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DutchNugget DRAFTING FOR THEChargers
There is conviction, and then there is this. The Chargers took Stefon Thompson a full 56 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.
Whatever Caleb Williams becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with cornerback still on the board.
That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and cornerback is still a hole.
















