Chargers Thread

Leslie91 · 03-05-2012 4:39pm #1

Now is as good a time as any to see how many Boltheads who bleed blue n gold we have round here. This thread can be used for all things related to our beloved Chargers.

RIP #55.

OAOB · 03-05-2012 8:35pm

Good man, all the other teams have their own threads so we might as well too.

Have to say i'm feeling pretty good with the off-season we've had, a lot of competition for positions in camp.

Justin10 · 03-05-2012 10:08pm

#55

Here is to a great year.

OAOB · 03-05-2012 11:06pm

By my reckoning all the Chargers fans have now posted in the thread, good job lads :pac:

Molly · 03-05-2012 11:40pm

More of a lurker than a poster. I'm happiest about resigning hardwick, saddest about seeing dielman retire but it was for the best. Draft looks really promising too. Hoping Gaither can do what he did at the tail end of last year

Justin10 · 03-05-2012 11:57pm

At the minute we are really short at CB. At this rate need Gilchrist and Wright to perform x10 times better.

A better pass rush will benefit them though.

mikemac1 · 04-05-2012 12:01am

Gaither is a strange case

Drafted by the Ravens in the supplemental draft
Came in and was superb, we reckoned he would on the team for the next decade
Got switched to RT when Michael Oher arrived and was unhappy
Mysterious back injury flared up that nobody realy knew what was happening
Cut by the Ravens, signed and cut by the Chiefs, rejected by the Raiders
Comes to San Diego and looks absolutely superb for the last few games of the season

Could be one of the best FA signings the Chargers make for a long time
But nobody knows can he be consistent

ac20 · 04-05-2012 9:32am

not only do we have a thread. We also have a San Diego Chargers Irish Fans facebook group which has been in existence for a few years

Some of you may be on it already. Damo I know you are!!

PM if anyone wishes to join.

RIP Junior.

rgs
LF

Leslie91 · 04-05-2012 11:59am

ac20 wrote: »

not only do we have a thread. We also have a San Diego Chargers Irish Fans facebook group which has been in existence for a few years

Some of you may be on it already. Damo I know you are!!

PM if anyone wishes to join.

RIP Junior.

rgs
LF

Jaysus another new handle!, I can't keep up with you. U naming yourself after Cason then?.

Leslie91 · 04-05-2012 12:01pm

I make it there should be 7 of us on here. At least I know of 7 posters off the top of my head who have proclaimed their devotion to the Bolts.

Leslie91 · 04-05-2012 12:04pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

Gaither is a strange case

Drafted by the Ravens in the supplemental draft
Came in and was superb, we reckoned he would on the team for the next decade
Got switched to RT when Michael Oher arrived and was unhappy
Mysterious back injury flared up that nobody realy knew what was happening
Cut by the Ravens, signed and cut by the Chiefs, rejected by the Raiders
Comes to San Diego and looks absolutely superb for the last few games of the season

Could be one of the best FA signings the Chargers make for a long time
But nobody knows can he be consistent

That's the thing Mike and welcome to our soiree here btw!. Many are saying now that he has 'been paid' he will slack off. I'm hoping not. He is saying all the right things now and we have fantastic O line coaches who will not tolerate wasters. In fact our principal O line coach last year is our OC this year. Gaither will be gone as fast as he arrived if he starts to arse about.

Problem is we do not have a decent backup. Right now that man is Mario Henderson whose attitude is also questionable, nevermind his abilities.

Leslie91 · 04-05-2012 12:07pm

Rochey18 wrote: »

At the minute we are really short at CB. At this rate need Gilchrist and Wright to perform x10 times better.

A better pass rush will benefit them though.

Agree. Jammer is almost done. I like Cason so not too worried there. I'm not sure Gilchrist is in fact an NFL quality corner. He could be a great FS but we set there with Weddle. Wright's first year was a total waste, he barely saw the field at all so God knows what he will bring. I say we'll go after a vet in the next month to backup/replace Jam.

Ingram will be a beast though and we might even get something out of Larry this year, who knows. Pass rush cannot be any worse surely.

Justin10 · 04-05-2012 12:52pm

Larry has been a good pass rusher without getting sacks up over runs the the passer a lot though, and really good in run stop.

Pitty he isnt healthy, BUT if he can I think we have a really good linebacker unit.

Butler was great last year, I love him think he can be a top MLB in the league.
Exciting to see Mouton too, Fans on the chargers forum really like him.

OAOB · 04-05-2012 1:19pm

I think we've a really solid linebacking corp for this year, especially if English can stay healthy (and that's a big IF). My only concern is have we a 4th ILB after Butler, Spikes and Mouton, Diggs did well enough last year but i didn't think he was re-signed.
The pass rush was atrocious last year but a lot of that was because all our OLBs had to play too many snaps because of injuries.
CBs definitely have me worried so we have to have a good pass rush to help them out. Jammer and Cason both had bad years but they both have enough potential to rebound, Gilchrist should improve but Wright doesn't seem like he will be up to much, i hope i'm wrong about him.

Our offence will be ok if the line holds up. I think Gaither will continue playing well this year and Dombrowski and Greene should provide good competition for the LG.

I think Matthews will have a huge year, he improved a lot from 1st to 2nd year and with a natural FB leading the way and making holes we should have a really solid running game.

Oh yeah....Philip Rivers for MVP

Padji1 · 05-05-2012 10:27pm

Another Bolts fan here, serious Antonio Gates fanboi!

Very sad to hear of Junior Seau. RIP.
Another case of players being unable to adjust to the normal life after being absolutely idolised and wanting for nothing for the majority of their adult lives.
It reminds me of Ray Liotta's character from Goodfellas when he goes into witness protection, going from being somebody to being a regular Joe Schmuck.

Really happy about the 2012 draft. I think Ingram is gonna be a star and I didn't expect him to fall that far. Baker has potential to be a steal, same for Molk.
The pick of Troutman was a bit strange, probably went a bit soon for him particularly as he is injured for his entire rookie season.

This brings me on to my next point, how the fcuk does David Chao still have a job as the Chargers doctor?
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Chargers-Team-Doctor-Faces-News-Allegations-112065179.html

Justin10 · 05-05-2012 10:40pm

They seem to be very high on Troutman.

My favourite pick besides Ingram is Green. We really needed new bodies at TE.

Seems like Florence may be coming back too.

Padji1 · 05-05-2012 11:04pm

Rochey18 wrote: »

They seem to be very high on Troutman.

My favourite pick besides Ingram is Green. We really needed new bodies at TE.

Seems like Florence may be coming back too.

Agreed, Green has the physical characteristics of the 'new breed' of TE like Gronk, Graham etc. May need to bulk up his slender frame to improve at blocking but working under Gates can only be a good thing.

Florence could be a good signing. Think it;s about $3m of a salary cap hit. If that's correct, that's not bad value for a solid CB who will likely become a starter immediately.

BTW, what sites do you guys use for Charger info and who do you follow on Twitter?

Justin10 · 05-05-2012 11:15pm

3M cap hit? That cant be right can it?

On twitter I follow

Gehlken he is the beat writer for San Diego UT
Acee was beat writer last year
Johnston is a PR guy

The official Chargers forum is pretty good, they dont seem to understand the Salary Cap system though, want to sign every free agent going.

Another is Bolt Talk

Leslie91 · 08-05-2012 12:54pm

Padji1 wrote: »

Agreed, Green has the physical characteristics of the 'new breed' of TE like Gronk, Graham etc. May need to bulk up his slender frame to improve at blocking but working under Gates can only be a good thing.

Florence could be a good signing. Think it;s about $3m of a salary cap hit. If that's correct, that's not bad value for a solid CB who will likely become a starter immediately.

BTW, what sites do you guys use for Charger info and who do you follow on Twitter?

I'm not mad about the idea of Flo coming back. But we do need some vet help at CB no doubt about it. As for web/twitter etc I check out the below;

bolttalk forum, UT, justice is coming, si, nfl.com yada yada yada

on twitter - gehlken, acee, christopher smith, annie, canepa, prguy bill johnston, peter king, clark judge, jim trotter, marty caswell, darren smith, ray chan, tko, gates, shareece wright, gilchrist, pro football talk, reyes, eddie royal, bolt beat, gach, vincent brown, jay posner, notajsmith, scott bair, corey liuget, john spanos, hester, lucab12, adam schefter, chargers_chris, lombardi, tim sullivan, mort, nick h, bolts from the blue, roman oben, joel price, scott yoffe......

so only a few

Leslie91 · 08-05-2012 12:56pm

Rochey18 wrote: »

3M cap hit? That cant be right can it?

On twitter I follow

Gehlken he is the beat writer for San Diego UT
Acee was beat writer last year
Johnston is a PR guy

The official Chargers forum is pretty good, they dont seem to understand the Salary Cap system though, want to sign every free agent going.

Another is Bolt Talk

Do you post on Bolttalk?. PM me your handle if you do.

Padji1 · 08-05-2012 6:24pm

Cheers lads, haven't looked at Bolt Talk myself. Been a lurker on Bolts from the Blue for some time.

I think the Florence $3m is incorrect, may be closer to $5 as he secured a better contract after being on $3m previously.

Padji1 · 10-05-2012 11:00pm

Florence signs with the Broncos at $4.5m which is reasonable.
We have signed most of our rookies apart from Taylor, Troutman and Baker but will likely be done this week.

I see we are favourites for 10 out of our 16 games:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/09/vegas-places-odds-chargers-schedule/

Leslie91 · 11-05-2012 10:25am

Padji1 wrote: »

Florence signs with the Broncos at $4.5m which is reasonable.
We have signed most of our rookies apart from Taylor, Troutman and Baker but will likely be done this week.

I see we are favourites for 10 out of our 16 games:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/09/vegas-places-odds-chargers-schedule/

I see Taylor is the last man standing. Apparently a hold up on bonus payment if he is starter day 1.

Can't get over the fact that we are faves for so many of the games. A couple really caught my eye ie. Bengals and Panthers. They are home games yes but I wouldn't have thought either game will be as easy as -5 or -6.

Son Of A Vidic · 12-05-2012 5:33pm

Nice to see the turn out last night for Junior Seau at Qualcomm Stadium. The Chargers estimated over 20,000 fans turned out to see off their local hero. It was an honour to have him play as a Patriot for his last 4 seasons. Universally loved and respected, may the big guy R.I.P.

Justin10 · 12-05-2012 5:47pm

There was talk of 60000 people showing up.

I thought there be more then 20000 anyways, watched it last nite.
Good to see LT back too.

Justin10 · 13-05-2012 12:19am

@Leslie91 No dont post on Bolttalk, been meaning to sign up for a while now.

Video clips from last night are up on the chargers website.

mikemac1 · 13-05-2012 1:36pm

Oh it's out of date at this stage but it's so funny

Created by a Chargers fan

You've all seen it but it belongs in your thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OrbLZVNBuA

Leslie91 · 21-05-2012 10:19am

mrjerseys wrote: »

Draft looks really promising too. Hoping Gaither can do what he did at the tail end of last year

Another Bolts fan?. Jaysus there are more on here than I thought. Gaither is the proverbial 'riddle wrapped up in an enigma'. Like you said here's hoping. I had/have great hopes for the TE Green, but did not like Acee's comment as to how he was doing. He said something like as expected, 'promising'. I interpret that as looks like the guy has some skills but is a long way from being the finished article.

Ingram, for me, will make a big impact.

Donnelly117 · 22-05-2012 1:33pm

Wow I thought I was the only bolts fan round here!

SD seem to have a huge following!

Leslie91 · 22-05-2012 2:23pm

Donnelly117 wrote: »

Wow I thought I was the only bolts fan round here!
SD seem to have a huge following!

Dunno bout huge but there is a few of us alright. Welcome!.

#BoltUp

Justin10 · 27-05-2012 1:45pm

Seen on NFL.com that turner ready to trust Mathews, about time.
This guys Tds will go way up being able to run the ball in the red zone.

Cant wait to see him this year.

Another Link of interview with Mathews.

Leslie91 · 28-05-2012 12:09pm

Rochey18 wrote: »

Seen on NFL.com that turner ready to trust Mathews, about time.
This guys Tds will go way up being able to run the ball in the red zone.

Cant wait to see him this year.

Another Link of interview with Mathews.

Hey Rochey I'm involved in a debate elsewhere about the use of this word 'seen' as you have used it above. I'd be interested to know why you used 'seen' and not 'saw' above?.

In terms of your post I love Mathews. If he can get over the fumble jitters watch out world.

Justin10 · 28-05-2012 4:55pm

There is no reason at all, I've just done it always, I never use the word saw, just habits.

Leslie91 · 28-05-2012 5:10pm

Rochey18 wrote: »

There is no reason at all, I've just done it always, I never use the word saw, just habits.

Cool... interesting that you say 'habit'. The lads in the debate are mentioning 'dialects' and such like. Some were arguing about 'standard' (common formal usage) english etc...

The 2 most common things being discussed were/are;

Saying or writing;

I done instread I did and
I seen instead of I saw

I'm interested in linguisitics aswell as the CHARGERS!!. So back on topic then!!!. I see we picked up some scrub Tackle who was with the Rams at some stage. We are so screwed if Gaither gets lazy again.

Leslie91 · 31-05-2012 2:45pm

Loving what I'm hearing about Vincent Brown. He just might be our diamond in the rough.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/30/being-receiver-academic-chargers-brown/

Justin10 · 07-06-2012 8:11pm

Steve Wyche seems to be expecting a lot from Mathews too.
Vincent Brown who I think is going be a very good slot receiver, isnt going to be ahead of Eddie Royal, just because of the money Eddie got paid. I think Brown will be better.

Same situation with Ingram and Johnson.

OAOB · 07-06-2012 9:07pm

I actually think Matthews is going to have a serious year this year. Full off-season, more experience, McClain to open bigger gaps and I think a commitment to the run game to take the pressure off Rivers will mean big yardage for him this year. My main concerns are his health as he has been prone to picking up injuries and also how good will our O-line be.

Its great hearing the positive reports on Brown but i'm not too worried about our WRs, Philip on form will make everyone look good.

Interesting to hear Wyche say Norv is raving about Rosario, i had thought he'd be pushed to even make the roster. I wonder is it just smoke and screens by Norv

Leslie91 · 08-06-2012 9:47am

OAOB wrote: »

I actually think Matthews is going to have a serious year this year. Full off-season, more experience, McClain to open bigger gaps and I think a commitment to the run game to take the pressure off Rivers will mean big yardage for him this year. My main concerns are his health as he has been prone to picking up injuries and also how good will our O-line be.

Its great hearing the positive reports on Brown but i'm not too worried about our WRs, Philip on form will make everyone look good.

Interesting to hear Wyche say Norv is raving about Rosario, i had thought he'd be pushed to even make the roster. I wonder is it just smoke and screens by Norv

I listened to the interview with Rosario on xx1090 last night (http://www.xx1090sandiego.com/pages/xx1090_audio_vault/) and wow he sounds like a real smart guy. Like you said Rivers is gonna make all these guys look so good.

Was also watching the 50th year anniversary DVD last nite and it was amazing to re-live the time we had 2 wideouts and a TE all go over 1000 yards in receiving in 1 season. Incredible.

Justin10 · 08-06-2012 7:43pm

Brian Banks trying out for us today.

Justin10 · 08-06-2012 10:14pm

We picked up Ronnie Brown, really like this pick up.

Leslie91 · 11-06-2012 11:45am

Rochey18 wrote: »

We picked up Ronnie Brown, really like this pick up.

I dunno. I think he's done. Would much rather seeing Brinkley a guy who against all the odds is busting his ass to make it in the NFL.

Justin10 · 11-06-2012 12:07pm

Brown I think will be 3rd back behind Brinkley. Just he suits the way we play.

Leslie91 · 11-06-2012 12:22pm

Rochey18 wrote: »

Brown I think will be 3rd back behind Brinkley. Just he suits the way we play.

I don't think we'll go with more than 2 RBs in the 53 esp with McClain able to spell the RB position too. If Brinkley is not PS eligible (don't think he is) he could be gone. I reckon he has a chance of beating out Ronnie in any event. I just hope Norv sees it that way too and doesn't focus on the chance of Mathews going down for a while and us needing an 'experienced head' = Ronnie.

The backs in the 53 will be Mathews, Mc Clain, Hester (heaven help us) and one of Brinks or Brown. Baker to the PS.

Shane.C · 11-06-2012 8:56pm

Bolts fan here! At long last Matthews is allowed to show his true worth! A lot on his shoulders this coming year, even after a good year i have faith he can produce more! It's still Rivers' team though!

Leslie91 · 12-06-2012 10:39am

Shane.C wrote: »

Bolts fan here! At long last Matthews is allowed to show his true worth! A lot on his shoulders this coming year, even after a good year i have faith he can produce more! It's still Rivers' team though!

Welcome Shane......... it's great that we have so many Bolts fans on here!. If Mathews can toughen up somewhat (stop the niggling injuries) and hold onto the ball he will be a top top back.

OAOB · 13-06-2012 11:01pm

Good article on Rivers here

Leslie91 · 14-06-2012 10:49am

OAOB wrote: »

Good article on Rivers here

That's a great write up. Sums the guy up for me. Mobility wise he is poor so it is a good thing that he is as a tough SOAB in the pocket.

me-skywalker · 15-06-2012 1:00pm

If I wasn't a Packers fan I would be a Rivers fan.... sorry sorry I mean Chargers fan.

Justin10 · 17-06-2012 4:22pm

LaDainian Tomlinson, the NFL's fifth all-time leading rusher and the San Diego Chargers' first-round pick in the 2001 NFL Draft, will re-sign with San Diego and immediately announce his retirement from the NFL at a press conference Monday at Chargers Park. The announcement will be streamed live on http://chargers.com/

Leslie91 · 01-07-2012 11:32am

Been away for a bit and had to come in and pay my respects to LT. True Charger legend. Wow 2 'gone' inside a mth or so. Bolt Up.

Leslie91 · 02-07-2012 4:52pm

Btw lads we have a Chargers Irish fan group on Facebook. Feel free to join. Not restricted to Irish people either. We've a number of ex players who are members aswell as San Diegans and others.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/91897595006/

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