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[Velo]

More from Tom Krasovic...writing about the Rams, ostensibly, but really it's more piling on the Spanoses.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/chargers-rams/story/2023-12-10/ravens-rams-nfl-krasovic-harbaugh-sean-mcvay

“I just don’t know that a guy like Sean McVay would fit with what their vision is for the coach,” Randy Mueller, a former Dolphins and Saints general manager who was the Chargers’ senior executive for football operations from 2008-18, said on The Athletic Football Podcast last year. “They’re more of an ‘assistant, kind of box-him-in, stay-in-your-lane type,’ instead of just letting him run with it.”

Get that?

McVay would’ve been too pushy for Dean Spanos and his son John Spanos to dare hire.

He wouldn’t fit their straight-jacketed vision. The Spanoses hire only coaches they can control.

[jubei]

Does anybody know the Spanos Chargers better than Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union Tribune? Has anybody been covering them longer?

They brag about John’s draft legacy in his media-guide bio.[/I]

brag about WHAT exactly?!

[jubei]

the more I read about this org the more I wanna just leave my fandom behind. small-time owner in a big town playin like theyre big leagues.

[Formula 21]

[Formula 21]

C’est la vie.

[Velo]

brag about WHAT exactly?!

All his scouting prowess.

[Wrbanwal]

Good on Gates for giving a shout out to San Diego (my motherland). But I’m amazed and shocked that are are fans from San Diego who followed the FUdean shitshow to La

[jamrock]

Good on Gates for giving a shout out to San Diego (my motherland). But I’m amazed and shocked that are are fans from San Diego who followed the FUdean shitshow to La

When he thanked San Diego he got a huge cheer which makes me think there are even less Charger fans from Los Angeles than I previously thought (and I already thought it was a small number).

[Boltjolt]

Does anybody know the Spanos Chargers better than Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union Tribune? Has anybody been covering them longer?

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/chargers-rams/story/2023-12-11/chargers-nfl-krasovic-fooled-san-diegans-once-again?fbclid=IwAR0UdRvjWB-VvgVusl0q5fVUqnYo9c0HFnFbigMVucahW4Ov3pl9BJ6CKyk

John Spanos fell for the smooth-talking Staley, who had become a media darling in his one year as a Rams defensive coordinator.

The tandem: son John, who had scouted for the Chargers; and the collegial and collaborative Tom Telesco, the replacement to the cranky, NFL-hardened egomaniac A.J. Smith.

Believing in the 2023 Chargers meant ignoring former team captain/All-Pro safety Eric Weddle’s blunt assessment of the Tom-John tandem.

The franchise, said Weddle years before he came out of retirement to help the Rams get to and win a Super Bowl, would never win anything big under Spanos and Telesco.

Weddle’s former veteran teammates Danny Woodhead and Matt Slauson co-signed on similar skepticism from Weddle during the trio’s podcast.

But it is Sean Payton’s first Broncos team, not Staley’s third Chargers team, that has responded to Kansas City’s decline. Pulling to one game behind the Chiefs in the AFC West standings, Payton’s club took a 24-7 victory Sunday on the fake grass in the sunken, sterile Kroenke Dome.

But the Spanoses don’t hire coaches such as Payton. He commands too much clout, too much money. Worse yet, giving up draft picks to get him was part of the price. The Spanoses don’t trade draft picks during season or for coaches. They brag about John’s draft legacy in his media-guide bio.

100% truth.

Bragging about JohnBoys draft legacy in his bio?
What legacy is that? This team is weak, who else has he "scouted" besides Stick? No wonder our drafts aren't very good.
Did JB also hire both Telesco AND Staley?

Now that's some legacy. It leads to FIRE ME on most teams.
Team going no where under The Spanos fools.

[NOrvMeNow]

brag about WHAT exactly?!

Little John was responsible for the glory drafts under Butler/Smith/Schottenheimer.

Its in the bio.

[Topcat]

Little John was responsible for the glory drafts under Butler/Smith/Schottenheimer.

Its in the bio.

As soon as they fire Staley, let's see if they scrub this part from JohnBoy's bio:

"Named Executive Vice President of Football Operations in 2013, one of his first priorities in that role was the hiring of General Manager Tom Telesco. The two have guided the Chargers to three playoff appearances and a pair of postseason victories. In 2018, Spanos helped assemble a squad that tied for the AFC's best record at 12-4 and reached the divisional round of the playoffs following a wild card victory at Baltimore. In 2021, Spanos and Telesco hired Brandon Staley to be the team's head coach. Staley has led the Bolts to a 19-15 record and a playoff berth over two seasons bringing an innovative and progressive strategy to the organization. Spanos and Telesco constructed a roster in 2022 that featured eight former Pro Bowlers acquired by draft, trade and free agency, showcasing the duo's commitment to building a talented roster through all manners."

https://www.chargers.com/team/front-...er/john-spanos

[Boltjolt]

As soon as they fire Staley, let's see if they scrub this part from JohnBoy's bio:

"Named Executive Vice President of Football Operations in 2013, one of his first priorities in that role was the hiring of General Manager Tom Telesco. The two have guided the Chargers to three playoff appearances and a pair of postseason victories. In 2018, Spanos helped assemble a squad that tied for the AFC's best record at 12-4 and reached the divisional round of the playoffs following a wild card victory at Baltimore. In 2021, Spanos and Telesco hired Brandon Staley to be the team's head coach. Staley has led the Bolts to a 19-15 record and a playoff berth over two seasons bringing an innovative and progressive strategy to the organization. Spanos and Telesco constructed a roster in 2022 that featured eight former Pro Bowlers acquired by draft, trade and free agency, showcasing the duo's commitment to building a talented roster through all manners."

https://www.chargers.com/team/front-...er/john-spanos

That shits laughable.