Morning Dump: San Diego Chargers News Around the Web

Apr 28, 2011; New York, NY, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell introduces the 32nd overall pick of the Green Bay Packers during the 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports

Time to see how  the new general manager wants to build this football team. What kind of players does Tom Telesco like? What kind of moves will he make around the league? It all starts today…

I am so excited I want to put on some Tom Jones and dance!

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The Chargers‘ Doctor Is A Drunk Quack. Why Haven’t They Fired Him? – DeadspinDeadspinThat Chao remains the Chargers‘ doctor even now, amid a hail of accusations and universally terrible PR for both the team and league, owes less to his ability to treat his patients than to the unresolved conflict at the heart of the modern NFL: How can…

Chargers should be offensive in firstU-T San Diego“We do this for a living every day, and we really don’t know who will go in the first 15, which is a little different,” Chargers General Manager Tom Telesco said. “Usually the first four or five you can pretty much pinpoint and then after that you have …

Analysis: How far are the San Diego Chargers from being a playoff team?Bolts from the BlueThis is something that the San Diego Chargers have not done since 2009. What has happened to a team that made the playoffs 5 out 6 seasons in the 2004-2009 run has been well chronicled on this site. Discussions on how to fix the problem usually feature …

2013 NFL Draft team needs: San Diego ChargersSB Nation Cleveland (blog)The Chargers had four consecutive trips to the playoffs to finish the last decade, but haven’t been back since 2009. A 7-9 season in 2012 got Norv Turner and A.J. Smith fired. With Mike McCoy and Tom Telesco now at the helm, the Chargers will look to …

New Chargers Regime Prepares for Its First DraftVoice of San DiegoTheir replacements will begin putting their stamp on the franchise when the NFL Draft gets underway this Thursday at 5 p.m. The Chargers‘ middling 2012 performance garnered them the 11th pick in the first round, and one pick each in the early-middle of…

MOCK DRAFT: CHARGERS EDITION EXPECT BOLTS TO FOCUS ON O-LINE …U-T San DiegoThis draft season has been fascinating. Normally, by now we’d have a decent read on who’s going to be chosen in the top five. Not this time around. Everything remains fluid, especially for the Chargers. Do they trade up for a tackle? Do they take the …

Everyone’s talking about the NFL DraftU-T San DiegoHe’s certainly a player the Chargers would have to consider. This is where diligence comes in. A team with the 11th pick should vet most, if not all, prospects, so if one does drift, the team is ready to make a better decision. I doubt that Tom Telesco ..

Travis Long And The NFL: San Diego ChargersAll Coug’d UpThe Chargers, who run a 3-4 scheme, can always use depth at the outside linebacker position. With Shaun Phillips still being a free agent, and Melvin Ingram, their first round pick who never seemed to get going last year, the outside linebackers are …