San Diego Chargers Links 7/29

by John (obviousman) on Jul 29, 2009 1:11 PM PDT in Chargers News Comment 10 comments

Talks sour with sixth-round pick
According to sources, the sides differ on contract length and both appear firm in their position. The Chargers have offered a four-year deal commensurate with the contracts signed by the picks directly preceding and following Ellison. Those pacts were for four years and $1.85 million with signing bonuses of $101,750 and $100,600. Ellison, one of four sixth-rounders who remain unsigned, is asking for three years with a smaller signing bonus.

Rivers is looking to fine-tune his short passing game
"The running back route, by far, was the route I missed more than any others," he said Monday after the Chargers' first training camp workout. " I'm working on being more efficient with our running backs."

NFL's finest roster should finally produce NFL's finest team
The Chargers have the most talented roster in the National Football League, one that includes an elite, efficient quarterback, and athletic pedigree covering most every blade of grass. If the key components to their engine remain serviceable (which hasn't happened lately), they should win the Super Bowl.

Returning to school proved costly for linebacker Beckwith
The night of the draft, when he felt at his lowest, Beckwith received a text message from a guy he'd never met. It was Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, welcoming him into the team family.

Dawkins, Rivera release statements on Johnson - AFC West - ESPN
"I remember just after I was hired in Philadelphia, I had just finished signing my contract and he walked into my office and closed the door. He said, 'Listen. I'm an old linebacker coach. Don't take anything personal when I come in and take over your meetings, when I take over your drills. I can't help myself. Don't take it personal when I'm hard on you because I'm just trying to teach you.' That's exactly what he did."

Chargers Rookie Guard Vasquez Fighting To Start - cbs11tv.com
Rookie guard Louis Vasquez is in a spirited battle for the San Diego Chargers opening at right guard. If Vasquez earns it, the third-round pick from Texas Tech will do something he never envisioned: open holes for a Texas Christian running back. That ex-TCU running back is -- LaDainian Tomlinson.

Twitter updates and a music video after the jump.

Twitter Updates

Shawne Merriman (shawnemerriman) on Twitter
Love the early morning workout sets the tone for the rest of the day time for meetings

Shaun Phillips (ShaunPhillips95) on Twitter
Back on cali soil and you know what that means one day closer to work. I can feel it in the air let's go bolts.

Antonio Cromartie (crimetime31) on Twitter
look for I one I have kids my kids love my dogs so I wouldn't put my dogs or by kids in harm way. I could careless what sum1 does with there dog if they fight them they fight them. Watching dogs fight was experience I had when going up.

kassim osgood (kassimosgood) on Twitter
My segment on Sports Science on Fox Sports Net is finally airing right now!!! Been so long!

Marcus McNeill (MarcusMcNeill73) on Twitter
thx for all the support. Thts all the motivation I need today to go whoop som ASS.

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what is Cro doing?

he’s killing me! I want him to get rewarded for his talent in 2011(?) but shit, the last 3 twats have cost him millions.

by not humble enough on Jul 29, 2009 2:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Nick Canepa

Lets schedule an early playoff exit again this year. The Chargers are NOT that talented. What have they accomplished besides winning their division? NOTHING!

by SJO on Jul 29, 2009 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ellison Signs!

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/weblogs/chargers/2009/jul/29/ellison-agrees/?chargers

Fire Bud Black!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 29, 2009 4:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

FREAKIN

FINALLY.

"There's a gleam, men! There's a gleam! Let's get that gleam!" - Marty Schottenheimer, never got his gleam.

by OPIAQ on Jul 29, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cromartie is really pissing me off.

And I imagine he’s pissing off a large portion of his fanbase.

Love we shine like a burning star
We're falling from the sky tonight

by maestro876 on Jul 29, 2009 11:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm assuming

that a large portion of his fanbase doens’t read his Twitter account.

With that being said, Cro isn’t pissing me off. Scaring me? Sure. But I’m not angry. I read his Twitter and think things like “This kid has come so far in life”. Did he do it through hard work and determination in a classroom? Not really, but he’s done it through hard work and determination on the football field (with some athletic gifts thrown in there to make it a little bit easier).

At the same time, Cro is now taking care of his kids and even Tweeted a while back that he was going to go back to college to get his degree. His head’s in the right place. I think he’s a valuable asset to view because he is an average NFL player. He grew up a poor black kid in a poor black neighborhood and had to find a way to get out of there.

Also, if you follow his Twitter, 90% of his tweets are to his girlfriend (fiancee?) and about his daughter. He loves them both and, I don’t know this for sure, they may have been the reason for him to get more responsible with his life. The guy is definitely on the right path in life, but someone needs to let him know when to drop things like the dog-fighting issue.

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John (obviousman) on Jul 30, 2009 2:01 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

The dog-fighting issue

is important to me, and I’m sure it’s important to a lot of people. You’re probably right about not a lot of people following his twitter feed, though.

Love we shine like a burning star
We're falling from the sky tonight

by maestro876 on Jul 30, 2009 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just don't understand

why he doesn’t have someone(agent, publicist, NORV) telling him that these are probably things he shouldn’t put out in the public. Maybe he does and he just isn’t listening but I highly doubt that’s the case.

by buffsnbruins on Jul 30, 2009 10:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm thinking

Maybe these people aren’t paying attention to his Twitter account.

I’m pretty sure his agent would’ve stopped him from saying he was basically a drug dealer in high school.

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John (obviousman) on Jul 30, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think that is going to be an interesting issue, how the NFL, agents, teams, coaches begin to handle the whole Twitter, and how players are providing “unfiltered” information. I mean what if Chad Johnson is tweeting the route he is going to run while on the line of scrimmage. The defense could get that information and expose him.

by SJO on Jul 30, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs