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I agree, the shine has come off of AJ some lately. The DL is terrible without Jamal. The LBs appear overrated. The OLine has been an issue for awhile. Losing Brees n Turner for comp picks was a bad move as well .
Not happy with A.J. right now. I'd like to think he's pointing some of his disappointment at himself along with everyone else. He hasn't had a good draft in about 3 years. Buster Davis - are you ####### kidding me?
Sure, it's possible that Davis will yet emerge... but don't you think A.J. expected him to be an impact player by now? If he didn't, why take him in the first round? At this point, it would seem to b an extreme long shot that Davis will work out for San Diego.As for the bolded, there may be an exception, but in general, yes, it is A.J.'s fault. The GM's responsibility is to assess players in terms of how they will help the team... that's not just physical ability, but also things like work ethic, motivation, durability, etc. It is a given that this is difficult, but that is the job.
Sure. At the time Davis was drafted, Vincent Jackson still hadn't done anything, Chris Chambers was a Dolphin, Malcom Floyd had never been healthy, and Legedu Naanee was still awaiting his draft-day phone call.WR looked like a huge need at the time. The Chargers are loaded there for now, and if AJ had foreseen that I'm sure he would have preferred to use the pick on an offensive or defensive lineman instead. But if Jackson & Chambers & Floyd & Naanee hadn't worked out, Davis might be the Chargers' WR1 right now.
Well, Chambers is almost certainly gone after this season. That will give Davis a shot next year. What he does with it is up to him, but I see no prima facie reason to think he can't contribute as well as Naanee and Floyd. According to Norv, Davis is behind Naanee and Floyd right now not because they are better receivers, but because they are better special teams players. When he gets a chance to be a receiver, he may do as well or better than them. Or he may not. Who knows? The point is that it's premature to write him off until he gets a chance.
Sorry, but this doesn't make a lot of sense to me. A.J. is the guy who acquired Chambers, Jackson, Floyd, and Naanee. Shouldn't he know what he has in those guys? We're not talking about a third or fourth round flyer taken on Davis... he was a first round pick. No way it is reasonable to spend a first rounder on him and him not have a role that even warrants him being active on game days in his third year.Agree Chambers is likely gone after this year. But why would you say Davis is in position to contribute as much as Floyd and/or Naanee? Regardless of the reason, those guys have earned their way onto the field and into targets on offense, and they have done well with the opportunities they have been given. Davis cannot say the same thing. I see absolutely no reason to think that Davis can push above #4 WR next season, barring injury.
Remember when they interviewed Rex Ryan and passed on him for Norv
....I remember that was who I wanted to keep the agressive D going like they had in 2006
Mike Singletary, too.Remember when they interviewed Rex Ryan and passed on him for Norv
See here is the thing, AJ didnt want the best coach, he wanted the coach he could push around. If we dont win the division this year, it might be time for the Spanos' to clean house, GM and CoachMike Singletary, too.Remember when they interviewed Rex Ryan and passed on him for Norv
Maybe it's Ellison time
. Kid can hit, he should at least see increased PT even if he's not going right into the starting lineup. I hope he's going straight to starter as I don't think Gregory is good.
yesdont want to be 3 games behind in the losst columngeezSo with the Broncos at 5-0is this a must win game?
Good point Gollum.
At least they picked up another DT. Maybe they can somewhat make up what they lack in talent with rotating fresh guys through the D line.
I concur, Hart has been awful. His open field tackling is what doomed him. There have been plenty of times where he is in position to make a play at the LOS, only to whiff. I am not sure Gregory will do much better, but he hits pretty hard for a little guy and does a better job in the open field. His coverage skills are as bad or worse, and that is bad. My guess is we will be seeing alot of Ellison very soon (possible Spillman as well).
I think what doomed him is that he gets completely lost in coverage all the time. Seems like on every big pass play they give up he enters the frame towards the tail end of it giving it the who blew the coverage
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This guy delivered some big hits during preseason too.I think MT makes good points about the state of the WR corp at the time Davis was drafted and it's always difficult to make decisions on injury prone players. We argue about whether players are injury prone or whether or not you can project injuries on this board quite a bit. I agree with the overall sentiment though that AJ is also to blame in this situation.- The LB corp was never prepared for the eventual departure of Donnie Edwards and the team was never very aggressive on the FA market to replace him.- I thought at the time the decision not to franchise Turner was a huge mistake... LT had a lot of milage on the tires even back then.- I'm not so much upset about the Davis pick but some of those mid round picks of guys like Johnson(RB), Hester(FB), Thomas(RB), Chandler(TE), and Whitehurst(QB) in the last four years had me scratching my head. In those middle 3rd-5th rounds there are some talented prospects you can draft in the trenches to compete with starters or at least add depth. It just seems like QB/RB/TE were positions that had very little shot to contribute and would have to fight just to make the team if they played very, very well. Hardwick has only started a full season once in his career. Williams is 33. It shouldn't have been a big stretch to think the team needed more depth in the trenches than they have. I don't agree with much of the criticism AJ gets but there are certainly mistakes he's made to make this team under-perform during the regular season.
I think what's disappointing is AJ seems fine going into the season with a guy like Hart starting. You see musical-safety all around the league every off season and it's difficult watching cheap veterans at the end of their career like Sharper and Dawkins bringing leadership to their teams and SD always seems content going into the year with guys like Hart and Kiel even after they know what those players bring to the table.I think what doomed him is that he gets completely lost in coverage all the time. Seems like on every big pass play they give up he enters the frame towards the tail end of it giving it the who blew the coverage.
, and Baltimore or somebody else can finally beat the Broncos it's a whole new season.
like a #####. Seems like I do this right about this time every season. It's frustrating to think the team was on the verge of being respectable a couple years back and now they're not really in the conversation anymore.
So you're saying there's a chance!What's really sad about it is we don't even get the consideration long suffering fans of other sad sack teams (like the Cubs) get. The Chargers are a total afterthought. Yeah I'm
why in the hell is your Name Nick Vermeil?So you're saying there's a chance!What's really sad about it is we don't even get the consideration long suffering fans of other sad sack teams (like the Cubs) get. The Chargers are a total afterthought. Yeah I'm
Long story. Was ****, then some tool created a Dr. Andrews account and he ratted me out when Joe changed his to Dr. Andrews Fan. Lame name change followed.why in the hell is your Name Nick Vermeil?So you're saying there's a chance!What's really sad about it is we don't even get the consideration long suffering fans of other sad sack teams (like the Cubs) get. The Chargers are a total afterthought. Yeah I'm
I like. Vick Dermeil was another option. An entire name change is probable.
I think last week is about the ceiling for Floyd. Maybe a touch higher. But it won't happen regularly. He'd be a bye week fill in, emergency WR3 at best.
I'm no expert, but Chambers has been terrible this year. He was just awful in the last game while Floyd seemed to get more action then he has in the past. I think it is a possibility that Floyd continues to see more plays but even if he takes over the starting role, you've got Jackson, Gates and Sproles ahead of him in passing formations. Sprinkle in the occasional passes to Nanee and the fullback and he's good for a handful of targets each game as the norm. That said he might be worth a roll of the dice in a deeper redraft if you have roster space for a flier.
You people think he was worth the 2nd rounder?I think he was personally - it was good to have him at that point in Rivers's development when they traded for him. But I could see arguments to the contrary since he didn't exactly put them over the top. Then again given A.J.'s recent track record that pick very likely would have been wasted or traded to the Patriots for a handful of magic beans anyway.
2 straight wins.I have little to no hope of SD beating NYG. they have lost 3 straight and I expect them to run all over this D. As far as Norv goes, this team has taken on his persona, "ho Hum". They never looks ready against a quality opponent to start a game, and the D well Im not sure he even touches the D side of the ball and thats were the biggest problem is.IMO, Shannahan, Gruden, Holmgren. Id prefer anyone with experience over a young up and comer right now
I want to understand this. 1) In the best of all possible worlds, would Norv be the head coach for your favorite team?
Ah - the bold clears it up. My answer to your questions is yet to be determined, as the outcome of the 2009 season will strong influence how I feel about Norv.
Yes, if he goes 13-3 this year, it would be pretty stupid to fire him . . . unless he tries to hire his brother as defensive coordinator.
A minute ago it was going to the AFC championship. What's with a)the stealth edit and b)ratcheting down expectations?
I realized after posting that Marty didn't make it to the AFC Championship in 2006 before getting fired.
Amen brother, especially if it goes toward extending Vincent Jackson. I'd love to see the Rivers/Jackson connection stay together for a long, long while.Although I'll also add that I don't consider the Chambers move a bad move by AJ. Without Chambers I doubt SD beats TEN at home in the first round of the playoffs '07/'08 when Gates goes down with the injury. Chambers also had 66yd/1td in the following game on the road to bounce Indy and get SD to the AFC title game. SD lost that AFC title game but Chambers had 7 catches for 90 yards to keep the game pretty close compared to how NE was blowing people out that year. It seems all the rage to rag on Chambers right now but I appreciate his contributions to the franchise while he was on the team. Plenty of 2nd rounder fail to contribute even that much and nothing's ever said about it.Chambers getting claimed saves teh Bolts $2M as well, assuming that money is reallocated to payroll and not Dean's private account.
I hope he doesn't have to see the field much. Maybe it's just my homer goggles but I've always been impressed with how Siler looks in limited action. I'm looking forward to seeing him get more playing time if Burnett/Dobbins aren't available.
is this a must win game?
