Shawn Merriman Arrested

[Jay Schroeder]

Merriman is a monster

Wouldve loved it if Skins drafted him or Ware over Rogers

And passed on Jason Campbell for Roddy White and drafted Derek Anderson in a later round

alas hindsight is 20/20

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Jay Schroeder

Merriman is a monster

Wouldve loved it if Skins drafted him or Ware over Rogers

And passed on Jason Campbell for Roddy White and drafted Derek Anderson in a later round

alas hindsight is 20/20

And if somewhat we could have end up with Drew Brees when he left SD, it would have been great.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

And if somewhat we could have end up with Drew Brees when he left SD, it would have been great.

Every time I see Drew Brees I think about how the Dolphins worked out him and Culpepper and decided Culpepper was the better choice for their QB moving forward. Oops.

[Jay Schroeder]

I mean...those two were drafted right after Rogers, we couldve taken either of em and been better off...thats all Im saying....

[over the mountain]

^^ if my memory serves correct i thought we were def going cb that year and we had pacman jones ahead of carlos. so....yeah.

belicheck even said if hes such a genuis for picking brady he wouldnt have waited until the 6th round. not sure what this is worth or even relevant.

the idea of merriman joining the skins has passed my mind. heard espn speculate it wouldnt even take a 1st rounder at this point but in no way do i think we make a trade at this stage, especialy with merriman having some many question marks that need to be answered this year.

go skins!!

[Jay Schroeder]

thats where I disagree with the draft for need over the best talent available (to an extent) theory. Obviously it depends...but in this case we missed out.

drafting for talent always puts you in position to stockpile and later trade for needs if so inclined, but at least it gives you both options

I've heard that from Bellicheck also, but why would he draft him much higher when he didn't really have to, I doubt he was projected much higher on anyone elses boards, coming out of Michigan

I'm just more thinking out loud...after I saw it mentioned that someone would rather have Rogers over Shawne, or something to that effect

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Jay Schroeder

thats where I disagree with the draft for need over the best talent available (to an extent) theory. Obviously it depends...but in this case we missed out.

drafting for talent always puts you in position to stockpile and later trade for needs if so inclined, but at least it gives you both options

I've heard that from Bellicheck also, but why would he draft him much higher when he didn't really have to, I doubt he was projected much higher on anyone elses boards, coming out of Michigan

I'm just more thinking out loud...after I saw it mentioned that someone would rather have Rogers over Shawne, or something to that effect

I think that Rogers is quite talented. He strikes me as both a need pick and a talent pick. Many folks had him very high on their draft boards.

[roth74va]

Originally Posted by Lotus

I think that Rogers is quite talented. He strikes me as both a need pick and a talent pick. Many folks had him very high on their draft boards.

Agreed and we could have been stuck with another top CB in that draft.......Pac-man Jones, lol.

[Jay Schroeder]

Jones got drafted ahead of em so that isnt really an issue

I think he is talented as well, but he hasn't proven to be the talent that Shawne or Ware are

Someone said early in the post they would rather have Rogers than Merriman

I have to disagree

[Jay Schroeder]

supposedly he wouldnt take the less guaranteed money they were offering...but yeah....lol

[Jay Schroeder]

side note

The Chargers stock pile talent at rb and qb like none other in recent memory via the draft...

[MTK]

I have a hard time believing Merriman is only 6'1

[T.O.Killa]

My god, what would our defense look like if we had Merriman at SLB. Would that be incredible. Not even sure he can play the position, but wow.

[Dirtbag59]

For what it's worth I think Shawne Merriman should change his sack dance to this.

[Daseal]

Merriman at SLB in a 4-3? Really? He's a 3-4 LB through and through. He is schemed around and is excellent at getting to the QB. If put at LB in a 4-3 or DE in a 4-3 I think he would be far less successful than he has been in the past.