The Chargers announced that they agreed to terms with Pouncey on a two-year deal this afternoon.
Pouncey, a center who has played his entire career with the Dolphins, was released last week after declining to take a pay cut. There’s no immediate word on how much money he’s making with the Chargers.
After starting all 16 games for the Dolphins last year, Pouncey should start at center for the Chargers this year. He’ll supplant Spencer Pulley, the Chargers’ starting center from a year ago, who is now likely to be demoted to a backup spot.
The 28-year-old Pouncey was the Dolphins’ first-round pick in 2011 and spent seven years in Miami. He has been selected to three Pro Bowls.
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ESPN says it's 2 year contract for $15 million with 10 guaranteed.
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What gets me is that knowing all this, fans get pissed off at players for chasing money.Irishman, jdallen1222 and KeyFin like this. -
Them arguing over an extra 2-3 million is a slap in the face and shows how petty the NFL actually is when it comes to money. Now, I'm not saying im not interested in the product, however the money is out of hand now. -
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I wonder how many games he’ll play...Irishman likes this. -
San Diego has a strong recent tradition of offensive linemen being lost to injury. He'll fit right in. Adios, and I won't miss him at all. Really unlikable guy off the field, and unreliable on it.
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Then they wonder why the older fan is getting disillusioned with the game - they are getting priced out. -
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Baseball and Tennis gets the shoulder/arm injuries
Boxing/MMA....we don't need details there
Hockey...could be worse than boxing/MMA
Golf seems relatively safe since there's no real pace
I would guess hockey has the most injuries- the puck, the stick, the hard checks, the fighting...there's so many ways to get knocked out of commission. They're also moving faster than everyone else so collisions are naturally more brutal. I haven't been to a hockey game in years....now I want to go!Irishman likes this. -
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Yeah, i'm a big Chargers fan and Rivers fan as well. Obviously if they're playing Miami I want to them to lose, but easily a top five favorite team of mine. Glad Pouncey went there, I really didn't want us to let him go, but business is business. Hopefully he solidifies that San Diego line. Chargers are poised to have a good year next season. Young team with a great QB, Mike Williams healthy...Yeah, they will be dangerous.
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Center Mike Pouncey moved quickly to sign with the Chargers after being released by the Dolphins...Pouncey’s explanation for that rapid decision centered on one of his new teammates. Pouncey mentioned the defense and the rest of the offensive line, but the first thing out of his mouth was “they have a great quarterback” and he wasn’t done talking about Philip Rivers.
“No disrespect to any of the guys in Miami,” Pouncey said, via the team’s website. “I enjoyed my career there for seven years with the Miami Dolphins, but to be able to play with an elite guy like this and a Hall of Fame quarterback is something I always dreamed of in my life. I can’t wait. I’m so excited. … I’d tell my guys all the time about the time we played the Chargers a few years ago, and they called his name and he was high-kneeing it out of the tunnel. He had so much excitement I said, ‘That’s the kind of guy I want to be with.’ This is an opportunity of a lifetime and I couldn’t pass it up.”
Pouncey played with four starting quarterbacks in Miami and it doesn’t feel disrespectful to point out that Rivers has a far different profile than Ryan Tannehill, Jay Cutler, Matt Moore and Chad Henne. Now we’ll find out if the change in quarterbacks helps get Pouncey to the playoffs for the second time in his career. -
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Dispatched on a job this morning and the name of the customer was Pouncey. Nice older man and he had a lot of Dolphins garb around his house.
Come to find out, he’s Mike Pouncey’s uncle. Just thought it was pretty neatjdallen1222, Fin-O, Irishman and 1 other person like this. -
Rivers in the HOF? Color me meh. He's Eli without the Super Bowls and signature moments. He's in the Hall of Very Good, not Fame.
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I read a long article about this today and it essentially said that San Fran reached out late one night offering to trade Kilgore to us. The 49ers were working with him to get him to a team-friendly city where he wanted to go, and Miami was one of Kilgore's first choices. So Tannenbaum called Gase and they debated it....Gase didn't like the idea at all to start with.
However, Gase also had a medical report saying that Pouncey was going to be limited by pain management- his hips were going to hurt regardless. That's why he only practiced 1-2 days a week throughout the season, and they felt it hurt the chemistry some. Also, Gase said he was partially to blame for what he was asking Pouncey to do in run blocking...he admitted that it may not have been possible for anyone to pull it off consistently. They still felt that Pouncey was an elite pass blocker and a darn good run blocker, so they were committed to keeping him. He was also one of Gase's favorite players and it was stated that he was never a problem in the locker room- all the culture stuff was complete BS by the media. Pouncey was clearly a leader.
With Kilgore though, they would get better run blocking and slightly worse pass blocking- although Kilgore never let Jimmy G take a single hit. They would have Kilgore every day for practice though and that's ultimately what made them make the move- it wasn't about culture, salary or even talent. Honestly, it sounds like they still feel Pouncey is the better overall lineman and Gase is still upset by the move. He said that there was nothing more Pouncey could have given the team in energy, effort or leadership.
So at best, Kilgore is a lateral move that saves money and adds a different type of leader to the offensive line. Whether this was a good/bad move really comes down to chemistry with the new linemen and their practices together. I think overall this will work in our favor but like Gase, I'm not thrilled with parting ways with Pouncey.
Oh, one more tidbit- they announced cutting Pouncey before signing Kilgore, but it actually happened in the reverse order. They figured that Kilgore would start due to health and they offered Pouncey less money to be a backup (or maybe even our right guard). He said no and then they cut him basically on a mutual agreement.
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One little thing from the article is that Kilgore is a gym rat while Pouncey wasn’t dedicated to the gym. It’s one of the little nagging things, like the revalations about his party habits in the JMartin kerfuffle, that made me worry about whether he put in enough work to protect his body.
I think the article makes a lot of sense and fits the publicly known facts. I can see Landry and Suh being culture cuts. Personally I would have made Pouncey a culture cut, but Adam Gase has been consistent in praising Pouncey’s effort and leadership.
I don’t get why the Dolphins asked Pouncey to take a pay cut to goad him into asking for a release. I think there must have been a classier way to handle the situation.Irishman, jdallen1222 and KeyFin like this. -
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