Shawne Merriman Signs Tender, Will Report to Camp
by John Gennaro on Aug 13, 2010 9:16 AM PDT
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Merriman just signed his tender -- ka
Expect to see Shawne on the sidelines for Saturday's game, and maybe even at Chargers Park today to work on the sides and make his peace with his teammates.
I know this may not seem like a huge deal because we all knew it was coming, but it is. Merriman walks in and immediately replaces Larry English as the starter. If you're an optimist and think that Shawne still has the same power/burst that he used to and last year was a "recovery" year, he could potentially walk in and be one of the best pass-rushers in the league.
As I said before, this team is better with Marcus McNeill and Shawne Merriman on it. Merriman, even if he's not the player he once was, gets attention from opposing offenses and is (at worst) a decent pass-rusher. It can never hurt to have more of those guys around, and I happen to think that Shawne is a fantastic leader that will make the team even stronger as soon as he enters the locker room.
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Excited to have him sign.
I’m in the camp that would love to see him have a huge year and sign long term with the team. Go Merriman!
good
This is GREAT news, cant wait for Chargers Season!
hahaha
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by John Gennaro on Aug 13, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
will he be traded?
I too would like to see shawne have a “career year” with the boltz and sign the long term deal he has been looking for. But, I think A J will try and trade him. The question is will we get a player or draft picks. I also would like to see A J trade Jackson for someone who can help us THIS year. But, again, we’ll probably only get draft picks.
I don't think AJ will consider trading Merriman
while his stock is as low as it is. IMO, the smarter move would be to see what kind of year he has before trading him. If he has a monster year his trade value will be a lot more next year than it is at the present time.
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by SoCalBoltFan on Aug 13, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
You can't trade an unrestricted free agent, which he'll be after the season...
by riversformvp on Aug 13, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
you can if you franchise him… (if the franchise tag exists in the next CBA)
by Stephen (shaynes41) on Aug 13, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't see him getting traded this year or otherwise
You wouldn’t franchise him next year unless he plays really well since he would be getting upwards for $9-10M and you can’t pay that for a mediocre starter. If he does play well enough to deserve $5-8M a year, he probably gets signed to a long term deal anyways. I can’t see him getting traded at this point for even into the season.
Plus, if he leaves as a free agent next year we could get a good compensatory pick the following season, which is about what is trade value would be anyways (no more than a 4th rounder right now, I would imagine).
by riversformvp on Aug 13, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
if he doesn’t do well this year, he is gone at the end of the year, no question. If he does do well, and he signs a big FA deal somewhere else, we would probably get a 3rd round comp pick (if such things exist in the mythical new CBA). By franchising him and trading him, we could probably get a higher pick, and probably one in 2011 instead of the 2012 comp pick.
In the back of my mind, I’m still hoping he has a 15 sack season and he gets a long term deal here, but from what Acee has said, it doesn’t sound like the long term deal is going to happen no matter what.
by Stephen (shaynes41) on Aug 13, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
but from what Acee has said, it doesn’t sound like the long term deal is going to happen no matter what.
I was suspicious of Acee’s “certainty” last year. Now, I’m totally 100% convinced that this is SM’s last year in a Bolts uni. I wouldn’t be shocked if they tagged him to trade him, though. I’d rather see a first-and-third in ’11 than a comp in ’12.
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by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Aug 13, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Only very elite players get traded on a Franchise Tenders
Merriman would have to post enomous numbers. I agree with riversformvp. There’s next to zero chance he will be franchise and then traded. We would need the tag if it exists for other players, not to mention his value on a one year 10mil dollar deal might actually be worth less than a 3rd round pick. It’s a clear case of longterm deal or comp pick
IMO
Good news
Show us all that you’ve still got it, Shawne.
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Hey John
Could you have picked a gayer looking pic for this article? ;-)
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I've always hated that picture
It pops up from time to time, and always makes me uncomfortable.
by Lenny Suckerpunch on Aug 13, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
we just might be brothers
that was my exact same thought
"i'm not inclined to resign to maturity"...PSYCH theme
by $#%@ eli and his daddy on Aug 13, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a very flattering pic
No wonder his play has been down. Apparently the knee surgery went terribly wrong.
by CABurrito on Aug 13, 2010 11:52 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Rank Speculation
Merriman is suing some folks for losing about 3 mil of his money. In the past few days he is tweeting about being somewhere hot; that ain’t SD. I’m kinda wondering if he is low on cash and had some appearances/commercials to do…
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by Brian (DaBolts) on Aug 13, 2010 11:53 AM PDT reply actions
The lawsuit is because he invested some money into a business, I believe owned by Christian Laettner, and never got paid back.
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by John Gennaro on Aug 13, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
And the location where it's hot is probably around the DC area, where he's from.
I think he indicated he was in the area working out from one of his previous tweets.
I love my team of historically talented underachievers.
by DoubleViking on Aug 13, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
SIGN YOUR TENDER!!!!!!
DO YOUR JOB!!!! IT’S LIGHTS OUT TIME!!!!!
The peanut gallery has spoken!!!
Well look who comes crawling back...
with his tail between his legs…jk…he’s probably fairly happy with the situation. He got to sit out of the toughest part of training camp, took care of some legal issues, and is a few million dollars richer.
Not sure if he was actually holding out for the reasons that he listed or for others that he didn’t want to list, but there’s no way he got a verbal assurance about not getting traded. He was quoted as saying “everybody’s on the trade block. I’m happy to be back here for another year to finish what we started.”
Personally, I think this whole situation made him look like quite the douchebag as opposed to if he had been in camp all along and been the team leader that he has said he wants to be. But like others have said, all will be forgotten if he returns to form and plays like a dominant player. It’s a sad fact, but its the truth. That’s the only way that a “face stomper” like Albert Haynesworth gets a $100M contract.
Just my opinion
but I think this was merely a token protest of his general contract unhappiness, combined with the likelihood of zero hard consequences for skipping camp without a contract (that is, no fines, suspensions, etc). He could work out privately, and take it easy on his body. As for the negative PR and team chemistry considerations, he probably rationalized it as you did: if he plays well, all will be forgotten rather quickly.
Shawne is a fantastic leader?
- Pulling up lame after the one game in 2008
- Tia Tequila
- The Blue Mohawk
- Ditching two-a-days with a bunch of lame excuses
- A complete drop off in stats of productivity since the juice suspension…
…at what point do the rest of the guys on this team stop taking SM seriously? Let alone consider him some sort of leader. Leading where?
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