"Dean Spanos will take at least until Tuesday and perhaps even wait until Wednesday before letting us know once and for all the fates of A.J. Smith and Norv Turner.

While so many of his team's fans ask "What's taking so long?" Spanos is pondering some other questions.

Anyone taking the temperature on Sunday after the Chargers finished their season with a victory in Oakland would have to believe the No. 1 thing the Chargers President is asking himself is how he can justify doing what he's leaning toward doing – keeping both of them."