Brisbane have appointed David Noble to be the AFL clubs new general manager of ftball.Noble, who has spent the best part of the past decade with the Adelaide Crows as an assistant coach, list manager and head of ftball, will join a five-person panel in appointing the Lions new coach, which will begin interviewing candidates immediately.He has also been reportedly earmarked to eventually succeed Greg Swann as the clubs CEO.David has an outstanding track record and is widely respected across the industry, said Swann.The club is going in a new direction and we need the best people to lead that change - David really fits the bill across every criteria.He is an elite operator and the professionalism, knowledge and experience he will bring to our ftball department will be key to our clubs revival.Prior to joining the Crows, Noble coached SANFL side Glenelg and spent five years as an assistant at the Western Bulldogs.He played a significant role in the appointments of coaches Don Pyke and the late Phil Walsh at Adelaide.Despite the official process to replace the sacked Justin Leppitsch not yet beginning, reports suggest the Lions are already down to two options - Hawthorn ftball boss Chris Fagan or Carlton assistant John Barker.Noble begins the new job on Monday. maustralia.com/" target="_blank">Nike Air Zm Australia . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. maustralia.com/" target="_blank">Nike Zm Australia Sale . 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It needed 66.7 percent to pass.Chargers chairman Dean Spanos said hell consider his options but wont announce a decision until after the season.Interestingly enough, their first game since Election Day is at home against the Miami Dolphins. The Chargers beat the Dolphins on Dec. 20 on an emotional day in which fans thought they were seeing their beloved Bolts in San Diego for the final time.Quarterback Philip Rivers said hes optimistic enough groundwork has been laid for the team and city to eventually agree to a stadium deal.The love from team to the city and the city to the team has been awesome over the last 55 years and the last 13 Ive been here, Rivers said. I cant see us not here. We have four of our last seven at home and a chance to bounce back and get back in the thick of it, and hopefully we can have some exciting home-field advantage type of atmosphere games down the stretch.Here are some things to lk for when the Chargers (4-5) host the Dolphins (4-4):M: Being from Wisconsin, Chargers second-year running back Melvin Gordon is OK with coach Mike McCoy referring to him as a bell cow after he went off for a career-high 196 yards on 32 carries and his NFL-leading 11th touchdown in a home victory against Tennessee. He also caught four passes for 65 yards.I mean, its cl, Gordon said. Its all right. I like it, I guess. You hear it a lot at Wisconsin, going there.Gordon is running hard and quickly making people forget his miserable rkie season. Hes run for 768 yards and nine touchdowns, with two receiving TDs.Gordon became the bell cow after Danny Wdhead was lost to a knee injury in the second game.Mores been put on his shoulders. Hes played more snaps and had a lot more carries, Rivers said. You dont want to run himm down, but at the same time the way hes going, you want to give it to him as much as he can.dddddddddddd I dont think its a deal where hes going to get it handed to him 30 times, but were going to need him to keep running the way hes running, because when were able to be that balanced and have those type of drives, it makes us that much better.ANOTHER RUNNER: Miamis Jay Ajayi has rushed for 100-plus yards in three consecutive games, including two straight 200-yard games The last Dolphins running back who had three or more consecutive games with 100-plus yards was Reggie Bush, who had four straight in 2011.Ajayis 529 yards in those three games are third most in team history behind Ricky Williams, who rushed for 587 and 545 yards in two three-game stretches in 2002.OPENING HOLES: Dolphins center Mike Pouncey reached the second level to block a linebacker and seal off a lane for a 20-yard touchdown run by Ajayi. Thats just one small example of the job the offensive line has done to pave the way for the Dolphins recent turnaround.Youve got four guys who can play left tackle, and youve got probably the best center in ftball, in my eyes, Branden Albert said. Our talent and our experience is helping us out.Albert is the starting left tackle, but left guard Laremy Tunsil, right guard Jermon Bushrod and right tackle JaWuan James all have experience at left tackle.DEEP IN RETURNERS: Darren Rizzi is in his eighth year as the Dolphins special teams crdinator, and hes never enjoyed so much depth among his returners.Rkie Kenyan Drake ran back a kickoff 96 yards for the winning touchdown last Sunday against the Jets. Jakeem Grant scored on a 74-yard punt return in Week 5. Jarvis Landry is averaging 11.1 yards on punt returns.Its a gd problem to have, Rizzi said. For a special teams coach to have options back there where youre not just a one-trick pony, it really helps you. This is the first time in eight years weve had this many guys Id feel comfortable putting back there.GATES WATCH: San Diego star Antonio Gates is three touchdown catches shy of matching Tony Gonzalezs NFL record for a tight end (111). Gates has caught 81 touchdown passes from Rivers, an NFL record for a quarterback-tight end combo.---AP Sports Writer Steven Wine in Miami contributed.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Bernie Wilson on Twitter at http://twitter.com/berniewilson ' ' '