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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 28, 2021 20:57:00 GMT -7
USD alum Michael Bandy was a classmate of my son's at Servite HS (2016). He is highly unlikely to make the 53 man roster, but he is making a strong push for a practice team slot.
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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 28, 2021 21:18:17 GMT -7
Niemann solidified his roster spot. Backup LB and special teams ace. 🍺
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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 28, 2021 22:18:22 GMT -7
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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 28, 2021 22:37:23 GMT -7
Truth
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 29, 2021 2:14:13 GMT -7
Virtually nobody is playing on defense tonight. They are in street clothes, even the veteran depth. Other than the rooks, anybody who has a roster spot solidified isn't playing. Well then why have this 3rd preseason game....... I guess Seattle has better players headed to the street than the Chargers. Isn’t the NFC west considered one of the best divisions in football? Combined with the chargers playing their back ups almost exclusively and the three best NFC West teams playing a mix of their back ups and starters and then later their backups has shown that the rams, the 49ers, and the seahawks all have better depth on their rosters than the chargers. I’m not surprised by that and I’m not surprised the charger offensive line still needs work considering charger history over the last 5-6 years. More talent is needed but at least this offseason was a step in the right direction…
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 29, 2021 2:41:54 GMT -7
Niemann solidified his roster spot. Backup LB and special teams ace. 🍺 Was he on the bubble at some point? With the depth on this team being so poor I’m glad the draft was a solid one because I can’t think of a single instance where I thought any of the 9 draft picks might be cut. I heard people talking about potentially roundtree being cut before the preseason but he silenced all those people. Going forward, as this team improves under staley, cutting day 3 lower round picks to develop on the practice squad should become the norm. there was a reason this front office was the only one that didn’t trade in this draft, they knew they needed each and everyone of those nine picks.
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Post by chargerfreak on Aug 29, 2021 4:19:14 GMT -7
Webb is a keeper. I would keep Hall on the roster. Roundtree made the roster.
The coaches seem hell bent to keep Bandy. I’m not a fan. Cute against 3rd stringers, not ready for big time NFL.
Pipkins is a complete disaster.
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Post by chargerfreak on Aug 29, 2021 4:29:32 GMT -7
Well then why have this 3rd preseason game....... I guess Seattle has better players headed to the street than the Chargers. Isn’t the NFC west considered one of the best divisions in football? Combined with the chargers playing their back ups almost exclusively and the three best NFC West teams playing a mix of their back ups and starters and then later their backups has shown that the rams, the 49ers, and the seahawks all have better depth on their rosters than the chargers. I’m not surprised by that and I’m not surprised the charger offensive line still needs work considering charger history over the last 5-6 years. More talent is needed but at least this offseason was a step in the right direction… Pete Carroll runs the toughest full on competition preseason in the NFL.
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Post by moekid on Aug 29, 2021 7:41:15 GMT -7
I’m starting to think the boy genius isn’t
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Post by frozendisc on Aug 29, 2021 8:13:31 GMT -7
I’m starting to think the boy genius isn’t If you are referring to Staley, the week against WFT should give us a view into his creativity. As Staley and Lombardi will be challenged by that highly talented defence that WFT appears to have.
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Post by moekid on Aug 29, 2021 8:32:21 GMT -7
I’m starting to think the boy genius isn’t If you are referring to Staley, the week against WFT should give us a view into his creativity. As Staley and Lombardi will be challenged by that highly talented defence that WFT appears to have. Wouldn’t be surprised if the first half of that game is the starters knocking the rust off
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 29, 2021 8:42:28 GMT -7
If you are referring to Staley, the week against WFT should give us a view into his creativity. As Staley and Lombardi will be challenged by that highly talented defence that WFT appears to have. Wouldn’t be surprised if the first half of that game is the starters knocking the rust off What you said might happen for sure but last year after week one one of the big stories going on in the NFL was the quality of the product on the field after zoom meeting OTAs, modified training camps, and no preseason games. I remember peter king saying it would be difficult for owners to demand the NFLPA go back to old system when their argument of preseason games being pivotal had been debunked. The Rams have done well under mcvay with no starters playing in the preseason to the point that many other NFL teams have copied him. on one of the NFL network training camp specials they said the kansas city chiefs veterans and mahomes himself had raised a stink with reid about having to play so much in preseason.
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Post by frozendisc on Aug 29, 2021 9:16:24 GMT -7
If you are referring to Staley, the week against WFT should give us a view into his creativity. As Staley and Lombardi will be challenged by that highly talented defence that WFT appears to have. Wouldn’t be surprised if the first half of that game is the starters knocking the rust off I was thinking more about Staley and Lombardi, and their actual game planning being seriously challenged by that talent WFT has.
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Post by joemcrugby on Aug 29, 2021 10:17:30 GMT -7
Wouldn’t be surprised if the first half of that game is the starters knocking the rust off I was thinking more about Staley and Lombardi, and their actual game planning being seriously challenged by that talent WFT has. Washington has talent on defense, not so much on offense. I expect a low scoring game with turnovers probably bring the deciding factors.
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Post by sonorajim on Aug 29, 2021 11:19:37 GMT -7
I was thinking more about Staley and Lombardi, and their actual game planning being seriously challenged by that talent WFT has. Washington has talent on defense, not so much on offense. I expect a low scoring game with turnovers probably bring the deciding factors. I'm thinking a mostly defensive contest with special teams playing a big role. LAC takeaways will help. What are the odds that DJ gets a pick?
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