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Post by HollywoodHerbie Hairbear on May 1, 2021 16:10:56 GMT -7
Headtrip! Good to hear from you!! We'll see if Freak can grant your wish. The Freak and I are tight, so naturally he won’t. But I know certain things about him and Boltcorpse so... your move “freak”. 51-0 |
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Post by moekid on May 1, 2021 16:13:11 GMT -7
I got love for em, but more importantly have love for the whole team! And we need players all over Two Olinemen drafted in a full o-line rebuild year? Is that really too much? I know they signed 3 in FA but depth is still a major concern IMO, in a typical year most teams draft a couple o-linemen to stave off attrition, but in a rebuild year I’d expect more They went almost exclusively OL in FA and handed out some big money. They basically completely replaced the OL. I am shocked that OL people would still say not enough. It’s not like the team doesn’t have other needs. |
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Post by HollywoodHerbie Hairbear on May 1, 2021 16:27:25 GMT -7
JV member.... pfft! I demand immediate recognition as Darth Headtrip. The younglings agree, trust me. Headtrip! Good to hear from you!! We'll see if Freak can grant your wish. Headtrip sounds so familiar. OCMB OG? |
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Post by headtrip on May 1, 2021 17:09:06 GMT -7
Headtrip! Good to hear from you!! We'll see if Freak can grant your wish. Headtrip sounds so familiar. OCMB OG? You’re really close to getting clipped. |
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Post by headtrip on May 1, 2021 17:55:51 GMT -7
Headtrip! Good to hear from you!! We'll see if Freak can grant your wish. Headtrip sounds so familiar. OCMB OG? Yeah dawg, I was posting my garbage opinions on the original cmb since 2004. Joe put me in my place a few times. |
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Post by jwr10x on May 1, 2021 18:44:55 GMT -7
The one thing that stood out to me is our draft was that it was pretty much a product of the lack of in person scouting that was a result of the Covid 19 pandemic. There was no combine for coaches to find a "hidden gem" from a smaller program. All were from known programs except Rumph from Duke and 5 of the picks from the 3rd round on were in the senior bowl. We filled most glaring holes except Safety and a lot of the picks in the later rounds are considered standouts on Special Teams. I would have liked them to have taken Bledsoe at 185 instead of Niemann. The important thing is all these drafted players are now Chargers so I am hoping that they can contribute to a successful season. It will be nice to see us become the 2nd team to win a Superbowl in our home stadium.  |
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Post by fouts2herbert on May 1, 2021 20:11:07 GMT -7
Two Olinemen drafted in a full o-line rebuild year? Is that really too much? I know they signed 3 in FA but depth is still a major concern IMO, in a typical year most teams draft a couple o-linemen to stave off attrition, but in a rebuild year I’d expect more They went almost exclusively OL in FA and handed out some big money. They basically completely replaced the OL. I am shocked that OL people would still say not enough. It’s not like the team doesn’t have other needs. I’m not O-line people, I saw a glaring need that needed to be addressed and I’m relieved it was. I won’t be pounding the table for O-line next year especially if aboushi pans out and they decide to resign him. There is an outside shot that jaimes might become the starting RT in 2022. So next year the chargers might only need to address O-line depth in the mid to lower rounds. One guy might do the trick next year, someone that can play both center and guard. I bet the same applies to most of us that wanted a franchise LT which we now seem to have unless slater proves he can’t handle the job. I’m really confident he will be a fantastic LT. I don’t know about you but I was surprised that they only drafted 2 DBs, especially after all that talk by staley. I thought for sure that they’d draft at least three defensive backs. Apparently the coaches thought that O-line was still as big a need as DB because they drafted 2 of each. The ones that caught me off guard the most were WR and RB, those spots seemed filled until next year but these guys are already looking ahead. looks like next year I’ll be pounding the table for edge and DT in the first two rounds. Then maybe a legit RB and a another WR. Are you going to call me “edge people” next year?
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Post by fouts2herbert on May 1, 2021 20:17:43 GMT -7
As things sit right now the chargers retained all their picks for next year by avoiding trades plus they are on schedule to receive 4 additional compensatory picks. The picks could change a bit still depending on how some of those players do next year but right now they are pencilled in to get three six round picks and one seventh rounder.
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Post by fouts2herbert on May 1, 2021 20:27:21 GMT -7
The one thing that stood out to me is our draft was that it was pretty much a product of the lack of in person scouting that was a result of the Covid 19 pandemic. There was no combine for coaches to find a "hidden gem" from a smaller program. All were from known programs except Rumph from Duke and 5 of the picks from the 3rd round on were in the senior bowl. We filled most glaring holes except Safety and a lot of the picks in the later rounds are considered standouts on Special Teams. I would have liked them to have taken Bledsoe at 185 instead of Niemann. The important thing is all these drafted players are now Chargers so I am hoping that they can contribute to a successful season. It will be nice to see us become the 2nd team to win a Superbowl in our home stadium. I guess all the guys that predicted the increased importance of the senior bowl were right, it made too much sense not to make sense. I liked this draft, I think the chargers really helped themselves with this draft this year.
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Post by moekid on May 1, 2021 21:37:45 GMT -7
They went almost exclusively OL in FA and handed out some big money. They basically completely replaced the OL. I am shocked that OL people would still say not enough. It’s not like the team doesn’t have other needs. I’m not O-line people, I saw a glaring need that needed to be addressed and I’m relieved it was. I won’t be pounding the table for O-line next year especially if aboushi pans out and they decide to resign him. There is an outside shot that jaimes might become the starting RT in 2022. So next year the chargers might only need to address O-line depth in the mid to lower rounds. One guy might do the trick next year, someone that can play both center and guard. I bet the same applies to most of us that wanted a franchise LT which we now seem to have unless slater proves he can’t handle the job. I’m really confident he will be a fantastic LT. I don’t know about you but I was surprised that they only drafted 2 DBs, especially after all that talk by staley. I thought for sure that they’d draft at least three defensive backs. Apparently the coaches thought that O-line was still as big a need as DB because they drafted 2 of each. The ones that caught me off guard the most were WR and RB, those spots seemed filled until next year but these guys are already looking ahead. looks like next year I’ll be pounding the table for edge and DT in the first two rounds. Then maybe a legit RB and a another WR. Are you going to call me “edge people” next year? RB is still a big hole. Ekeler is not a feature back for an entire season and the other guys are just other guys. WR is about planning for 2022 and beyond. TT said the draft isn’t just about the 2021 season. You have to have guys developing at multiple positions so you’re squad is solid year in and year out. LB and edge are needs as well. They worked on one side of the line. We lost more games due to defense and st then we did because of offense. Staley must think he can work some magic on the defensive side of the ball with the guys we have now. |
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Post by joemcrugby on May 1, 2021 22:38:22 GMT -7
I’m not O-line people, I saw a glaring need that needed to be addressed and I’m relieved it was. I won’t be pounding the table for O-line next year especially if aboushi pans out and they decide to resign him. There is an outside shot that jaimes might become the starting RT in 2022. So next year the chargers might only need to address O-line depth in the mid to lower rounds. One guy might do the trick next year, someone that can play both center and guard. I bet the same applies to most of us that wanted a franchise LT which we now seem to have unless slater proves he can’t handle the job. I’m really confident he will be a fantastic LT. I don’t know about you but I was surprised that they only drafted 2 DBs, especially after all that talk by staley. I thought for sure that they’d draft at least three defensive backs. Apparently the coaches thought that O-line was still as big a need as DB because they drafted 2 of each. The ones that caught me off guard the most were WR and RB, those spots seemed filled until next year but these guys are already looking ahead. looks like next year I’ll be pounding the table for edge and DT in the first two rounds. Then maybe a legit RB and a another WR. Are you going to call me “edge people” next year? RB is still a big hole. Ekeler is not a feature back for an entire season and the other guys are just other guys. WR is about planning for 2022 and beyond. TT said the draft isn’t just about the 2021 season. You have to have guys developing at multiple positions so you’re squad is solid year in and year out. LB and edge are needs as well. They worked on one side of the line. We lost more games due to defense and st then we did because of offense. Staley must think he can work some magic on the defensive side of the ball with the guys we have now. Reportedly Staley is high on both Adderly and Gilman which would explain why safety wasn't targeted before the 7th round. Staley will employ an entirely different scheme than Bradley where defenses will be disguised with (hopefully) unexpected methods of attack. I still could potentially see a veteran safety being signed in post-draft free agency where salaries are being suppressed.
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Post by moekid on May 1, 2021 22:47:17 GMT -7
RB is still a big hole. Ekeler is not a feature back for an entire season and the other guys are just other guys. WR is about planning for 2022 and beyond. TT said the draft isn’t just about the 2021 season. You have to have guys developing at multiple positions so you’re squad is solid year in and year out. LB and edge are needs as well. They worked on one side of the line. We lost more games due to defense and st then we did because of offense. Staley must think he can work some magic on the defensive side of the ball with the guys we have now. Reportedly Staley is high on both Adderly and Gilman which would explain why safety wasn't targeted before the 7th round. Staley will employ an entirely different scheme than Bradley where defenses will be disguised with (hopefully) unexpected methods of attack. I still could potentially see a veteran safety being signed in post-draft free agency where salaries are being suppressed. . I haven’t given up on Adderley yet. I also think they picked a number of these guys for ST in 2021 |
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Post by joemcrugby on May 1, 2021 22:54:41 GMT -7
Reportedly Staley is high on both Adderly and Gilman which would explain why safety wasn't targeted before the 7th round. Staley will employ an entirely different scheme than Bradley where defenses will be disguised with (hopefully) unexpected methods of attack. I still could potentially see a veteran safety being signed in post-draft free agency where salaries are being suppressed. . I haven’t given up on Adderley yet. I also think they picked a number of these guys for ST in 2021 Oh, most definitely the Day 3 picks were geared towards special teams with hopes that they can develop as position players. I believe that the special teams have been improved significantly through today's picks / signings.
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Post by lightsout42 on May 1, 2021 23:02:17 GMT -7
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Post by cthommes on May 2, 2021 0:39:51 GMT -7
There seem to be several A / A+ grades bandied about for our bolts. Encouraging, and I'm looking forward to the coming season. Though, don't tell the goalie. He thinks our draft sucked, probably because it wasn't 9 OL. |
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