2016 Official Draft Thread

[Mister Hoarse]

Phillip Rivers. One man team.

[Hard Charger]

Stephen really needs more live playing time than anything else, and he got very little at LSU and Vanderbilt. From his radio interview, I heard that he finally threw a TD in a live game in his last stop with his eligibility at Northwestern State. It would be interesting to have another Rivers in TC, but I think he might be wasting his time.

I know he ended up going to a smaller school, but (and I am on a tablet, so I will try to attach what I can below), the article I read said he regained his starting job mid way through the season and threw 79.7% for 788 yards, 6 TD's and 1 interception. That's not too shabby... I don't know how to post a link, but here is a copy and paste job:

In June 2015, Stephen transferred closer to home at Northwestern State. As a graduate student in sports administration, he was immediately eligible, but lost his starting job in September. He gained his job back midway through the season, and completed 79.7 percent of his passes for 788 yards, six touchdowns and one interception in his final four games.

HC

[blueman]

Yeah our D Line is a piece of work but I rate them ahead of our OLine and defensive backfield

You know I do too, they were good enough about getting the ball back to the O to win a few more games I thought, just too many issues with the O.

Still I would love to see a shift in the D, to better accommodate the players we have and to minimize the gapping by the DL, just not working as well as, well, anyone thinks.

[Steve]

So DL freelance by design? WTF?

Screw that shit, just play a D that makes sense.

(SARCASM ALERT)

I know, crazy...... just like that stupid denver DC who likes to have his DL 1 gap

[SDFan]

then let's give up the pretense and start drafting players that excel in the 4-3 instead of always taking flyers on marginal 4-3 DEs to try to convert to 3-4 OLB pass rushers to make our D work (it hasn't). Draft a couple more thumpers like Perryman, shove our big body DLs inside and get a couple DEs who can get after the QB and hold people accountable for missed assignments by benching or cutting them.

[SDFan]

(SARCASM ALERT)

I know, crazy...... just like that stupid denver DC who likes to have his DL 1 gap

you're not comparing Wade Phillips's resume to John Pagano's are you? That's like Jimmy Johnson vs. Danica Patrick.

[Highboltage]

you're not comparing Wade Phillips's resume to John Pagano's are you? That's like Jimmy Johnson vs. Danica Patrick.

Are you saying Pagnano looks better in a bikini than Wade Phillips?

[Mister Hoarse]

you're not comparing Wade Phillips's resume to John Pagano's are you? That's like Jimmy Johnson vs. Danica Patrick.

Time to compare this Johnsons to No Johnsons

[Mister Hoarse]

Are you saying Pagnano looks better in a bikini than Wade Phillips?

Yes. Yes he is.

[SDFan]

Are you saying Pagnano looks better in a bikini than Wade Phillips?

will bleaching my eyes help me un-read that reply?

[Stinky Wizzleteats+]

Are you saying Pagnano looks better in a bikini than Wade Phillips?

But to be fair Wade looks better in a barrel...

[blueman]

(SARCASM ALERT)

I know, crazy...... just like that stupid denver DC who likes to have his DL 1 gap

So how do we get A:

A well-coached Dline scheme and B:

Players who can execute it correctly?

Yeah I get 1 gap can be wildly successful, but those players would make our scheme look at minimum pretty good. I still think we have guys who just don't get it like they should, AND just aren't as good as we think they should be.

New coach, some new players, fingers crossed on health.