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When Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM Joe Mack addressed the media following his decision to fire head coach Paul LaPolice, he said there were basically two reasons why he was making the decision. Patrick Ewing Authentic Jersey . The first was that LaPolice was hired to fix the offense and that had not happened, and secondly, that the GM was tired of the undisciplined penalties. Now, there are always two sides to every story and you can easily make an argument that supports the two reasons, or refutes them. For example, when it comes to the offense, I dont think anyone would argue that it wasnt that side of the ball that got them to the Grey Cup last year. This season, the Bombers offense has ranked dead last in points scored per game and at the bottom of the pack in net offense per game most of the year. However, you could also suggest that in order to have the best offense in the league you have to have one of the best quarterbacks in the league. And if you dont think that even when Buck Pierce is healthy the Bombers stable of quarterbacks rank among the league leaders, than you have to ask: who is responsible for that - the coach or the person in charge of finding the quarterbacks? When it comes to discipline, again it is easy to make the argument that this team took way too many bad penalties. For proof, all you have to do is look at the most recent BC Lions game where they took 19 penalties; two of which were avoidable late hits and two were for objectionable conduct. However, the counter argument is that every player can make a mistake but character players wont continually repeat them. If a player is genuinely unselfish and always has the team-first mentality, than there is very little chance that he will become a repeat offender when it comes to selfish, after the whistle penalties. So again the question could be asked; is it the coachs responsibility to fix a selfish player or the GMs responsibility to bring in character players that will always put the team first? While you may lean one way or the other on any of those arguments and explanations, there was something else said in Joe Macks press conference that was more disturbing. Mack said that this was not a snap judgment and after discussing the two aforementioned reasons for his decision, paused almost to reflect and said "when I broke down the film and talent level, I saw players playing extremely hard, with a lot of heart. I talked to them repeatedly and asked them; do you think your fellow teammates care? They always said yes, yet we were not producing results that would equate to what I was seeing on the field and what the players were saying and that gave me great pause." Winnipeg Free Press reporter Paul Wiecek on Sunday also quoted "unnamed sources that indicated that Mack had been querying players directly and had been advised almost without exception, that LaPolice had lost the room." All of which is likely why, whether you like this decision or not, you cant figure out why there is such a bad smell hanging over it. First it seems like a bit of a contradiction to suggest that players are not responding to the head coaches message and then turn around and say, "when I watched film I saw players playing extremely hard, with a lot of heart." Isnt playing with a lack of heart and effort the sign that a coach has lost the room? What is more disturbing is what we dont know, and may never know, about what the players were actually saying about their head coach when Joe Mack "talked to them repeatedly." If what was reported in the Free Press is true, and players under the umbrella of anonymity where throwing their head coach under the bus, well then you have found the source of that smell. Any player, if asked from anyone in management to assess the performance of the head coach and talk about whether or not he was respected in the room, should have had only one answer and it is a fairly easy one. It should have sounded something like this: It is not my role as a player to assess the job of the head coach. Im here to play ball and if we are struggling than I should look in the mirror and find ways that I can do my job better, so as to help our team get out of this slump. If said player wanted to add anything to that simple answer he could just say; I would like to thank that same head coach that youre asking me about for not only giving me an opportunity to play professional football but also for leading us to a Grey Cup Championship game last year. If there were Bomber players that were asked about the teams problems by management and pointed fingers at the head coach than shame on those players. They should all be careful what they wish for because the field turf may not be greener on the other side. Apparently the first practice for Tim Burke, who replaces Lapolice, was more like a military boot camp with lots of running and lots of yelling than a practice in Week 9 of a football season. Again, we may never know what was actually said and which players, if any, were involved but if players were walking all over their former head coach and then letting management know that they didnt respect him, it looks like their new head coach is about to put his foot down hard and do a little walking of his own. The fall guy is gone and so are the excuses. The rest of this season is on the Bombers players. 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Patrick Ewing Jersey .Y. -- As if a deflating season-opening loss wasnt bad enough in putting a dent in the Buffalo Bills high expectations. KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Norv Turner was asked Sunday whether he could remember facing a more generous opponent, and the Chargers coach sifted through more than three decades worth of memories in vain. "I cant," Turner said finally. "Im sure we have at some point." The Chargers certainly took advantage of their hospitable hosts. The Kansas City Chiefs committed six turnovers, five of them in the first half, and San Diego rolled to a 37-20 victory and sole possession of first place in the AFC West. Philip Rivers threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns, Jackie Battle burned his former team with touchdowns rushing and receiving, and the Chargers (3-1) rebounded from a letdown against Atlanta to improve to 8-2 in their past 10 games against Kansas City. Matt Cassel threw for 251 yards and two touchdowns for the Chiefs (1-3), but he had three first-half interceptions. Jamaal Charles, who followed his big game last week at New Orleans with touchdowns rushing and receiving, also fumbled twice. San Diego turned the Chiefs six turnovers into 24 points. "It was like turnover after turnover after turnover in that first quarter," said Chargers safety Eric Weddle. "A lot of times its just guys making good hits, tipped balls. Theres stuff to improve, but we came back after last week, when we didnt play well." Just about the only bright spot for Kansas City was wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, who had seven catches for 108 yards and a touchdown that came far too late to matter. The regular officials were back on the field Sunday, and both teams kept referee Bill Leavys crew busy. They combined for 15 penalties for 150 yards. The Chargers wasted little time in getting into the end zone, something they failed to do last week. Rivers capped off a 76-yard drive that was helped along by two pass interference calls on Chiefs safety Eric Berry with a short TD pass to Eddie Royal for a 7-0 lead. Then the cacophony of errors truly began for Kansas City. Cassels third pass of the game was intercepted by Weddle, giving San Diego the ball at the Chiefs 28. Four plays later, Nick Novaks 25-yard field goal made it 10-0. On the Chiefs next possession, Charles was stripped of the ball by Takeo Spikes on the first play after a false start. San Diego took over at the Chiefs 5, and Battle pounded forward twice to give the Chargers a 17-0 lead -- all before Kansas City had run five offensive plays. The Chieffs have been outscored 41-6 in the first quarter this season. Allan Houston Jersey. . "Weve got to solve it and weve got to solve it quick. Turnovers have been killing us," Cassel said. "We talk about it, but we obviously have to go out there and do a better job." Charles fumbled again midway through the second quarter, but this time the Chargers gave it right back. Rivers underthrew Robert Meacham, and Brandon Flowers made the interception. Kansas City managed to go 85 yards in just five plays, Charles providing the highlight on an electrifying 37-yard touchdown run. But the momentum was squandered on the its next possession, when Cassel threw well behind Tony Moeaki, and Chargers linebacker Donald Butler grabbed hold of the deflection and waltzed 21 yards untouched to give San Diego a 27-6 lead. Cassel threw his third interception deep in San Diego territory near the end of the half. "It starts with me," Cassel said. "I have to do a better job of protecting the football and putting us in position to be successful." The Chiefs put together a long drive to start the third quarter, and Charles 13-yard TD catch with 8:40 left gave the hardy Kansas City fans still sticking around reason to believe that yet another big comeback could be at hand. But after rallying from a franchise-record 18 points down to beat New Orleans last Sunday, the Chiefs couldnt stop giving away their chances of getting back in the game. They went three-and-out on two straight series, and Shaun Draughn fumbled on the next. The Chargers put a tidy bow on an easy if underwhelming victory by going 49 yards for another touchdown, this time with Rivers finding Battle out of the backfield for the score. "It was a total team effort, basically, in not playing very well," Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said. "It was bad football. You could see it was bad football. But we have a game to be played next week and we have to stay together and not point fingers. ... Were going to see if we can get better somehow, and play better versus good football teams." Notes: The Chiefs outgained San Diego 353 yards to 293. ... Rivers made his 100th career start. He also surpassed the 25,000-yard passing mark while improving to 9-4 against the Chiefs. ... 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