James Holt placed on IR, replaced by Dontarrious Thomas

by John Gennaro on Jan 6, 2010 4:06 AM PST in San Diego Chargers News

Mike Tolbert stiff-arms Dontarrious Thomas in a 2008 preseason game.

James Holt, who was an undrafted rookie free agent in 2009 that helped the Chargers special teams immensely when he was signed from the practice squad, has been placed on Injured Reserve and will not be seen against until the Chargers 2010 mini camp. He injured his shoulder in the game against the Redskins and will be undergoing shoulder surgery to repair the shoulder.

He is being replaced by Dontarrious Thomas, who played well in limited time with the Minnesota Vikings from 2004-2006. Since then, Thomas has been mainly a backup. In 2008 he was cut by the 49ers in the preseason, and was cut during the 2008 season by the Vikings (who had brought him back). He spent 2009 with the California Redwoods of the UFL and finished the year as one of the league's leading tacklers.

Dontarrious is not a 3-4 OLB. If anything, he's an ILB in this system. The reason he was signed was because he's a big, strong guy who is a sure tackler and can help to fill the void on special teams left by Holt.

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ST fodder

If the thunder don't get ya then the lightning will!!

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by Buck Melanoma on Jan 6, 2010 5:25 AM PST reply actions

well...

its *some*thing…

by Superduperboltman on Jan 6, 2010 6:54 AM PST reply actions

Good sign

At this point our LBs are healthy enough (and Siler has shown he can start without getting exposed) that we don’t need a backup LB nearly as much as we need another ST player. We should have a nice 4 man rotation at OLB with Phillips, Merriman, English and Harris and then another 4 man rotation at ILB with Cooper, Dobbins, Burnett and Siler. That should be plenty.

I'm the first person to admit that I'm wrong about a lot of things, but I'm going to be the last person to admit I'm wrong about what we're currently talking about.

by Wonko on Jan 6, 2010 9:46 AM PST reply actions

Now if one of them besides Phillips could actually do anything...

"I aim to misbehave." - Mal Reynolds

by Zach (maestro876) on Jan 6, 2010 11:12 AM PST up reply actions

No love for Siler?

Bolts from the Blue // "I have got to be the most boring GM in the league." - A.J. Smith
Bloody Elbow // " looks like your comment violated rule #4. and it’s a heck of a rule, rule #4" - Kid Nate

by Richard Wade on Jan 6, 2010 12:08 PM PST up reply actions

Maybe he meant over an extended period of time

All our LBs have had a good/great game or three.

I'm the first person to admit that I'm wrong about a lot of things, but I'm going to be the last person to admit I'm wrong about what we're currently talking about.

by Wonko on Jan 6, 2010 12:16 PM PST up reply actions