2021 Official Chargers Season Discusssion

[TexanBeerlover]

At least it makes it easy to tell the good guys from the bad.... :ygdr:

[Topcat]

No, but younger teams at least have a chance of improving. Not too many teams sign a bunch of old guys and then have them all produce their "career" years at the same time. Just saying.

Look, after last year's atrocious performance by our O-line, we don't need career years from the Bolt Geezers...at this point, I'd settle for just average...slightly above average would be a plus...

[Topcat]

Sherman's last four seasons he's been injured a lot. Only played 5 games last season. Getting old. I'd rather sign a CB who is, as Ninja reminds us, "ascending." PASS...

[Steve]

Look, after last year's atrocious performance by our O-line, we don't need career years from the Bolt Geezers...at this point, I'd settle for just average...slightly above average would be a plus...

I understand, but the idea of having young guys to develop together is interesting too.

The problem with OL is that you can't draft that many and expect them all to be that productive early in their careers. It takes most of them a couple of years to develop, so unless you spend all the quality draft picks on the OL, OL are works in progress. One way or another, we were going to have to go after OL in FA.

[sonorajim]

I wondered if we'd talk to him. He & Staley really hit it off talking routes, protections and terminology in that video interview.

[Maniaque 6]

Please, no !

[Topcat]

I understand, but the idea of having young guys to develop together is interesting too.

The problem with OL is that you can't draft that many and expect them all to be that productive early in their careers. It takes most of them a couple of years to develop, so unless you spend all the quality draft picks on the OL, OL are works in progress. One way or another, we were going to have to go after OL in FA.

Good point, hence the need to draft one OT and one IOL this year. Next year, I'd recommend we draft more O-line in the early rounds. Every year, or just about every year, we should be building depth in our O line to give the rooks a chance to develop. Hopefully, some will be able to start right away. But I like what TT has done signing those three vets to stabilize the line until the young dudes can get promoted...

[Boltnut]

Good point, hence the need to draft one OT and one IOL this year. Next year, I'd recommend we draft more O-line in the early rounds. Every year, or just about every year, we should be building depth in our O line to give the rooks a chance to develop. Hopefully, some will be able to start right away. But I like what TT has done signing those three vets to stabilize the line until the young dudes can get promoted...

^^^^^ This ^^^^^

[Steve]

We probably need to draft 1 OL even if we had a OL we were happy with. I think you always need one or more in the pipeline, because it takes so long to develop them.

[Boltjolt]

I guess he didn't like LA

[21&500]

Weird. He made a decision that wasn’t based solely on money. What an idiot, he should have gotten every dollar he could.

[Boltjolt]

Weird. He made a decision that wasn’t based solely on money. What an idiot, he should have gotten every dollar he could.

I've said before not all care only about the money.
I don't know where he is from but he wanted to be in Cleveland. :shrug: