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Post by ohioboltfan on May 19, 2020 14:48:53 GMT -7
You missed my thought. Pipkins was NOT perfectly horrible as a rookie. I expect him be an improved LT in 2020. The highest ringing endorsement I have ever seen. I can't tell if Freak's post needs green text or not!  
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Post by frozendisc on May 19, 2020 18:02:03 GMT -7
The highest ringing endorsement I have ever seen. I can't tell if Freak's post needs green text or not!   Freak's posts need to be in blue color, as in not enough oxygen is getting to his brain.
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Post by frozendisc on May 19, 2020 18:06:49 GMT -7
Bolts have a good LOT in Pipkins, the big question will be is he good enough? Who is starting at LOT if Pipkins is the sub? Tevi seeing the field for any serious duration at OT is a disaster. "We are one solid LT away............................." your delusions know no limits. How am I delusional if Bulaga is the only solid established Tackle of any known quality on the roster ?? I suppose in all fairness, you must be asked to clarify what "away" means exactly........but if it means winning a Super Bowl, well.....delusional is back in play.
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Post by frozendisc on May 19, 2020 18:10:43 GMT -7
Where did I imply Pipkins never gave up a sack? Just for the record, I have no idea if he did, or didn't.You don't think Pipkins might improve? They drafted him on potential, raw potential, so belief in his improving is inherent, is it not? You missed my thought. Pipkins was NOT perfectly horrible as a rookie. I expect him be an improved LT in 2020. All things considered, I think Pipkins was not the disaster that was expected when being sent into that initial game. After a few games he started to get comfortable, and that is when his talent started showing up. I predict he will be far better than most on here currently believe.....
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Post by joemcrugby on Jul 2, 2020 1:02:33 GMT -7
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Post by chargerfreak on Jul 2, 2020 5:39:54 GMT -7
Slow starter in college. We don't have time for that. There's a reason he was available in the 4th round, and people were surprised we picked him then. He needs to make those people regret that analysis. Lynn and Company need to be using this time to INGRAIN the playbook into our rookie. Playbook, film, instruction. Rinse, Repeat. He had real issues early in college. We need to PLOW through whatever issues those were. If we do, he can be a really good back for us. Good luck rookie !! Heavens knows we need him.
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Post by totallybolted on Jul 2, 2020 9:45:02 GMT -7
Behind every great man is a great mom.
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Post by joemcrugby on Jul 2, 2020 11:33:38 GMT -7
Slow starter in college. We don't have time for that. There's a reason he was available in the 4th round, and people were surprised we picked him then. He needs to make those people regret that analysis. Lynn and Company need to be using this time to INGRAIN the playbook into our rookie. Playbook, film, instruction. Rinse, Repeat. He had real issues early in college. We need to PLOW through whatever issues those were. If we do, he can be a really good back for us. Good luck rookie !! Heavens knows we need him. He wasn’t recruited out of high school, so he went to UC Davis where he tore it up. Then was offered a scholarship to UCLA, transferred and tore it up. He wasn’t a slow starter, he developed late physically (i.e. age 18-19). Reminds me of a recent 3rd round pick. That being said, he is needed early, and RB is a position where one can quickly contribute in the NFL. Know the playbook like the back of your hand, work on pass protection skills, and hit the hole hard with one cut (something he excels at). 🍺 |
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Post by chargerfreak on Jul 2, 2020 11:51:44 GMT -7
Slow starter in college. We don't have time for that. There's a reason he was available in the 4th round, and people were surprised we picked him then. He needs to make those people regret that analysis. Lynn and Company need to be using this time to INGRAIN the playbook into our rookie. Playbook, film, instruction. Rinse, Repeat. He had real issues early in college. We need to PLOW through whatever issues those were. If we do, he can be a really good back for us. Good luck rookie !! Heavens knows we need him. He wasn’t recruited out of high school, so he went to UC Davis where he tore it up. Then was offered a scholarship to UCLA, transferred and tore it up. He wasn’t a slow starter, he developed late physically (i.e. age 18-19). Reminds me of a recent 3rd round pick. That being said, he is needed early, and RB is a position where one can quickly contribute in the NFL. Know the playbook like the back of your hand, work on pass protection skills, and hit the hole hard with one cut (something he excels at). 🍺 You and I have a different definition of "tore it up". 2017 Did not see game action in his first year in the program after the transfer from UC Davis. UC DAVIS Played two seasons (2015 and 2016) at UC Davis ... Ran for 530 yards as a freshman and scored three touchdowns ... As a sophomore, he rushed for 609 yards and scored four touchdowns ..
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Post by chargerfreak on Jul 2, 2020 11:59:57 GMT -7
UCLA’s Joshua KelleyP is an interesting running back prospect. He has dealt with many obstacles to get where he is now. Coming out of high school, he was only a 2-star recruit. Hence, he went to the University of California Davis, the only school that pursued him. He was there for two years before transferring to UCLA as a walk-on. After sitting his first year as a redshirt, he then became a favorite of new coach Chip Kelley who offered him a scholarship. Kelley had a strong first season at UCLA, playing 11 games and rushing for 1,243 yards at 5.5 yards per carry. He had more rushing yards than he did at UC Davis in two years combined. He also scored 12 touchdowns and had 27 receptions. In 2019, he did not have as good of a season, but still rushed for over 1,000 yards. Though his reception total dipped down to 11. Overall, his college production is solid but not spectacular.
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Post by chargerfreak on Jul 2, 2020 12:03:44 GMT -7
Slow starter in college. We don't have time for that. There's a reason he was available in the 4th round, and people were surprised we picked him then. He needs to make those people regret that analysis. Lynn and Company need to be using this time to INGRAIN the playbook into our rookie. Playbook, film, instruction. Rinse, Repeat. He had real issues early in college. We need to PLOW through whatever issues those were. If we do, he can be a really good back for us. Good luck rookie !! Heavens knows we need him. Its like the yellow bricks beefing at the Whiz.
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Post by woodeye on Jul 2, 2020 13:07:39 GMT -7
As Joshua Kelley's health improved during the home stretch of the 2019 season,
he showed surprisingly athletic burst and vision.
He should start, with Ek as COP/Slot.
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Post by chargerfreak on Jul 2, 2020 13:25:27 GMT -7
As Joshua Kelley's health improved during the home stretch of the 2019 season, he showed surprisingly athletic burst and vision. He should start, with Ek as COP/Slot. because otherwise we have............................................................................................................................?
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Post by joemcrugby on Jul 2, 2020 15:38:27 GMT -7
Appreciation: Chargers getting more than a good humor man in UCLA’s Joshua KelleyBy BEN BOLCH STAFF WRITER MAY 30, 2020  It’s as easy to fawn over Joshua Kelley as it is your first newborn. How can you not coo with all the smiling and laughing? Kelley’s laugh often precedes him. Reporters covering UCLA’s football team were waiting to meet him on a sun-scorched afternoon in August 2018 when they first heard it, wafting through the air like some gift from the heavens. Kelley couldn’t even be seen, located somewhere on the other side of massive doors outside the Wasserman Football Center as he approached for a group interview. But it was only moments after he emerged that he emitted that same wonderful sound, forever linking the running back and his most endearing expression. “It’s uncontrollable sometimes,” Kelley once acknowledged, making his point with another chuckle. The last laugh of his remarkable story could belong to the Chargers. They drafted the 5-foot-11, 212-pound Kelley in the fourth round last month, giving a onetime college walk-on the chance to compete with incumbent running backs Austin Ekeler and Justin Jackson. Kelley is not being paid to be a good humor man. The Chargers need production and are likely to get it thanks to Kelley’s high-level vision, speed and cutting, all of which were on display when he ran for 105 yards in 15 carries during the Senior Bowl. This is a player who rarely loses yardage, always seems to fall forward and is a dependable presence in the passing game. And yes, he can get nasty, flipping the switch from lovable to despicable in warmups. “I’m like, all right, I’ve got to get locked in, I’ve got to get ready to go,” Kelley said late in the 2018 season. “Someone wants to really hurt me, they want to tackle me. They’ve got to do their job over there, so I’ve got to do mine.” Kelley was UCLA’s best running back before he even played. He regularly darted through defenders during training camp before the 2017 season, which he was forced to sit out after transferring from UC Davis. He became a Bruin thanks to a different sort of relentlessness, having made a flurry of phone calls to running backs coach DeShaun Foster the previous spring while trying to find a new football home. Imagine what might have happened had Foster not eventually picked up. Kelley was practically the only good thing that came out of coach Chip Kelly’s first two seasons at the school, when the Bruins went a combined 7-17 and set a record low for attendance at the Rose Bowl. Kelley finished his abbreviated UCLA career ranked 14th on the school’s all-time rushing list with 2,303 yards despite playing only two seasons and barely playing in the first three games of 2018. He shrugged off getting benched for all of the third game to rush for 124 yards against Colorado in the fourth and rarely fell below triple digits the rest of the season. His first game against USC was enough to make Tommy Trojan weep. Kelley ran for 289 yards and two touchdowns, the most yards rushing by either team in the history of a series that has involved five running backs who won the Heisman Trophy. He wore his sweat-soaked jersey to the news conference after the Bruins’ 34-27 victory, reminiscent of a little kid bringing his football to bed. “If somebody told me I have to sleep in this jersey,” a buoyant Kelley said, “I would.” Much of Kelley’s life hardly has been the stuff of dreams. He and an older brother were raised by a single mother who instilled relentless positivity. He was lightly recruited out of Eastside High in Lancaster, necessitating the move to UC Davis, a Football Championship Subdivision school. He practiced with the Bruins for a full season before being put on scholarship. True to form, he stayed upbeat even through a coaching change and back-to-back losing seasons, once piercing the silence of a meditation class when he burst into laughter. Just the sight of Kelley walking on campus often made teammates chuckle in anticipation of hearing his laugh. “They’re like, ‘Why are you smiling or laughing all the time?’ ” Kelley said. “And I just told them, ‘Hey, man, look around you. I’m here at one of the best universities in the world playing football. There’s a lot to really enjoy.’ ” The fun now moves to SoFi Stadium. Even before Kelley gets his first carry, Chargers fans will be able to detect his presence. Just listen. www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-05-30/appreciation-chargers-getting-more-than-a-good-humor-man-in-uclas-joshua-kelley
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Post by chargerfreak on Jul 3, 2020 2:38:48 GMT -7
The choirboy theme continues..................
They really stayed local huh ? High School, college, and now pro in So Cal.
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