Chargers Draft Thread - 2012

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

But who would be a better choice?
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Stone85 · Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 2053 Location: Florida

LOL Perry is no where close to Barron talent wise. If this OLB class didnt suck so bad, Perry would be a 2nd rounder.
Andre Branch is a mid 2nd round talent.
Glenn isn't as talented as Barron either but atleast he actually has 1st round talent.
DeCastro is arguable but still most people would agree that Barron is more talented.
Reiff isn't a choice because there's no way he falls to 18.
I'll give you Brockers though.
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OILCHIEFS · Joined: 02 Feb 2011 Posts: 1301

Hey guys, I'm in a GM mock draft and i had to double up with the chargers.

Just wonder if you guys could give me a list of your biggest needs so I don't go fishin in the dark

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

Size, speed, physical, run stuffer, smart player, tough, and decent ball skills.

And he was one of the leaders of that defense
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Stone85 · Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 2053 Location: Florida

Actually 4.54 is on par with the rest of the SSs this year. But he plays faster than his 40 time and he has a good burst. 40s are overrated anyways. If 40s meant anything, then Vincent Brown would be the worst player in the NFL.

Barron's a top 20 safety in a weak class.
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AntonioGates · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:09 pm Post subject:

Zappaz · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 781

Any idea as to what time the Chargers should be OTC for round 1,2,3? Looking east coast time preferably. Really like to watch but I have a feeling we'll be on too late for me lol.

As for what to do...

DeCastro if there seems like the best move. Doubt AJ would do it with his normal no O-line in the first mind set.
Floyd I really like, he would be great value at 18. Even with our stock pile of WRs currently I think he would be a good pick. Malcolm is going to miss time and his contract is running out plus he is starting to get up there in age. Bring in Mike to run with Brown/Meachem for the long run.

I think we go OLB in the 2nd, possibly moving up in the 2nd to grab someone on AJ's radar but maybe not even doing that. Reason is, we actually have a decent looking OLB squad with JJ coming in. Combine that with English being healthy (to begin with) and Barnes emerging I feel we might just put off the OLB position till late. Now I know there is some age at the position with SP95 and JJ but I'm actually comfortable with the position currently.

It is going to be fun to see what we are able to do though, so many different ways that this could play out. I love the draft like a fat boy loves cake! Smile

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AntonioGates · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:02 pm Post subject:

I have a feeling AJ is going to make a trade or two this week, going by past history he usually doesn't go 2 straight drafts without making a move. Now I'm just going to look at the pure pick for pick trades and not ones like Chambers for a 2nd or Crayton for a 7th.

Some of the recent trades he has made:

2010:
Chargers get:
Ryan Mathews
Darrell Stuckey
Pick 176 (used by San Franciscio on Anthony Dixon)

for

Jared Odrick
Koa Misi
Akwasi Owusu-Ansah
Tim Dobbins

At the time it hurt to lose that high 2nd round pick, but I think the Chargers got the better end of this trade.

Chargers get
Donald Butler

for

Navorro Bowman
Anthony Dixon
Kendall Hunter

49ers win this trade. Bowman is a better player at this point than Butler, although neither have reached their full potential yet. The 2 backup runningbacks are a nice throw-in for the 49ers.

Chargers get
Cam Thomas

for

Riley Cooper
Dion Lewis

At this point I think the Charger won this trade, Cam Thomas has played nicely as a reserve and may be the starter down the road.

2008

Chargers get
Jacob Hester

for

Josh Johnson
Michael Mitchell

New England traded both the picks we gave them away, and eventually got Ron Brace and Matthew Slater. The main issue for this trade wasn't the value given up, but the fact it was given up to take a fullback. Jamaal Charles, Dan Conner, and Mario Manningham went in the next 10/20 picks and if we made a trade for one of them it would have been fine. As for the 2nd round pick given up, it could have been used for LeSean McCoy, Shonn Greene or other spots.

And finally

Chargers get:
Eric Weddle

for

Marcus Harrison
Garrett Wolfe
Dan Bazuin
Kevin Payne

It isn't often a 4-1 trade works out for the '1' side, but in this case it was clearly a good move on the Chargers part. They got a pro bowl safety for 3 premium picks and a 5th, yet the Bears missed on all 4. Yet it begs the questions, if the Charegrs were so high on Weddle, why not take him with the first round pick and take your chances on a WR in round 2? I remember how deep this WR class was, and guys like Sidney Rice, Steve Smith, Jacoby Jones, James Jones, Laurent Robinson, and a bunch of others could have been had in rounds 2/3.

Overall the Hester trade is the real only 'bad' one recently. The others have resulted in good players, and although we questioned them at the time, these picks have ended up as the real only good ones lately. Almost all the good draft picks of the years 2007-2010 came from the trade ups.

AntonioGates · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:09 pm Post subject: