shawn merriman is a fucking retard

shawne***********************

isn't it in the best interest of the chargers to put him on the PUP list? why are they going to be complicit in what could possibly be the end of his career? how does this make any sense at all for anyone involved?

I guess it depends on whether it's the sort of thing that can get worse if you play on it or not. When Rivers played on his injury in the playoffs, they said it probably wouldn't get worse as a result ... the damage was done, and either he dealt with it or didn't.

But yeah, it's retarded.

Merriman said Saturday that he has been told by doctors that he could suffer a possible career-ending injury if he attempts to play without having surgery.

this is like assisted suicide on the chargers part

i understand that the chargers were really close to making the super bowl last year but its not like their window is closing anytime soon.

their nucleus is like rivers, LT, chambers, gates, jackson, castillo, merriman, cromartie. all of these guys have multiple years left in their primes!!

this is just mind blowingly bone headed to me

SHAWNE MERRIMAN IS JUDGING THE 2008 MISS USA PAEGANT

i think this was one of my better threads

Norv Turner is an asshole who knows that if the Chargers fuck it up this year, he'll be fired. Actually I don't know if this is right, but I suspect this is what's going on. Is this a contract year for Merriman?

I don't think it's a contract year, but a lot of the guys Jordan mentioned are not signed past the following year. There was a minor hubbub when the Chargers signed Castillo long-term before Merriman, though.

Also, Turner probably won't get fired after this year. They were in the AFC Championship game last year, and Smith loves him. Even the fans like him now.

you're probably right, but I think expectations are really high for the Chargers this year. I didn't know about the owner loving Turner---that blows my mind, as he seems like such a mediocre hack to me (but I like Schottenheimer a lot)

Is he a mediocre hack, though? His Redskins teams featured Gus Frerotte/Heath Shuler at QB, Terry Allen at RB, and an ancient Henry Ellard at WR on offense, with a defense led by the ancient Darrell Green and cast of dudes who aren't going to be getting hall of fame votes anytime soon, at a time when the Cowboys and 49ers were quite formidable. When they brought in Brad Johnson and Stephen Davis the team improved quite a bit, but then they fired him midseason and replaced him with Robiske.

And he really didn't have a chance in Oakland. No one does.

But I guess he seems like a boring guy.

schefter thinks merriman's going through with it because of some escalators in his current contract, but that's just speculation

The theory I heard on the radio as a possible explanation on Merriman's lunacy is that the injury would really effect him more having to back pedal or cut, but moving forward should not be that impended. This means that a straight end pass rusher like Shawne Merriman might be able to work, somewhat. In doing that most NFL players that have this surgery lose a step or two and since Merriman's has one more year on his contract, the theory is that he hopes he has a big year get 10+ sacks then somehow play this into a contract extension, instead of getting surgery then coming back 'slow' not getting 10+ sacks and not getting an extension. It still sounds like insanity to me, but just going by what I have seen after the play ends from Merriman, the dude might not be playing with a full deck.

The dude obviously doesn't seem have a problem with needles, so you can scratch that out as an excuse for not having surgery.

The theory I heard on the radio as a possible explanation on Merriman's lunacy is that the injury would really effect him more having to back pedal or cut, but moving forward should not be that impended.

expect a lot of runs right at merriman this year then.

Countdown to "I just had to try, you know?"

This thread title is the truth bomb of the month.

yeah, this sucks. I live in an AFC West tv market so we get the Chargers a lot, and I was hoping they'd be Super Bowl material this year (despite qb). This makes it a little less likely I think.

Retired, though he could've done it 3 years ago without anyone noticing.

11. Dallas Cowboys, DeMarcus Ware, OLB, Troy State
12. San Diego Chargers, Shawne Merriman, OLB, Maryland

Not quite Manning/Leaf, but still hurts.

Well Merriman was at least great for a couple of years and injuries happen. This is pretty much example that every player is one bad play away from being done.

I'd have to think that 2006 Chargers club could be a good club for that "missing rings" series, even though the story went on for a few years afterwards. That club was freaking loaded everywhere AND had tossed away Drew Brees from the season before.

SD is a beautiful ocean town with some honest rust belt football fan angst, at least for the fans that care.

he was okay as a pass rusher but he sucked at everything else, and he sucked at everything once he stopped roiding.

SD is a beautiful ocean town with some honest rust belt football fan angst, at least for the fans that care.

Chargers fans are mostly bullshit, and I say this as a lifelong fan.

damn what's up with this thread? i was not happy about shawne merriman

their nucleus is like rivers, LT, chambers, gates, jackson, castillo, merriman, cromartie. all of these guys have multiple years left in their primes!!

man the nfl really does break players down rapidly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvjkIBba-iM#t=00m35s

kind of feel bad for merriman

that 06 pats/chargers game was so great. wasn't some of the NE defense doing the lights out dance on the chargers logo after that one? ladanian was v upset. but from then on NE always braeks hearts in the playoffs too ;_;

damn what's up with this thread? i was not happy about shawne merriman

hyperbole?

that 06 pats/chargers game was so great. wasn't some of the NE defense doing the lights out dance on the chargers logo after that one? ladanian was v upset. but from then on NE always braeks hearts in the playoffs too ;_;

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god punking the chargers was so much fun

Watching the Patriots get punked by the Colts the following week was also fun.

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/401158/reche_caldwell_holy_shit_1_3.jpg

never forget

realizes pats receivers that year were.. caldwell, troy brown, jabar gaffney..... uh............. how did they get to the afc title game

should we blame norv turner for the super chargers never getting to a super bowl with that much talent? we should right?

http://arrowheadaddict.com/files/2011/05/norv-turner1.jpg