San Diego Chargers Sign CB Donald Strickland
by John Gennaro on Mar 12, 2010 2:22 PM PST
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Filed to ESPN: CB Donald Strickland reached agreement with the Chargers on a two-year deal.
Guess Wonko was wrong. The Chargers fill their nickel CB hole with Donald Strickland. Stickland is 29 years old and has bounced around his entire career. He's somewhat small (5'10", 185lbs.) and is more of a cover corner than anything else.
From what I've personally seen of Donald, he's a perfect fit for the Chargers. He has been consistent enough that teams have tried to make him a starter in the past, with poor results. However, as a nickel CB he's probably better than Steve Gregory.
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Strickland: 25 tackles in 9 games
Cromartie: 31 tackles in 17 games
Looks like Strickland isn’t afraid of a little bit of contact
How am I wrong
To quote myself:
Basically, this almost assures that the Chargers will either spend a 3rd round draft pick or higher on the position or try to address it through free agency.
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For the purposes of this article, let’s assume they will address it with a 3rd round pick or higher.
The assumption for the purposes of your post was an incorrect one. I am not saying something you actually believed in was wrong.
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by John Gennaro on Mar 12, 2010 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
He’s missed an average of 4 games per season over the last 3 years. That’s not far from the average for an NFL CB.
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by John Gennaro on Mar 12, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
I still think we take a CB early
3rd or higher.
Strickland is a stop-gap at best.
by Stephen (shaynes41) on Mar 12, 2010 2:36 PM PST reply actions
I don't see it
Starters: Jammer, Cason
Nickel & Dime: Gregory, Strickland, Hughes, Castille
That’s 4 guys, 2 of which the team is quite high one (and they may not even be the two that win the spots, because Gregory could always slide back to S). If they want to get a project CB to play nickel in 2011 or 2012, they’re going to have to get him much later in the draft so that they can put him on the practice squad without somebody else stealing him away.
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by John Gennaro on Mar 12, 2010 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
We can disagree then
Gregory, Strickland, Hughes, and Castille
Cause we I see those names above my brain goes.
NB/S/ST, concussed, ?, scrub
Not one of those names says 3rd CB to me
It seems to me
That it’s adequate enough where if we get to third round we don’t have to say, “Oh crap, we have to draft a CB to fill out our roster since we haven’t drafted one already”, however it doesn’t preclude us from seeing a CB we like in one of the upper rounds and taking him.
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by Wonko on Mar 12, 2010 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I still think if we get to the 3rd and havent draft one
We should be saying “oh crap”. Corner is a elite position. We dont even know if Cason is a starter yet so imo we need someone to compete with him as well. But no one is saying that, they just assume he’s a lock.
Adding one guy thats had has spend 3 seasons out of 6 on IR, had more than 3 concussions like last year doesnt mean we suddenly dont need to draft a corner high.
Well
We must have signed him for a reason, I don’t think A.J. was just trying to be nice.
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Yea we signed him
to compete. Just like any other scrub we sign. I figure he could push for nickel time, he could play STs, he could round out the roster as the 4th corner or 9th DB. He could also get blasted in game one receiving a fourth concussion, and be done.
How does this scrub corner change our drafting plans?
HAHA
This guys presence didnt shift the board even an iota; we will still take a DB in the first three rounds. He should be in competition for the 4th CB, since not only do we need a 3rd corner; but we also need a 4th.
As stated above
You can’t pretend that Gregory, Hughes and Castille don’t exist. The team is very high on Hughes, and I expect him to be the 4th CB (in-training for the nickel spot). Gregory will definitely be on the roster for his versatility. Where is there room for a 3rd round or higher CB on this roster?
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by John Gennaro on Mar 12, 2010 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
Hughes is not a sure thing
His knee injury could keep him from being 100% in training camp. If that’s the case, there is no way he earns a spot on the roster. I don’t think the team can assume that he’ll be ready or capable of roster spot worthiness. The same can be said of Castille, minus the injury.
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i felt like his injury was a little contrived
just to get him onto IR rather than trying to get him onto the practice squad. There was no way he was going to make the 53 man, especially since they had their heart set on 3 CBs.
by Stephen (shaynes41) on Mar 12, 2010 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
Scott Chandler
The guy whose injuries basically ran him out of the NFL?
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Well
He was a 4th round pick (and not a reach), he got hurt and then never made it in the NFL. Seems to me the injury was important.
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Actually
I guess he’s still hanging around. He was on the Cowboys and Giants practice squads.
He missed all of 2008 on IR.
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He was put on IR
Because the team didnt want to cut him allegedly. So he was “hurt” in like the preseason game.
Nope
He had a serious toe injury. Then they signed Kris Wilson to replace him.
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You're the one with the conspiracy theory here buddy
not me.
There’s video of Chandler getting his toe crushed by defensive lineman in a preseason game somewhere. I’m sure of it.
Is it so hard to believe that a player for the Chargers in 2008 had a serious toe issue? That was the team with the toe epidemic.
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Maybe he did injured
But I choose to believe he was stashed on IR for the sake of practicality for a number of reasons, that although dont prove it true; all point me to lead to that conclusion.
I'm just saying
That makes you Mr. Box Cutters guy in this scenario.
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it makes sense if you remember your very appropriate 9/11 comment.
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I wasn't slighting
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I can find multiple articles
Where Norv is quoted as calling his knee injury “serious” or “significant.” I guess that could be part of the contriving the injury. He did avoid surgery on it.
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I’m just saying that if he doesn’t make the team, it will be because he sucks and not because he hasn’t recovered from an injury in training camp the year before. But it also bodes well for him that they wanted to keep him around enough to put him on IR and not risk losing him when trying to get him through waivers and on to the practice squad.
by Stephen (shaynes41) on Mar 12, 2010 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
Yes I can easily pretend like they dont exsist
I not hard to do.
I dont care how high you say they are on Hughes frankly because you say the team is high on every scrub.
Gregory is a stud yeah, but he’s not a corner. He’s a safety, or nickel back; and a STs player.
Im not even going to mention Castille or Strickland its possible both arent even on the roster in 2010.
i think your wrong about Hughes John
I remember even before he got injured Acee was reporting that he might not even make the team and the team was disappointed in what they got from him.
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castille is a PS guy anyways
not even on the 53 man in 2009
by Stephen (shaynes41) on Mar 12, 2010 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
Im starting to like the pickup though
Only problem this guy has is his injuries, including way too many concussions.
Welcome Donald
Never heard of this guy, but I hope he can contribute on the roster.
From the scouting report I just read, he seems like the anti-Cromartie: Average athlete, more suited at a nickle or slot man, better in off coverage than bump and run/man, and isn’t afraid to stick his nose in and make a tackle in run support.
I guess we’ll see which player fits us better.
From RotoWolrd dot com
Chargers signed CB Donald Strickland to a two-year contract.
Oft-injured, Strickland has never played a full 16-game schedule in his career. The 29-year-old also hasn’t picked off a pass since 2003. However, he fills a major void in San Diego as a nickel back. The Bolts remain likely to use an early- to mid-round draft pick on a corner to groom for the future.
http://www.rotoworld.com/Content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NFL&id=1554
Ack, he doesn't really fit a void at NB
Cause I love the presence of Gregory in the WWS position.
By WWS, I mean weak weak safety, which I guess you could call nickelback.
But this is a depth move, this adds another player who is a proven
nickelback while adding a guy who has the physical attributes to play
the cornerback position. I like this move, more guys = better competition in the secondary.
I think we are a far distance from Cletis Gordon pushing Drayton Florence at CB… and that makes me happy.
by riversformvp on Mar 12, 2010 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
It's a void
He’s a nickelback.
He’s now on the roster.
How is that not now filled?
It may not be filled to our liking, but the void no longer exists.
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He fills the void at backup CB
Not at NB. So now we don’t NEED to draft a CB in the first 3 rounds.
Right???
by riversformvp on Mar 12, 2010 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
Oh
You’re saying we don’t have a major void at NB. Got it.
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Yup, although we still have a gaping hole at CB
Which is why we will draft someone to backup both Jammer/Cason. Hughes and Castille are pratice squad and pre-season players. If Hughes has a rough camp/pre-season we’ll cut him.
Im not sure this guy fills any void
Besides maybe the void for scrub bodies needed to compete in TC for the 4th CB or 9th DB roster spot.
Question...
Who in the NFL don’t they have a picture of sacking Marc Bulger?
I guess...
AJ’s plan is to bring in capable backups for his up and coming players he thinks are starter worthy.If his plan is pushing us toward the ultimate goal of bringing a Championship to SD,then I’ll support him.This is also looking forward as well to keeping the team in SD long term,and what better way to keep them here?By building a SB caliber team and actually winning one.So here’s to us making great personnel decisions and hopefully bringing a Lombardi trophy in the coming years to San Diego and the Chargers.
I’m not the staunchest supporter of AJ’s picks or FA signings,but I gotta roll with the punches and with my team.WIN,LOSE OR DRAW,WHO’S WITH ME?!?!!!
At least they freakin' did SOMETHING
I was beginning to get… worried? angry? Not sure what I was beginning to get.
I sometimes get the feeling that AJ is reluctant to make moves because he thinks that by signing a FA for a particular position, he’s admitting to the football world that the team is weak at that position. And AJ doesn’t strike me as a type of guy who EVER likes to admit weakness.
by Andy (allfield) on Mar 12, 2010 4:53 PM PST reply actions
Strickland did a good job for the Jets
Strickland was a good Jet. I’m sorry to see him go.
When the Jets lost to Indy , Stricklands injury opened up the floodgates for Garcon.
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not impressed.
but i’ll take it.
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