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“BOLTVILLE-TIME TO PLAY”
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Enough with all the side stories involving the Chargers.

Tired of the Jim Harbaugh-vs-NCAA story, his defiance and denials, and the NCAA assertion the Chargers coach is a liar and an unethical person.

He won’t ever coach college football again, not at his age, and not that he was going back.

The bigger story is Harbaugh’s return to the NFL and how quickly he can turn around the Chargers, in the similar fashion to what he did with the 49ers.

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Enough with conversation about the draft and filling all the needs.

1st round pick Joe Alt will start at right tackle, and Trey Pipkens moves into right guard, two moves that I think change everything about that front.  Now they have to stay healthy.

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Enough with the chit-chat, they are replacing Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, and are confident they have the right guys.

Ladd McConkey, the high pick from Georgia, caught everything in the early stages of camp, but now he’s hurt.  They have 4-weeks to get him ready.

The bigger question is last year’s first round pick, Quinton Johnston, tall, fast, lanky, but he of bad hands, still dropping passes.  They need him to be good, now, not in the future, and he has to prove it.  And where is the depth coming from?

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Enough with the theory they will pound the ball in the post-Austin Ekeler era, and hope to do it with veterans.

Gus Edwards and JD Dobbins, both from the Ravens.  Edwards is coming off knee surgery, and has limited in heavy duty worki.  Dobbins has had two major injuries and looks quick, but does not look heavy duty in nature.  Can he stay healthy?  What is the future of Ike Spiller, in his third year, but yet to really contribute.  Question marks everywhere?

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Enough with the team speed theory on defense.

Yes, Joey Bosa-Khalil Mack-Tui Tuiapoltu can got get QBs.  Have to see how much gas Denzell Perryman and Bud Dupree have left in the tank.

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Enough with compliments for Derwin James-Alois Gilman.

1-area I have been impressed with is what is happening at cornerback.  Did they steal a veteran in Kristain Fulton, a refugee from the Carolina Panthers?  He has been everywhere making plays.  And rookie Tarheeb Still has been a standout in camp.  Now we see if they can play that way in game action.  The secondary could be strong, it has to be.

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Enough with fixing the defense.

The reality is they fired 3-top defensive tackles, and they are looking for help for steady Morgan Fox.  Only time will tell if the no-names playing alongside Fox can be playmakers in the middle.

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Enough with the Justin Herbert injury updates.

You have to be concerned that the arch-foot injury for Herbert can be slow healing.  Two weeks in a boot, two weeks in the slow rehab, with the hope there are no setbacks.  That gives him about 10-days of heavy duty practice to get ready to start the season.

The other issue is what they have at backup, Easton Stick, who has not had a good camp taking all the snaps, seems to have problems staying within the pocket of Greg Roman’s new offense, and did not move the team at the end of last year when he replace the injured Herbert and could not get the ball into the end zone.

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So beyond the excitement of bringing Harbaugh in, and matching him with Herbert, the Chargers have alot of unanswered questions.

Wishing and hoping will be replacing by playing this weekend against the Seahawks on Saturday night.

The Chargers think they will be better than last year’s (5-12) mess that got everyone fired.  Saturday we see where the growth process is going.

Time to Play in Boltville.

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