Comments on: Chargers announce Tom Telesco is their new general manager

By: Savage Lizard

Savage Lizard — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:28:56 +0000

Brees was “handed off on a silver platter?” He was a free agent and had a shredded shoulder. Twenty nine teams didn’t even offer him a contract, and one of the three who did (Miami) pulled their offer. That left New Orleans and San Diego. New Orleans offered more guaranteed money, Brees took it.

By: devildog911

devildog911 — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:54:11 +0000

Colts fan here..

Congratulations to the Chargers fan. You guys will be getting an awesome GM. Good luck with your next head coach.

By: joeychargers

joeychargers — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:38:09 +0000

I’m excited (haha) about this.

Now let’s hope when they draft talent like Sproles and Brees, they keep them instead of handing them off on Silver Platters.

By: ambitoos

ambitoos — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:37:06 +0000

I agree with the posters that want a youger HC. I hope it’s a younger coach from the NFL and not college.

By: turtlehut

turtlehut — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:11:00 +0000

Last month on this board was a rumor that Bruce Arians could go to the Bolts and Norv Turner come to the Colts as offensive coordinator maybe a Win-Win for bothe the Bolts & Colts

By: cambodianbreastmilk

cambodianbreastmilk — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:06:55 +0000

I think a younger face is the way to go. Arians was great in Indy, but these guys need to pull someone like David Shaw from Stanford. It eliminates the “Rooney Rule” and gives them a young coach from the Harbugh treeline, with NFL experience.

By: killxswitch

killxswitch — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:58:59 +0000

As a Colts fan, bummer. Telesco is a smart and valuable guy and while I’m happy for him, I hate that he’s going to make the Chargers better. Even when SD does something good, like firing AJ Smith, they manage to piss me off.

By: Sinan

Sinan — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:58:16 +0000

This is a great hire. I like the move the Chargers ownership to move in a different direction than the one they had with AJ Smith. I do hope we hire a DC for a head coach instead of an OC, but I am sure we all know who the top candidate for the HC job is now.
As long as they keep John P. as the DC, I think this is a good hire and should be a move in the right direction

By: lanjoith

lanjoith — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:57:15 +0000

Arians is 60, Telesco is 40. I think he will want to hire someone younger who he would consider a peer.

By: brohamma

brohamma — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:50:33 +0000

Well, props to the ownership.

I honestly thought that you guys were going to “miss the boat” on getting a proper GM and coach after the deafening silence that came out of S.D. over the holidays.

PS: I think Tony Sparano is available as a head coach candidate. (signed a Patriots fan)

By: nnagi

nnagi — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:45:39 +0000

I’m envious…

Dallas Cowboys fans

By: yaryers

yaryers — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:43:04 +0000

If Bruce Arians comes in, it means John Pagano stays, and the Chargers make a run at Mike Wallace. Calling it now.

By: greysolon

greysolon — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:42:41 +0000

Good news. New scouting blood is needed. Please no retread NFL HC.

By: logicalvoicesays

logicalvoicesays — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:37:06 +0000

San Diego has a pro football team?

By: mrgroovesd

mrgroovesd — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:36:11 +0000

Let the new regime start and hopefully begin a new culture of winning in San Diego.

By: xpensivewinos

xpensivewinos — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:32:19 +0000

With Telesco coming in and with the organization being groomed for John Spanos to take over for his dad over the next couple of years, it seems to me that they hire a younger coach so Telesco/Spanos/Young Coach all grow together.