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Blade-Citizen C5 Friday, October 7, 1994 taking whatever they give to him. for 1,162 yards and seven touch- Humphries likes having options If he sees the opportunity for downs. to confuse defenses, the big one, hes going to go up and You cant run routes and think Its not where they can just get it youre not going to get the ball, Jef- clamp in on one guy, he said. And And the receivers had better be ferson said. Dont go out and run it it keeps our receivers working hard ready unlike in 93, when Miller halfway, because hell throw it to because they realize one game, it is hogged the ball, collecting 84 passes you.

going to be their game. Great Food, Awesome Women A First Class Topless Cabaret 0 season, at least. Martin, a five-year veteran, has a 99-yard touchdown to his credit. Seay caught two touchdown passes in Week 2. Jefferson has a 47-yard scoring catch under his name.

Barnes, in his third season, has yet to contribute much one catch for six yards. But Ronnie Harmon coming out of the backfield compensates 12 of his 14 receptions have resulted in first downs. In all, the passing game is doing fine, thank you. And causing obstacles for defenses hoping to zero in on running back Natrone Means. They watch film and they are seeing we can get open and can play, Martin said.

They are going to have to do something to adjust to us, too. They cant just key on Natrone. They have to play an honest defense against us. With Humphries penchant to gamble, they also must be aware of the deep pass. We have receivers who can get behind you and beat you at any time," Jefferson said.

That takes a little pressure off Natrone and Ronnie. No receiver is carrying the load by himself. With Miller gone, Humphries is distributing the ball with a vengeance. Seay has 14 catches, sharing the team lead with Harmon. Jefferson has 10 and Martin has chipped in eight Stan is picking the receiver and taking the completion wherever it is, picking the defense apart, Jefferson said.

Hes been very patient, would work out, even the front-office guys. It has penciled out to this: The Chargers are second in the league in average gain per play (5.9 yards), lead the league in average gain per pass (9.28) and are No. 1 in third-down percentage (54.5). Also, 12 of Humphries 67 completions have collected more than 20 yards and the Chargers are averaging 28.5 points a game, second in the NFL. Not bad for four guys few knew before the 94 kickoff.

Were surprising people because we are getting the job done, Martin said. People are saying, They can really play. We always knew we could play, but there were a lot of doubters out there. Jefferson heard those naysayers. Everybody was saying, What are they going to do now? They werent even giving us a chance, he said.

Now, all of a sudden, Oh, theyre playing well. But thats how people are. What those people maybe didnt understand was this new-look receiving group was aching for its chance. These guys had bounced around, patiently waiting for an NFL coach to give them the nod. We have four guys who are hungry, said Jefferson, a four-year veteran.

Each one of us have been backups every season. We havent been mentioned with the good receivers yet And thats what we all are fighting for To have our names mentioned with the best receivers. They certainly can hang with the NFLs big-play artists, so far this Chargers From Page C-1 Prior to the opener, some suggested Beathards Follies. But recently, few have taken shots at Bobby Beathard, the Chargers general manager. He rolled the dice by going with these pass-catchers, and so far, he has yet to bust When you lose a person like Anthony Miller, people have the tendency to panic, said Seay, with them not knowing what the organization has up its sleeve.

When the sleeve unrolled, it exposed a talented but woefully inexperienced receiving corps. Jefferson never had been a fulltime starter. Seay had yet to catch a regular-season pass. Martin was a castoff from the Miami Dolphins. Barnes was still a track guy with questionable hands.

Beathards offseason tinkering got the attention of coach Bobby Ross and Humphries. It was a big gamble, a huge gamble, Ross said. But we saw in these guys that they had a skill and the physical talent We really did. Still, Humphries admits to scratching his head, skeptical of the brass maneuverings. I think you are in the offseason, when you hear about it how we lost Anthony Miller, then Nate Lewis, Humphries said.

You think, Gee, that was our first two guys, our starters. But I think it has worked out better than what anybody thought it -n 50 7S CA A 5 (A ToplESS CABARET Great Happy Hour Specials Including 2 for 1 Table Dances EVERY HALF HOUR 3 6 pm Seven Days A Week 5 OPEN DAILY 11AM 2AM 939 N. HILL STREET OCEANSIDE 722-7123 Mims has court, K.C. on his mind CHARGERS notebook By Jay Paris Staff Writer SAN DIEGO Chris Mims has more on his mind than the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chargers starting defensive end had his criminal case in San Diego Municipal Court continued until Oct.

28. Mims is charged with three misdemeanor counts stemming from a dispute on June 3. He skipped Mondays workout to attend to a personal matter. Many thought it was his dealings with the court. Mims lawyer, Richard Boesen, said Mims shouldnt have to miss any more practice time in regard to the criminal proceedings.

With it being misdemeanors, he doesnt have to appear in court, Boesen said. Mims and Robert M. Michael, of San Diego, were involved in an incident on Interstate 5, near Mira Mesa. The two were driving their cars and merging in heavy traffic when Mims claims he was called a racial slur by Michael. Mims is black and Michael is white.

When traffic stopped, the 6-foot-5, 295-pound Mims left his car, according to Michael, and punched his hand through the drivers side window. I never hit him, said Mims, 24. But Michael, 57, states he was cut by the glass from the shattered window. Mims is charged with battery, vandalism and vehicular tampering. Each count carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

1 Michael also has filed a civil suit against Mims in Vista Superior Court. Boesen is attempting to get the venue changed from North County on that matter, he said. Bad bye? Did file streaking Chargers (4-0) risk losing their momentum when the schedule-makers deemed last Sunday their bye week? Look at the New York Giants. They were undefeated (3-0) going into their bye two weeks ago. They rested on Sept.

25, then got beat by the Saints last Sunday, 27-22. Last year, the Chargers were 2-1 heading into the first of two byes. They dropped their next three games. Overall, theyre 3-2 in games immediately following byes. Safety Darren Carrington isnt concerned.

I think it came at a good time, he said. If youre on a roll, youre on a roll. Youll get right back up. You take that week off, you clean the engine out, put some higher octane fuel in it and get it rolling a little bit faster when you come back. Quick hit The Chargers are urging fans to carpool and use public transportation for Sunday's sold-out game at 1 m.

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