Chargers sign DT Alfonso Boone

Chief leftovers. Yay.

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According to ProFootballTalk, Travis Johnson will now move over to DT and split time there with Nwagbuo. I guess Vaughn Martin didn’t impress.

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

by John (obviousman) on Sep 22, 2009 2:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

maybe they like Martin better for the DE rotation

by Hoot1969 on Sep 22, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Its also probably easily to learn and play than NT

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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 22, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Booooo.

V.M. is just not ready. But Boone? Really? Boone?

Gonna be a long season. Well, except in terms of time-of-possession.

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Sep 22, 2009 7:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

he's a body

we need bodies. sort it out later

by Hoot1969 on Sep 22, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

how come Scott isn't being brought in?

Boone better then Scott?

by not humble enough on Sep 22, 2009 7:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I was wondering the same thing...

by Orz on Sep 22, 2009 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Isn't he with another team?

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Sep 22, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No

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

by John (obviousman) on Sep 22, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Boone hasn't technically been signed yet.

Greg Maddux for manager.

by Zach (maestro876) on Sep 22, 2009 9:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He is now,for 1 year.

Chance favors the prepared mind.......

by Gorditoe1 on Sep 22, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chef leftovers

sounds delicious

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by Axion on Sep 22, 2009 10:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

"That's great"

“But who are the Chefs?”

Wisdom can not be cultivated through ignorance of information.

by Wonko on Sep 22, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great googly-moogly

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by John (obviousman) on Sep 22, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What the F*ck!?

This is who we sign to try to solve the problem? Where the hell is Ian Scott and why is he not back with the team right now!?

by Harsh_619 on Sep 22, 2009 11:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe he buried his sorrows upon being cut with a bucket of twinkies...

by Orz on Sep 22, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe he sucks?

He’s another guy that never played in the 3-4 before. I really don’t see much of a difference between him and Boone.

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

by John (obviousman) on Sep 22, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just thought that with the time he spent in our defense and what I believed to be solid play in the preseason he would be the guy to call. I hope one of the young guys steps up and wows us. I have a lot more faith in them then a 33 year old that was cut by the Chiefs or a first-round bust that the Texans were willing to part with for a 5th round pick.

by Harsh_619 on Sep 22, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Scott didn’t strike me as anything special in the preseason. He looked mediocre playing against second-stringers.

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

by John (obviousman) on Sep 22, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

surprised yes.

excited, no.

by tonik on Sep 22, 2009 12:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Blame the Panthers

They took all the free agents DTs already. They’ve lost 3 so far I think.

by riversformvp on Sep 22, 2009 12:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

i read they wanted to sign boone.

but that he chose the chargers because he is familiar with ron rivera

by cameronm on Sep 22, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Boone played for 6 years with the Bears including the NFC Championship season. He start 4 games for that championship team under Rivera and his career high was 6 starts in 2003 (was Rivera there then?). Of course, Ian Scott was also on some of those teams and started way more games. I have to assume that something about Scott the last couple of years turned the team off (probably the same thing that got him cut from the Bears).

Boone is a little taller and a little thicker than Scott. Seems like a better fit for the 3-4. Scott always struck me as a fit for the 4-3 with a “get up the field mentality” (like the Colts, Bears, Titans, Bucs, etc). He was a round peg in a square hole on the Chargers.

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by Wonko on Sep 22, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

I like tall guys in the 3-4 as DEs. Richard Seymour is a good example. It helps get leverage and they’re not out of the play even if they’re double-teamed because they can slip their arm through the linemen and grab somebody.

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

by John (obviousman) on Sep 22, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think everybody likes tall guys as 3-4 DEs.

Wisdom can not be cultivated through ignorance of information.

by Wonko on Sep 22, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Andre Coleman cut

probably on his way back to the practice squad. Had to do it to make room for Boone, although I’m curious who took Jamal’s spot on the roster when he was IR’d.

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

by John (obviousman) on Sep 22, 2009 2:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That poor guy doesn't know if he's coming or going on an hourly basis...

by Orz on Sep 22, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good motivation?

You know you’re like this close to making it. Just got to improve a bit more.

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by Wonko on Sep 22, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dennis Norman took jamals spot

and then they got Boone and Andre Coleman gets cut again and back to PS.

i think at least i could be wrong

by cameronm on Sep 22, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who the hell is Dennis Norman?

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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 22, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's a backup guard whose name doesn't end in "ski"

Which means he sucks.

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by Wonko on Sep 22, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm actually veryimpressed with the jobs the "Ski's" have done

Considering the totality of the circumstances.

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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 22, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's got some starting experience, you know.

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Sep 22, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was going to follow with a joke, but it would have been very rude.

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Sep 22, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

like...

how many Polish-Americans does it take to block Ray Lewis on 4th down?

by BORTZ on Sep 22, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Depends…..how drunk are they?

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

by John (obviousman) on Sep 23, 2009 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

quick question

jamal williams was a team captain. Do we vote on a new team captain now? Does merriman now get his due? Any info would be great.

Bring back Balboa Stadium.

by calipatrick on Sep 22, 2009 3:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I believe the team captains cannot be changed. The defense still has Cooper as a captain.

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

by John (obviousman) on Sep 23, 2009 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jeez,

A healthy season goes up in flames (the health, obviously not the season). Who knows, maybe it will build charachter, or something.

The curse! I cannot live knowing i have the power to knowingly dictate somebody's fate. I am in the process of changing my screenname. Therefore, yes, that is Jahvid Best as my profile image (as motivated by marinecorpsduck). We should all collectively hope like hell that putting his picture up there will have the same effect. We will find out on Saturday!

by CaDuck on Sep 22, 2009 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah just like last season?

Right? Guys? Guys….?

(Are you now CaDuck AKA Masoli#8 AKA Blount#9??)

A kid who has a unicorn ranch in his room cannot call other people weird. Yes, we know about "Rancho Unicorno."

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 22, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes,

my inconsistency with names is FINAL. The boys over at ATQ successfully convinced me that my names I used were cursed (jokingly of course, yet strikingly accurate). Due to the Blount “incident”, and Masoli’s inconsistency and poor reads for the first three games of the season. And, yes, that is why Jahvid Best is the picture you see next to my name. Hopefully he will be cursed when he travels to Eugene this Saturday. I cannot emphasize enough that I will NEVER AGAIN switch usernames! NEVER AGAIN!!

(Formerly, well, lets not go there) The curse! I cannot live knowing i have the power to knowingly dictate somebody's fate.Yes, that is Jahvid Best as my profile image (as motivated by marinecorpsduck). We should all collectively hope like hell that putting his picture up there will have the same effect my screenname did. We will find out on Saturday!

by CaDuck on Sep 22, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs