"Looking to his left before the snap and placement for a field goal, holder Mike Scifres will see a relative stranger. Looking to his right for the arrival of the snap, he'll see the ball coming from another comparative stranger.

Strange.

Actually, it's become a team-wide syndrome, the injection of new names and faces into the ever-changing team picture. The rash of injuries might not be among the top few reasons the Chargers are 2-4, but it is undoubtedly one of them, as evidenced by the fact eight players participated in Sunday's game at St. Louis who weren't on the season-opening roster, including three who joined the roster the week of the game.

Having used a total of 60 players all last year, the Chargers already have fielded 61 players through six games of 2010, four more than any other NFL team this season. Head coach Norv Turner said he's carrying a cheat sheet around in practice. Cracked linebacker Shaun Phillips, "I don't know half my teammates.""