All Chargers Dream Team

[Tol]

We're in the NFL doldrums... a period of inactivity between the last preseason game and the first regular season game.

With a week still to go things feel slow as ever. Show me your All Chargers Dream Team. You can set the rules how ever you want for your squad.

Here's my 22 man roster of only drafted Bolts:

FS Eric Weddle
SS Derwin James
CB Quentin Jammer
CB Antonio Cromartie
ILB Kenneth Murray
ILB Junior Seau
EDGE Joey Bosa
EDGE Leslie O'Neal
DT Ernie Ladd
NT Jamal Williams
DT Lee Williams

LT Marcus McNeill
LG Kris Dielman
OC Nick Hardwick
RG Louis Vasquez
RT Rashawn Slater
QB Drew Brees
RB LaDainian Tomlinson
TE Antonio Gates
WR Lance Alworth
WR Kennan Allen
WR Vincent Jackson

[powderblueboy]

Some of these guys are still pure potential.

replace:
Cromartie with Byrd
Slater with R. Washington
Brees with Fouts/Rivers
Derwin with Rodney Harrison
Lee Williams with Kelcher or Johnson
Kenneth Murray with yikes Donald Butler
Bosa with Dean (although that might change soon)


current Chargers who might make (or have made) all time team:
1. Herbert
2. Derwin
3. Keenan
4. Slater
5. Bosa
6. Murray
7. Samuel Jr.
:stirringshit:
8. Josh Palmer





* technically, Dielman was not drafted by the Chargers

[Tol]

Some of these guys are still pure potential.

replace:
Cromartie with Byrd
Slater with R. Washington
Brees with Fouts/Rivers
Derwin with Rodney Harrison
Lee Williams with Kelcher or Johnson
Kenneth Murray with yikes Donald Butler
Bosa with Dean (although that might change soon)

* technically, Dielman was not drafted by the Chargers

Gill Byrd for Jammer I'd agree with. Peak Cromartie is too good to pass on.
I forgot about Russ. Yep
Kelcher over Lee Williams? Hmm, I don't know. Williams had several years with double digit sacks.
I'd still stick with Derwin, Bosa, and Murray.
Good catch on Dielman, but his first team was the Chargers. Same with Gates right? UDFA's are close enough.

[Charge!]

We're in the NFL doldrums... a period of inactivity between the last preseason game and the first regular season game.

With a week still to go things feel slow as ever. Show me your All Chargers Dream Team. You can set the rules how ever you want for your squad.

Here's my 22 man roster of only drafted Bolts:

FS Eric Weddle
SS Derwin James
CB Quentin Jammer
CB Antonio Cromartie
ILB Kenneth Murray
ILB Junior Seau
EDGE Joey Bosa
EDGE Leslie O'Neal
DT Ernie Ladd
NT Jamal Williams
DT Lee Williams

LT Marcus McNeill
LG Kris Dielman
OC Nick Hardwick
RG Louis Vasquez
RT Rashawn Slater
QB Drew Brees
RB LaDainian Tomlinson
TE Antonio Gates
WR Lance Alworth
WR Kennan Allen
WR Vincent Jackson

Lets start with all of the HOFers/probowlers from the past:

FS Glen Edwards (Derwin James if he stays healthy will be the best or among the best at either safety position)
SS Rodney Harrison
CB Willie Buchannon
CB Mike Williams (great shut down CB no one ever knew about because no one threw his way)
OLB Woodrow Lowe
ILB Kenneth Murray (has potential but has not done anything yet)
ILB Junior Seau (HOF)
EDGE Fred Dean (HOF)
EDGE Leslie O'Neal (Bosa may pass one of these but has not played long enough to do so yet)
DT Ernie Ladd
NT Jamal Williams
DT Gary Johnson (by far best interior pass rusher we have had)
DT L. Kelcher

LT Russ Washington / Jim Lachey (he might have been the best but was traded away so early in career)
LG Ed White
OC Donnie Macek
RG Doug Wilkerson
RT Ron Mix (HOF) (Slater has a chance to move into this group, but has not done anything yet)
QB Fouts (HOF)
RB LaDainian Tomlinson (HOF)
RB Muncie
RB Brooks
TE Winslow (HOF) (he is best all time TE and could also play ST's, he was deep safety in prevent, and had a cannon for an arm as an option or emergency QB) and close 2nd is Gates who will be in HOF too.
WR Lance Alworth (HOF)
WR Chalrlie Joiner (HOF)
WR Wes Chandler
WR John Jefferson
(all of these WR's and TE's are better than what we have now)
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[Bolt4Knob]

WRs should include Alworth and Joiner for sure; maybe Chandler
I never saw Alworth but I have seen the last 40 years - nobody has been a better wide receiver than John Jefferson
Not saying he should be on the list - just saying he was amazing

I agree that Mike Williams was underated
Woody Lowe was solid
Gary Johnson, Fred Dean and Big LOuie Kelcher

[Bolt Dude]

I’d love to see Staley’s defense with Derwin and Rodney as the two high safeties. Jamal and Igor would be fun, too.

[Bolt Dude]

Natrons Means was pretty sick for a couple years.

[Bolt-O]

Little known fact, Lance Alworth was originally drafted by the 49ers and the Raiders, but Al Davis, who was an assistant coach/GM made a deal to get his rights from the Raiders.

[Boltjolt]

We're in the NFL doldrums... a period of inactivity between the last preseason game and the first regular season game.

With a week still to go things feel slow as ever. Show me your All Chargers Dream Team. You can set the rules how ever you want for your squad.

Here's my 22 man roster of only drafted Bolts:

FS Eric Weddle
SS Derwin James
CB Quentin Jammer
CB Antonio Cromartie
ILB Kenneth Murray
ILB Junior Seau
EDGE Joey Bosa
EDGE Leslie O'Neal
DT Ernie Ladd
NT Jamal Williams
DT Lee Williams

LT Marcus McNeill
LG Kris Dielman
OC Nick Hardwick
RG Louis Vasquez
RT Rashawn Slater
QB Drew Brees
RB LaDainian Tomlinson
TE Antonio Gates
WR Lance Alworth
WR Kennan Allen
WR Vincent Jackson

Seriously? Slater and Murray on your dream team? I know they are highly regarded but a rookie and second year player on a dream team? Our history is sad.
Vasquez? Lee Williams and no Kelcher?

I wasnt going to participate in this thread at all but geez.

[powderblueboy]

Gill Byrd for Jammer I'd agree with. Peak Cromartie is too good to pass on.
I forgot about Russ. Yep
Kelcher over Lee Williams? Hmm, I don't know. Williams had several years with double digit sacks.
I'd still stick with Derwin, Bosa, and Murray.
Good catch on Dielman, but his first team was the Chargers. Same with Gates right? UDFA's are close enough.

Aside from 2006/2007, Cro pretty much underachieved as a Charger.
A first rounder that left after year 4,
this is why Antonio Cromartie has no business being on any all-time Charger team list

[Xenos]

Gill Byrd for Jammer I'd agree with. Peak Cromartie is too good to pass on.
I forgot about Russ. Yep
Kelcher over Lee Williams? Hmm, I don't know. Williams had several years with double digit sacks.
I'd still stick with Derwin, Bosa, and Murray.
Good catch on Dielman, but his first team was the Chargers. Same with Gates right? UDFA's are close enough.

Jammer was the better CB between him and Cromartie. More consistent in every area except TOs. Most importantly in effort and tackling. He also went up against the better WR compared to Cro.

[Xenos]

Aside from 2006/2007, Cro pretty much underachieved as a Charger.
A first rounder that left after year 4,
this is why Antonio Cromartie has no business being on any all-time Charger team list

Yup. He managed to piss off the entire locker room because of his cowardice.