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Post by ohioboltfan on Jun 2, 2020 7:13:26 GMT -7
Semi-Chargers related, or at least former-Chargers related:
CMB favorite Dylan Cantrell was picked up by the Cardinals (remember he played in college for Kliff Kingsbury at Texas Tech).
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Post by afboltfan on Jun 3, 2020 14:58:29 GMT -7
Cardinals seems decent on paper we'll see what happens
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Post by frozendisc on Jun 4, 2020 7:11:12 GMT -7
Cardinals seems decent on paper we'll see what happens A number of clubs look improved, the inverse is also true, as a few clubs look like a step backwards was the goal. All on paper, so exactly as you say, we'll see what happens.
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Post by joemcrugby on Jun 30, 2020 11:38:28 GMT -7
The Athletic’s Daniel Popper appears on the most recent Chargers Weekly podcast where the main topic of discussion is the most intriguing players on the 2020 squad. Some highlights as pointed out by emcee Chris Hayre: The Chargers' approach to the offseason (1:00)"The one thing that Tom Telesco, Anthony Lynn [and] everyone's sort of been hammering home is that everyone's in the same boat here around the league, and there will be one team that does this virtual offseason thing better than every other team – and that team will give themselves a built-in advantage for this season, which I thought was a great way to approach it. … You got to figure out a way to be productive during this time, and by all accounts the Chargers have been productive and have been able to get some stuff done." Tyrod Taylor's ability to protect the football (6:44)"Of all quarterbacks in the history of the NFL with at least 1,000 passing attempts, Tyrod Taylor is second all-time in interception rate at 1.5 percent. The only guy better than him in the history of the NFL with 1,000 or more passing attempts is Aaron Rodgers. So, like, we're not talking about a guy who's like pretty good at protecting the football. We're talking about a guy who's like historically great at not throwing interceptions." The addition of Linval Joseph, plus Jerry Tillery entering year two (18:17)"It's sort of interesting because Brandon Mebane was that sort of anchor, veteran; guys relied on him for advice, both on and off the field. He was that patriarchal figure for the defensive line room. The interesting thing about bringing Linval Joseph in is he has the same kind of experience, but he's much more of a pass-rushing threat. And so, you wonder if maybe he can teach Jerry Tillery a little bit more about how to get after the quarterback than maybe Brandon Mebane did. Whereas Brandon Mebane is such a stout run [stopper], maybe he was able to teach Tillery things about dealing with double teams against the run game. But, I think Jerry is going to be a huge piece of this defense, and very important to whether or not this defense reaches its potential in 2020." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chargers-podcast-network/id1268765985 |
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Post by afboltfan on Jun 30, 2020 13:38:40 GMT -7
The Athletic’s Daniel Popper appears on the most recent Chargers Weekly podcast where the main topic of discussion is the most intriguing players on the 2020 squad. Some highlights as pointed out by emcee Chris Hayre: The Chargers' approach to the offseason (1:00)"The one thing that Tom Telesco, Anthony Lynn [and] everyone's sort of been hammering home is that everyone's in the same boat here around the league, and there will be one team that does this virtual offseason thing better than every other team – and that team will give themselves a built-in advantage for this season, which I thought was a great way to approach it. … You got to figure out a way to be productive during this time, and by all accounts the Chargers have been productive and have been able to get some stuff done." Tyrod Taylor's ability to protect the football (6:44)"Of all quarterbacks in the history of the NFL with at least 1,000 passing attempts, Tyrod Taylor is second all-time in interception rate at 1.5 percent. The only guy better than him in the history of the NFL with 1,000 or more passing attempts is Aaron Rodgers. So, like, we're not talking about a guy who's like pretty good at protecting the football. We're talking about a guy who's like historically great at not throwing interceptions." The addition of Linval Joseph, plus Jerry Tillery entering year two (18:17)"It's sort of interesting because Brandon Mebane was that sort of anchor, veteran; guys relied on him for advice, both on and off the field. He was that patriarchal figure for the defensive line room. The interesting thing about bringing Linval Joseph in is he has the same kind of experience, but he's much more of a pass-rushing threat. And so, you wonder if maybe he can teach Jerry Tillery a little bit more about how to get after the quarterback than maybe Brandon Mebane did. Whereas Brandon Mebane is such a stout run [stopper], maybe he was able to teach Tillery things about dealing with double teams against the run game. But, I think Jerry is going to be a huge piece of this defense, and very important to whether or not this defense reaches its potential in 2020." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chargers-podcast-network/id1268765985Good post!
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Post by chargerfreak on Jun 30, 2020 13:40:27 GMT -7
The Athletic’s Daniel Popper appears on the most recent Chargers Weekly podcast where the main topic of discussion is the most intriguing players on the 2020 squad. Some highlights as pointed out by emcee Chris Hayre: The Chargers' approach to the offseason (1:00)"The one thing that Tom Telesco, Anthony Lynn [and] everyone's sort of been hammering home is that everyone's in the same boat here around the league, and there will be one team that does this virtual offseason thing better than every other team – and that team will give themselves a built-in advantage for this season, which I thought was a great way to approach it. … You got to figure out a way to be productive during this time, and by all accounts the Chargers have been productive and have been able to get some stuff done." Tyrod Taylor's ability to protect the football (6:44)"Of all quarterbacks in the history of the NFL with at least 1,000 passing attempts, Tyrod Taylor is second all-time in interception rate at 1.5 percent. The only guy better than him in the history of the NFL with 1,000 or more passing attempts is Aaron Rodgers. So, like, we're not talking about a guy who's like pretty good at protecting the football. We're talking about a guy who's like historically great at not throwing interceptions." The addition of Linval Joseph, plus Jerry Tillery entering year two (18:17)"It's sort of interesting because Brandon Mebane was that sort of anchor, veteran; guys relied on him for advice, both on and off the field. He was that patriarchal figure for the defensive line room. The interesting thing about bringing Linval Joseph in is he has the same kind of experience, but he's much more of a pass-rushing threat. And so, you wonder if maybe he can teach Jerry Tillery a little bit more about how to get after the quarterback than maybe Brandon Mebane did. Whereas Brandon Mebane is such a stout run [stopper], maybe he was able to teach Tillery things about dealing with double teams against the run game. But, I think Jerry is going to be a huge piece of this defense, and very important to whether or not this defense reaches its potential in 2020." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chargers-podcast-network/id1268765985tillery was a first round draft pick and he needs to start paying dividends.
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Post by joemcrugby on Jun 30, 2020 17:20:41 GMT -7
The Athletic’s Daniel Popper appears on the most recent Chargers Weekly podcast where the main topic of discussion is the most intriguing players on the 2020 squad. Some highlights as pointed out by emcee Chris Hayre: The Chargers' approach to the offseason (1:00)"The one thing that Tom Telesco, Anthony Lynn [and] everyone's sort of been hammering home is that everyone's in the same boat here around the league, and there will be one team that does this virtual offseason thing better than every other team – and that team will give themselves a built-in advantage for this season, which I thought was a great way to approach it. … You got to figure out a way to be productive during this time, and by all accounts the Chargers have been productive and have been able to get some stuff done." Tyrod Taylor's ability to protect the football (6:44)"Of all quarterbacks in the history of the NFL with at least 1,000 passing attempts, Tyrod Taylor is second all-time in interception rate at 1.5 percent. The only guy better than him in the history of the NFL with 1,000 or more passing attempts is Aaron Rodgers. So, like, we're not talking about a guy who's like pretty good at protecting the football. We're talking about a guy who's like historically great at not throwing interceptions." The addition of Linval Joseph, plus Jerry Tillery entering year two (18:17)"It's sort of interesting because Brandon Mebane was that sort of anchor, veteran; guys relied on him for advice, both on and off the field. He was that patriarchal figure for the defensive line room. The interesting thing about bringing Linval Joseph in is he has the same kind of experience, but he's much more of a pass-rushing threat. And so, you wonder if maybe he can teach Jerry Tillery a little bit more about how to get after the quarterback than maybe Brandon Mebane did. Whereas Brandon Mebane is such a stout run [stopper], maybe he was able to teach Tillery things about dealing with double teams against the run game. But, I think Jerry is going to be a huge piece of this defense, and very important to whether or not this defense reaches its potential in 2020." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chargers-podcast-network/id1268765985tillery was a first round draft pick and he needs to start paying dividends. Obviously the football-related off-season activities have taken a hit for all 32 teams, but IMO Tillery's biggest issue in 2019 was the lack of upper-body physical strength largely due to his labrum surgery following the 2018 Notre Dame season and rehabilitation process. There's no reason that Tillery should have been inhibited from building the upper body strength the past 6 months, and as Popper points out, Joseph's addition may help him in developing pass rushing moves from the interior line. I'm looking forward to seeing him on the field again to see the improvement in his play. He has the talent and smarts to do it.
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Post by frozendisc on Jul 1, 2020 7:01:32 GMT -7
The Athletic’s Daniel Popper appears on the most recent Chargers Weekly podcast where the main topic of discussion is the most intriguing players on the 2020 squad. Some highlights as pointed out by emcee Chris Hayre: The Chargers' approach to the offseason (1:00)"The one thing that Tom Telesco, Anthony Lynn [and] everyone's sort of been hammering home is that everyone's in the same boat here around the league, and there will be one team that does this virtual offseason thing better than every other team – and that team will give themselves a built-in advantage for this season, which I thought was a great way to approach it. … You got to figure out a way to be productive during this time, and by all accounts the Chargers have been productive and have been able to get some stuff done." Tyrod Taylor's ability to protect the football (6:44)"Of all quarterbacks in the history of the NFL with at least 1,000 passing attempts, Tyrod Taylor is second all-time in interception rate at 1.5 percent. The only guy better than him in the history of the NFL with 1,000 or more passing attempts is Aaron Rodgers. So, like, we're not talking about a guy who's like pretty good at protecting the football. We're talking about a guy who's like historically great at not throwing interceptions." The addition of Linval Joseph, plus Jerry Tillery entering year two (18:17)"It's sort of interesting because Brandon Mebane was that sort of anchor, veteran; guys relied on him for advice, both on and off the field. He was that patriarchal figure for the defensive line room. The interesting thing about bringing Linval Joseph in is he has the same kind of experience, but he's much more of a pass-rushing threat. And so, you wonder if maybe he can teach Jerry Tillery a little bit more about how to get after the quarterback than maybe Brandon Mebane did. Whereas Brandon Mebane is such a stout run [stopper], maybe he was able to teach Tillery things about dealing with double teams against the run game. But, I think Jerry is going to be a huge piece of this defense, and very important to whether or not this defense reaches its potential in 2020." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chargers-podcast-network/id1268765985There will be 5, 6 maybe 8 or 9 clubs that get this strange off season right. Not surprising, they will be the clubs with talented coaching staffs and talented rosters, for the most part. Will the Bolts be one of those clubs? If they win, they are, if they lose, they are not......which is completely unfair, but that is how public judgement will work. Nobody has ever claimed Taylor was a liability.....he is not, but he is just an average talent playing the most influential position in the game. Can a club win with average at QB, yep....but it is difficult. Like Freak commented, Tillery needs to show up and produce positive results. As does Adderly......
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Post by BleuMoon on Jul 9, 2020 19:38:49 GMT -7
Moving away from trade up scenarios. Here's a wild thought for the 2020 Vision:
What if the draft happens as planned and then the football season is cancelled later this summer. Are players with guaranteed contracts still getting paid regardless of taking a single snap? Does the franchise tag become voided for next season? Do we get to keep guys like Bosa another year because technically he didn't accrue another year on his current deal? Presumably, the college football season could follow suit and also be cancelled. Then what?!? No draft next year... Hey group. Here's hoping you and yours are healthy. I truly don't want to be right about the idea I proposed months ago of CANCELLING COLLEGE FOOTBALL and/or NO NFL SEASON, but...the dominos keep falling. I will ask you all again. 1. Do players with guaranteed contracts still get paid even if there's no season? 2. Would teams be able to keep players with expiring contracts (i.e. Bosa, Henry, Ingram, KA, King, etc) for the 2021 season? 3. Would rosters need to be increased beyond 90 players due to having two new draft classes and even more undrafted FA on your preseason roster? 4. What happens to the 2021 draft...Is it fair to use the same draft order in 2021 as from 2020? 5. What if the Chargers in a weighted lottery got the #1 pick in the 2021 draft...would you take the top QB? What say you....especially to the one they call Freak who claims to see all. 
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Post by chargerfreak on Jul 10, 2020 2:39:26 GMT -7
The Athletic’s Daniel Popper appears on the most recent Chargers Weekly podcast where the main topic of discussion is the most intriguing players on the 2020 squad. Some highlights as pointed out by emcee Chris Hayre: The Chargers' approach to the offseason (1:00)"The one thing that Tom Telesco, Anthony Lynn [and] everyone's sort of been hammering home is that everyone's in the same boat here around the league, and there will be one team that does this virtual offseason thing better than every other team – and that team will give themselves a built-in advantage for this season, which I thought was a great way to approach it. … You got to figure out a way to be productive during this time, and by all accounts the Chargers have been productive and have been able to get some stuff done." Tyrod Taylor's ability to protect the football (6:44)"Of all quarterbacks in the history of the NFL with at least 1,000 passing attempts, Tyrod Taylor is second all-time in interception rate at 1.5 percent. The only guy better than him in the history of the NFL with 1,000 or more passing attempts is Aaron Rodgers. So, like, we're not talking about a guy who's like pretty good at protecting the football. We're talking about a guy who's like historically great at not throwing interceptions." The addition of Linval Joseph, plus Jerry Tillery entering year two (18:17)"It's sort of interesting because Brandon Mebane was that sort of anchor, veteran; guys relied on him for advice, both on and off the field. He was that patriarchal figure for the defensive line room. The interesting thing about bringing Linval Joseph in is he has the same kind of experience, but he's much more of a pass-rushing threat. And so, you wonder if maybe he can teach Jerry Tillery a little bit more about how to get after the quarterback than maybe Brandon Mebane did. Whereas Brandon Mebane is such a stout run [stopper], maybe he was able to teach Tillery things about dealing with double teams against the run game. But, I think Jerry is going to be a huge piece of this defense, and very important to whether or not this defense reaches its potential in 2020." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chargers-podcast-network/id1268765985There will be 5, 6 maybe 8 or 9 clubs that get this strange off season right. Not surprising, they will be the clubs with talented coaching staffs and talented rosters, for the most part. Will the Bolts be one of those clubs? If they win, they are, if they lose, they are not......which is completely unfair, but that is how public judgement will work. Nobody has ever claimed Taylor was a liability.....he is not, but he is just an average talent playing the most influential position in the game. Can a club win with average at QB, yep....but it is difficult. Like Freak commented, Tillery needs to show up and produce positive results. As does Adderly...... Good call. He's another one. Time for those two to show up. Its exciting. They were round 1 and 2 for us and we were robbed. Its time.
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Post by frozendisc on Jul 19, 2020 18:54:56 GMT -7
If the 'vision' of the HC is creating a dominant running game, to the detriment of KA and MW, how long before they bolt ship for better opportunities? Isn't KA up for a new contract next season, right after a year of Taylor at QB........
I will say it now, Bosa starts the exodus.
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Post by joemcrugby on Jul 20, 2020 18:29:14 GMT -7
If the 'vision' of the HC is creating a dominant running game, to the detriment of KA and MW, how long before they bolt ship for better opportunities? Isn't KA up for a new contract next season, right after a year of Taylor at QB........ I will say it now, Bosa starts the exodus. Bosa will have to go to war if he demands to leave. Bosa will be tagged after the 2020 season if he is unwilling to sign an extension. Ingram is the likely player that they’ll allow to walk out of the top rung players. Allen and Williams (and Henry) will be around for whenever Herbert takes the reins. |
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Post by woodeye on Jul 20, 2020 18:53:31 GMT -7
If the 'vision' of the HC is creating a dominant running game, to the detriment of KA and MW, how long before they bolt ship for better opportunities? Isn't KA up for a new contract next season, right after a year of Taylor at QB........ I will say it now, Bosa starts the exodus. Bosa will have to go to war if he demands to leave. Bosa will be tagged after the 2020 season if he is unwilling to sign an extension. Ingram is the likely player that they’ll allow to walk out of the top rung players. Allen and Williams (and Henry) will be around for whenever Herbert takes the reins. No. Good cheap WRs can easily be acquired via the draft, at the appropriate time. New WRs would be eyed as Tyrod friendly or Herbert friendly. Think about it. Rivers' game at the QB position was quite different than Taylor's or Herbert's. He was accurate and would throw receivers open. I can picture us targeting WRs and TEs with skills that are quite different from our current, soon to be very expensive population. On the other hand, effective pass rushers are very difficult to come by, and they are expensive, as well. Shame. Shame. Bosa is vastly underrated by CMB/PB. Keep SupaMelvin. Not our problem y'all bought a Hunter Henry jersey. Wear it proudly for one more year. #woodeyeunmasked 
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Post by joemcrugby on Jul 20, 2020 19:21:33 GMT -7
Bosa will have to go to war if he demands to leave. Bosa will be tagged after the 2020 season if he is unwilling to sign an extension. Ingram is the likely player that they’ll allow to walk out of the top rung players. Allen and Williams (and Henry) will be around for whenever Herbert takes the reins. No. Good cheap WRs can easily be acquired via the draft, at the appropriate time. New WRs would be eyed as Tyrod friendly or Herbert friendly. Think about it. Rivers' game at the QB position was quite different than Taylor's or Herbert's. He was accurate and would throw receivers open. I can picture us targeting WRs and TEs with skills that are quite different from our current, soon to be very expensive population. On the other hand, effective pass rushers are very difficult to come by, and they are expensive, as well. Shame. Shame. Bosa is vastly underrated by CMB/PB. Keep SupaMelvin. Not our problem y'all bought a Hunter Henry jersey. Wear it proudly for one more year. #woodeyeunmasked The only reason why I place focus on Henry over Ingram is due to Ingram's age / health history (even though he has been healthy, the injuries catch up to you post-30 and he'll be 32 in 2021). Of course, Henry will have to prove that he can be on the field for 16 games in 2020 as well. TE's on the open market won't garner anywhere near the amount of cash that DE's do, and now Popper and other writers are predicting a shrinking cap in 2021 as opposed to a huge increase due to the loss of revenue in 2020. We shall see.
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Post by woodeye on Jul 21, 2020 9:30:30 GMT -7
I vote to keep the front four strong.
Prioritize Joey Bosa AND Melvin Ingram over offensive weapons.
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