We signed Robert Meachem

Stone85 · Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 2053 Location: Florida

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/41137/chargers-add-robert-meachem

AntonioGates · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:24 am Post subject:

You beat me!

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kramxel · Joined: 14 Nov 2007 Posts: 3700 Location: Portugal

I think it's a bit priecy for someone who is actually an overachieving #2....

But with all these deals flying around, I guess it's not that bad.
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Stone85 · Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 2053 Location: Florida

Stone85 · Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 2053 Location: Florida

MrDrew · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:20 am Post subject:

You lose your guy that gets deep, you replace him with a guy that gets deep. It seems like a simple concept, but it's a rare good move for AJ.

DOn't like losing VJ, but I think they got the best replacement on the market.
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sanitizer · Joined: 18 Feb 2010 Posts: 106

Agreed. We lost VJAX, we had Floyd, Brown and Gates. We needed a receiver, and will probably add another in the middle rounds of the draft. This was the best option as a replacement, the guy gets deep, Phil can throw it deep. If he polishes up his routes I think we got a good player.

Maybe it is too much, but did you want Danny Amendola? Stephen Hill? I don't think we could use a top pick with the obvious needs on defence, but we needed someone, and we got the best person available.

I hope we can lock up Gaither soon and then see where we stand with the cap.

And lets be serious, this is positive. This is what AJ has never done, he's showing urgency, it personally gives me some hope!

adamq · Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 7696 Location: Missouri

Meachem has a ton of potential.. Many of us wanted him in SF and would have been fine with that price considering the new CBA
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Pepere Gustave · Joined: 15 Feb 2011 Posts: 91 Location: HK

Good move.
Probably our expected big time FA... Laughing

Anyway, let's focus on Gaither and a back up RB (Tolbert visiting Kansas, really !!! Please stay there)

mgoblue44 · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:19 am Post subject:

Really like the move. Didnt get stupid with the money, fits the offense. Good stuff
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sanitizer · Joined: 18 Feb 2010 Posts: 106

The Meachem signing really protects us in the draft, which is what I like most.

Now Gaither is locked up. I still look for another FA move, Meachem only hits the 2012 cap for 3.375 as per Acee. I want to see Gaither numbers!

The LBC · Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 15538 Location: Long Beach, CA

Is it too much to hope that Washington opts not to re-sign Tim Hightower and we can lay hands on him inexpensively?

Yes, the guy's coming off an injury, but as a purely rotational, third-down option, back-up guy he's really quite a good fit. Soft hands. Fearless pass-blocking. Will lower his shoulder and drive for the needed extra yard for a 1st down.

Another option could be Kevin Smith. I'm just figuring if we're going to have names, from Acee at least, like Cadillac Williams kicked around (i.e. guys with injury histories) when not kick around the names of slightly younger guys with slightly less auspicious injury histories.
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