The old saying goes, "Keep your friends close, and your enemies even closer."  In football, I say it's best to keep your enemies as far away as possible in order to avoid any damage they might inflict on your own team.  What am I rambling on about, you ask?  Well by now you've surely heard the rumors of Mike Shanahan going to the Redskins, and according to ESPN.com it looks like that deal is all but done.  When Norv was looking like a complete and utter underachiever, I thought Mike would be a good fit here in San Diego, but now that our cerebral leader looks set for a contract extension I'm happy to see Senior Shanahan as far away from our fine city and the AFC West as possible.

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