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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 25, 2021 6:05:47 GMT -7
…have the coaching staff made up their minds by now?
I’d like to see darius bradwell get more than 5 touches in the game, he has 5 in each of previous games two games. I’d like to see someone other than kj hill on return duties. Bandy had been cut and brought back last week and he looked good on two returns. I’d like to see forrest merrill play with the #2s. And I’d like to see RT Harper play with the #2s in lieu of pipkins to get a proper look at him.
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Post by afboltfan on Aug 25, 2021 6:14:05 GMT -7
You really like Bradwell, I'd be prepared for disappointment. He won't be the next James Robinson sadly.
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Post by frozendisc on Aug 25, 2021 6:39:38 GMT -7
The answer to your question is no, they have not.
It will not surprise me if each player you have mention in your opening post fails to make roster.
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 25, 2021 7:12:02 GMT -7
You really like Bradwell, I'd be prepared for disappointment. He won't be the next James Robinson sadly. Yes, I do like what I’ve seen from him on limited touches and yes, he’s not going to make the 53 man roster. I’m keeping fingers crossed that he’ll clear waivers and come back on the practice squad
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 25, 2021 7:17:16 GMT -7
The answer to your question is no, they have not. It will not surprise me if each player you have mention in your opening post fails to make roster.Agreed, they will be cut but I still want to see them for their practice squad potential. The practice squad has been a good place for developing eventual contributors in the past. I think Harper has a future in the NFL, perhaps not as a starter (you never know) but as solid swing tackle.
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Post by lazylightning on Aug 25, 2021 8:20:38 GMT -7
…have the coaching staff made up their minds by now? I’d like to see darius bradwell get more than 5 touches in the game, he has 5 in each of previous games two games. I’d like to see someone other than kj hill on return duties. Bandy had been cut and brought back last week and he looked good on two returns. I’d like to see forrest merrill play with the #2s. And I’d like to see RT Harper play with the #2s in lieu of pipkins to get a proper look at him. I could see Bandy overtaking Hill for return duties.
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Post by sonorajim on Aug 25, 2021 10:53:22 GMT -7
…have the coaching staff made up their minds by now? I’d like to see darius bradwell get more than 5 touches in the game, he has 5 in each of previous games two games. I’d like to see someone other than kj hill on return duties. Bandy had been cut and brought back last week and he looked good on two returns. I’d like to see forrest merrill play with the #2s. And I’d like to see RT Harper play with the #2s in lieu of pipkins to get a proper look at him. Pip & Norton vs SF, Norton was the better player, significantly. Harper may be worth a look in PS3. Merrill is our best NT after Joseph.
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Post by chargerfreak on Aug 25, 2021 12:24:02 GMT -7
The answer to your question is no, they have not. It will not surprise me if each player you have mention in your opening post fails to make roster. The answer to his question is yes, they have. In relative terms that have any meaning. Give me some numbers ? Are they at 80 and have to get to 53 players ? I think that's right. That's 27 cuts. I'd be willing to bet they know who 22-23 of them are. The "mystery" 4 ? No one cares. You are talking 5th and 6th and 8th down positional depth charts. Whoever can carry some equipment the best can stay. Don't give me any fanboy fantasies about competition in the final preseason game where our starters might be up in the luxury suites watching the game. Staley knows who he wants to keep. If I was on the bubble, I would be tripping guys in my position meetings. Injury is the only way now.
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Post by lazylightning on Aug 25, 2021 13:02:00 GMT -7
The answer to your question is no, they have not. It will not surprise me if each player you have mention in your opening post fails to make roster. The answer to his question is yes, they have. In relative terms that have any meaning. Give me some numbers ? Are they at 80 and have to get to 53 players ? I think that's right. That's 27 cuts. I'd be willing to bet they know who 22-23 of them are. The "mystery" 4 ? No one cares. You are talking 5th and 6th and 8th down positional depth charts. Whoever can carry some equipment the best can stay. Don't give me any fanboy fantasies about competition in the final preseason game where our starters might be up in the luxury suites watching the game. Staley knows who he wants to keep. If I was on the bubble, I would be tripping guys in my position meetings. Injury is the only way now. I think it is 80 down to 53 + 16 (PS) players. I would expect the 16 PS players will be a mix of current Chargers and outsiders.
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 28, 2021 13:11:47 GMT -7
Just got thru looking at the charger images from the team leaving the facility to fly out to seattle. It really bummed me out to see important charger players wearing masks as they exited the facility. Bosa, Derwin, Chase, MWs, Feiler, T-billy, kelly, Asante, ….some I couldn’t recognize The guys exiting the building maskless were herbert, tranquil, palmer, webb, slater, bradwell, ekeler, rumph,lemonier, stick, quessenberry, abushi, jones, tillery,… The team is currently supposed to be over 90% vaccinated, but what if that percentage plummets once the 27 bubble players get cut? It’s disconcerting we could have guys like derwin and bosa miss chunks of time due to contact tracing and other such reasons
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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 28, 2021 13:23:34 GMT -7
Just got thru looking at the charger images from the team leaving the facility to fly out to seattle. It really bummed me out to see important charger players wearing masks as they exited the facility. Bosa, Derwin, Chase, MWs, Feiler, T-billy, kelly, Asante, ….some I couldn’t recognize The guys exiting the building maskless were herbert, tranquil, palmer, webb, slater, bradwell, ekeler, rumph,lemonier, stick, quessenberry, abushi, jones, tillery,… The team is currently supposed to be over 90% vaccinated, but what if that percentage plummets once the 27 bubble players get cut? It’s disconcerting we could have guys like derwin and bosa miss chunks of time due to contact tracing and other such reasons I'm hoping that some of those you mentioned have gotten the jab but aren't considered fully vaccinated (i.e., two weeks following the second shot) or are just wearing masks indoors at the facility out of precaution, so they need to follow the protocol until then. Hopefully we won't know how many are rolling the dice going into the season due to no outbreaks occurring, but time will tell.
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 28, 2021 13:31:49 GMT -7
Just got thru looking at the charger images from the team leaving the facility to fly out to seattle. It really bummed me out to see important charger players wearing masks as they exited the facility. Bosa, Derwin, Chase, MWs, Feiler, T-billy, kelly, Asante, ….some I couldn’t recognize The guys exiting the building maskless were herbert, tranquil, palmer, webb, slater, bradwell, ekeler, rumph,lemonier, stick, quessenberry, abushi, jones, tillery,… The team is currently supposed to be over 90% vaccinated, but what if that percentage plummets once the 27 bubble players get cut? It’s disconcerting we could have guys like derwin and bosa miss chunks of time due to contact tracing and other such reasons I'm hoping that some of those you mentioned have gotten the jab but aren't considered fully vaccinated (i.e., two weeks following the second shot), so they need to follow the protocol until then. Hopefully we won't know how many are rolling the dice going into the season due to no outbreaks occurring, but time will tell. That article that came out yesterday regarding all the guys that have been fined by the NFL also included a large group of players that have received a warning. If I understood the article the penalties and fines escalate in value for guys having repeat offenses. The highest penalty is getting fined 4 game checks! Can you imaging a guy like bosa being fined four game checks by the NFL!? What kind of cash would that be? I’m thinking a few mil and for what? Unbelievable…
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Post by sdc on Aug 28, 2021 13:41:54 GMT -7
Just got thru looking at the charger images from the team leaving the facility to fly out to seattle. It really bummed me out to see important charger players wearing masks as they exited the facility. Bosa, Derwin, Chase, MWs, Feiler, T-billy, kelly, Asante, ….some I couldn’t recognize The guys exiting the building maskless were herbert, tranquil, palmer, webb, slater, bradwell, ekeler, rumph,lemonier, stick, quessenberry, abushi, jones, tillery,… The team is currently supposed to be over 90% vaccinated, but what if that percentage plummets once the 27 bubble players get cut? It’s disconcerting we could have guys like derwin and bosa miss chunks of time due to contact tracing and other such reasons Once again, faulty logic is in play here. Yes non vaccinated personnel and players are required to wear masks. No, vaccinated players are not required not to wear masks. Millions of vaccinated people continue to wear masks. Wearing masks and being vaccinated are not mutually exclusive. Lots of beliefs around both. Where I live, I’m surrounded by a bunch of good old boys that believe both the vaccination and masks are evil. It stands to reason that there are plenty of people that would counter that.
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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 28, 2021 14:14:47 GMT -7
Jobs are on the line tonight at multiple positions with particular emphasis on olinemen, RB's, kicker and the special teams. We will see who stakes a claim to the final half-dozen or so roster spots that are still up for grabs.
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 28, 2021 14:17:50 GMT -7
Just got thru looking at the charger images from the team leaving the facility to fly out to seattle. It really bummed me out to see important charger players wearing masks as they exited the facility. Bosa, Derwin, Chase, MWs, Feiler, T-billy, kelly, Asante, ….some I couldn’t recognize The guys exiting the building maskless were herbert, tranquil, palmer, webb, slater, bradwell, ekeler, rumph,lemonier, stick, quessenberry, abushi, jones, tillery,… The team is currently supposed to be over 90% vaccinated, but what if that percentage plummets once the 27 bubble players get cut? It’s disconcerting we could have guys like derwin and bosa miss chunks of time due to contact tracing and other such reasons Once again, faulty logic is in play here. Yes non vaccinated personnel and players are required to wear masks. No, vaccinated players are not required not to wear masks. Millions of vaccinated people continue to wear masks. Wearing masks and being vaccinated are not mutually exclusive. Lots of beliefs around both. Where I live, I’m surrounded by a bunch of good old boys that believe both the vaccination and masks are evil. It stands to reason that there are plenty of people that would counter that. It crossed my mind that some of the masked guys might be vaccinated too and perhaps I’m just being pessimistic but considering everything going on in the country I wouldn’t put any money down on that being the case
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