Co-host of
@GACPodcast17
. Catch us Tuesdays at 10 AM on the
@chargers
podcast network and YT. CSUF B.S. Biology, UCI MAT + Credential. Married to Janae ❤️
Thread of Chargers 2024 UDFA profiles as I write them, which will include:
- Relevant background and 2023 info
- Checking (or not checking) five boxes to project them making or not making the roster
- My take overall and final verdict
The Chiefs' 4 drops are tied for second-most in a game with Patrick Mahomes as the starting QB.
In the second half, Mahomes was 2-12 with 1 INT when targeting WRs 😳
The
#Chargers
are bringing back Shane Day as QBs coach on Jim Harbaugh’s coaching staff, sources say. Day was with the
#Texans
this season after serving as pass game coordinator and QB coach for Justin Herbert in 2021-22. Herbert’s a big fan.
Justin Herbert finishes his sophomore campaign with about 5400 total yards and 41 total touchdowns.
If he slumped, it was never for long. No. 10 carried his team and coaches in more moments than they deserved.
Respect for a warrior and a future MVP.
Appreciate everything Corey Linsley brought to the Chargers. Even though he had a market-topping deal in 2021 you never once looked at that contract to see if it was worth it.
Total pro. An All-Pro. Best of luck to him and his family 🙏❤️
Would you like a Justin Herbert jersey now that he's the starting
#Chargers
quarterback moving forward?
Just like and follow and I'll announce the winner during Monday Night Football.
Good luck!
Keenan Allen's first catch and last catch as a member of the Chargers.
904 catches, 10,530 receiving yards, and 54 touchdowns in his Chargers career.
Going to miss him in powder blue ⚡️
I trust Jim Harbaugh to build a contender for years to come, but for a moment I'm going to be an unhappy and frankly upset Chargers fan.
Give me a few weeks
I'm over the Brandon Staley experience, and everything that comes with it.
I can't believe I watched that offense every week and hated the defensive coordinator more.
Chargers score 38, they'd give up 41. Wouldn't matter.
Time to go.
Breaking: Jim Harbaugh is leaving Michigan to accept the head coaching job with the Los Angeles Chargers, sources tell ESPN.
The Chargers get their man while the national champions now have a head-coach opening.
Boy the Chargers leading the NFL in starters voted to the Pro Bowl by fans is a real problem for the no-fans narrative.
There's either more of us than you think or we're more diehard than you. Your choice 🤷♂️
Mike Williams earned my love and respect in 2019 when Philip Rivers was in his final year.
17 threw jump ball after jump ball. Prayers. Went down swinging.
81 got it every time. Often to his own body's detriment. But he wasn't going to let his QB down.
Won a signed LT jersey at an auction today...and it's time to give it away!
Hit follow + like the post and I'll give the jersey away after Monday Night Football 10/24.
#BoltUp
Chargers go with LB Junior Colson!!!
WHAT A GREAT THREE SELECTIONS!!!
On my board:
Joe Alt: 5th
Ladd McConkey: 22nd
Junior Colson: 37th
CRUSHING IT!!!!!!!
Ben Roethlisberger openly admitted to Kenny Pickett that he initially didn't want to see him succeed in Pittsburgh.
"That's the selfishness of me. I feel bad for it.... I think you are the future of this team. I'm excited for you."
(via Channel Seven YT)
Tuli Tuipulotu's unofficial pressure stats @ Minnesota:
9 pressures, 4 QB hits, 1 sack.
Adds to his 3 pressures and 2 sacks from last week.
12 pressures and 3 sacks in two starts as a rookie...
So Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack all set career-highs in forced fumbles under Brandon Staley. JT Woods led college football in interceptions. Kyle Van Noy has seven forced fumbles the past three years.
Oh, and then there's J.C. Jackson.
Slam-dunk moves, Chargers.
Terry McLaurin, Tyreek Hill, and Amari Cooper have a combined 142 receiving yards and zero touchdowns vs the Los Angeles Chargers.
Whatever they're doing to limit the opposing No. 1 receiver it's working.
Tuli Tuipulotu is officially credited with 9 pressures, 3 sacks, and 3 run stops against the Vikings. He leads all rookie EDGE rushers in pressures, sacks, and run stops through three weeks. He is third in PRP among all NFL starters.
DROTY frontrunner. Will the snaps continue?
Imagine being so good at your job that an entire Jim Harbaugh-led organizational overhaul occurs and yet you get a multi-year extension.
Ryan Ficken is the man. And Jim knows it.
The
#Chargers
are retaining special teams coordinator Ryan Ficken, per source. No surprise after L.A. blocked him from interviewing elsewhere.
So Jim Harbaugh’s coordinators are now set: OC Greg Roman, DC Jesse Minter and Ficken, who had
@RickGosselin9
’s 5th-ranked unit in 2023.
Upon replay, it was rookie Scott Matlock racing from the sideline to get to Justin Herbert first after that dirty hit from Jerry Tillery.
Vibe check ✅️
Raiders fan took a Chargers fan's chain and threw it. Chargers fan clocked him good, took his chain/hat/towel and threw it off the stands lol.
Ahh. Football.
Khalil Mack would work with the 2s and 3s because the team needed a body for the OL to practice against.
He's consistent. He's healthy. He's a leader.
AND HE'S NOT LEAVING ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Eight-time Pro-Bowl DE and former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Khalil Mack will remain a Los Angeles Charger this season and free up salary-cap space for the team by agreeing to restructure his deal, per sources. Mike Williams leaves, Mack stays.
From The Insiders on
#NFLPlus
:
#Chargers
coach Brandon Staley faced questions about the defensive play-calling, but yesterday wasn't the defense's fault.
The Vikings blitzed Justin Herbert on 40 of his 50 dropbacks, the 2nd-highest blitz rate (82.0%) in a game in the NGS era.
Herbert averaged 2.26 seconds time to throw, his first game under 2.40 seconds in his career, and had a career-high +16.0% CPOE.
#LACvsMIN
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#BoltUp
I'm broken. I am so hurt by this move.
There's never a good time to move on from your favorite player. Everyone is moved on from at some point.
But this sucks. And now the Chargers and Jim Harbaugh have a lot of work to do.
Quentin Johnston was a disappointment to start the season for a variety of reasons, but many were not his fault. The ball is coming his way now, and now it is truly all on him.
He's not the reason they lost the game, but he dropped a game-changer. Frusturating season.
Joe Hortiz and the Chargers have already addressed two needs at spots critical for their offense.
A good RB and a good blocking TE are just what they needed, and neither breaks the bank. A+ start so far IMO
The
#Jets
have been eliminated from playoff contention for a 13th straight year.
That's the longest playoff drought in North American professional sports.
Justin Herbert fourth quarter drives:
72 yards, Ekeler fumbles at the 2
Passing touchdown
Quentin Johnston drops wide open deep pass that would have put them in FG range at minimum.
The Chargers have had bad special teams for so long that Justin Herbert passed Philip Rivers for single-season passing touchdowns and we're all like yo Andre Roberts is awesome
Justin Herbert is in the postseason, so I've heard.
Here are some of my favorite throws of his from 2022 (cut before Denver game).
#Chargers
might mess around and win a Super Bowl with (because of) this guy!
Horrible, awful. One of the Chargers' most exciting players since he took off in 2018. Unfortunately feels like the end of his time with the team.
Heartbreaking.
There is a growing positive buzz surrounding
#Chargers
LT Rashawn Slater, both in terms of his return AND the strength at which he returns.
I do not have an answer for the *when*, nor will I prior to the DEN game.
When asked about Slater returning:
"👀 Almost"
I don't know if this is Jamaree Salyer's last snaps at left tackle this year or the beginning of an entire postseason run at that spot, but from all of us:
Thank you for saving this season!!!
Sources: NFL suspended 5 players, including
#Lions
WR Jameson Williams, for violations of NFL gambling policy.
#Lions
’ CJ Moore & Quintez Cephus, plus
#Commanders
' Shaka Toney, are suspended indefinitely (at least 1 year). Williams & DET’s Stanley Berryhill are suspended 6 games.
Is Jamaree Salyer's rookie debut the best by any
#Chargers
rookie not drafted in the first round since Telesco's been GM?
Early PFF stats charted him at zero pressures allowed
Chargers get an A from me for this draft haul:
5. OT Joe Alt
34. WR Ladd McConkey
69. LB Junior Colson
105. DT Justin Eboigbe
137. CB Tarheeb Still
140. CB Cam Hart
181. RB Kimani Vidal
225. WR Brenden Rice
253. WR Cornelius Johnson
WOW! Jesse Minter said he was looking forward to working with these guys and he's going to get ALL THREE.
Jim Harbaugh is the perfect coach for Joey Bosa. Let's rock.
Pro Bowl DE Joey Bosa restructured his contract to remain with the Los Angeles Chargers, per sources. So Bosa and Khalil Mack both agree to restructure and both stay in LA.
This is the best draft I've seen the Chargers have in over a decade. Even if you just compare to the consensus board they're getting incredible value with good players at positions of need. A beautiful blend of BPA x Need.
TWO PICKS TO GO!