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option. The only problem? There were no good flex options.Vikings-Patriots sits
in the primary 4:25 p.m. ET slot, a game that presumably had been protected by
FOX against a prime-time flexing. Steelers spokesman Burt Lauten previously
explained on social media that the Chargers-Steelers game, due to begin at 1:00
p.m. ET on CBS, had been protected against flexing, too.But no other game
merited a national audience in prime time. Ravens-Falcon, Panthers-Bucs,
Bears-Giants, Bills-Dolphins, Colts-Jaguars, Browns-Texans, Broncos-Bengals,
Rams-Lions,
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Chiefs-Raiders, and Jets-Titans were the other choices.Per a league source with
knowledge of the situation, the NFL worked with CBS to remove the protection and
move into prime time a game that would have been available, at best, to 25-30
percent of the county. This meshes with one of the reasons for the creation of
flexible scheduling: To allow teams to play their way into prime time, and to
allow the NFL to bring the best possible matchups to the broadest audience.It
was the right move, without question. Apart from the obvious benefit to NBC and
the league via increased ratings for a game between two of the best teams in the
NFL, the fans benefit by getting the best available matchups, with
Vikings-Patriots also available to a wide swath of the nation in the late
afternoon.The Chargers benefit as well. Instead of kicking off at 10:00 a.m,
local time, it will be a 5:20 p.m. PT start.And while the Steelers have
expressed a preference to have fewer night games at home, the problem last year
arose from having a cluster of late-season prime-time games in Pittsburgh. This
Chargers game will be the third of the year at night in Pittsburgh, but they
will have been spread from Week Four to Week 10 to Week 13.The only other
potential night game would come in Week
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when the Steelers host the Bengals. But that would have to be a game for the AFC
North crown, at a minimum, to trigger the flex.Last Minute NFL Draft Musings
It¡¯s finally here. After months of preparation and rampant speculation, the NFL
Draft is finally here! While everyone else is hard at work pushing out one last
mock draft, or spreading more unsubstantiated rumors, now seems like a good time
to share some last minute draft thoughts with the Bolts From the Blue
readers.While most of these last minute musings are Chargers related, a few will
come from more of a macro view, but I suspect you¡¯ll find all of them worth your
time. Let¡¯s get started…I think the questions about Josh Rosen¡¯s ¡°quirky¡±
personality are both unfair and completely ridiculous. While I don¡¯t know him
personally, he comes across as a thoughtful and intelligent kid who is always
thinking 2-3 steps ahead which, if you ask me, is exactly what you want in a
franchise QB. He¡¯s basically being punished for being smart and recognizing that
football doesn¡¯t last forever.Having said that, Rosen is the most likely of the
consensus top four quarterbacks to fall out of the top ten. I think his
personality combined with the fact that he¡¯s the least enticing athlete of the
four will force him down boards. It¡¯s amazing to me that someone as rough around
the edges as Josh Allen will almost certainly be drafted ahead of a polished
prospect like Rosen because, for better or
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Rosen¡¯s world extends beyond the football field.I don¡¯t see the Giants taking a
quarterback with the second pick. Should they? Probably. But I think they hired
Pat Shurmur to resurrect Eli Manning and, based on how he reacted to being
benched last season, I think they¡¯d lose him entirely if they drafted a
quarterback in the first round. I have a feeling they¡¯ll be monitoring Mason
Rudolph on the off chance he falls into their lap early in the second round.At
this moment, I have no reason to believe the Chargers¡¯ pick will be anyone other
than Alabama linebacker Rashaan Evans. While Evans is versatile enough to play
any linebacker position in Gus Bradley¡¯s defense, the team will draft him to
replace Kyle Emanuel at the OTTO, where he¡¯ll be an instant upgrade thanks to
his ability to cover, defend the run and rush the passer.My ¡°buyer beware¡± tag
goes to the team drafting Marcus Davenport in the first round. His NFL team will
be drafting him in a spot befitting a #1 or #2 edge rusher and they¡¯ll be
getting a situational rusher facing a steep learning curve. Davenport needs work
on his hand technique, his pad level, and developing rush counters ¨C he won¡¯t be
able to steamroll NFL tackles like he did in college, which means he¡¯s starting
from scratch. Have fun with that one.Although you could argue they have bigger,
more immediately pressing needs at safety and defensive tackle, the second round
seems like an obvious place for the Chargers to draft Joe Barksdale¡¯s eventual
replacement at right tackle. The talent level falls off in a hurry after the
second round and there should be a couple good ones available at 48. I would
expect the team to target Tyrell Crosby and Jamarco Jones here, with Crosby
probably being my personal favorite.I¡¯m not buying the Uchenna Nwosu talk in the
second round. Why not? For
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their first round pick. Not to mention, this team is notoriously tight lipped
with their draft plans and I just don¡¯t see them being that specific about a
player with 47 picks standing between them and their player. If they¡¯re
interested, they see him as a contingency should they not select Evans in the
first round.Speaking of offensive tackles, I¡¯ll be keeping a close eye on Connor
Williams and Orlando Brown for very different reasons. I¡¯ll be watching
Williams, my OT1, because it seems like he¡¯s probably going to be the third or
fourth tackle off the board, which means he will likely tumble into the second
round. If that happens, and he clears the top five or six picks, he could be a
trade target for the tackle-needy Chargers. As for Orlando Brown, I¡¯m just
curious to see how his historically bad combine impacts his draft stock.Should
the Chargers select a linebacker and an offensive tackle in the first two
rounds, as outlined above, I think they¡¯ll ultimately double up on linebacker in
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good spot for UCF linebacker Shaquem Griffin, who would not only add a playmaker
with superb coverage skills to the Chargers sub-packages, but would also be an
immediate contributor on special teams and fits the team¡¯s preference for high
character players. BYU linebacker Fred Warner would also make sense in this
round and in a similar role.Well folks, my last minute draft musings will have
to come to an end for now. But I think we got a lot done for now, having covered
Josh Rosen, the Chargers first three picks, a ¡°buyer beware¡± player, and players
who could fall in the first two rounds. Hopefully you enjoyed this; please share
your last minute musings in the comments section
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