Its play was uneven in the preseason as quarterback Philip Rivers was hit often and the running lanes, even for first-round pick Melvin Gordon, were hard to locate.

And, with that, did they cheat them out of a new stadium? Carmen Policy, who has been hired by both San Diego and Oakland, will spearhead the push to persuade the National Football League to embrace the proposed stadium in Carson, California, that the Raiders and San Diego would share.

I was on deadline yesterday (writing not about stadiums, but a different way wealthy corporations scam people out of money – look for a link at demause.net or via my Twitter in a couple of days), which meant I didn’t have a chance to go through all the day’s stadium articles as I usually do.

For the Chargers, it all depends on whether the plan on the table is the only plan the city will entertain. It could be construed as a possible lame-duck team waving the white flag to the city it’s called home for 55 seasons.

Add it up and it’s not clear what the Chargers, who were 30th in rushing past year, have along their front line. It’ll be interesting to see if any members of the Spanos family are on the field for the ceremony. In 1988, Alex Spanos was booed during a ceremony retiring Dan Fouts’ No. 14.

The Chargers expended a lot of effort reworking their offensive line in the offseason.

Left guard Orlando Franklin was signed away from Denver. “They have really come together in the last four or five months and settled into their spots and they have meshed well”. I can’t think of a better way to challenge a former starter than forcing him to compete with an underrated rookie for a backup job, and I’m stunned this particular coach decided to take this particular tactic given his history.

San Diego plays in the NFL’s oldest stadium structure, Qualcomm Stadium, which opened in 1967.

All the pre-season hype is just that: pre-season.

Unless last minute negotiations are made, the San Diego Chargers may be loading a truck and heading two hours up the road. Matthew Stafford is coming off his fourth straight 4,000-yard season for the Lions, whose stingy defense took a major hit with the free-agent losses of defensive tackles Ndamukong Suh (Miami) and Nick Fairley (St. Louis). “You know to start off my career in the regular season”. The Lions parted ways with Dominic Raiola and Rob Sims, drafted Laken Tomlinson and traded for Manny Ramirez. And the city’s football team, the Chargers, have only had one sub-.500 season in the last 11 years.

Relocation might be just around the corner for the San Diego Chargers.