Chugger's Eric Parker out 10 weeks - The Orange Mane

WoodMan · 08-16-2007, 06:42 PM

http://www.profootballweekly.com/STA...PlayerNews.asp
Eric Parker, WR (SD.)
Parker attended Chargers' practice on Wednesday and appeared to be in good spirits, despite being out for up to 10 weeks due to surgery on his right big toe, according to the North County Times.
Parker injured the toe during a minicamp in June. Parker, entering his sixth NFL season, is best-known for his double-muff while trying to field a punt in San Diego's 24-21 home playoff loss to New England. He caught 48 passes for 659 yards and no touchdowns last season. He has 152 receptions over the past three seasons.

This is going to hurt their offense.

sixtimeseight · 08-16-2007, 07:11 PM

Man, they went from 1 mediocore receiver and a bunch of crap to 0 mediocore receivers and a bunch of crap. Are LT and Gates both going to have 100+ receptions this year?

Inkana7 · 08-16-2007, 07:16 PM

Teh Cr41g Dav15!!!!

dbfan4life · 08-16-2007, 07:19 PM

Their recievers aren't a big part of their offense anyway. We have a "scrub" reciever or two that we can trade. I'm sure whoever we sent them would be good for at least 48 and 659.

400HZ · 08-16-2007, 07:48 PM

Old news. The Chargers are really counting on Malcom Floyd, Vincent Jackson, and Craig Davis to take a big step forward this year. 3rd year, 2nd year, and 1st year players. Our team is so damn young!!! Legedu Naanee will probably contribute some too. Another 1st year guy. Fortunately Eric Parker should be back and close to 100% by the playoffs to offer some experience, even if his experience in the playoffs last year was dismal.

Paladin · 08-16-2007, 08:11 PM

Maybe the sparkies won't make the playoffs this year......

Juat saying.....

MechanicalBull · 08-16-2007, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 400HZ

Old news. The Chargers are really counting on Malcom Floyd, Vincent Jackson, and Craig Davis to take a big step forward this year. 3rd year, 2nd year, and 1st year players. Our team is so damn young!!! Legedu Naanee will probably contribute some too. Another 1st year guy. Fortunately Eric Parker should be back and close to 100% by the playoffs to offer some experience, even if his experience in the playoffs last year was dismal.

I was just going to say isn't this old news and wasn't he going to be the #3 or 4 wr anyway behind Jackson, Floyd and Davis. With Gates and LT he probably wasn't going to get that many balls thrown his way anyway.

boltaneer · 08-16-2007, 08:20 PM

The loss of Parker concerns me. But the other guys have been stepping up. Davis has looked great in training camp (just don't run any end arounds with him just yet) and Floyd and Jackson have looked improved as well.

I think the Chargers have a very interesting WR corps despite being relative nobodys. Parker is the hard working, underestimated possession receiver. Not physically gifted but runs great routes and is very reliable on 3rd downs. Davis is the burner and is already being praised heavily on his ability to get separation. Jackson and Floyd are kind of in between. They have great size and height and can stretch a defense on occasion but are also decent possession receivers. Naanee has already shown flashes that he could be another Gates-like gem in the rough.

Lots of different skill sets for Norv to work with. The young receivers are really going to have to step it up though.

400HZ · 08-17-2007, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MechanicalBull

I was just going to say isn't this old news and wasn't he going to be the #3 or 4 wr anyway behind Jackson, Floyd and Davis. With Gates and LT he probably wasn't going to get that many balls thrown his way anyway.

I'm not sure. Last year San Diego didn't have #1, #2, etc in the traditional sense. McCardell and Parker were the starters, but when our receiver corps was still intact all 4 receivers saw close to the same amount of time on the field. Jackson and Floyd subbed in when we got inside the red zone, and also on obvious run downs. Eric Parker was a lot better than he got credit for, but his performance against New England dropped him a peg. Norval said that he was going to use Parker mainly in the slot this year.

While I'm not entirely sold on Vincent Jackson yet, I really like Malcom Floyd and like everybody else I'm really excited about Craig Davis. My gut feeling is that losing Eric Parker is going to hurt us, but in the long run it will be good to give the other receivers more time on the field since they all have higher ceilings.

Dean · 08-17-2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 400HZ

My gut feeling is that losing Eric Parker is going to hurt us, but in the long run it will be good to give the other receivers more time on the field since they all have higher ceilings.

The problem with that is that this isn't intramurals. Giving the "other receivers more time on the field" often comes at a price in the win/loss column.

400HZ · 08-17-2007, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean

The problem with that is that this isn't intramurals. Giving the "other receivers more time on the field" often comes at a price in the win/loss column.

It may, but I think San Diego has some room for error this season. I mean damn, we could have lost 5 more games last season and still won the division. If it hurts us in the regular season but gives us an advantage in January then I am all for it.

bronco militia · 08-17-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 400HZ

It may, but I think San Diego has some room for error this season.

oh, so that's how you Bolt fans are rationalizing this years offseason

theAPAOps5 · 08-17-2007, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bronco militia

oh, so that's how you Bolt fans are rationalizing this years offseason

San Diego's WR corps wasn't great last year either. Not defending them but they have the best TE and the best player in the NFL. I don't think this will hurt them as much as we could hope.

bronco militia · 08-17-2007, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ApaOps5

San Diego's WR corps wasn't great last year either. Not defending them but they have the best TE and the best player in the NFL. I don't think this will hurt them as much as we could hope.

there isn't any doubt in my mind that they won't miss Parker that much...

just taking liberties with that post

broncosteven · 08-17-2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ApaOps5

San Diego's WR corps wasn't great last year either. Not defending them but they have the best TE and the best player in the NFL. I don't think this will hurt them as much as we could hope.

The big question is which Rivers shows up?

The December/Jan Rivers that looked lost out there, or the accurate guy from the early part of season.

If he cannot get WR's to bail him out it could be a long year for Norv and crew.

400HZ · 08-17-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by broncosteven

The big question is which Rivers shows up?

The December/Jan Rivers that looked lost out there, or the accurate guy from the early part of season.

If he cannot get WR's to bail him out it could be a long year for Norv and crew.

Keep in mind we beat both Seattle and KC (2 playoff teams) even when Rivers had no receivers and was playing like crap.

theAPAOps5 · 08-17-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bronco militia

there isn't any doubt in my mind that they won't miss Parker that much...

just taking liberties with that post

True, I lost my head there for a second. I will not neglect taking a chance to smack talk again.

broncosteven · 08-17-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 400HZ

Keep in mind we beat both Seattle and KC (2 playoff teams) even when Rivers had no receivers and was playing like crap.

I am sure Norv will make things even Better!

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08-16-2007, 06:42 PM	#1
WoodMan Ring of Famer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gulf Coast of Mississippi Posts: 1,327	Chugger's Eric Parker out 10 weeks http://www.profootballweekly.com/STA...PlayerNews.asp Eric Parker, WR (SD.) Parker attended Chargers' practice on Wednesday and appeared to be in good spirits, despite being out for up to 10 weeks due to surgery on his right big toe, according to the North County Times. Parker injured the toe during a minicamp in June. Parker, entering his sixth NFL season, is best-known for his double-muff while trying to field a punt in San Diego's 24-21 home playoff loss to New England. He caught 48 passes for 659 yards and no touchdowns last season. He has 152 receptions over the past three seasons. This is going to hurt their offense.

08-16-2007, 07:11 PM	#2
sixtimeseight Ring of Famer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,872	Man, they went from 1 mediocore receiver and a bunch of crap to 0 mediocore receivers and a bunch of crap. Are LT and Gates both going to have 100+ receptions this year?

08-16-2007, 07:16 PM	#3
Inkana7 Ring of Famer Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,232 Adopt-a-Bronco: Derek Wolfe	Teh Cr41g Dav15!!!!

08-16-2007, 07:19 PM	#4
dbfan4life Ring of Famer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 2,499	Their recievers aren't a big part of their offense anyway. We have a "scrub" reciever or two that we can trade. I'm sure whoever we sent them would be good for at least 48 and 659.

08-16-2007, 07:48 PM	#5
400HZ Ring of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,345 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ed Hochuli	Old news. The Chargers are really counting on Malcom Floyd, Vincent Jackson, and Craig Davis to take a big step forward this year. 3rd year, 2nd year, and 1st year players. Our team is so damn young!!! Legedu Naanee will probably contribute some too. Another 1st year guy. Fortunately Eric Parker should be back and close to 100% by the playoffs to offer some experience, even if his experience in the playoffs last year was dismal.

08-16-2007, 08:11 PM	#6
Paladin Ring of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,150	Maybe the sparkies won't make the playoffs this year...... Juat saying.....

08-16-2007, 08:20 PM	#8
boltaneer 17 ATTA BABY! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: America's Finest City Posts: 4,068	The loss of Parker concerns me. But the other guys have been stepping up. Davis has looked great in training camp (just don't run any end arounds with him just yet) and Floyd and Jackson have looked improved as well. I think the Chargers have a very interesting WR corps despite being relative nobodys. Parker is the hard working, underestimated possession receiver. Not physically gifted but runs great routes and is very reliable on 3rd downs. Davis is the burner and is already being praised heavily on his ability to get separation. Jackson and Floyd are kind of in between. They have great size and height and can stretch a defense on occasion but are also decent possession receivers. Naanee has already shown flashes that he could be another Gates-like gem in the rough. Lots of different skill sets for Norv to work with. The young receivers are really going to have to step it up though.