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Finally under that one week mark before the 2019 NFL Draft.Here�s to hoping that nothing stands in your way this week that will cause it to drag on and on.L..."HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BOY!Here we are. Finally under that one week mark before the 2019 NFL Draft.Here�s to hoping that nothing stands in your way this week that will cause it to drag on and on.Let�s wake up everyday White Philip Rivers Jerseys , get that bread, and let time just tick away before one of the most exciting weekends of the calendar year.Just like the last two posts, here are four more players that I believe the Chargers should take a serious look at once the first four rounds have come and gone.OT Dennis Daley - South CarolinaDaley is one of the more interesting offensive linemen in this draft due to the fact I�ve seen his draft stock get talked up into day two while also seeing him firmly in many pundits� day three selections.His evaluations are all over the place. But one thing that everyone can get behind when it comes to Daley is that he certainly looks the part and has the experience playing against some of the top talent while in the SEC.The former JUCO All-American is a good looking 324 pounds on a 6-foot-6 frame. He is still a slight work-in-progress as he only spent two seasons playing ball in South Carolina. Out of high-school, Daley attended the Georgia Military Academy for a pair of seasons where he was name the 18th-best overall junior college prospect and the 3rd-best offensive tackle in the country by ESPN.The good thing to note is that he was noticeably better at the end of the season than he was to start it, which shows he can put in the work. Although some say he gave up far too many sacks, Daley was still invited to the Senior Bowl following the season. Another good sign when it comes to potential Chargers targets. If he falls this far, the team could do a lot worse if they�re still fishing for OL depth.WR Damarkus Lodge - Ole MissOne of the bigger household names among wide receivers that will likely find himself falling due to being overshadowed by two of the top wide receivers in this class that happened to play with him on the same offense.Lodge has been a consistent player and producer with the Rebels since he played sparingly as a true freshmen in 2015. In his sophomore campaign, Lodge received his first and only start of the season, contributing 15 catches for 203 yards and a pair of touchdowns. THe very next season, Lodge took things up a notch by hauling in 41 passes, passing the 700-yard receiving mark, and tying for second on the team with seven touchdown grabs.When teammate and future first-round pick D.K. Metcalf was lost for most of the 2018 season, Lodge saw his responsibility and workload sore. While trying to keep the offense as explosive as ever, Lodge finished the year with 65 catches for 877 and just four touchdowns. His averages of 79.7 receiving yards and 5.9 catches per game were both good for 3rd in the SEC.At 6-foot-2 and 202 pounds, Lodge possesses adequate size for the position. His film looks like he can really run as he is constantly beating defenders up the sideline and running around them, but his 4.55 forty suggest that may not be the case at the next level.Lodge will likely be a more nuanced route-runner than most in this class as that�s where he will need to succeed in the NFL. And honestly, who�s better to learn that art form from than the Keenan Allen? I think he knows a thing or two about getting open.DT Greg Gaines - WashingtonI got put onto Gaines well over a year ago when he was still playing next to Vita Vea in that amazing Husky defensive line from 2017. I was watching their game against Stanford and it just looked like such a rough day for RB Bryce Love and that offensive line. At one point, Gaines and Vea were pretty much meeting at the QB at the same time over and over again.I knew this kid was definitely going to be worth keeping an eye on if he returned to school.With the departure of Vea to the NFL, Gaines was stuck with a little more attention than he would have liked. However Philip Rivers Jerseys 2019 , that didn�t stop him from setting career-highs in total tackles, sacks, and even collecting his first career interception.The strength and motor that Gaines possesses is definitely what you want in you defensive linemen. His mark of 30 reps on the bench press was one of the top performances of the combine and the film is littered with reps of him refusing to go backwards. But sometimes that motor is what gets him in trouble. Too often, offensive linemen will understand he wants to penetrate as fast possible and will therefore gameplan around his aggressiveness, letting him take himself out of the play.He�s more than worth a day three flier to me, but will likely find himself always stuck in a rotational role.LB Ben Burr-Kirven - WashingtonBurr-Kirven is a name that I didn�t hear until it was very late into the draft season. The craziest part is, how did I not hear about a guy who totaled 176 tackles in a single season? That�s just unheard of to me. He was sure to stuff the stat sheet in other areas as well, collecting 5.5 tackles-for-loss, two sacks, two interceptions, six passes defended, four forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries in his final season at Washington.Burr-Kirven, or BBK, as most call him, is on the small side for a middle linebacker at 6-foot-0 and 230 pounds. It�s his size that plays into his wheelhouse, though, as he displays some excellent closing speed on the field.At the combine, BBK was able to back up the speed he plays with by posting a 4.56 forty-yard dash White Antonio Gates Jerseys , a 6.85 3-cone, and a 4.09 short shuttle. Those last two are especially nice to see in a guy that likes to play sideline to sideline.And this is just a shot in the dark, but the Chargers don�t usually mind taking guys that are on the smaller side at the linebacker position. The University of Buffalo believes they have a fairer algorithm"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections San Diego Chargers Daily LinksSan Diego Chargers NewsSan Diego Chargers OffseasonSan Diego Chargers HistorySan Diego Chargers HumorGood news, Chargers! The NFL is trying to make scheduling fairerNew,9commentsThe University of Buffalo believes they have a fairer algorithm PDTShareTweetShareShareGood news, Chargers! The NFL is trying to make scheduling fairerThis week should mark the release of the 2019 NFL schedule, which is always welcome during these cold, dark, dreary days of non-football time. Immediately after the release of said schedule, there is a rush of comments and posts regarding the perceived fairness or lack thereof of each team�s schedule.The Chargers have often been on the unfortunate side of scheduling issues, though there are certain reasons that this can not be easily remedied. Being a west-coast team in a predominantly east-coast nation is just part of the price of admission. The travel discrepancy is what ultimately made the AFL a viable league back in the 1960s, and some significant crossroads have been crossed since the 1970 merger to blend the two. The Chargers, Raiders, 49ers, and the Seahawks are all going to have extensive travel bills in this country, but that doesn�t mean that measures can�t be taken to limit the travel toll on each team.Here�s what CBS Sports reported about the 2018 season:Well, shoot. They�d better have their Chargers-brand charge cards ready to collect those miles. None of this is news, however�it�s just one of the clearer examples of how the schedule can potentially be retooled in the name of parity. Other glaring examples include facing multiple teams coming off of their bye week, Sunday/Thursday short weeks Antonio Gates Jerseys 2019 , and divisional cadence (facing the same opponent twice in three weeks).And, recently, researchers from the University of Buffalo wanted to prove that the schedule could be made at least a bit more fair. The NFL agreed with the researches to the tune of a three-year research grant in November 2018 to provide year-round method development and schedule testing. While the NFL has confirmed this agreement, it hasn�t given any information as to how or if it will be utilized at all. This could just be a facade to make it look like they are addressing fairness, but there is an equal chance that they are indeed looking to make a better, fairer, and stronger product for all to enjoy.The whole project was sparked by Dr. Mark Karwan�s hometown Buffalo Bills complaining about how often they faced teams who were coming off either a bye or a Thursday night game. This naturally gave their opponents a rest advantage, and the Bills have suffered through enough just trying to keep pace in the AFC East. As it turned out, between 2002 and 2014, the Bills had twice as many of those games as some other teams. Dr. Karwan�s research isn�t the first of its kind, just the first (and only, as far as I can find!) subsidized by the NFL. In 2015, the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference received Karwan�s comprehensive study that sought to prove the inherent disadvantages to the current scheduling system, and offer ways to remedy the discrepancies.Their research first sought to prove that there is, indeed, a wide range of variables that can work against schedule parity. They then worked to show that certain variables affect certain teams disproportionately.Figure 1 (bye week rundown)MIT Sloan Sports Analytics ConferenceFrom 2003-2012, the Chargers faced bye-week favored teams 5th most in the league. The Falcons really got the short of that stick, while the Cardinals hardly noticed.That doesn�t mean much if the rest didn�t affect the play on the field, so the MIT team crunched the numbers on win percentage against such opponents. Figure 2 (win% against rested teams)MIT Sloan Sports Analytics ConferenceWell White Kellen Winslow Jerseys , it�s not a world-ending difference, but it is a difference. Facing more rested opponents more often puts teams like the Chargers at a statistical disadvantage. It might not manifest itself in a single season, but it is a bias that can be controlled.In the end, these are just two of the lowest-hanging fruit as far as scheduling examples go. The bye week impact and jet lag are two issues that the Chargers have had to face that have put them at a greater disadvantage than the majority of the NFL.None of these issues are stronger than the on-field product or the players that make the roster. They are, however, issues that can be better mitigated with a bit of research, forethought, and, as Dr. Karwan indicates, at least 12 hours of supercomputer computation time.Well, my math doesn�t get me to quite that number, but I�ve never been the best at carrying the zero. If you�re keen to bone up, you can literally play Number Munchers for free at the Internet Archives. What were we talking about, again?-Jason �DOS for Dumb Me� Michaels