2023 Official Charger Draft - Post Draft Discussion (Daily Links In OP)

[gzubeck]

Tank Dell in the 3rd baby. (AlthoughI expect him to gone by then.)

Why? when we can still get starters in the third round like safeties, Linebackers, and very good running backs.

[Leslie Grossman]

I hope Tommy T is on the phone with B Holmes. Detroit doesn’t appear to have room for the Okwara brothers and those 6th rd picks. Maybe Swift could be had as well?

[JOJAX85]

I'm assuming Mayer is gone before we pick so give me Musgrave and man I know MLB is not as big of a need as Edge, but I would love to have Drew Sanders.

[Bolt4Knob]

I hope Tommy T is on the phone with B Holmes. Detroit doesn’t appear to have room for the Okwara brothers and those 6th rd picks. Maybe Swift could be had as well?

Or possibly the running back from teh Falcons - Algiers or something like that

overall - if Telesco was staying at 21 and picking WR - I like the pick

It does seem like there is pretty good value left so still would have wanted a trade down - but again, it takes two to tango

Since there is so much talent - I hope Telesco just lets the board come to him
if there is a market for Ekeler - we will see today perhaps

[La Costa Boy]

I believe there is very little market for Ekeler as someone has to give you a decent draft pick and then sign him to a deal that he feels should be in the 10 million range??? I just don't see anyone doing that. He will play out his option year, hopefully ball out and then he can sign elsewhere and give us a 3rd round comp. Base case scenario IMHO.

[richpjr]

I believe there is very little market for Ekeler as someone has to give you a decent draft pick and then sign him to a deal that he feels should be in the 10 million range??? I just don't see anyone doing that. He will play out his option year, hopefully ball out and then he can sign elsewhere and give us a 3rd round comp. Base case scenario IMHO.

Best case and most likely.

[Bolt4Knob]

I believe there is very little market for Ekeler as someone has to give you a decent draft pick and then sign him to a deal that he feels should be in the 10 million range??? I just don't see anyone doing that. He will play out his option year, hopefully ball out and then he can sign elsewhere and give us a 3rd round comp. Base case scenario IMHO.

Aa 3rd round comp pick -- that is not happening - maybe a 5th at best - if you go by the salaries it takes to get a 3rd round comp pick. And even that, it means Telesco isnt signing any free agents

I agree about the contract - but the Chargers should not be thinking in terms of a 2025 comp pick for Ekeler to preclude them from making a trade this weekend.

[Lone Bolt]

Day 2 Big Board-Heavily Edited

Left off players I don't think fit, or are luxuries, like most oline, QBs, WRs...of course, as far as fits, I didn't see QJ, so.... grain of salt, and all that...

Brian Branch DB
Michael Mayer TE
Drew Sanders Edge/LB
Darnell Washington TE
Keion White Edge
Ade Adebawore Edge/5tech
Keanu Benton DT
Zach Chargonnet RB
Isaiah Foskey Edge
Clark Phillips III Slot CB
Joey Porter Jr. CB
Derrick Hall Edge
Tuli Tuipulotu Edge
BJ Ojulari Edge
Sydney Brown Slot CB/Safety
Siaka Ika NT
Steve Avila IOL
Tyjae Spears RB
John Michael Schmitz IOL
Sam La Porta TE
Luke Musgrave TE

I missed the boat on QJ...throughout the process, I just couldn't fall in love with him...the drops drove me crazy...sometimes he seemed to disappear...but I am warming up to the pick. Had there been a run on WRs before we picked, I would have felt it was a desperation pick, but with a lot of good receivers available, and good players at other positions, including Edge and DB...the fact that we took him over all those guys tells me he was the guy we really wanted, and that is a plus.

I hesitated to even put Musgrave on this list...but I dismissed QJ...shows what I know...so I'm going to embrace humility, and assume I am way harder on him than I should be.

Can't believe Branch, Porter Jr., and Keion White are still on the board.

Heavy odds it's gonna be Edge in the second, unless there is a hell of a run.

Yesterday Kincaid was my guy...today...it's Mayer and Washington I'll be pining for...Branch will never make it to us....and I really like Ade Adebawore and Zach Chargonnet...and yea, Nutty...Clark Phillips III in the second would be a very nice steal.

[Lone Bolt]

On another note...I am really glad KC didn't get Josh Downs...that kid is a QBs best friend...I think he would have been a huge asset to Mahomes, if teams managed to take away Kelce...he knows how to get open, work the zone, and get back to the QB when the play breaks down, creating opportunities after the initial route....hell, he would be top of my list, but our WR room is now crowded, we have other needs, and no way he makes it to 54 anyway.

[CivilBolt]

It was poorly attended. Were u there?

I heard last year was a success with thousands in attendance. With the Bolts making the playoffs, I don’t see why it should be less successful this year.

[Boltinloudguy]

With the amount of talent on the board I hope they trade back a few spots and grab another late 4th.

[Bolt4Knob]

With the amount of talent on the board I hope they trade back a few spots and grab another late 4th.

At the time of the pick - I wanted it to happen in R1 but only the Bills jumped the Cowboys to get Kincaid so maybe there wasn't a move. Or Telesco didn't have the balls to do it. As for today, that should be the thought process to me. Again, it all depends on what talent is there when they pick but getting another 4th rounder would be nice at this point