Shawne Merriman Hates Football

At least that's what AJ told his crack team of Chargers beat men, according to Nick Canepa's column in the UT today. I think it's funny the way Canepa tries to write with such flourish these days. He makes so many absurd pop culture references that it makes me wonder if his editors aren't showing him material from guys like Bill Simmons and random sports bloggers and saying "Try to be more like that." "Lindsay Lohan, anybody?! What a mess, am I right?" He ends up sounding like my dad trying to emulate those guys. Sorry, Dad, you're just not that funny. At least not in the ways you mean to be. I mean, I laugh at my dad all the time. Respectfully, of course.