Your San Diego Chargers Offseason Playbook
by John Gennaro on Mar 10, 2011 9:22 AM PST
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What Has Changed (Coaches)
- Steve Crosby, who many compared to the devil incarnate, has been shit-canned. The next time he shows his face around Qualcomm Stadium, it will be with another team. The Charger fans probably won't even notice he's there, but.....oh, if they did.....his face would be covered in pie.
- Rich Bisaccia was stolen(!) from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to replace Crosby. Bisaccia, along with being a new last name that I have to learn how to spell, is most famous for ending Tampa Bay's 100,000 year drought of kick return touchdowns. He also coached the Tampa special teams to be one of the best in the league in 2009, a year after taking the job as Assistant Head Coach.
- Ron Rivera, who nobody compared to the devil incarnate, earned his wings and finally landed the Head Coaching job that he had been chasing since the days of Marty Schottenheimer. He took Rob Chudzinski with him to run the offense for the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers hold the #1 pick in an NFL draft that seems deep, but without any real stars worthy of a #1 pick. Perhaps Ron should've stayed in San Diego? Of course he should've.
- Greg Manusky, former Chargers Linebackers Coach and the man that took the San Francisco 49ers defense from "horrible" to "not bad", was tabbed to take over Ron Rivera's spot as the Defensive Coordinator.
- Steven Wilks, the Chargers Secondary Coach, took Rob Chudzinski's spot as Norv Turner's Assistant Head Coach.
What Has Changed (Players)
- Legedu Naanee ended his Chargers career by getting drunk, walking into a murder scene in Indianapolis and then getting pepper-sprayed by police while resisting arrest. I believe that sentence speaks for itself.
- Vincent Jackson was slapped with the Franchise Tag, meaning he'll be offered a 1 year deal worth roughly $10 million dollars and will not be able to negotiate with other teams.
- The Chargers tendered just about every player on the team that would be a Restricted Free Agent under the absurd 2010 NFL rules. It's essentially meaningless, but I suppose it shows they like the players that they have.
- Eric Weddle, probably the most important free agent on the Chargers roster, and the team began negotiations by bickering at each other through the media like a couple of 15-year-old girls.
- Ogemdi Nwagbuo and James Holt, a couple of young players whose contracts were up, were signed to new deals.
- The Chargers signed former Colts Strong Safety Bob Sanders (unofficial at the moment due to CBA negotiations) to take over the starting job at a position that has been a weakness for San Diego for years.
Major Moves in the AFC West
- The Denver Broncos, two seasons after completely overhauling their team, began the process of overhauling their team. They released just about their entire defensive line (including Chargers great DT Jamal Williams), hired John Fox (fresh off of running the Panthers into the ground) and announced they were switching back to the 4-3 (Elvis Dumervil must be thrilled). Also, all those Tim Tebow jersey sales and the excitement over his last few games in 2010? Save it, Kyle Orton is the starter again now that the games might mean something.
- The Broncos also signed Champ Bailey, who was an unrestricted free agent and even put his Colorado home up for sale, to a new four-year contract.
- The Chiefs, who in their final two games scored 17 points while giving up 61, somehow managed to lose Offensive Coordinator Charlie Weis to the University of Florida while still in the playoffs. Weis has been replaced with Bill Muir, who helped John Gruden run an offense in Tampa Bay that was good enough to not lose games for a year or two before completely collapsing.
- The Chiefs franchised OLB Tampa Hali. In related news, the sun came up in the morning.
- The Raiders, fresh off a successful season in which they went 6-0 against the AFC West and were in the race for the division championship late in the season, promptly fired their Head Coach for being a party animal. In related news, the sun came up in the morning. Tom Cable was replaced by former Offensive Coordinator Hue Jackson, and Raiders Owner Al Davis was replaced by a zombie.
- The Raiders re-signed seemingly every player they could, including Kyle Boller, John Henderson, Stanford Routt, Richard Seymour and about a dozen special teams players.
Important Upcoming Dates
- 4/28/2011 - The NFL Draft begins
- ????? - NFL Free Agency should've begun on 3/3/2011, but can not take place without a CBA agreement in place. There is a strong possibility that free agency won't begin until after the NFL Draft, which would be the first time in......I don't know, a long time. Maybe ever. it would certainly flip-flop the way NFL teams normally operate in the offseason, and could create less demand for free agents.
- Mid-April - The 2011 NFL schedule gets released.
- 9/8/2011 - The NFL regular season kicks off. (fingers crossed)
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You forgot about Nnamdi.
An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.
by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Mar 10, 2011 9:50 AM PST reply actions
Correct
I added it
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by John Gennaro on Mar 10, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Looks like Richard got rid of it
The perils of editing at the same time. Oh well, here’s the summary:
“The Raiders signed a dumb contract with Nnamdi Asomugha that voided after 2010 because he did not replicate the greatest season ever by an NFL CB. He is now the most sought after free agent in football, and part of the reason why Stanford Routt was given a huge contract to stay.
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by John Gennaro on Mar 11, 2011 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
This only happened because you made mistakes in the first place.
:)
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by Richard Wade on Mar 11, 2011 6:31 PM PST up reply actions
If a punt is blocked in the forest, and nobody is around to hear it?
Was the unit coached by Steve Crosby?
by ElectricTerp on Mar 10, 2011 10:24 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
I don't know
but if Steve Crosby falls in the forest, you’ll definitely hear it.
by Cake or Death on Mar 10, 2011 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
Safe to say the media coverage would make a big deal of Crosby's return
The next time he shows his face around Qualcomm Stadium, it will be with another team. The Charger fans probably won’t even notice he’s there
And maybe he will have better results with his next team. I am curious to know how long Crosby will be out of football. Hiring that guy would take major stones.
Is Legedu really done?
I know that AJ often cuts guys that do stupid stuff off the field, but have they come out officially on Legedu yet?
Actually I have not read much about the aftermath of his Indianapolis adventures. It seemed like the kind of situation that a DA would let slide, or at least plead down. And public intoxication is not that big of deal to start with… well not as bad as DUI.
Yes
This wouldn’t have happened unless they were done with him, considering they tendered every other important potential RFA.
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by John Gennaro on Mar 10, 2011 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
A murder scene though?
that’s pretty bad. And yes, driving while intoxicated can result in death. but when there’s yellow tape, cops all around with guns making it clear the area is off limits- I’d be done with him too.
"Watch out where the huskies go, don't you eat that yellow snow."- Zappa
And there was that PB non-incident too
I know the corrections came out saying Naanee was not in that mix in PB, but it is hard to un-ring a bell. Is Naanee a rowdy drunk?
All kinda of kooks cross crime scene tape. If they prosecuted everyone that interfered with crime scenes we’d need a lot more beds in the jail house. Maybe Legedu did not know it was a murder scene at the time he chose to show the mean policeman that, “you cannot push a round Legedu Naanee!”
I don’t know somehow I think the guy could be back next year.
by Trendsearcher on Mar 10, 2011 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
Coupled with the fact
that he wasn’t playing nearly as well as most Charger fans like to pretend he was.
VJ..
I thought he was able to talk with other teams..
And chargers get two 1st’s as comp if he leaves???
by Reeve.Oliver on Mar 10, 2011 11:00 AM PST via mobile reply actions
yes, but in practice, that never happens. (or hasn’t since the early 90s)
by Stephen (shaynes41) on Mar 10, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Would AJ take 3-4 OLB with the first pick?
And doing so admitting that the Larry English pick was probably a mistake, I would like one the premier 3 pass rushers in a trade up, I just think the limit to make such a trade is around pick 10-14, any sooner is much too expensive, so either of 3 making to pick 10 sounds unlikely. I’m guessing AJ wants to hope Larry English can stay healthy, since he actually did improve his play from rookie season, health seemed to be more of a problem. I still expect a second round 3-4 OLB, either Jabaal Sheard or Brooks Reed sound like a good idea.
As I have said before I believe the chargers want either JJ Watt or Cameron Jordan as their new 5 tech DE, and probably will trade up to 14-15 to secure one of them, in particular if one them is gone by then.
He would take a a 3-4 OLB
But it wouldn’t be an admission about English. Even with a healthy English, they need another productive pass rusher.
Just like drafting English didn’t mean they weren’t going to give Merriman a chance to stick around.
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by John Gennaro on Mar 10, 2011 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
It sounds like AJ is becoming quite interested in JJ Watt
Last year he traded 3 picks to get Ryan Mathews, I wouldn’t mind a slight trade up for Watt, I’m just hoping it doesn’t cost them a second round pick or even worse 3 picks, to get Watt.
"The Chiefs, who in their final two games scored 17 points while giving up 61,"
YAY passive aggression! Sigh, when’s the season?
/oh wait.
DDD:
http://borntohustleroses.blogspot.com/
Just stating facts
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by John Gennaro on Mar 10, 2011 12:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The way the Raiders ripped them at home
really sticks in my craw.
by Cake or Death on Mar 10, 2011 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
Digging the attitude there John!
“Tom Cable was replaced by former Offensive Coordinator Hue Jackson, and Raiders Owner Al Davis was replaced by a zombie.”
Almost made me fall out of my chair.
by Bolts In Vegas on Mar 10, 2011 10:52 PM PST reply actions
How is that a replacement?
Jes sayin’. haha
If the thunder don't get ya then the lightning will!!
Robert Hunter
by Buck Melanoma on Mar 11, 2011 3:17 AM PST up reply actions
That's what I was thinking when I read it.
An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.
by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Mar 11, 2011 8:25 AM PST up reply actions
It was the first time I had ever seen him with open, oozing sores.
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by John Gennaro on Mar 11, 2011 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
I'm not squeamish
but I can’t stand to look at the guy. Totally creeps me out. His eyes… like the old man’s in The Tell-Tale Heart. Brrrr.
Yes, it was this! One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture — a pale blue eye with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me my blood ran cold, and so by degrees, very gradually, I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye for ever. – Edgar Allen Poe
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
Perhaps I was just in a giddy mood ...
The Denver Broncos, two seasons after completely overhauling their team, began the process of overhauling their team.
… but this line really made me laugh. I kept thinking about it further down in the article, and still kept chuckling. I guess the Broncos, especially with Elway, ate the Chargers lunch for so long that the constant overhauling of the Broncos roster is music to my ears.
thanks!
it made me chuckle when I wrote it.
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by John Gennaro on Mar 11, 2011 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
It's funny
because it’s true…
The play of chance and probability within which the creative spirit is free to roam. -von Clausewitz 'On Football'
by Brian (DaBolts) on Mar 11, 2011 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
Laugh Now
Because We Devence It how many Super Bowl Does San Diego Have again I Foget
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