have.++aviper2k7++ 22:29, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

text: Technically, you could add a picture of LT breaking a record or reaching a milestone under Fair Use claims, but it cannot be used as a profile pic, --  ShadowJester07  ►Talk   22:34, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't know that it'd contribute majorly to the article though.++aviper2k7++ 22:55, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change Picture? 

message: I just now added an article about LaDanian's father passing today. Very sad, R.I.P. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by NCBoi24 (talk • contribs) 01:37, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death of LaDanian's father 

message: Tomlinson, frequently called "LT"
He has also been referenced by "LDT".  I would propose changing the main page to LDT instead of LT.  LDT makes more sense as a nickname because 1) D is capitalized in his first name and 2) LT has already been used as a nickname for another NFL player. (See hall of famer Lawrence Taylor.)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.0.65.158 (talk) 19:45, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You're going to need a RS for the LDT thing. If it stands up, then you will have to mention both since LT is more commonly known. infact, when you do a Google test for "LT", you get Tomlinson's NFL page as the first result. when you search "LDT", you get some random Wikipedia page. --ShadowJester07 ► Talk  21:48, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

text: LDT? WTF? You've got to be kidding. No one that I know of in San Diego (or anywhere else) calls him this.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.183.177.184 (talk) 12:35, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Abbreviation, Nickname

message: ok....i know we can all be a little immature here, but there is no need to come on to a page of a player and boost your team spirit by writing false and offensive comments. please set all personal beliefs aside when editing pages of teams and players as wikipedia will be a neutral source of information. Viperbui 08:50, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism 

message: I'm not a Chargers fan, so I don't feel like spending the time to do the research, but someone might want to add a note about Tomlinson's visor, seeing as it's definitely a rarity in the NFL (I remember reading that he needed special permission to wear it). Samer (talk) 17:12, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I was wondering about this.  Are there any encyclopedic sources for this info, so it can be added to the article? Dave (talk) 22:12, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: LT wears the visor for two reasons:  He suffers from migraines, and it shields his eyes from defenders.  Now Darren Sproles is doing the same thing :) RJSampson (talk) 01:47, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Visor 

message: In the "personal" section, an anonymous editor continues to revert LaTorsha's -- ie Tomlinson's wife's -- last name to "Tomlinson."  When he met his future wife, her name was Oakley, and that's the correct name to use in this particular instance.  I'd like to ask those anonymous editor(s) to cease reverting to her married name. RJSampson (talk) 04:53, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  LT's Wife 

message: The grammar in many, many places throughout this article is mangled, sometimes making the meaning nonsensical or unclear. 
Also, Lawrence Taylor was a "dirty player" but has since changed his ways? What the heck does that mean? He's no longer a dirty player? He's not even playing. Are you suggesting he was unscrupulous off the field? Unsubstantiated and unclear.  
The final paragraph section sounds too much like a blow-by-blow account of the 2008 season. This is an article about Tomlinson, not what the team's record is at midpoint through the season, etc. If this much were written about each of Tomlinon's playing years, the article would be far too long. 
Also, it's PhiLip Rivers, not PhiLLip Rivers. 
Finally, pay attention to tense. If you write future-dependent sentences like this: "Tomlinson did not participate in the Chargers' offseason program in 2008 due to the injury, but is expected to be ready in time for the regular season." ... well, this sentence no longer makes sense, does it? We're already far into the season, but according to this, LT is expected to be ready for it. So this makes the entire section seem out of date. So unless the person who writes this stuff is going to keep coming back and fixing whatever is "expected" to reflect whatever "happened," it's generally safer to write about things in the established past. Also, there's quite a bit of editorializing going on here. "LT is expected to be ready for it." Expected by whom? Even though we're probably all LT fans, this kind of commentary and sportsy tone belongs on Scott & BR or a chatroom or blog, not a Wikipedia article.
:OK, I'll take care of this page.  My relationship with LT goes way beyond the field of play.  Just give me a few days to make sure it's in good order :) 
RJSampson (talk) 01:48, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editor needed 

message: LT is an all around back who was not only good with rushing and pass-blocking, but a decent 2nd-3rd option receiver as well.  Someone should add his reception statistics.75.92.47.248 (talk) 05:01, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  receiving stats 

message: So I've been watching / reading Eyeshield 21, a Japanese Anime and Manga lately.  Looking for references that pin him as the inspiration for the main character in the Anime.  There aren't many similarities but it seems like the few that there are point to some form of inspiration.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.131.123.22 (talk) 09:08, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anime / Manga Reference??  (Eyeshield 21) 

message: LaDainian Tomlinson was ranked #61 on the NFL Channel's The Top 100 Greatest Players.(2010).Cjstanonis (talk) 23:33, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tomlinson listed on NFL Top 100. 

message: How to pronounce LaDainian ? --Tiyoringo (talk) 19:45, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  How to pronounce LaDainian 

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