Out 6-9 months
Do they now HAVE to play Merriman at OLB, instead of using him as a DE like Marty hinted at?
Do they now HAVE to play Merriman at OLB, instead of using him as a DE like Marty hinted at?
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LB Carlos Polk SD likely out for season (1 Viewer)
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Jason Wood
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Polk was no lock to start anyway, was he? Ourlads listed Leber as the starter opposite Steve Foley, with Merriman a backup. I would imagine Merriman now has less competition for the gig, that's about it.
According to our Chargers Team Report, Polk wasn't even a backup expected to play a major role.
According to our Chargers Team Report, Polk wasn't even a backup expected to play a major role.
No, you're right, he wasn't going to start, but anytime you lose someone where you are already thin, and (besides the sack numbers of Foley), lacking production, it adds pressure on everyone else.It also happens that the Chargers invested the 12th pick in this years draft to help out in this precise area, and to put it kindly, he hasn't had smoothest sailing with the team thus far. It is noteworthy for those in IDP dynasty leagues.
Edit: Wood, feel free to move this to IDP or delete it complety if you wish.
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Polk probably wouldn't have made the team this year. It's too bad he's hurt 'cause he's a great special teams player who probably would have caught on with another team in that capacity. But the Chargers are probably too deep at LB for Polk to have made the roster there. D.Edwards and R.Godfrey will start inside, with Stephen Cooper and Matt Wilhelm backing them up. Steve Foley and one of Ben Leber / Shaun Phillips / Shawne Merriman will start outside. I don't think I see a place for Polk unless they could have kept him just as a special teamer.
