Seeking starting nod, QB Brees left twisting  SAN DIEGO -- Drew
Brees had a few hiccups this summer, but why hasn't coach Marty
Schottenheimer named him the starting quarterback for the
regular-season opener?  "I'm not sure," Brees said Saturday.
"Obviously, that is a decision Marty is going to make. He told
Philip (Rivers) and I from the beginning that it is going to be
a competition."  OK. But when the quarterback derby was revved
in the past -- between Doug Flutie and Brees in 2002 and '03 --
the top gun was anointed before the final exhibition game, which
the Chargers will play Thursday in San Francisco.  "Usually in
the past, when Doug and I were here and (Schottenheimer) named
the starter, it was right before the third game," Brees said.
"So the fact that a starter hasn't been named yet; I'm not sure
when he is going to do it. Obviously, the sooner the better."
The arrival of Rivers notwithstanding, it seems odd the Chargers
are letting Brees twist in the wind.  Brees, the team's starter
the past two s