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Kyle Emanuel Jerseys 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..." Latest NewsLos Angeles Chargers NewsBFTB EditorialsSenior Bowl could be key to Chargers’ draft plansNew,50commentsPDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Senior Bowl could be key to Chargers’ draft plansTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Jonathan Bachman/Getty ImagesEvery year, 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 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 White Drew Kaser Jerseys , 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, I know Drew Kaser Jerseys 2019 , 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, 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 White Brandon Mebane Jerseys , 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 - Utah CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Josh Rosen won a California high school championship at StubHub Center five years ago. He also played competitive tennis at the complex’s training facility while growing up in nearby Manhattan Beach.His first trip to the suburban stadium as the Cardinals‘ rookie quarterback won’t join those fond memories.Instead, this 45-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers will loom as another low point in an increasingly rough year for Arizona (2-9).“It was nice coming back home,” Rosen said. “Last time I was on this field was the high school state championship game, so I have better memories than today. But we’ll keep pushing forward.”After jumping to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, Arizona was comprehensively flattened by the Chargers (8-3) in its third straight defeat. Players and coaches alike were left grasping for answers even while insisting they’ve still got reasons to keep working hard this season.“Guys are not doing the things that we’ve been coached to do,” defensive tackle Corey Peters said. “That’s frustrating, but we’re not going to be discouraged. … All I know how to do is put my head down and go back to work when things aren’t going right. I think that’s the best way to approach anything in football and in life. Just try to do your best.”The Cardinals have ensured their third consecutive non-winning season since making the NFC championship game three years ago, and they’ll need three wins in their final five games just to match this franchise’s worst record since 2003.The Cards realize they’re running out of chances to show progress in coach Steve Wilks’ debut season. Two weeks after staying close to the powerhouse Chiefs in a 26-14 loss, Arizona has dropped a home game to lowly Oakland and been routed in Carson.At least one unit is unlikely to take more heat than the other when Wilks reviews the film. The Cardinals were starkly outplayed on both sides of the ball.The Cardinals scored on their first two drives, yet Arizona finished with a measly 149 total yards against Los Angeles’ defense. After those two solid drives to start, the Cards got just 41 yards the rest of the way on nine drives Brandon Mebane Jerseys 2019 , including a paltry 19 total yards in middle two quarters.Rosen was sacked only twice, including one crushing hit by Joey Bosa, but he felt constant pressure.“I think you’ve got to give credit to the Chargers, but our first- and second-down plays weren’t that efficient, and it puts you in some tough third downs with a really good pass rush,” said Rosen, who went 12 of 19 for 105 yards with one self-described “really easy” interception.“When you’ve got Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram and those guys (coming at you), there’s only so much you can do in third and long,” Rosen added.The Arizona defense’s struggles perhaps were even more glaring: Philip Rivers tied an NFL record by completing 25 consecutive passes against the Cards while marching the Chargers to 45 unanswered points, including touchdowns on five consecutive possessions.“That was nuts,” Rosen said of Rivers’ perfect streak. “I went up to him after the game and I was like, ‘Bro, that was crazy.’ That’s why he is who he is.”With Rivers firing flawlessly through the Arizona secondary, Los Angeles made six drives stretching at least 58 yards apiece. The Chargers controlled the ball for more than 20 minutes in the second half while Arizona made only four drives White Casey Hayward Jerseys , getting 25 yards and one first down with 16 plays.“They had us running around a little bit, and we had a hard time stopping them,” defensive end Chandler Jones said. “Hats off to Philip Rivers. He played a tremendous game. He was picking us apart with little dink passes, short passes, and they hurt us. … I wouldn’t use the word ’embarrassing’ at all. The Chargers are a professional football team, and they played like one.”Jones’ coach disagreed: When Wilks was asked if this one was embarrassing, he called it “definitely an understatement there.”“It definitely was embarrassing, definitely not what we want,” Wilks added. “This organization, that team in that locker room, these players and coaches, we’ve got to do better.”__