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

[Bolt4Knob]

if you trade him, you have to use that pick for WR - back to square one and you still only have 5 picks.

Will your Rd3 or Rd4 WR pick be better than him? Any other team that would entertain that trade today would have to conclude the answer is no or they'd just use that same pick to get their better WR.

I am not giving away QJ for a draft pick. If he is traded -- he is traded. Maybe they sign Juaun Jennings and still draft WR. But the point is valid - if you trade him, better have a plan and it can't be a throwaway pick

[gzubeck]

I am not giving away QJ for a draft pick. If he is traded -- he is traded. Maybe they sign Juaun Jennings and still draft WR. But the point is valid - if you trade him, better have a plan and it can't be a throwaway pick

I would in a heartbeat. There are many players who are better at contested balls in this years draft. There are many teams who need a player who is halfway good and they don't need to spend 2 seasons training him up. If we got a 2nd and a third pick I would do the deal if we don't want to pay next years tag,

[Bolt4Knob]

gzubeck 2nd or 3rd is a good draft pick. I just went like a 5th or lower draft pick - to me that would be giving QJ away

[YAC]

if you trade him, you have to use that pick for WR - back to square one and you still only have 5 picks.

File this comment away for something due to land here today or tomorrow.

COULD BE FUN.

[YAC]

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Back to this for some thoughts:

On 2026 guys:

• I really like the six new free agents
• Tastes like Key Lime Pie or Goetze's Candy, no? (MIA/BALT)
• Acute attention to "fit-for-purpose"
• Mobile blocking in the open field and speed to torch that open field--a big theme

Class comparisons

• The extreme care for comp picks wasn't in play in 2025; sure is this year
• My hunch is that Tomlinson is going to be a big step up from Hand, in more ways than one
• As has been discussed the 2025 offensive free agents seemed to flop, I suspect that reflects Roman's failure to have a good, clear vision of the offense to convey to Hortiz, and an out-dated approach.

[YAC]

Ourlads now puts Jamaree Caldwell at defensive end

You are looking at their depth chart for a base 3-4 defense, which would feature a very big Defensive End (not an edge), a nose tackle and a defensive tackle.

We might see such an alignment 20% of the time, but they will only have two massive boys on the field in most deployments.

Ebiogbe is 292 pounds. He's a traditional 3-4 end--don't confuse that with an edge defender (OLB). Caldwell is 330-ish, he sure won't be straying far from the interior when lining up.

[charger1_sj]

I would in a heartbeat. There are many players who are better at contested balls in this years draft. There are many teams who need a player who is halfway good and they don't need to spend 2 seasons training him up. If we got a 2nd and a third pick I would do the deal if we don't want to pay next years tag,

A 2nd and 3rd???? Lucky if we get a 4th and 7th. If we trade him, best we get a vet in return. Possibly on the Oline.

[richpjr]

[dmac_bolt]

I am not giving away QJ for a draft pick. If he is traded -- he is traded. Maybe they sign Juaun Jennings and still draft WR. But the point is valid - if you trade him, better have a plan and it can't be a throwaway pick

Oh, my misunderstanding. Folks have been talking about trading him for a Rd3 or Rd4 pick for months- it gets confusing lol. QJ is not indispensable, he's not a unicorn. He's a piece of the WR room and in my view he's closer to the top than the bottom of the room order. Talking about dumping him for a bag of chips like some others do doesn't make sense - take him out of the room and they need to put another quality piece back in.

People are still bitching about his drops. He had 2 drops last year, Ladd and Keenan both had 6 (according to official stat folk). Why he disappeared the second half of the season - after Joe went down - gotta go ask Gro that shit. I saw him being used as nothing more than a deep decoy to keep safeties back in several games. I saw defenders in Herbie's face right at the snap most of the year, causing Herbert to look for the shorter closer routes immediately. I saw lots of things that would be a problem for the guy they were sending to the deepest routes the most - like you and others all saw. Idunno.

[Charge!]

I think it more likely we exercise his 5th year option than trade QJ, and I have mixed feelings about that. It will be interesting to see how McDaniel uses him if he is still here.

I might agree.... except what was said by Riverwalk:

1) bidding on expensive FA WR’s
2) not offering him an extension
3) making him available for trade

[dmac_bolt]

what kind of AI voodoo shit is Kyle pushing now? Does Cartman agree with Kyle?

[wu-dai clan]

You are looking at their depth chart for a base 3-4 defense, which would feature a very big Defensive End (not an edge), a nose tackle and a defensive tackle.

We might see such an alignment 20% of the time, but they will only have two massive boys on the field in most deployments.

Ebiogbe is 292 pounds. He's a traditional 3-4 end--don't confuse that with an edge defender (OLB). Caldwell is 330-ish, he sure won't be straying far from the interior when lining up.

It's all definitely something to ponder. My thing is precision roster building. With a variety of looks, packages, it will be interesting how it all shakes out.