CHARGERS ’90 : CHARGER NOTEBOOK / KIM Q. BERKSHIRE : Early Says This Team Has More Than Just One Receiver

The name of this receiving game is Anthony Miller. No one in the Charger organization is trying to say otherwise, because no one has proved otherwise.

In four exhibition games, Miller has caught 23 passes for 408 yards and two touchdowns, which is three times more than the guy in second, rookie Walter Wilson (seven catches, 85 yards).

Quinn Early, who missed most of the 1989 season with a sprained knee, knows Miller has been doing the job almost single-handedly, but he insists there are more pieces to the pie.

“Anthony had a good year last year,” Early said, “he was the only one playing. (Wilson and Nate Lewis) are brand new, and I was hurt. If people are saying we’re not that good, they’re jumping the gun.”

Coach Dan Henning said until further notice, the idea will be to get the ball to Miller.

“That’s the way it’s going to be,” he said, “we designed it that way. If we’re not getting the ball to him, we’re not doing our job.”

Early said he had a good training camp, though not playing much in exhibitions, and that once the regular season starts, he will have more of a chance to make his mark.

“I have to prove myself a bit,” he said. “I have to play well and make some big plays.”

Meanwhile, just when the Chargers thought things could get no worse on the offensive line, third-round pick Leo Goeas reinjured his foot at practice Thursday.

In the middle of a pass-protection drill, Goeas, the backup right tackle, twisted the foot. Goeas said X-rays were taken and there was no indication of serious injury.

Goeas injured the foot the first day of training camp and has been coming back slowly since Aug. 27. He said it was too early to tell if he would be able to play Sunday at Dallas but that he would ice the foot overnight and practice today.