CHARGERS RELEASE LT. Wow. Any interest?

No he's a whiny punk.

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Washed up.

Always sitting on the bench in big playoff games injured.

NO WAY!!! Avoid at all costs!

not saying i want to persue him but pretty fun to think about the wildcat with him ronnie and ricky

him ronnie and ricky

This isn't 2004 people. This guy has nothing left

Yeah I hear Shaun Alexander is still available too.

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LT's really washed up if you saw him last year

The Chargers stopped making stupid peronell moves with Ryan Leaf. If they are letting him go, there is a good reason. We need to get younger, not older at running back.

opus Wrote:
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> The Chargers stopped making stupid peronell moves
> with Ryan Leaf. If they are letting him go, there
> is a good reason. We need to get younger, not
> older at running back.

ooooooooooooooooo. I still think that trading Drew Brees was pretty stupid. But I'm a Boilermaker at heart.

trading Drew Brees ---he was a UFA

DaytonaDolfan13 Wrote:
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> trading Drew Brees ---he was a UFA


<twisting the knife>

And there were other teams besides New Orleans that looked at him...

</twisting the knife>

LT is no longer a regular every down back.

He would be very effective if his carries were limited and the offence in which he is playing has some balance. He still scored 12 TD's this year.

we have Ricky....for 2010...after that? we could use LT.

Signing him to a 3 year contract right now may seem like a luxury move. But, knowing Ricky is gone after this year and Ronnie is a free agent...???

The issue then becomes that we have to release Cobbs, Hilliard, or Sheets.

we could release Sheets, and reduce Hilliard'sopportunities,but...there are likely bigger needs.

I would rather carry an extra WR to ensure we upgrade that need and roll with the guys we have.

If LT signs a 1 year deal because of the labor issues, then I would sign him to replace Ricky in 2011.

Well LT is not the superstar he once was, he's lost his breakaway speed. But is lateral movement and acceleration is still as good as ever. He'd be a good on a team that needs an inside the red-zone kind of TD maker. Some one will grab him, probably won't be us...but someone will.

No. He has very little left.

Rick

Phinsfan2 Wrote:
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> ChyrenB Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > opus Wrote:
> >
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>
> > -----
> > > The Chargers stopped making stupid peronell
> > moves
> > > with Ryan Leaf. If they are letting him go,
> > there
> > > is a good reason. We need to get younger, not
> > > older at running back.
> >
> > ooooooooooooooooo. I still think that trading
> > Drew Brees was pretty stupid. But I'm a
> > Boilermaker at heart.
>
>
> They didn't trade Brees. He left as an
> unrestricted Free Agent. They might have been
> able to trade his rights so another team could
> have franchised him but he seperated his shoulder
> in the final game of the year so that wasn't
> really an option.

RESPONSE: Yes, it is true that they did not "trade" him. My memory was that they got rid of him, not precisely how. But they certainly did not want to re-sign him. They let him go. That was the point with respect to the subject of whether the stupidity of San Diego ended with the Ryan Leaf debacle.

When I wrote the post, I was aware of his injury. I also realize it was a risk but like I said, I'm a Boiler at heart and I was hoping that Miami, as a poster above said about New Orleans not being the only team looking at him, would get him.

So we were unfortunate for passing on him but I still think the Chargers were stupid in not (shall I say) re-signing him.

I'm thinking the Browns will snatch him up... They really don't have anyone right now... Or maybe they'll take Westbrook...

The Browns had a guy step up last year late in the season and put up some big numbers...

The Browns are in full blown rebuilding like we were 2 years ago. It makes ZERO sense for them to go after a LT or Westbrook type

Maybe the rumors of trading Ronnie Brown are true! If we trade Ronnie, I could see us signing LT. It gives us insurance if Ricky goes down, ang just imagine that backfield (RW and LT at the same time!).

LT's press conference yesterday was billed as a "Fairwell to San Diego" press conference given his release.

I kinda got the funny "vibe" that it was a retirement from football press conference. He did a lot of crying and although there is a certain sentiment to be expected from a sentimental fellow like him on that count alone, I also have the sneaky suspicion that he was such a great back in his time, he might be that rare exception that might just want to go out on top which was more the rule than the exception in the 40's, 50's, and 60's (although Babe Ruth kept playing long past his time).

montequi Wrote:
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> Maybe the rumors of trading Ronnie Brown are true!
> If we trade Ronnie, I could see us signing LT.
> It gives us insurance if Ricky goes down, ang just
> imagine that backfield (RW and LT at the same
> time!).


If we have a backfield of LT and RW we will have one of the worst running games in the NFL. LT was horrible last year and has been horrible. The guy has nothing left.

Maybe he should go to Minnesota then he and Favre can hold each other as they cry off into the sunset.

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Come on guys this is a uncapped year, and he is a all time great. I would sign him to a one year deal, and have ONE HECK OF A BACKFIELD!!! Heck sign Westbrook too!

eesti Wrote:
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> Maybe he should go to Minnesota then he and Favre
> can hold each other as they cry off into the
> sunset.


Westbrook to Minny sounds like it might happen if he doesn't retire. He is a Childress guy

Mia1 Wrote:
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> Come on guys this is a uncapped year, and he is a
> all time great. I would sign him to a one year
> deal, and have ONE HECK OF A BACKFIELD!!! Heck
> sign Westbrook too!

Let New England and Seattle sign the re-treads.

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