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04	September 2019

Every year, as the clock ticks away and the NFL

Every year Easton Stick Jersey 2019 , as the clock ticks away and the NFL Draft gets closer and closer, fans and pundits alike try to find the themes, hints, and clues that could lead to predicting a team�s motives once..."Draft gets closer and closer, fans and pundits alike try to find the themes, hints, and clues that could lead to predicting a team�s motives once they�re on the clock in late April.Many look to athletic thresholds and measurments. This is one of the simpler ways to draw some conclusions.�Is this guy at least this tall?��Does he weigh at least X pounds?�It�s sometimes fun and people like numbers. No surprise on the popularity of this one.Some look at the number of players drafted at certain positions and make statements like, �This general manager doesn�t value position X as much as position Y and that�s why they�re more likely to draft one over the other.�This idea makes some sense, as well. After all, heading into last year�s draft, it was well-known that Tom Telesco hasn�t valued the safety position all that much and, even though it was a significant team need Cheap Easton Stick Jersey , the plan wasn�t to draft one in the first....until Derwin James fell all the way to 17.In the last two years, I�ve been lucky enough to travel to Mobile, Alabama to take in the Reese�s Senior Bowl with the rest of the football world. Both trips have been enlightening while maintaining a level of top-tier talent that only the top all-star showcase could gather.After last year�s draft class, I noticed that four of the seven players drafted had participated in the Senior Bowl. Those players were LB Uchenna Nwosu (2nd), DT Justin Jones (3rd), LB Kyzir White (4th), and C Scott Quessenberry (5th).That made me check out the roster from the prior year and see if they had done something similar in Anthony Lynn�s first year as head coach.It was more of the same.The Chargers had drafted another four players who participated in that year�s showcase, including picking up another as an undrafted free agent. They were OG Dan Feeney (3rd), S Rayshawn Jenkins (4th), CB Desmond King (5th), DE Isaac Rochell (7th), and WR Artavis Scott (UDFA).It�s got to be more of a coincidence, right? Two years is a small sample size White Easton Stick Jersey , I know, but let�s take a look at the numbers in the previous four years of Telesco�s tenure prior to the hiring of Lynn in January of 2017.In 2013, Telesco�s first year at the helm, the Chargers drafted Alabama offensive tackle DJ Fluker in the first round of the draft. He was the only selection that played in that year�s Senior Bowl.In 2014 and �15, the team only selected one participant each year with those two being OLB Jeremiah Attaochu (2nd) and LB Denzel Perryman (2nd), respectively. Then, in 2016, they didn�t select anyone from the annual showcase.So taking a step back, we can see there was a potential shift in philosophy between 2016 and �17. One major change that obviously happened around the same time was the hire of Lynn.So yeah, there might be something to this crack-pot theory.It�s not a big surprise to see a team covet the players invited to such a prestigious event. After all, the selection committee for the event are good at their jobs and put in a ton of work to find the right players. Traits such as character, leadership, and experience are big when it comes to receiving an invitation. When it comes to Lynn Youth Trevor Williams Jerseys , you just know those types of players get his juices flowing.Now that we�ve gone over all of that, we can take this mindset and direct it towards the most recent group of prospects to have played in Mobile.With positions of need still being the offensive tackle, defensive tackle, linebacker and safety (maybe a WR3?), we can start to narrow in on some potential targets in this year�s draft class.Here are a handful of players at each position that I think should be on everyone�s radar come April:Offensive TackleAndre Dillard - Washington State (Might go before #28)Kaleb McGary - WashingtonTytus Howard - Alabama StateChuma Edoga - USCDalton Risner - Kansas State (Might go before #28)Defensive TackleKhalen Saunders - Western IllinoisDaylon Mack - Texas A&MRenell Wren - Arizona StateLinebackerTe�Von Coney - Notre DameGermaine Pratt - North Carolina StateBobby Okereke - StanfordTerrill Hanks - New Mexico StateSafetyNasir Adderley - DelawareJuan Thornhill - VirginiaMarvell Tell - USCMike Edwards - KentuckyDarnell Savage - MarylandMarquise Blair - UtahRoster Watch: Craig Mager closing in on fifth cornerback spot Craig Mager is like a cockroach that just won�t die. You can bench him, banish him to the practice squad, even give his job to an undrafted free agent, and he just won�t go away. And, to the dismay of many, it seems Mager is poised to last at least another season with the Los Angeles Chargers.Yes, you read that right. With two weeks remaining in the preseason, and the week three �dress rehearsal� looming this weekend, the team continues to give every indication that Craig Mager has a virtual vice grip on what figures to be the fifth and final spot on the cornerback depth chart.As excited as the fans were about undrafted free agents Brandon Facyson and Tony Brown entering camp Trevor Williams Jerseys Stitched , the coaches have been even more excited about the perceived new-and-improved Craig Mager. They have repeatedly praised him for the way he handled his demotion to the practice squad in 2017, and Ron Milus, Gus Bradley and Philip Rivers have all praised his improved attitude and technique. You might say they�ve been effusive in their praise.They�re all but telling us he�s going to make the cut, folks.And, while I don�t remember Mager so much as being targeted in either preseason game, that probably only helps his case. I mean, as bad as he�s been in the past; it�s hard for him to do anything to hurt his cause if teams don�t challenge him. This is particularly true if the coaching staff is actively looking for a reason to carry him.What�s more, if the preseason rotations in the defensive backfield are any indication, Facyson and Brown aren�t really even nipping at Mager�s heels for that fifth spot on the depth chart, either.It looks to me like Jeff Richards, who spent all of last season on the Chargers practice squad, is currently the sixth corner on the depth chart, and might also be the only player with a chance to unseat Mager. Richards has played every snap with the second team through two preseason games and hasn�t really done anything to help or hurt himself.Granted Youth Philip Rivers Jerseys , Brandon Facyson played opposite Richards in Arizona, and had a pretty good game in doing so, but he was promptly shuttled back to the third team when Hayward returned against Seattle. While Tony Brown has functioned as Des King�s primary backup at slot corner in both games, I�m just not sure he�s done enough on defense or on special teams to overcome the deep ball he yielded against the Cardinals.What does all this mean? Well, for starters, barring a major change in the pecking order, it almost certainly means Craig Mager is going to be the fifth corner when the Los Angeles Chargers break camp at the end of August. But for all you Facyson and Brown fans, it likely also means they�re competing with Jeff Richards for what figures to be no more than two practice squad spots. Right now my money is on Richards and Facyson nabbing those spots.So, don�t be surprised if Craig Mager makes this team and, while we�re at it...please don�t shoot the messenger.