When we passed along LaDainian Tomlinson’s remarks about Philip Rivers earlier Thursday, we guessed that they wouldn’t play too well in San Diego.
Chargers G.M. A.J. Smith did not disappoint.
Smith took issue with the notion that Rivers is distracted and struggling this season because of the pressure inherent in being ‘The Guy.’
“I agree with what LT said about it’s hard being the guy,” Smith told Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. “But I think it’s a lot harder when it’s no longer your team, and you’re not the guy.”
Boom. Roasted. (We guess that Smith no longer has the “utmost respect” for Tomlinson.)
Rivers was apprised of Tomlinson’s words and was a little less direct, but no less pointed.
“Based on what you told me,” Rivers said, “he has to be speaking from experience. . . . I don’t feel that burden, nor has it had anything to do with the struggles. . . . People say, ‘It’s your team.’ I’ve never bought into that.”
Translation: Stop projecting, LaDainian. Weren’t you done talking about the Chargers?
