Published on: 27th April, 2010
San Diego is a team that has prided itself on overcoming injury. Despite a host of injuries, including three separate defensive tackles going on IR, the team put up an impressive 13-3 record in 2009 before succumbing in the divisional playoffs. The team’s great depth is a tremendous asset, but something ...Published on: 27th April, 2010
Now that the immediate dust of the NFL draft has settled the traditional evaluations have just about run their courses. Beyond the grades and the team-specific evaluations there is another train of thought to take. This is how the rest of the league's choices impacted one's own team. Note: ...Published on: 26th April, 2010
San Diego entered the offseason coming off a 13-3 year with three predominant holes—a starting running back, cornerback depth, and a bigger body in the nose tackle rotation. San Diego filled out depth at corner while upgrading the nickel position when they signed free agents Nathan Vasher and Donald Strickland. The needs ...Published on: 24th April, 2010
Both Western divisions of the NFL shared a few traits. A high-powered passing attack in the division winners followed by 8-8 second-place teams and a pair of teams in various stages of rebuilding at the third and fourth slots. In the AFC West, San Diego has dominated the division as of ...Published on: 24th April, 2010
The draft is over but if history tells us anything it is that the San Diego Chargers are not finished filling out their rookie class. From Antonio Gates on offense to Stephen Cooper on defense, the team is littered with undrafted free agents who have emerged as major cogs ...Published on: 21st April, 2010
The San Diego Chargers of the past few years have been a historically slow starting team. The last two seasons have seen early charges by the Broncos coupled with mediocre openings to give concern over the distant playoffs. By season’s end, those concerns have always been allayed by division-winning runs including ...Published on: 17th April, 2010
While resisting the ‘mock’ fracass for as long as possible, it would appear the temptation has grown too great. Before delving into a full first-round mock-up, it seemed befitting to start here, with the San Diego Chargers. Mocking a round is far different from a team. With a league ...Published on: 17th April, 2010
The final position on this off-season series, defensive ends falls into the same situation as safety and inside linebacker. The three-man rotation of Luis Castillo, Jacques Cesaire, and Alphonso Boone is solid but ultimately unremarkable. Travis Johnson also remains in the equation but thus far he seems to fit into ...Published on: 16th April, 2010
Paired with running back as the most obvious need for San Diego, the position of nose tackle also stands as one much more difficult to fill. The deep running back pool this year means that San Diego can afford to miss out on their first or second choice while still securing ...Published on: 15th April, 2010
San Diego has had its fair share of transactions so far this offseason. From unloading former pro bowlers Ladainian Tomlinson, Jamal Williams, and Antonio Cromartie to bringing in a pair of veteran corners the team has been active. But how do those moves outside San Diego's control impact the team? ...