think it's a little early to say Shawne Merriman's "back to his dominant self," but he did have a nice little outing on Sunday. Of course, every team that faces the Ravens' offense can usually say that after the game. Whatever, Merriman, the Chargers' first-round pick in 2004, looked a lot like the guy who registered 17 sacks last year.
[On Sunday,] Merriman finished with a team-high seven tackles as the Chargers dominated the punchless Ravens, holding Baltimore to 210 yards in a 32-14 victory that once again put San Diego alone atop the AFC West.Merriman spent much of last week living down this, and perhaps that was the motivation he needed to snap out of his funk:
"My friends are the worst," he said. "My teammates are the worst. They think the TV played it out; my teammates gave me hell about that. We all laughed because it doesn't happen often. They've got to get me when they can. I heard it all week."Maybe the Chargers can work out a system where MJD jacks up Merriman before every game. Kind of like the routine Jags' John Henderson and the trainer have worked out.
