Apr

27

Rounding out the Draft

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April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

5th round, 166th pick, Marcus Thomas, RB Texas-El Paso
6th round, 192nd pick, DeJuan Tribble, CB Boston College
7th round, 234th pick, Corey Clark, OT Texas-A&M
Read more here, at chargers.com.

Apr

27

Day 2 - Draft Update

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April 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

Lo and behold, the Chargers did some fancy footwork, trading a 5th round pick in this year’s draft (#160) and a 2nd round pick in the 2009 draft to mortal enemy New England for the chance to select LSU RB Jacob Hester (a distant cousin of Terry Bradshaw, no less) with the 69th pick overall.
Hester is […]

Apr

27

Draft Day 1 Recap

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April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Well, the Chargers had a whopping one selection today, at the end of the first day of the 2008 NFL Draft; selecting University of Arizona CB Antoine Cason with their first pick, #27 overall.
Cason, 6′, 191 lbs, started 46 games during his college career.  He was named First Team All-Pac 10 twice and was the recipient of the […]

Apr

26

Some Pre-Draft Trivia

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April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

According to nfl.com, here are the Top 10 Draft Trades in History:
1.  1985 - The 49ers trade up for Jerry Rice.  (I highly agree with this one.)
2.  1999 - The Rams trade 2nd and 5th round draft picks to Indianapolis for Marshall Faulk.  (As a SDSU alumnus, high fives all around for this one as well.)
3.  1987 - […]

Apr

22

This is Messed Up!!

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April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

According to the NFL, here is a list of the ‘Top 10 Draft Steals in League History’ - which, of course, with which I take considerable offense.  See if you, too, notice who is PAINFULLY absent from this roster (there are several players to whom I am referring.)
1.  Tom Brady (gag, ack, ahem, cough), 6th round, 2000
2.  […]

Apr

21

Finally… LT’s Knee

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April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Amongst the proliferation of news surrounding Philip Rivers’ knee rehabilitation and the various injuries and remedies for the rest of the team, I was worried I was unable to find any update on superstar LaDainian Tomlinson…so much, in fact, that I was actually losing sleep over it.
Well, lo and behold, I checked into chargers.com for […]

Apr

16

Uh Oh

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April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

LB Stephen Cooper is facing a 4-game suspension effective 8/30 for testing positive for a banned substance.  He stated he used a stimulant that was recently added to the NFL’s list.  He will be available to return to the field after the Oakland game on 9/29.  He will not have to miss any of the […]

Apr

15

Ta Da….Announcing the 2008 Schedule

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April 15, 2008 | 1 Comment

Week 1 - 9/7 - Carolina
Week 2 - 9/14 - at Denver
Week 3 - 9/22 (MNF) - New York Jets
Week 4 - 9/28 - at Oakland
Week 5 - 10/5 - at Miami
Week 6 - 10/12 - New England (BIG Grudge Rematch & a SNF game to boot!!)
Week 7 - 10/19 - at Buffalo
Week 8 - […]

Apr

12

Another Matter of Knees

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April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

12 weeks after having surgery to repair his ACL, Philip Rivers was eager to practice with the rest of the team at Chargers park; however, after a few snaps in the shotgun, he was relegated to bench warmer status, which, undoubtedly, is tough for him. 
He is more than confident that he will be ready to […]

Apr

8

Now I’m Craving Gyros….

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April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Chargers owner Alex Spanos was honored by the Medal of the Commander of the Order of Honor by the President of the Hellenic Republic last month.  Proud of his heritage, Mr. Spanos was delighted to be recognized for his humanitarian contributions to Greece.  He was awarded this prestigious honor in his hometown in Stockton, CA
Mr. Spanos is quite the […]

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