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Post by boltnut on Dec 14, 2021 22:15:58 GMT -7
Los Angeles, Herbert, Derwin James, (arguably Staley)... We have reasons to come, TT just has to spend the $$$. Now I think some of you are just being contrarian... Do we just sit on that 75 million and keep collecting? Its not a piggy bank for Spanos. Check this out... Joey Bosa is tied for 2nd as the highest defensive player in the league, and we STILL are going to have the most cap space? How is that even possible? Take advantage of Herbert's rookie contract and spend money, that's all I'm saying... Not trying to be contrarian; I was pointing out some very real reasons FAs may want to live in a better/different/not crazy state and save $M in state taxes. I think the Chargers are already committed to spending that money, and so I’m not thinking about that angle at all. And I agree that this next off season is *the* time to put it together for a run early in Herbert’s contract. While NFL players might save a million bucks in taxes, California offers everything a millionaire might want: culture, beaches, mountains... business opportunities. I doubt a professional athlete worries about pinching pennies over quality of life. The list of NFL players who own houses in SD (or S.C.) is a long list. Retired athletes and coaches abound in SD's North County. Are you telling me that Davante Adams (Bay area born/Fresno State) wouldn't want to live in LA/SD...? Shoot, his buddy Aaron Rodgers (Del Mar) could put Davante up in his guest house while he looks for mansions overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The $10 million house Davante buys in 2022 appreciates to $11.5 million in a year... whether he pays 13.3% in Cali or 6.3% in Wisconsin... Besides, NFL stars go to other teams for the people (Herbert, KA, Bosa, Staley) and the hopes of catching an ascending team that will take them to a Super Bowl. $87 million of cap space is a nice start... spend wisely... don't worry about the pennies.
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Post by moekid on Dec 14, 2021 23:08:36 GMT -7
I don’t know if LA is such a draw for endorsements. The NFL is such a national game and Baker Mayfield has the most visible endorsement I’ve seen and he’s in Cleveland I'd say (guess) that Mahomes has more television advertising visibility, but Baker Mayfield is actually funny. His commercial presence is actually entertaining. Proving my point. Mahomes is in a small market and so is Baker
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Post by joemcrugby on Dec 15, 2021 5:46:06 GMT -7
I'd say (guess) that Mahomes has more television advertising visibility, but Baker Mayfield is actually funny. His commercial presence is actually entertaining. Proving my point. Mahomes is in a small market and so is Baker The superstars get the national television money, but they aren’t your free agents on the market. Those guys are either tied up with mega deals on their current teams or franchise tagged. The discussion was about free agents and the attraction of the LA market. For those players who hit free agency, they almost always aren’t the top tier superstars with national television deals unless they’re at the tail end of their careers ala Tom Brady or Peyton Manning.
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Post by joemcrugby on Dec 15, 2021 5:56:13 GMT -7
Bosa is one quirky dude!
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Post by chargerfreak on Dec 15, 2021 6:16:28 GMT -7
I don’t know if LA is such a draw for endorsements. The NFL is such a national game and Baker Mayfield has the most visible endorsement I’ve seen and he’s in Cleveland I'd say (guess) that Mahomes has more television advertising visibility, but Baker Mayfield is actually funny. His commercial presence is actually entertaining. We might have to Discount Double Check this.
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Post by boltnut on Dec 15, 2021 7:21:56 GMT -7
I'd say (guess) that Mahomes has more television advertising visibility, but Baker Mayfield is actually funny. His commercial presence is actually entertaining. We might have to Discount Double Check this. Sounds to me that the darlings are all QB's. If you're a QB, the money comes to you... regardless of where you play. Everyone else may be looking for location and quality of life. Do I take my wife shopping on Rodeo... do the kids want to go to the beach...? Or should I dust off the ice fishing equipment and head out to the shack...? Compelling questions...
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Post by afboltfan on Dec 15, 2021 7:39:13 GMT -7
Those Baker Mayfield commercials crack me up!
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Post by joemcrugby on Dec 15, 2021 9:51:14 GMT -7
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Post by sonorajim on Dec 15, 2021 10:48:48 GMT -7
When your ass is reaching into the 3rd round for Trey Freaking Pipkins from Sioux Falls College, it's WITH intention. Intention to get cute. Intention to make people think you are smarter than them. Intention to be a dumbass in the end. Same thing that got Beathard ...who took the Chargers to their only Super Bowl appearance. Bobby was a high roller who brought us Jr Seau, Rodney Harrison, Jamal Williams, Natron Means, Boss Ross, etc. along with our most famous miss. TT may have hit a hot streak with Bosa, DJ, KA, Herbert, Slater, Linsley, Staley, etc. Let's see how his luck holds.
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Post by moekid on Dec 15, 2021 11:53:02 GMT -7
Same thing that got Beathard ...who took the Chargers to their only Super Bowl appearance. Bobby was a high roller who brought us Jr Seau, Rodney Harrison, Jamal Williams, Natron Means, Boss Ross, etc. along with our most famous miss. TT may have hit a hot streak with Bosa, DJ, KA, Herbert, Slater, Linsley, Staley, etc. Let's see how his luck holds. Yep but after the Ross fall out he really started reaching for unheralded guys and the roster was decimated by the time he left.
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Post by frozendisc on Dec 15, 2021 13:06:28 GMT -7
No organization stays hot forever.....there is always ebb and flow.....TT has done a very good job as GM.
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Post by joemcrugby on Dec 15, 2021 13:09:59 GMT -7
...who took the Chargers to their only Super Bowl appearance. Bobby was a high roller who brought us Jr Seau, Rodney Harrison, Jamal Williams, Natron Means, Boss Ross, etc. along with our most famous miss. TT may have hit a hot streak with Bosa, DJ, KA, Herbert, Slater, Linsley, Staley, etc. Let's see how his luck holds. Yep but after the Ross fall out he really started reaching for unheralded guys and the roster was decimated by the time he left. A big reason why Beathard is in the HOF is 25+ years of scouring historically black schools and other small colleges around the south and unearthing undiscovered gems who turned in stellar NFL careers. Once the combine started, those gems were no longer undiscovered, but Beathard kept trying to unearth the gems that were no longer there for the taking. That and he whose name must not be spoken. Yes, he got too clever at the end, but he had one hell of a quarter-century run!
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Post by frozendisc on Dec 15, 2021 13:15:52 GMT -7
Yep but after the Ross fall out he really started reaching for unheralded guys and the roster was decimated by the time he left. A big reason why Beathard is in the HOF is 25+ years of scouring historically black schools and other small colleges around the south and unearthing undiscovered gems who turned in stellar NFL careers. Once the combine started, those gems were no longer undiscovered, but Beathard kept trying to unearth the gems that were no longer there for the taking. That and he whose name must not be spoken. Yes, he got too clever at the end, but he had one hell of a quarter-century run! So what you are saying is the 'system' has become so good, it is quite rare that a top talent is missed, making drafting so simple..... Seems like every year some guy from the 5th round becomes a star......
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Post by afboltfan on Dec 15, 2021 14:09:21 GMT -7
No organization stays hot forever.....there is always ebb and flow..... TT has done a very good job as GM.How so? 68/73 record and 2 divisional PO losses... You already know I beg to differ.
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Post by chargerfreak on Dec 15, 2021 14:10:06 GMT -7
A big reason why Beathard is in the HOF is 25+ years of scouring historically black schools and other small colleges around the south and unearthing undiscovered gems who turned in stellar NFL careers. Once the combine started, those gems were no longer undiscovered, but Beathard kept trying to unearth the gems that were no longer there for the taking. That and he whose name must not be spoken. Yes, he got too clever at the end, but he had one hell of a quarter-century run! So what you are saying is the 'system' has become so good, it is quite rare that a top talent is missed, making drafting so simple..... Seems like every year some guy from the 5th round becomes a star...... Here is my perspective, and I realize it is polar opposite of yours and some others on here: In the big picture, its not about the one 5th rounder that becomes a star. It's about the 31 others that did not.
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