NFL  > San Diego Chargers  > ray lewis to chargers
February 7, 2009, 04:31 PM
okay to some this may seem far fetched but i met ray lewis in a bar in maryland a week or two or ago

and i was pretty excited to see a legend in front of me so i went up to him and asked if he wanted anything to drink, i ended up getting both of us some shots and we started talking and i asked him, whats the deal with this free agency and he openly told me that him and his agent are really leaning towards SD he said he thinks they are the team that fits him the best.

just think if all goes well. merriman, phillips, and LEWIS do the fans of SD think this would be a good move? i think so! hopefully it was more than bar talk because to me it seemed like it was being i never brought up that i was a charger fan. (until after he mentioned haha)
February 9, 2009  04:44 PM ET

yeah. right. sure

February 9, 2009  05:00 PM ET

"Sounds" nice. How does Ray-Ray see SD as his best fit ? Did he explain the rationale behind this staement (alleged) ?
If REY MAUALUGA falls to us at 16 - it's a MIRACLE - and the 15 teams ahead of us who pass on him are idiots. Now there would be a nice unit. MERRIMAN, LEWIS, MAUALUGA, PHILLIPS. If 56 will listen to anyone, it would probably be LEWIS. How much is in his LEWIS' tank ? Will he sign an incentive/performance heavy contract ?
If we got MAUALUGA, then I would say talk to LEWIS. Also, RESIGN MERRIMAN ASAP.
It's slightly more plausible that BJ RAJI - the big NT from Boston College - will fall to 16. That would be SWEET. I have been waiting for a replacemnt for JAMAL WILLIAMS for the last few years now. Grab RAJI if MAUALUGA is gone (as I expect).
I think both guys are likely to be gone before 16. If so, BEANIE WELL, KNOWSHON MORENO, and LeSEAN McCOY are three good RB's that may be staring AJ in the face.
Let JAMAL work with RAJI (if we get him) - and come in on a backup basis. Big 76 would still be nice to have around - he just has too many miles & too many surgeries for me to count on him to make it a full season. Time to find the new STUD to plug the middle of our 3-4 DEFENSE.
Also - how about some DEs that can RUSH the passer ? Come on AJ. MATT SHAUGNESSY, DE out of WISCONSIN, in Rd-3 would work for me....reminds me of JARED ALLEN a bit...

February 9, 2009  05:01 PM ET

that's a little bit more than far fetched. not to change the subject but i met anjelina jolie in a bar a couple weeks ago and she won't stop calling me. She's a real stage 5 clinger.

February 9, 2009  05:43 PM ET

I ran into Keith Richards here at a KC bar and I asked him about the whole Rolling Stones thing.He said he was tired of Micks antics and was ready to join another band,so I asked "how about joining my band?"He said "yes"and we have been practicing in my cousins neighbors chiropracters garage.We start our world tour in Nov. with Dire Straits opening up for us. Oh yeah the name of the band will be "The Bruised Thyes featuring Keith Richards".

February 9, 2009  05:43 PM ET

For real! That happened!

February 9, 2009  05:56 PM ET

...speaking of JARED ALLEN....hey KC guy, are you guys gonna go DE at THREE ? QB ? You cats need a pass rush. With the #3 and #34 pick to start off, and PIOLI pulling the trigger, I like your future. Plus, blow out 27 and 88 for whatever you can get for them. LJ is a cancer, and TONY deserves better.

btw....I passed out in Central Park a couple months ago...woke up...and after the two strays were done, I had a go with Madonna....oooopps. THAT is believable.

February 9, 2009  06:42 PM ET
QUOTE(#3):

that's a little bit more than far fetched. not to change the subject but i met anjelina jolie in a bar a couple weeks ago and she won't stop calling me. She's a real stage 5 clinger.

Yeah she was really clingy to me also late last year finally I had to break it off and get a court order, now though I have to deal with ___________(fill in the blank with hot babe).

February 9, 2009  09:22 PM ET

Maybe we can trade the #3 to get JARED ALLEN back.Honestly I dont know what Carl Peterson was smoking to make him think that trade was a good idea.Mel Kiper has them taking Sanchez.I would go mostly offense in the draft(Crabtree #3) then sign Karlos Dansby and Haynesworth in free agency.The Chiefs will have almost 45 million!!!!in cap space once we cut Surtain,Huard and Donnie Edwards.Clark Hunt is sick of losing and has instructed Pioli to release the hounds!

February 9, 2009  10:25 PM ET

Actually Ray Ray and Merriman are good buddies.

I'm sure he'd love to finish his carrer in sunny San Diego, its not that farfetched .

February 9, 2009  10:26 PM ET

My only question would be money.

February 10, 2009  10:27 AM ET

Ray wants to stay in BALTIMORE, but that is easily overidden by the almighty dollar. He did an interview at the Pro Bowl where he "gushed" about playing for the JETS.
Ray in a mercenary. He will go to the highest bidder unless it's literally only a few thousand dollars difference - then he probablly will follow his heart - his "D" coordinator went to the JETS....

February 10, 2009  10:34 AM ET

Too bad for you the Cowboys want him so theres no way you can get him

February 10, 2009  10:44 AM ET

CRABTREE and BOWE sounds like a pretty dang scary combo of WR's- assuming CRABTREE matches his pre-draft hype. THIGPEN could develop, but I'm not overwhelmed by him either. I would go with THIGPEN over a CASSEL or SANCHEZ scenario though. Both have minimal college experience and don't show me enough to draft SANCHEZ at #3, or give up more than a 4th rounder for CASSEL. SANCHEZ at round 2 (with your 34th pick) seems too high for my taste.
If Iwas a CHIEFS fan, I'd have a wait-and-see attitude on my new HC, but I'd be optimistic in my teams future base on PIOLI's track record. Still, was it more the BELICHECK "system", or more PIOLI ?
It will be fun watching you guys attempt to rebuild towards greatness.

February 10, 2009  11:00 AM ET

I'M SURE EVERYONE HERE HAS ALREADY HEARD THE COMPARISONS - but JERRY JONES is starting to act and look like AL DAVIS - the difference is that AL DAVIS once was a football person - now he's just bitter, old, and quasi-senile.
JERRY JONES ? ....appears desperate, and semi-senile already. He's keeping WADE PHILIPS around just becasue of money. It seems clear he in not HC material. JJ needs to be an "owner" only. Hire a great GM, and a good HC (like SHANAHAN). If JJ can stop himself from de-evolving into a Meddling Al DAVIS, Dallas has real hope of winning another SB in the near future.

February 10, 2009  04:53 PM ET

Im having a gut feeling Sproles will be a Chief next year.He was a star here at Olathe High many moons ago.Would be nice to see him back in KC.

February 11, 2009  10:36 PM ET

I hate the cowboys but if shanahan goes to dallas they WILL win at least 1 super bowl they have the perfect personel to run his offence and there d isnt that bad

February 11, 2009  10:40 PM ET

sproles would do better in denver!!!!!!!

February 13, 2009  01:36 PM ET

You guys scare me. You all are making sense...

February 13, 2009  01:44 PM ET

Yes. I believe SHANNY would win at least 1 SB with the talent currently in DALLAS.
I'm not a COWBOY fan either.
However, I don't "feel" SPROLES will land in KC. The going home factor is a good storyline, but KC has a LOT of needs ahead of a SPROLES role player.
SPROLES would have good success in KC or DENVER - but probably more with DENVER. They had one of the top OFFENSES last season with a decemated running corp - add a SPROLES to that offense and the ZONE BLOCKING scheme - and it would be pretty scary.
Still, I don't see SPROLES going a full season as a FEATURE BACK. He is best as a #2 back and change-of-pace / situational mercenary.

I'm new here. Is there a primary page or location where there is more traffic - and the opportunity to talk back and forth real time ?

 
March 3, 2009  07:48 AM ET

YES DO IT AJ!!!

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