A New Era: A Chargers Franchise Staring Otto Harris

[Icy4me]

Quote: Originally Posted by jayenomics

You'd be wrong. Despite going 3-13, that last win put us at #3 overall.

Boyd would be an interesting quarterback! Also, where is McCarron? Wasn't he rated in the 90s in your roster?

[Tommyspud]

Oh, this is going to be an interesting draft. A very interesting one.

[jayenomics]

2014 Draft Results

Round 1, #3 LT Jake Matthews 86 Overall
Texas A&M
Round 1, #10 G Mason Walters 83 Overall
Texas
Round 1, #22 QB Jordan Lynch 71 Overall
Northern Illinois
Round 1, #29 WR Corey Brown 72 Overall
Ohio State
Round 2, #3 SS Ty Zimmerman 79 Overall
Kansas State
Round 6, #3 WR Brandon Coleman 73 Overall
Rutgers

Otto Harris went offense heavy in his first draft, and that makes sense with how poor the unit was last season. Originally the plan looked like they would take Aaron Murray with the #3, but when Jake Matthews fell to them, they made the smart decision and took the franchise left tackle.

When Murray went off the board at #9, they made another smart move, locking up a franchise guard in Mason Walters. Walters is a big earth mover, just like Matthews. Both excel in a power running offense, which is good for San Diego as they are a power running team.

At #22, they took the ultra mobile Jordan Lynch out of Northern Illinois. This was a bit of a surprise with Kain Colter, a projected top 10 still on the board (Colter went to Tennessee at #19 of the second round), and AJ McCarron who went to Jacksonville at 27.

Although they signed Mike Williams in free agency, they added Ohio State speedster Corey Brown. They would later add Rutgers beast, 6'6 220 pound Brandon Coleman.

With their second round pick, they drafted their only defensive player, taking Strong Safety Ty Zimmerman out of Kansas State. Zimmerman was a late 2nd projection, but will make a great starter along side Kerry Rhodes.

[Icy4me]

Oh, wow, you got the cheese machine, lol. Are you going to try and run more of a spread attack with Lynch? Those are two big time offensive linemen as well.

[Tommyspud]

Shoring up that terrible OL is going to help the team.

The team looks to be heading in the right direction. You can never tell in a season though.

[jayenomics]

Post Draft Pickups

ROLB Xzavier Dickson, Rookie Free Agent, Alabama
1 Year, $480k

DT Colin Cole 34 Years Old, 73 Overall
1 Year, $810k

RG Mike McGlynn 29 Years Old, 76 Overall
1 Year, $810k

RT Byron Bell 25 Years Old, 77 Overall
1 Year, $750k

HB Michael Turner 32 Years Old, 81 Overall
1 Year, $1.28m

QB Pat Devlin 26 Years Old, 63 Overall
1 Year, $700k

LG Matt Slauson 28 Years Old, 76 Overall
1 Year, $680k

LE Ziggy Hood 27 Years Old, 80 Overall
1 Year, $1.03m

DT Robert Thomas, Rookie Free Agent, Arkansas
1 Year, $420k

FS Malcom Jenkins 26 Years Old, 75 Overall
1 Year, $680k

[jayenomics]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tommyspud

Shoring up that terrible OL is going to help the team. The team looks to be heading in the right direction. You can never tell in a season though.

Yeah, I used to just draft skill and look to trade/free agent line, but you can't do that to build a winner. I can run to the left side for a long, long time.

Quote: Originally Posted by Icy4me

Oh, wow, you got the cheese machine, lol. Are you going to try and run more of a spread attack with Lynch? Those are two big time offensive linemen as well.

I'm going to have to. He can't throw the ball, lmao.

[jayenomics]

2014 Preseason

Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers
Aug 10, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Indianapolis Colts (0-0)	0	10	3	20	33
San Diego Chargers (0-0)	7	14	0	0	21

Indianapolis Colts

San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals
Aug 17, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
San Diego Chargers (0-1)	7	0	0	0	7
Cincinnati Bengals (0-1)	3	10	3	5	22

San Diego Chargers

Cincinnati Bengals

Minnesota Vikings at San Diego Chargers
Aug 17, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Minnesota Vikings (1-1)	14	0	3	0	17
San Diego Chargers (0-2)	0	7	7	3	17

Minnesota Vikings

San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers at San Francisco 49ers
Aug 31, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
San Diego Chargers (1-2-1)	7	0	0	0	7
San Francisco 49ers (3-0)	6	17	0	7	30

San Diego Chargers

San Francisco 49ers