Antonio Garay on Boomer and Carton this AM..

[megadeth078]

For once, the huddle has a discussion about a FA that isn't a complete waste of time. Not only would Rivera be the first to notice he's available, but Garay even mentions our team by name. This is a done deal, aint it?

[Montsta]

This team used to try and emmulate the Steelers, who have like 6 world titles. Why are we now trying to be the Chargers, who have pretty much been a poo franchise since jumpstreet?

This is just a curious question, not to knock Garay per se.

[CatMan72]

the way it sounds the market and demand for him was going to be pretty small anyway. no one is expecting him to be all that expensive. it sounds like he just wants an opportunity to start or at least get a lot of PT and a legit shot at starting. he also sounds like he really wants to get back with rivera so he'd probably be pretty agreeable to any respectable contract offer. he's not someone that will require us breaking the bank for.

...and it sounds like he might give us a discount for the chance to play under Rivera again.

[CRA]

This team used to try and emmulate the Steelers, who have like 6 world titles. Why are we now trying to be the Chargers, who have pretty much been a poo franchise since jumpstreet?

you know how many losing seasons the chargers have had over the last 8 years?

zero.

There model works. There issue is making noise in the postseason.

[CatMan72]

This team used to try and emmulate the Steelers, who have like 6 world titles. Why are we now trying to be the Chargers, who have pretty much been a poo franchise since jumpstreet?

This is just a curios question, not to knock Garay per se.

Hard to tell if it's the Chargers, or the Schottenheimer/Turner effect?

[Montsta]

you know how many losing seasons the chargers have had over the last 8 years?

zero.

There model works. There issue is making noise in the postseason.

Damn I didn't realize that. No more arguments from me then. :o

[Montsta]

you know how many losing seasons the chargers have had over the last 8 years?

zero.

There model works. There issue is making noise in the postseason.

Interesting for you then. If we did mirror SD and became a perennial playoff team every year for the next 6 or 7 seasons, but never won it all, how would you feel? It's a HUGE step up for us, but I could see how that could get frustrating for SD fans eventually.

[megadeth078]

This team used to try and emmulate the Steelers, who have like 6 world titles. Why are we now trying to be the Chargers, who have pretty much been a poo franchise since jumpstreet?

This is just a curious question, not to knock Garay per se.

We're not trying to emulate the Chargers as much as we're trying to copy their defense. You know, the same defense that Rivera built? Ron Rivera? Our head coach. Also, I didn't know we were in the position to look down on more successful franchises. What are we proud of again?

[CRA]

Damn I didn't realize that. No more arguments from me then. :o

yep, in the 10 years of the Shotty/Norv eras they have had 1 losing season. Not many teams fire a coach that goes 14-2 either.

[CRA]

We're not trying to emulate the Chargers as much as we're trying to copy their defense. You know, the same defense that Rivera built? Ron Rivera? Our head coach. Also, I didn't know we were in the position to look down on more successful franchises. What are we proud of again?

adding in some read option stuff for Cam doesn't mean we aren't running a comparable offense either. We are Chargers East right now.

[Snake]

Joat come on, you see how easily RE got injured last year? anything can happen and depth is a good thing to have especially at DT its not like its your pocket book you gotta pull millions from and the dude is from SD isn't it a lock

JOAT always brings the negative side to any situation. I've only witnessed him say a few positive things the whole time I have posted here.

[rayzor]

didn't realize he had both the Chicago and Chargers ties. Might as well call him a Panther now.

well...he dind't really play much. he got a little bit of play time in but towards the end of '07 he had a blocker take a cheap shot/illegal block on him and got him put on IR. since then he really didn't get a chance to do anything until rivera got him plugged in.

Like rayzor said, Garray is more of a UT while Edwards is an NT, so they could compliment each other nicely.

McClain and/or Fua may turn out to be great, but right now they are still unknown commodities and the rest of the guys we have are at best decent rotational players, so we need to keep an eye out for a another vet like this to get us over the hump while we continue to develop our young guys. Even if we draft a DT with the # 9 pick, you have to give the kid at least a year to get a clue, so we need vets like Garray (at a reasonable price) to span the gap.

as much as i want a DT in the draft this year, i'd be satisfied adding garay to what we have and letting fua and mcclain develop for another year.

[csx]

This team used to try and emmulate the Steelers, who have like 6 world titles. Why are we now trying to be the Chargers, who have pretty much been a poo franchise since jumpstreet?

This is just a curious question, not to knock Garay per se.

I think they were referring to the way the team is run, not the specific players. Richardson wants a stable system that works over the long term. So far it hasn't worked.

Rivera utilizing players he is familiar with only makes sense and so far it's only been role players.

[Catalyst]

If we can get him relatively cheap, why the hell not?