Official 2026 Chargers Roster Discussion | Roster Build | 2nd Wave Of Free Agency

[sonorajim]

A lot of players, even the really good ones, in the 60s-70s had off season jobs like working for the local car dealer as salesman to get customers in the doors. In those days, most NFL players did not lift weights. A lot of them smoked, even at halftime in the locker room! NFL has come a long, long way since then.

Fred Dean was a smoker and a killer pass rusher.

[colorado]

Russ Washington days.. he used to run laps at Patrick Henry High School. BIG BIG man...

I went to Patrick Henry High in '70 and '71. The Chargers for a couple years used Patrick Henry to train at. Only because at that time PHH was a state of the art High school and had all the good state of the art training equiptment as well. It was awesome to watch. Use to play pool with Russ, a great person he was.

[AK47]

Ramsey: "I want to play on the West Coast" Pittsbugh, check.
Ramsey: "I will only play for a true superbowl contender" Pittsburgh, check.

Ramsey is obviously a man who sticks to his principles!

TG

Today's youth don't now basic stuff like:

Who's the 80th president of the USA?

Name 3 countries in Africa.....and no Wakanda is not a country.....nor is Africa

If you drove at 60mph for 1 hour...how far did you travel?

What 2 countries fought in the Mexican-American War?

[dmac_bolt]

I went to Patrick Henry High in '70 and '71. The Chargers for a couple years used Patrick Henry to train at. Only because at that time PHH was a state of the art High school and had all the good state of the art training equiptment as well. It was awesome to watch. Use to play pool with Russ, a great person he was.

PHHS = PED High. Cheaters.

(Ok, not really, but as a late 70s Kearny alum, we got sick of PHHS being so big and powerful lol, the original SD super HS)

[dmac_bolt]

Today's youth don't now basic stuff like:

Who's the 80th president of the USA?

Name 3 countries in Africa.....and no Wakanda is not a country.....nor is Africa

If you drove at 60mph for 1 hour...how far did you travel?

What 2 countries fought in the Mexican-American War?

[FtheTurds]

I went to Patrick Henry High in '70 and '71. The Chargers for a couple years used Patrick Henry to train at. Only because at that time PHH was a state of the art High school and had all the good state of the art training equiptment as well. It was awesome to watch. Use to play pool with Russ, a great person he was.

grad '78, lived 3 blocks from there. dad still around and living in the family home, by the little league fields..

[AK47]

Trick question lol.

I see a disparity of knowledge in youth similar to the richer (of knowledge) getting richer. The poorer (of knowledge) getting poorer. That's why I'm rooting for guys like a Zion Johnson to make it to represent big uglies with brains.

That said pro athletes with lower IQ and superior talent require some type of support system to tutor them in finance, to invest in lifelong education, mentorship from vets in terms of starting a family, generational wealth, etc. Having a lower IQ is deceiving due to deficient upbringing and yes personal choices within such confines. Education is the perfect vitamin.

[jamrock]

I went to Patrick Henry High in '70 and '71. The Chargers for a couple years used Patrick Henry to train at. Only because at that time PHH was a state of the art High school and had all the good state of the art training equiptment as well. It was awesome to watch. Use to play pool with Russ, a great person he was.

PHHS for me as well. One of the first high schools to go to modular scheduling modeled after college schedules.

Hearst elem, Lewis Jr and PHHS. Good ole days. Neighborhood schools.

[dmac_bolt]

Trick question lol.

I see a disparity of knowledge in youth similar to the richer (of knowledge) getting richer. The poorer (of knowledge) getting poorer. That's why I'm rooting for guys like a Zion Johnson to make it to represent big uglies with brains.

That said pro athletes with lower IQ and superior talent require some type of support system to tutor them in finance, to invest in lifelong education, mentorship from vets in terms of starting a family, generational wealth, etc. Having a lower IQ is deceiving due to deficient upbringing and yes personal choices within such confines. Education is the perfect vitamin.

ahh, that all makes sense (mostly). ditto, and thx. sometimes lower IQ actually is lower IQ though. Environment and exposure contribute significantly to end results but its idealistic sophistry to believe all individuals would have identical capacity and intelligence if only they had the same exact exposures. there are immutable differences across the human species for every attribute, be it speed, strength, agility, and yes, intelligence. There are many left behind by environmental deficiencies though - these artificial gaps can be reduced, weaknesses can be mitigated. These are good societal aspirations.

And of course, there is a famous warning, and I paraphrase: "its not what they don't know that concerns me, its how much they know that is wrong"

[OG619FrightninLightnin]

PHHS = PED High. Cheaters.

(Ok, not really, but as a late 70s Kearny alum, we got sick of PHHS being so big and powerful lol, the original SD super HS)

Mira Mesa High checking in.

"kill Kearney" lol. Things have changed and some for the good

[powderblueboy]

Today's youth don't now basic stuff like:

Who's the 80th president of the USA?

Name 3 countries in Africa.....and no Wakanda is not a country.....nor is Africa

If you drove at 60mph for 1 hour...how far did you travel?

What 2 countries fought in the Mexican-American War?

80th president Gracie?

[AK47]

Mira Mesa High checking in.

"kill Kearney" lol. Things have changed and some for the good

Mt Miguel High checking in...........ok checking out now. But we had a top tier ROTC.