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Chargers

San Diego Chargers to experience talent drain?

March 16, 2010

The first major move of the 2010 offseason was for the San Diego Chargers to part ways with perennial Pro Bowl running back LaDainian Tomlinson. The Chargers now find themselves dangerously thin at running back after letting Michael Turner depart in free agency in 2008 without compensation and 2009 franchise player Darren Sproles yet [...]

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Boldin trade and free agency analysis

March 7, 2010

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With the league entering its first uncapped year since 1993 there was a lot of uncertainty as to what teams would do with regards to free agency.
Would the one or two head scratcher, big money deals we see every offseason get consummated? Would most teams continue to operate as [...]

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2009 Playoff Teams and the Draft

January 10, 2010

As part of our continuing analysis of the impact of the draft on NFL rosters we have taken a look at the 2009 playoff teams. The graphic above shows the relation between the different teams, the average of their overall draft picks and the number of team drafted players on the current active roster [...]

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OTC: San Diego (#27)

April 27, 2008

San Diego Chargers
2007 Record: 11-5
2008 1st Round Selection:
Antoine Cason, DB, Arizona
Last Five 1st Round Picks:
2007 – Craig Davis (WR / #30)
2006 – Antonio Cromartie (CB / #19)
2005 – Luis Castillo (DE / #28)
2005 – Shawne Merriman (OLB / #12)
2004 – Eli Manning (QB / #1)
Other DB 1st Round Selections (Last 20 Years):
2006 – Antonio Cromartie [...]

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Day #2: Ryan Leaf

April 24, 2008

Ryan Leaf – QB – Washington State
1998 Draft / 1st Round / San Diego Chargers
Whenever the subject of Ryan Leaf is broached among football fans two main topics invariably surface. First is a discussion of the pre-draft debate over whether either he or Tennessee QB Peyton Manning should be the first quarterback taken in the NFL [...]

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Day #39: Eric Bieniemy

March 18, 2008

Eric Bieniemy – RB – Colorado
1991 Draft / 2nd Round / San Diego Chargers
OK, we’ll admit that our selection of #39 was solely based on a prurient interest to toss in one of our favorite Bermanisms of all time. Without further adieu, Draft Nuggets is pleaded to present Eric “Sleeping with” Bieniemy.
Bieniemy, hailing from the [...]

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Day #41: Natrone Means

March 16, 2008

Natrone Means – RB – North Carolina
1993 Draft / 2nd Round / San Diego Chargers
Hailing from Harrisburg, NC Natrone Means starred at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During his career as a Tar Heel he rushed for 3,074 yards averaging 5.1 yards per carry with 34 touchdowns. Means was a second round [...]

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Day #52: Marcellus Wiley

March 5, 2008

Marcellus Wiley – DE – Columbia
1997 Draft / 2nd Round / Buffalo Bills
Defensive end Marcellus Wiley took the road less traveled to the NFL via the ivies. A running back when he arrived as a freshman at Columbia he would go on to be a two way player his junior year making the full time [...]

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