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Post by joemcrugby on Mar 26, 2021 19:23:19 GMT -7
Annnnnnnd they don't Stick with Stick. Chase Daniels time. I still remember the last San Diego Charger game that I attended at the Murph in 2014 when Daniels led the Chefs to a W in a game that probably cost the Chargers a playoff spot. ______ Los Angeles Chargers signing quarterback Chase Daniel Published: Mar 26, 2021 at 09:52 PM Around the NFL Staff The Los Angeles Chargers have found Justin Herbert's backup. Chase Daniel is signing with the Chargers, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports, per a source. Around The NFL will have more on this story shortly. Welcome Chase. I remember that game. Still only hope to see him in pre season and when we hold Herbie out to rest for the playoffs I won some kind of a contest where I got two tickets and had the opportunity to go down on the field after the game where we could do a variety of things (take photos with cheerleaders, kick and punt the ball, etc.) The young lady who was leading us down to the field through the bowels of the Murph was attempting to pump us up with a "Aren't y'all excited for this!" I responded "I'd be a lot more excited if the Chargers had won." [The Chargers lost as the Chefs kicked a game winning figgie as time expired, and I got a fist bump from the guy standing next to me after I said that] Anyway, here is my highlight from that day: a doink on a drop kick attempt (a football is a lot harder to drop kick than a rugby ball).
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Post by joemcrugby on Mar 26, 2021 20:25:29 GMT -7
Yet another great one year bargain deal! 🍺
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Post by joemcrugby on Mar 26, 2021 20:55:23 GMT -7
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Post by BleuMoon on Mar 26, 2021 22:35:56 GMT -7
Don't know if this has already been discussed, but taking a page out of Seattle's playbook where they released Carlos Dunlap and then resigned him for much less...could the Chargers be looking to do the same thing with perhaps Melvin Ingram or Casey Hayward or Trai Turner? If the money is right, I wouldn't be mad at a return to the team. What say you?
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Post by joemcrugby on Mar 26, 2021 22:55:04 GMT -7
Don't know if this has already been discussed, but a page out of Seattle's playbook where they released Carlos Dunlap and then resigned him for much less...could the Chargers be looking to do the same thing with perhaps Melvin Ingram or Casey Hayward or Trai Turner? If the money is right, I wouldn't be mad at a return to the team. What say you? I could see that as a potential (not likely) option for both Ingram and Hayward who have significant ties to the Chargers organization. Turner? I don’t see it because I view him as being a lesser version of the Big Lazy ... and thinking about the Big Lazy still pisses me off to no end after all these years! 😡
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Post by totallybolted on Mar 26, 2021 23:50:46 GMT -7
Don't know if this has already been discussed, but a page out of Seattle's playbook where they released Carlos Dunlap and then resigned him for much less...could the Chargers be looking to do the same thing with perhaps Melvin Ingram or Casey Hayward or Trai Turner? If the money is right, I wouldn't be mad at a return to the team. What say you? I could see that as a potential (not likely) option for both Ingram and Hayward who have significant ties to the Chargers organization. Turner? I don’t see it because I view him as being a lesser version of the Big Lazy ... and thinking about the Big Lazy still pisses me off to no end after all these years! 😡 Jared Gaither. LOL what is sad is that was name he earned in Baltimore I think.
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Post by joemcrugby on Mar 27, 2021 1:51:41 GMT -7
I could see that as a potential (not likely) option for both Ingram and Hayward who have significant ties to the Chargers organization. Turner? I don’t see it because I view him as being a lesser version of the Big Lazy ... and thinking about the Big Lazy still pisses me off to no end after all these years! 😡 Jared Gaither. LOL what is sad is that was name he earned in Baltimore I think. Yup, he sure did earn it in Baltimore ... and squeezed an extra $10 million to close out his de facto NFL career by putting on a five-game burst to close out the season after the Ravens traded him to SD.
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Post by chargerfreak on Mar 27, 2021 2:46:31 GMT -7
Wow, that’s a fantastic deal for the chargers. This deal and the aboushi deal are fantastic roster filling deals! Quality players for less, I hope they add another CB and perhaps a similar type of low money decent depth type player at LT. TT is buying cheap quality depth to make up for his draft misses, both guys are reliable and proven players. These are the type of bargain deals that will be available for savvy GM's in the cap-slashed 2021 season. Outside of the top tier free agents, a lot of players will be signing one-year deals with a franchise where they can be best utilized, and then hit the free market again in 2022 when the cap really expands with the new television deals hitting the books. OR these are the types of contracts you pay special teams players.
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Post by chargerfreak on Mar 27, 2021 2:55:21 GMT -7
Annnnnnnd they don't Stick with Stick. Chase Daniels time. I still remember the last San Diego Charger game that I attended at the Murph in 2014 when Daniels led the Chefs to a W in a game that probably cost the Chargers a playoff spot. ______ Los Angeles Chargers signing quarterback Chase Daniel Published: Mar 26, 2021 at 09:52 PM Around the NFL Staff The Los Angeles Chargers have found Justin Herbert's backup. Chase Daniel is signing with the Chargers, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports, per a source. Around The NFL will have more on this story shortly. I knew Stick wasn't it. They had to go get a vet.
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Post by chargerfreak on Mar 27, 2021 2:57:00 GMT -7
Don't know if this has already been discussed, but taking a page out of Seattle's playbook where they released Carlos Dunlap and then resigned him for much less...could the Chargers be looking to do the same thing with perhaps Melvin Ingram or Casey Hayward or Trai Turner? If the money is right, I wouldn't be mad at a return to the team. What say you? Just a great great take ! They haven't filled those roles for a reason.........Nominated POTD.
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Post by afboltfan on Mar 27, 2021 4:13:41 GMT -7
I absolutely HATE it when they say "mentor"... Who the hell wants a career backup QB "mentoring" your young phenom? My eyes are rolling to the back of my head lol...
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Post by joemcrugby on Mar 27, 2021 9:50:42 GMT -7
These are the type of bargain deals that will be available for savvy GM's in the cap-slashed 2021 season. Outside of the top tier free agents, a lot of players will be signing one-year deals with a franchise where they can be best utilized, and then hit the free market again in 2022 when the cap really expands with the new television deals hitting the books. OR these are the types of contracts you pay special teams players. A special teams player generally doesn’t have 14 sacks over the past two seasons and finish with the second most sacks for his team in 2020. Fackrell is a rotational pass rusher who can get to the QB and the type of player that Staley got the best out of with the Rams.
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Post by fouts2herbert on Mar 27, 2021 14:24:15 GMT -7
OR these are the types of contracts you pay special teams players. A special teams player generally doesn’t have 14 sacks over the past two seasons and finish with the second most sacks for his team in 2020. Fackrell is a rotational pass rusher who can get to the QB and the type of player that Staley got the best out of with the Rams. I agree, fackrell could end up being more than a ST/depth piece. Currently (obviously we might draft 1 or 2 more) he is the only guy that fits the eagle front OLB/DE physical description. And if all he’s going to have to compete with is nwosu and a rookie, it’s possible that fackrell becomes the next steve foley for the chargers.
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Post by fouts2herbert on Mar 27, 2021 14:36:58 GMT -7
I absolutely HATE it when they say "mentor"... Who the hell wants a career backup QB "mentoring" your young phenom? My eyes are rolling to the back of my head lol... I would say mentor is the wrong term as well. But to have a guy like chase will permit herbert to cover twice the amount of film breakdown for opponents which will make life better for herbert, he’s more of an extra personal assistant/qb coach for herbert. Just another knowledgeable person that will help break down film and come up with ideas for attacking opponents that week. Sometimes a different set of eyes see different things and as smart as herbert is, daniel has been around and he will have a few things he can impart to herbert that will help his continued growth and maturation as an NFL QB. daniel was a good addition for herbert and definitely a guy that has zero pretensions on herbert’s throne. He could also help to teach easton stick by example how to work as a B/U in the NFL. so much of what the chargers are doing right now is to make life better for herbert and to protect him, he’s gotta be ecstatic right now
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Post by afboltfan on Mar 27, 2021 18:05:51 GMT -7
I absolutely HATE it when they say "mentor"... Who the hell wants a career backup QB "mentoring" your young phenom? My eyes are rolling to the back of my head lol... I would say mentor is the wrong term as well. But to have a guy like chase will permit herbert to cover twice the amount of film breakdown for opponents which will make life better for herbert, he’s more of an extra personal assistant/qb coach for herbert. Just another knowledgeable person that will help break down film and come up with ideas for attacking opponents that week. Sometimes a different set of eyes see different things and as smart as herbert is, daniel has been around and he will have a few things he can impart to herbert that will help his continued growth and maturation as an NFL QB. daniel was a good addition for herbert and definitely a guy that has zero pretensions on herbert’s throne. He could also help to teach easton stick by example how to work as a B/U in the NFL. so much of what the chargers are doing right now is to make life better for herbert and to protect him, he’s gotta be ecstatic right now That is def true... Herbert's job is def safe it seems. Easton Stick needs to be cut already, he is a waste of a roster spot IMHO.
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