The 2019 Post Draft Discussion - Rookie Discussion

[blueman]

I got that. No offense intended .
I'm inclined to wait & see. Tevi was big, strong, hard working and raw. He's improved to a mediocre level as a starting RT. Pipkins brings more apparent natural gifts so we'll see how long it takes to reach mediocre. Tevi will have to improve to hold him off this year IMO. 6th rd project Tevi was pressed into service when Barksdale tanked early last season. I really don't believe LAC spent a 3rd on an OT that can't compete for a job.

Yep, all this.

[Formula 21]

Final quick-snap grades for all 32 teams

Published: Apr 27, 2019 at 06:10 pm
Updated: Apr 27, 2019 at 06:39 pm

Chad Reuter
Draft analyst
Los Angeles Chargers
Draft picks: Notre Dame DT Jerry Tillery (No. 28 overall); Delaware S Nasir Adderley (No. 60); Sioux Falls OT Trey Pipkins (No. 91); Notre Dame LB Drue Tranquill (No. 130); North Dakota State QB Easton Stick (No. 166); Houston OLB Emeke Egbule (No. 200); Cincinnati DT Cortez Broughton (No. 242)
Day 1 grade: A-
Day 2 grade: B-
Day 3 grade: B
Overall grade: B+
Draft analysis: The Chargers ignored needs at offensive tackle and in the secondary to address the need at DT in Round 1. Tillery is a load when allowed to get upfield, especially when he keeps his hips low to push through blocks. They were apparently not as worried as some teams about the shoulder surgery the tackle had before the draft.

Adderley is a versatile cover free-safety prospect who can replace the released Jahleel Addaeand will complement Derwin James quite well. Pipkins is a project player who has potential as an offensive tackle but was picked a round or two early because they felt the need to find one before Day 3.

I projected Stick to go to the Chargers in the sixth round, but they jumped on him a round earlier to compete with Tyrod Taylor and Cardale Jones for a roster spot. Tranquill meets a need at linebacker, and Broughton is an active interior defender.

[blueman]

Gonna be a very interesting TC.

[Bolt-O]

Mullet power.

[SYB]

Gonna be a very interesting TC.

Lots of comp at LB for sure.

[Formula 21]

Yahoo
Los Angeles Chargers

1 (28). Jerry Tillery, DL, Notre Dame
2 (60). Nasir Adderley, DB, Delaware
3 (91). Trey Pipkins, T, Sioux Falls
4 (130). Drue Tranquill, LB, Notre Dame
5 (166). Easton Stick, QB, North Dakota State
6 (200). Emeke Egbule, LB, Houston
7 (242). Cortez Broughton, DT, Cincinnati







Three of L.A.'s top defensive tackles, Darius Philon, Corey Liuget and Damion Square, departed this offseason, and one of the remaining two, Brandon Mebane, is 34 and likely to depart after next season. Adding Jerry Tillery, who can step in at 3-technique and force last year's third-rounder, Justin Jones, to compete in Mebane's nose-shade spot, solves a lot of problems up front.

While Tillery was the boring but responsible pick, second-rounder Nasir Adderley could prove to be the snazzy one. He will likely be cast in the centerfield role of coordinator Gus Bradley's straightforward single-high scheme, allowing Derwin James to play the box. But given that Adderley is, like every high-drafted safety these days, versatile--and given that James is immensely versatile--it could be time for the Chargers to diversify their scheme.

L.A.'s only other need was at linebacker, which they addressed with Tillery's Notre Dame teammate, Drue Tranquill, in Round 4, and again with Houston's Emeke Egbule in Round 6. That Egbule pick was, like all of the Chargers' last five picks (including offensive tackle Trey Pipkins at the end of Round 3) primarily about adding depth.

GRADE: B+

[Fleet]

Mullet power.

You never fuck with a man that sports a mullet. Its like having a 2nd set of balls. And dudes with 4 testicles are scary.

[blueman]

You never fuck with a man that sports a mullet. Its like having a 2nd set of balls. And dudes with 4 testicles are scary.

In what video game, lol?

[charger1993]

In what video game, lol?

The video game of life. Rocking a mullet in 2019 takes some balls. People roast people for far less. Gotta love a good mullet

[charger1993]

You never fuck with a man that sports a mullet. Its like having a 2nd set of balls. And dudes with 4 testicles are scary.

Did he make it through the field goal at the end?? Kinda impressive

[Fleet]

Did he make it through the field goal at the end?? Kinda impressive

I dont think he performed any kickoffs for ND. But he certainly crushed that kick in the video.

[blueman]

Lots of comp at LB for sure.

Makes me wonder if the injured are ready to play yet. Brown happened pretty late in the season..