Welcome back Ronnie Brown

[Beerman]

I just don't see Ronnie Brown as being the "bottom of the barrell".

Pretty damn close. Luckily for our needs, he fits. If we needed him to actually run 15-20 times a game, we'd be fucked.

[Sec-E4]

How is Ronnie close to being bottom of the barrel ? Sure he isn't the 2008 Ronnie but he gets the job done & will provide leadership/Vet vibes for the RB squad. Oliver will benefit by working along side old man Ronnie, yeah Mathews has experience, But I don't see him as the type of player to kick knowledge and mentor Oliver

His positive locker room presence will bring even better Mojo.....I'm sure Rivers, Weddle & the rest of the squad is exited to have him back

It's kinda like when we had Takeo, Donald Butler learned a lot from that Huge neck beast

[Steve]

There are plenty of young RB with much better physical skills, but most of them are learning to play in the NFL, and don't know our offense. We aren't looking for players who MAY need to play in Dec., we are looking for guys who WILL play on Sunday. There is just no one else who would be ready in time. Shaun Braughn still needs a lot of practice reps to get up to speed, so it is not like we can take them and give them to someone else.

[richpjr]

Suck it Broncos:

Michael Gehlken @UTgehlken 20m20 minutes ago
Ronnie Brown was approached by Broncos after Montee Ball injury. He chose Chargers: http://utsd.us/1sh43qU

[Bolt-O]

It's good that the Chargers didn't burn bridges with Ronnie Brown when they decided not to bring him back (or that Ronnie decided to leave). It also helps that he wouldn't be completely lost in a new playbook with the Donkeys.

[Boltdog]

But you havent seen him play since Auburn.

Stick a fork in him. 1-2 weeks then he's gone.

Not likely unless he gets injured. We should have known that in signing Donald Brown we were getting a spot starter who is not made to run between tackles for any length of time--He's a quality role player who has always had some durability issues. And DB may not be ready to come back next week either. In any case, Ronnie Brown is only being asked to be another regular option on passing downs for Rivers, something that we haven't always had since Woodhead went down--Release consistently and get open past LOS when Rivers needs him. He's obviously not being asked to run the ball on a regular basis. BO may take over that role in the near future, but he is a rookie and can't necessarily be expected to perform always like he did last week..

[homeless simpson]

Can we bring in Bobby Brown next?

[Steve]

I'm OK if they give Brown some carries to see if he has anything left. Nobody thought he had anything when he broke the big run vs Cinci. Let him show what he can do, and then let him do that.

Oliver showed he has the physical tools to be an NFL RB. Now he has to show he can be more then just a guy on a roster. That is the harder part. Most guys in NFL TC, IMHO, have the physical tools. It is the mental preparation, the abiity to take what you learned on tape, and apply it in games, and to learn the finer points quickly. If BO can do that, then he can be our new starter/primary runner. But we still need more help, since we have seen how qucikly guys can go down.

[Panama]

Can we bring in Bobby Brown next?

John Brown is a moulderin' for an opportunity, but I doubt he could keep healthy long enough to be of any use.

The sheer number of injuries seems rather mysterious, so perhaps Father Brown would be able to help.

[Heatmiser]

It's good that the Chargers didn't burn bridges with Ronnie Brown when they decided not to bring him back (or that Ronnie decided to leave). It also helps that he wouldn't be completely lost in a new playbook with the Donkeys.

There is a theme here under Telesco and McCoy; players love playing for San Diego. They take pay cuts to do it (Freeney, Johnson, Royal, Gates, Clary). They convince their friends to play here. They give discounts (Flowers). They jump at the chance to come back. We can make fun of McCoy's stilted press conferences but his players sure seem to love the guy. And Telesco is the first one there in the tunnel to congratulate them after games. I read what Draughn said about the Chargers and it is basically that he has played for a lot of teams but never one this special with a coach that is so comfortable that he can be himself and let players be themselves.

TG

[TTK]

The sprinkler!

[richpjr]

The real question is, when Mathews returns (2-4 weeks supposedly), do we keep Shaun Draughn or Ronnie Brown?