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Especially with Byard now off the board, S is not the pick here. Gotta go DL. Adding Mebane, Bosa, Bullard (and a healthy Liuget) in place of Reyes, Mathews, and (name your scrub) would turn DL from a weakness into a strength on this team.
Per that piece, Henry is the best TE to come out since 2014. And not only is it a position of need for the Chargers, it's a position that is featured in their offense and therefore extremely important to find a playmaker.
I think last year's draft was excellent - LT couldn't have run behind that line. I expect Gordon to have a BIG bounce back year.
I am just curious..... who do you think built that offensive line??????
Sadly, I'm not surprised Telesco passed on Billings, even though he was projected as high as the second round, and PFF said he could be the best NT in the draft.
Some of you blame Telesco for JD Walton, Tyreek Burwell, and Kenny Wiggins.
Who do you think is responsible for drafting depth on the SD roster? Or do you think that it's reasonable to assume the OL is going to start 80 out of 80 games every year? (Not that the NFL has starting caliber players across the line every year).
I think the Chargers unfortunately suffered an extremely abnormal rash of OL injuries last year. Because of that, their practice team OL guys were exposed.
So he doesn't draft any OLman for the bench..... a guy is either a starter or he's on the practice squad? And in the case of Watt he's both a practice squad talent in your starting lineup?I think the Chargers unfortunately suffered an extremely abnormal rash of OL injuries last year. Because of that, their practice team OL guys were exposed.
If you want to take shots at Telesco for the lack of talent on the practice squad OL, have at it.
Well, when you have Telesco as a GM "unhappy" is a sliding scale. I was less "unhappy" than when Telesco had to trade two picks to acquire Te'o as a run stopping linebacker in the second round. I was still unhappy about drafting Perryman with a second round pick, yes. I don't think using three draft picks on two marginal ILB's is good value at all. How many yards/carry do you think SD gave up on the ground last year? Both of these guys were drafted to stop the run..... you realize that right?
I think anyone unhappy with the resources Telesco has thrown at the OL since he took over as GM is being overly critical.
I think anyone who has watched the SD OL over the past five years and are happy with the way they performed are lacking the ability to say anything critical.
That's fair. Rational minds can disagree, though I'm surprised that someone like you who I know actually watches the games is unhappy with the Perryman pick. He's an absolute stud in the middle and our defense was notably better when he became a full time player the last handful of games last year.
I realize you and I are two sides of the same coin. You look at EVERY move with a wide eyed optimism, while I compare every move with the IDEAL move(or closer to it in my mind) and am typically critical. I don't just criticize moves for the sake of criticizing them. I LOVED the Barksdale signing last year and was even luke-warm to the extension this year. I didn't pan the Bosa pick, it was solid. But that's a good example..... people wanted to move up. Supposedly, BAL was very eager to move up. We KNOW for a fact TEN was willing to part with a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd to get back into the top 10. That's a great example.... how do you not accept a deal like that and take by far the best center on the board?
I'd much rather have Bosa and Tuerk than Kelly and a 3rd round DE. Bosa can be a franchise changing player. Kelly may be great, but C's don't have the impact a dominant DE can.
... and I'd much rather have Kelly, a 2nd rounder, and two 3rd rounders. That would be the comparison. Keep in mind Bosa won't even be an every down DE.
The team plays nickel or dime most of the time. Run stuffing ILB's are worth less and less as the passing game is more and more important. Taking run stuffing ILB's year, after year, after year on a roster this thin is simply madness. Te'o, Perryman, Perry. Two second rounders and two fourth rounders and still can't stop the run. I guess since Telesco has built a 4-win team he figures other team will be ahead and running out the clock a lot so SD will be in a base defense to stop it?
I should just stop this. Too disappointing when they fall off the board. He would have been a perfect fit. Too bad the team couldn't get some extra picks.
You don't think they will fit the defense to Bosa? Doesn't make sense to take the first non qb of the draft and not do that
I think Bosa will be on the field in every non-running situation. Generally speaking I don't think DE's that weight in at the 260's are going to be 3-4 DE's on every down. He may eventually get heavier but I hope that doesn't come at the price of quickness. When guys remake their body it does worry me a bit.ldizzle said:
You could be right.tommyGunZ said:
I think you are off base about this. People point out that he was 269 at the combine, but he reportedly played at 285 last year, plus he is just 20 years old and has a frame that should accommodate adding weight. Perhaps more importantly, he is known for having great strength as well as outstanding technique. So the "too light to play 3-4 DE" perspective seems misguided to me.
Wow, Cash is still available and Telesco passed on him again to take OLB? WTF?
This part is very true.
Even for Telesco, this move is flabbergasting. Stunning. Outrageous. He still has two more picks left, but he felt he had to draft a punter now?!?!?!?!?!?!?
