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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 17, 2021 11:48:31 GMT -7
I don’t think you read the second paragraph. The rams drafted Anchrum in 2020 when our coach was in the Ram’s draft room, Staley got to know Anchrum thru the scouting process and then later in the lead up to the season a year ago. It’s a unique situation with anchrum for sure but I gotta imagine our coaches couldn’t help but be impressed with his play, then take into account he can play both RT and RG and that alone would save us a spot on the roster! Then you only need to keep quessenberry, jaimes, anchrum, and then just keep one of your pick of pipkins or norton to backup slater. It’s just a hunch but I won’t be surprised if there might be one or two ram’s players on staley’s radar from coaching there last year. If he's an improvement, I'm all for it. That's what the big cut week is all about. SO many guys get cut. There has to be a few that can help. The rams have a strong offensive line and really good depth, anchrum being a 3rd stringer doesn’t mean he’s trash. He stopped nwosu cold on saturday and put fehoko on his ass a couple of times on runs, and that’s saying something because fehoko was dominating their interior linemen all night. the one guy that beat anchrum all night was gaziano, but gaziano was playing out of his mind on saturday, it was like howie long’s spirit took up residence for a couple hours in gazianos body, and howie long is not even dead yet, LOL!
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 17, 2021 11:51:07 GMT -7
^^^and yes, anchrum is already a better RT than both norton and pipkins, and a better guard than st louis, he could fill both spots which would allow the chargers to keep an extra player at DB, WR, or LB where the team has really good backups
mind you we’d still need to keep a backup for slater, I have no idea if anchrum can play LT, he was strictly on the right side all game for the rams on saturday
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Post by moekid on Aug 17, 2021 14:36:39 GMT -7
Slater has a back issue? Already?
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 17, 2021 14:56:28 GMT -7
Slater has a back issue? Already? They said it’s a muscular thing and the staff is being over cautious with players. They said he’d be back today or tomorrow so it can’t be anything serious. I won’t be surprised if slater sits out the rest of the preseason games like the other starters. I read that the coaches want to give jaimes a look at LT (he was a LT in college) this week after he did so well at LG on saturday, can’t wait to see how jaimes does at tackle
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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 17, 2021 17:09:37 GMT -7
Slater has a back issue? Already? They said it’s a muscular thing and the staff is being over cautious with players. They said he’d be back today or tomorrow so it can’t be anything serious. I won’t be surprised if slater sits out the rest of the preseason games like the other starters. I read that the coaches want to give jaimes a look at LT (he was a LT in college) this week after he did so well at LG on saturday, can’t wait to see how jaimes does at tackle Yup, totally precaution. It sounds like camp soreness. They said he will be playing in the joint practices against the Niners on Thursday and Friday.
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Post by jefa on Aug 17, 2021 19:06:21 GMT -7
They said it’s a muscular thing and the staff is being over cautious with players. They said he’d be back today or tomorrow so it can’t be anything serious. I won’t be surprised if slater sits out the rest of the preseason games like the other starters. I read that the coaches want to give jaimes a look at LT (he was a LT in college) this week after he did so well at LG on saturday, can’t wait to see how jaimes does at tackle Yup, totally precaution. It sounds like camp soreness. They said he will be playing in the joint practices against the Niners on Thursday and Friday. I was going to start a thread on this topic, but could this be a rare football season where the Chargers do not have a key player (or two) placed on the IR before regular season? Not jinxing it...
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 18, 2021 6:10:59 GMT -7
Yup, totally precaution. It sounds like camp soreness. They said he will be playing in the joint practices against the Niners on Thursday and Friday. I was going to start a thread on this topic, but could this be a rare football season where the Chargers do not have a key player (or two) placed on the IR before regular season? Not jinxing it... The chargers are trying new (perhaps ancient) ways to stay healthy. I hear they are doing yoga, they are also being taught (like in a classroom) about everything from position specific workouts to creating diet plans for themselves. The culture regarding body wear and tear has changed from, ‘no pain no gain’ to ‘if pain no train’ as a means to preventing nagging injuries that persist thru a season. It’s a departure from the ‘old school’ approach and considering the teams injury history combined with the fact that the season is now 17 effin games long, change is inevitable. Hopefully all this new stuff will work.
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Post by chargerfreak on Aug 18, 2021 7:09:58 GMT -7
They said it’s a muscular thing and the staff is being over cautious with players. They said he’d be back today or tomorrow so it can’t be anything serious. I won’t be surprised if slater sits out the rest of the preseason games like the other starters. I read that the coaches want to give jaimes a look at LT (he was a LT in college) this week after he did so well at LG on saturday, can’t wait to see how jaimes does at tackle Yup, totally precaution. It sounds like camp soreness. They said he will be playing in the joint practices against the Niners on Thursday and Friday. FREAKIN HOLD HIM OUT OF THOSE TOO !!!!!! We need our first rounder healthy !!!! Joe, they did away with the talk of mandatory one week rest for all players (not the bye week) , right ?
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 23, 2021 19:25:10 GMT -7
Has anyone noticed all the compliments mitchell schwartz has been throwing at joey bosa? He’s been posting videos of his workouts to show he’s recovered from his back surgery and the guy is #1 ranked FA right now, plus he’s a southern california guy. I remember him posting videos of himself grilling meat and carrying his kid on his back a week or so after he had surgery!
I think if the chargers reached out he’d sign in a heartbeat…
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Post by frozendisc on Aug 23, 2021 19:39:54 GMT -7
Has anyone noticed all the compliments mitchell schwartz has been throwing at joey bosa? He’s been posting videos of his workouts to show he’s recovered from his back surgery and the guy is #1 ranked FA right now, plus he’s a southern california guy. I remember him posting videos of himself grilling meat and carrying his kid on his back a week or so after he had surgery! I think if the chargers reached out he’d sign in a heartbeat… Do you think the Chargers are oblivious to this information?
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 24, 2021 4:51:31 GMT -7
Has anyone noticed all the compliments mitchell schwartz has been throwing at joey bosa? He’s been posting videos of his workouts to show he’s recovered from his back surgery and the guy is #1 ranked FA right now, plus he’s a southern california guy. I remember him posting videos of himself grilling meat and carrying his kid on his back a week or so after he had surgery! I think if the chargers reached out he’d sign in a heartbeat… Do you think the Chargers are oblivious to this information? I couldn’t possibly know what they know, I’d like to think they pay attention to all of this stuff tho. I’ve been dissapointed since March that they chose not to sign even a single low price veteran tackle to add quality to the depth, some really decent ones came available before and after the draft ended that they could have claimed of waivers or tried to sign to a deal. Before the draft Lamm from cleveland was on the street and he signed with the titans for 4.5. I thought okay well they didn’t want to lose a compensatory pick, okay maybe that makes sense. But then after the draft Leno and Massie from chicago were both cut, which I’m certain the bears now deeply regret as they were experienced, durable, and reasonably priced for tackles. The chargers did nothing then. A week or two later an even better tackle hit the market Moses from the WFT, also experienced, durable, and reasonably priced. The chargers ignored him too. Not one of those 4 men signed for over 5 million bucks. With all that cap space why not bring in some insurance for 3-5 million bucks after throwing 30 million at injury prone bulaga? You don’t need to be a GM to see that there is a disconnect somewhere in the front office…
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 24, 2021 4:59:40 GMT -7
Before anyone says that Leno, Massie, or Moses probably didn’t want to come out west. They could’ve claimed all three off waivers and not one of those guys was scheduled to make more than 7 million in 2021.
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Post by frozendisc on Aug 24, 2021 7:20:13 GMT -7
Do you think the Chargers are oblivious to this information? I couldn’t possibly know what they know, I’d like to think they pay attention to all of this stuff tho. I’ve been dissapointed since March that they chose not to sign even a single low price veteran tackle to add quality to the depth, some really decent ones came available before and after the draft ended that they could have claimed of waivers or tried to sign to a deal. Before the draft Lamm from cleveland was on the street and he signed with the titans for 4.5. I thought okay well they didn’t want to lose a compensatory pick, okay maybe that makes sense. But then after the draft Leno and Massie from chicago were both cut, which I’m certain the bears now deeply regret as they were experienced, durable, and reasonably priced for tackles. The chargers did nothing then. A week or two later an even better tackle hit the market Moses from the WFT, also experienced, durable, and reasonably priced. The chargers ignored him too. Not one of those 4 men signed for over 5 million bucks. With all that cap space why not bring in some insurance for 3-5 million bucks after throwing 30 million at injury prone bulaga? You don’t need to be a GM to see that there is a disconnect somewhere in the front office… So let us pretend that TT did exactly as you have wanted, claiming two of the players you list, or just signing two OL guys prior to TC. You pick the players, but I must assume you would be feeling positive about the OL as you head into camp, correct? Is it possible that TT felt just as positive about the rostered OL he had assembled as the club headed into camp? I am certain there are daily conversations between TT and Staley.....as well as strategies about acquiring players that might address the needs. The lack of moves can be frustrating when the need seems quite obvious, but the club operates with far more information then those on the outside looking in. Decisions get made, games get played, results determine further employment.
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 24, 2021 10:30:18 GMT -7
I couldn’t possibly know what they know, I’d like to think they pay attention to all of this stuff tho. I’ve been dissapointed since March that they chose not to sign even a single low price veteran tackle to add quality to the depth, some really decent ones came available before and after the draft ended that they could have claimed of waivers or tried to sign to a deal. Before the draft Lamm from cleveland was on the street and he signed with the titans for 4.5. I thought okay well they didn’t want to lose a compensatory pick, okay maybe that makes sense. But then after the draft Leno and Massie from chicago were both cut, which I’m certain the bears now deeply regret as they were experienced, durable, and reasonably priced for tackles. The chargers did nothing then. A week or two later an even better tackle hit the market Moses from the WFT, also experienced, durable, and reasonably priced. The chargers ignored him too. Not one of those 4 men signed for over 5 million bucks. With all that cap space why not bring in some insurance for 3-5 million bucks after throwing 30 million at injury prone bulaga? You don’t need to be a GM to see that there is a disconnect somewhere in the front office… So let us pretend that TT did exactly as you have wanted, claiming two of the players you list, or just signing two OL guys prior to TC. You pick the players, but I must assume you would be feeling positive about the OL as you head into camp, correct? Is it possible that TT felt just as positive about the rostered OL he had assembled as the club headed into camp? I am certain there are daily conversations between TT and Staley.....as well as strategies about acquiring players that might address the needs. The lack of moves can be frustrating when the need seems quite obvious, but the club operates with far more information then those on the outside looking in. Decisions get made, games get played, results determine further employment. Feeling positive? I fail to see what pipkins has done since he was drafted to bring that positivity in anyone watching him play. More like wishful thinking and telesco’s pride because it was his ridiculous reach in the 3rd round and he doesn’t want someone coming in and taking reps from a guy he HOPES will develop. Hopes and wishful thinking don’t mix well if trying to build a winning program. Hedging your bets in case you screwed up a pick is prudent when you have 20 mil in cap space and one of the most talented young QBs to hit the league in history. We’re witnessing the disaster that has been the pipkins pick now front and center but the team could’ve had a contingency plan and they failed to get some insurance. There is still a chance herbert is destined to get hurt this year but why not try to reduce those odds? and bulaga with his injury history, you have to believe in miracles if you think he’s all of sudden going to find a way to stay on the field. Even when he played last year he wasn’t the same player he had been. now there is still some time for some moves, and some talent still available in FA or through trade to try and patch the holes plus 18 million still available to spend. If they do nothing and carry pipkins and norton into the season chances are one of those guys will be starting within the first few weeks of the season 
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 24, 2021 10:31:00 GMT -7
I couldn’t possibly know what they know, I’d like to think they pay attention to all of this stuff tho. I’ve been dissapointed since March that they chose not to sign even a single low price veteran tackle to add quality to the depth, some really decent ones came available before and after the draft ended that they could have claimed of waivers or tried to sign to a deal. Before the draft Lamm from cleveland was on the street and he signed with the titans for 4.5. I thought okay well they didn’t want to lose a compensatory pick, okay maybe that makes sense. But then after the draft Leno and Massie from chicago were both cut, which I’m certain the bears now deeply regret as they were experienced, durable, and reasonably priced for tackles. The chargers did nothing then. A week or two later an even better tackle hit the market Moses from the WFT, also experienced, durable, and reasonably priced. The chargers ignored him too. Not one of those 4 men signed for over 5 million bucks. With all that cap space why not bring in some insurance for 3-5 million bucks after throwing 30 million at injury prone bulaga? You don’t need to be a GM to see that there is a disconnect somewhere in the front office… So let us pretend that TT did exactly as you have wanted, claiming two of the players you list, or just signing two OL guys prior to TC. You pick the players, but I must assume you would be feeling positive about the OL as you head into camp, correct? Is it possible that TT felt just as positive about the rostered OL he had assembled as the club headed into camp? I am certain there are daily conversations between TT and Staley.....as well as strategies about acquiring players that might address the needs. The lack of moves can be frustrating when the need seems quite obvious, but the club operates with far more information then those on the outside looking in. Decisions get made, games get played, results determine further employment. Feeling positive? I fail to see what pipkins has done since he was drafted to bring that positivity out in anyone watching him play. More like wishful thinking and telesco’s pride because it was his ridiculous reach in the 3rd round and he doesn’t want someone coming in and taking reps from a guy he HOPES will develop. Hopes and wishful thinking don’t mix well if trying to build a winning program. Hedging your bets in case you screwed up a pick is prudent when you have 20 mil in cap space and one of the most talented young QBs to hit the league in history. We’re witnessing the disaster that has been the pipkins pick now front and center but the team could’ve had a contingency plan and they failed to get some insurance. There was still a chance herbert was going to get hurt this year but why not try to reduce those odds? and bulaga with his injury history, you have to believe in miracles if you think he’s all of sudden going to find a way to stay on the field. Even when he played last year he wasn’t the same player he had been. now there is still some time for some moves, and some talent still available in FA or through trade to try and patch the holes plus 18 million still available to spend. If they do nothing and carry pipkins and norton into the season chances are one of those guys will be starting within the first few weeks of the season
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