Those of you who watched last night’s game against the Raiders may have noticed something unusual when the Chargers had the ball late in the 4th quarter: LT standing on the sideline with his helmet off. Reports indicate LT rolled an ankle and that was the reason he was out of the game, but many fans are still skeptical. Tomlinson had 4.2 yards per carry last night and just didn’t look as sharp as Sproles, who seemed to be springboarding himself through the middle of the Raiders defensive attack. On the other hand, Sproles averaged under 3 yards per carry, so maybe it’s all just appearances.

I guess rather than ask “should we bench LT for Sproles” we should be asking “is LT hurt again, and if so can we survive without him?”. The answer to the first part of that question appears to be yes, considering he was seen limping badly after the game, and the second part is likely a maybe, since Sproles is a workhorse.

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