Shawne Merriman's season ended before it began. Bills placed him on IR. He won't play...

Shawne Merriman's season ended before it began. Bills placed him on IR. He won't play for Buffalo.

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Siberia sucks doesn't it?

6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.

That was fast.

by SD FTW on Nov 27, 2010 1:56 PM PST reply actions

I blame the Titans and Jeff Fisher who ruined his career during the game in 2007. It was Kevin Mawai and another OL who busted his knee on purpose. Karma will turn itself around! He was great when healthy.

by Boltz4Life on Nov 27, 2010 2:03 PM PST reply actions 3 recs

Rec.

An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Nov 27, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions

Too bad

I was actually hoping he would do well. he was exciting when healthy and on the juice. Maybe the Chargers finally cut loose someone who deserved it? Now we still need an impact LB to compliment SP, because he can’t do it all himself.

by glamisdave on Nov 27, 2010 3:29 PM PST reply actions

First round next year.

Antwan Barnes is good enough for now.

An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Nov 27, 2010 3:48 PM PST up reply actions

Unless we go into the secondary.

If there’s a bona fide pass rusher (a Merriman-type, not a stretch like English) when they pick in the first, then they should take him. If not, they should take a CB in the first and use another pick on an OLB. Maybe a 2nd/3rd and a 5th/6th to get a project with good upside and an insurance policy, like they did in ’07 at ILB, with Waters (who washed out) and Siler (who turned out well).

An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Nov 27, 2010 3:51 PM PST up reply actions

AJ Smith

Won’t be happy until he has an entire secondary full of first round picks. I’d much rather go WR or OLB/DE in the draft than CB

by SteelAngel2000 on Nov 27, 2010 5:30 PM PST up reply actions

This

"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas

by Slyintine on Nov 27, 2010 7:22 PM PST up reply actions

With you on OLB/DE, but not on WR.

And OLB/DE only if we’re sure he’s the guy. Larry English would have been fine as a 3rd-rounder. This team is getting its sacks already, so no gamble required. If there’s a guy out there when we draft that we think really slid, then maybe.

First-round WRs aren’t what this team needs. Everybody wants to play WR for San Diego; it should be no problem amassing a good collection of WRs without a major investment in an unproven player.

An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Nov 28, 2010 11:44 AM PST up reply actions

You need top athletes on the corners.

It takes two years to build a CB. How long do you think Jammer has left before he moves to SS?

An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Nov 28, 2010 11:49 AM PST up reply actions

And then, yes, we'll have first-rounders (or equivalent) at all four secondary positions.

An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Nov 28, 2010 11:50 AM PST up reply actions

This sucks

Shawne will always be one of my favorite Chargers. He was at the top of the league when he was healthy, and I really really hope he can recapture that somewhere.

by SteelAngel2000 on Nov 27, 2010 3:37 PM PST reply actions

Commiserating SM's lost season is one thing

But it doesn’t change the fact that he screwed the Chargers and Bills out of a combined 3 million dollars. This is the SAME injury he had at the end of last season. Why didn’t he have off season surgery last season to fix it? Oh yeah he was too busy holding out on the Chargers so he could pull the 3 million tender money.

He’s done. And he knew it almost a year ago. I don’t think there is a high degree of success and chance he returns to the NFL after Achilles tendon replacement. SM just pulled a 3 million LEAVING bonus. He did the same thing with the PCL repair.

by Trendsearcher on Nov 28, 2010 10:59 AM PST reply actions