The All Ex-Chargers Team: A.J. Smith Version

[Lucid]

A.J. Smith earned his reputation by identifying talented players and locking them up to long-term deals. But what about the ones who got away? Michael Lombardo rolls out his All Ex-Chargers Team, featuring the best players Smith helped bring to San Diego -- as either GM or assistant GM -- who failed to demonstrate staying power.
OFFENSE

QB: Drew Brees (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=2987544) – The drafting of Philip Rivers (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=2980067) sealed his fate.
RB: Jesse Chatman (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=3011777) – Big skills and an even bigger appetite.
FB: Joey Goodspeed – A blue-collar blocker with an ironic last name.
LT: Leander Jordan – How Marty Schottenheimer saw him as a left tackle is baffling.
LG: Toniu Fonoti – He makes Chatman look like a light weight.
C: Jason Ball (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=3026906) – Better at blocking nose tackles than negotiating contracts.
RG: Kelvin Garmon – Powerful lineman lacked agility and stamina.
RT: Courtney Van Buren – This tease of a prospect was talented but injury prone.
TE: Justin Peelle (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=2979879) – Good at everything, not great at anything.
WR: David Boston – Looks better in a mirror than on the field.
WR: Terry Charles – Early knee injuries derailed a promising career.

DEFENSE

LDE: Marcellus Wiley (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=2460015) – Never as talented as he thought he was.
NT: Jason Fisk (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=2605381) – He became expendable in the switch to the 3-4 scheme.
RDE: Dave Ball – Lacked the ability to anchor at the point of attack.
OLB: Steve Foley (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=2427855) – Police officers on power trips always spell trouble.
ILB: Sam Rogers (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=1159337) – Followed the initial migration to Buffalo West.
ILB: John Holecek (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=292049) – Another former Bill who was merely a stopgap in San Diego.
OLB: Ben Leber (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=2981103) – Was understandably beat out by Shawne Merriman (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=2980055).
CB: Ryan McNeil – Had eight picks in 2001 then fizzled from there on out.
CB: Tay Cody (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=3264955) – A bust in the NFL is now a star with the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
SS: Terrence Kiel (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=2427869) – Legal troubles hastened the end of an unspectacular career.
FS: Bhawoh Jue (http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=8&c=1&nid=3506969) – He was never the same after microfracture surgery in 2006.

http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=2&c=729261

[Shamrock]

Some guys that should/could be on that team .....

QB Cleo Lemon
OT - Damien MacIntosh
OT - Cory Lekkerkekrkekrrrkkkkkkkker
OT - Wes Britt
C - Cory Raymer
WR - Ruvell Martin
WR - Wes Welker
WE - Greg Camarillo
TE - Stephanie Alexander
TE - Steve Heiden

CB - Sammy Davis
LB - Donnie Edwards
LB - Randall Godfrey
DL - DeQuincy Scott
DE - Anthony Dingle

[Lucid]

Yea I was surprised that Sammy Davis wasnt on there.

[JtBoY20]

Some guys that should/could be on that team .....

QB Cleo Lemon
OT - Damien MacIntosh
OT - Cory Lekkerkekrkekrrrkkkkkkkker
OT - Wes Britt
C - Cory Raymer
WR - Ruvell Martin
WR - Wes Welker
WE - Greg Camarillo
TE - Stephanie Alexander
TE - Steve Heiden

CB - Sammy Davis
LB - Donnie Edwards
LB - Randall Godfrey
DL - DeQuincy Scott
DE - Anthony Dingle

Seeing how talented Wes Welker is I really wished he was in San Diego because he's small but quick.

[Dojo]

what? no love for damien mcintosh?

[LongRobbDiego]

What ever happened to Foley? Does anyone know if he'll ever play again? What about Kiel?

[Lightiningsmack]

AJ cut Harrison (Bad Move at least trade him)
AJ cut Bennett (Scifres is great!)
AJ cut Carney (Bad at first with Hoambrecker, Christie, and that horrble guy from SF)
Butler traded Seau

[619-N-702]

LG: Toniu Fonoti – He makes Chatman look like a light weight.


his cousin spencer and i worked together at pure/tangerine nightclub... what is it about samoens making everybody look "fun-sized"..lol i have nothing bad to say about the guy or his family..very cool, generous and giving. last i heard he went to oak/minney.

[SuperBowlBolts]

What ever happened to Foley? Does anyone know if he'll ever play again? What about Kiel?

I dont think Foley will ever be the same, Kiel dropped off the face of the NFL world after his run-ins with the law.

[JCDavey]

AJ cut Harrison (Bad Move at least trade him)
AJ cut Bennett (Scifres is great!)
AJ cut Carney (Bad at first with Hoambrecker, Christie, and that horrble guy from SF)
Butler traded Seauhe was injury prone and kinda worthless at the time, if we would have been willing to let him dose himself with hgh in sd, i'd agree, it was a bad move to cut him

[Dojo]

he was injury prone and kinda worthless at the time, if we would have been willing to let him dose himself with hgh in sd, i'd agree, it was a bad move to cut him

that's exactly right. What was it, 3 years in a row he was lost for the season? He was released, gained 10 pounds of muscle, got faster, signed with NE, wins SB's, gets caught with HGH, and his legacy will forever be tarnished. We were better off with Kwame Lassiter.

[LongRobbDiego]

I dont think Foley will ever be the same

Do you mean like physically? or like a mental thing? I liked Foley. I like SP more, but what a crappy way to end a career. My buddy's little brother who's 17 got harrassed by that cop in Coronado for not wearing a bike helmet. Said he's a real pud.

[bercomm]

What did the Chargers ever get in return for the Seau trade???

[Shamrock]

What did the Chargers ever get in return for the Seau trade???

Michael Turner.

San Diego got a fifth round pick in the 2004 draft, which the Chargers used to select MT.

[SDynasty858]

Some guys that should/could be on that team .....

QB Cleo Lemon
OT - Damien MacIntosh
OT - Cory Lekkerkekrkekrrrkkkkkkkker
OT - Wes Britt
C - Cory Raymer
WR - Ruvell Martin
WR - Wes Welker
WE - Greg Camarillo
TE - Stephanie Alexander
TE - Steve Heiden

CB - Sammy Davis
LB - Donnie Edwards
LB - Randall Godfrey
DL - DeQuincy Scott
DE - Anthony Dingle

ruvell martin was never on the chargers?

[Shamrock]

ruvell martin was never on the chargers?

He was on the Chargers for two different off seasons, and once was allocated to NFLE by the Chargers.

[jackfrost]

Shammy's correct , he definetely was.

I used to watch him play in the Europa League because I thought he was a chance to make our squad at one time.