[Salguero] Jim Harbaugh on picking OT Joe Alt at No. 5: “I know the questions are going to come up and you’re going to say, ‘Well, what about a weapon?’ Offensive linemen, we look at as weapons. That group, when we talk about attacking on offense, offensive line is the tip of the spear.”
April 26, 2024
[Salguero] Jim Harbaugh on picking OT Joe Alt at No. 5: “I know the questions are going to come up and you’re going to say, ‘Well, what about a weapon?’ Offensive linemen, we look at as weapons. That group, when we talk about attacking on offense, offensive line is the tip of the spear.”
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That’s great, but it doesn’t make it true. OL is vitally important, but it isn’t a weapon.
OL ain’t catching a 65 yard Herbert bomb
Too bad the handle of the spear is made of spaghetti….
You guys act like they only have 1 draft pick. Receiver is the easiest position to find good-to-elite guys in the 2nd-3rd rounds
There’s still some great receivers left. It’s quite possible to get 1 of Mitchell or McConkey at 37
Alt played QB and TE in high school before going to OL. I can see him on trick eligible lineman plays.
Jim and Joe are rebuilding a roster that is lacking in any kind of depth for any position. Prioritizing rebuilding and strengthening the o line first is the way to go, regardless if we are going to be a run heavy offense or not. Herbo has literally played through broken ribs and fingers in his time here. If we got Nabers and missed on o line cuz we waited til later and got a not so guaranteed o linemen like Alt is would Herbert even have had time to throw to him? Not to mention how deep this receiver class is. I’m sitting back and enjoying the process. Jim is building a winner.
I ain’t losing sleep over having two elite tackles. Nabers would have been cool but keeping Herb upright is priority number one. Now if we can get a good center this line should be nasty
For any doubters, please go back and watch the offensive line collapse in the 4th quarter against Miami, Dallas, and Tennessee last season. Wouldn’t have mattered who was at WR.
We have a solid foundation on the OL and will run the ball and control the clock. Herbert will feast in play action with Palmer and QJ and another drafted WR.
1 of Mitchell, McConkey, or Franklin pls
I know we just took Joe Alt to fill tackle… and I do think we should dip at receiver and corner sooner rather than later but is it bad that I’m really hoping we take Zach Frazier to replace Corey at center?
We’re still a year away. People need to realize that this is somewhat of a rebuild. Tom really fucked our cap.
Antonio gates. He wasn’t drafted. Just saying……
Deep wr class and Herbert is getting paid to elevate WRs and I believe is good enough to do that. Slater and alt tackle duo for Herbert who has awesome pocket presence is a good process lol
I’m completely fine with going OL here. Did everyone already forget how horrible our line looked on pretty much every important 3rd and 4th down last season? Herbert would snap the ball and get INSTANTLY sacked way too many times at important moments of the game.
Exciting times for Chargers fans.
Cool. This didnt do anything to fix the IOL… Which was our issue…
Asinine thinking
He thinks of them wrong lol.
Jim is the kind of guy that uses Irish Spring bar soap when he showers.
It’s a rebuild year hence why we are at number 5. Build the trenches up this year and get the flashy dudes later. I sold my soul to the devil to acquire Harbaugh and trust his vision moving forward.
Let’s see how the season plays out before we get our pitch forks
Harbaugh trying to be a running team in 2024
🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣😅😅😅
So many people are talking about how Alt will protect Herbie if you like the pick but or that Herbert will have no one to throw to if you don’t like the pick. You are missing the point. We are not running the passing based offense the Chargers have had since Norval.
This offense is an evolution of Martyball. Four downs and a cloud of dust. If we are throwing the ball it should be to wide open receiver bc the defense stacked the box and bit on play action.
Alt is a weapon bc he can help us run the ball. Running the ball will make passing exponentially easier.
I love the pick. We don’t want herby to end up like Andrew Luck. He’s tough but we have to protect him. O-line helps every other position. This teams going to the moon and I’m here for it.
By the way, JA is 6’9” tackle and played some college TE. That’s a weapon. Imagine he checks in as eligible receiver at the goal line. Whatcha gonna do?
JPJ still on the board too
Yah but they aren’t weapons, and now we have the worst WR group in the league going into Herbert’s last season on rookie money.
The man won a national championship. Let him cook.
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That’s great, but it doesn’t make it true. OL is vitally important, but it isn’t a weapon.
OL ain’t catching a 65 yard Herbert bomb
Too bad the handle of the spear is made of spaghetti….
You guys act like they only have 1 draft pick. Receiver is the easiest position to find good-to-elite guys in the 2nd-3rd rounds
There’s still some great receivers left. It’s quite possible to get 1 of Mitchell or McConkey at 37
Alt played QB and TE in high school before going to OL. I can see him on trick eligible lineman plays.
Jim and Joe are rebuilding a roster that is lacking in any kind of depth for any position. Prioritizing rebuilding and strengthening the o line first is the way to go, regardless if we are going to be a run heavy offense or not. Herbo has literally played through broken ribs and fingers in his time here. If we got Nabers and missed on o line cuz we waited til later and got a not so guaranteed o linemen like Alt is would Herbert even have had time to throw to him? Not to mention how deep this receiver class is. I’m sitting back and enjoying the process. Jim is building a winner.
Harbaugh takes [CTRL] + draft [Alt] + [DELETE] defenses
I ain’t losing sleep over having two elite tackles. Nabers would have been cool but keeping Herb upright is priority number one. Now if we can get a good center this line should be nasty
For any doubters, please go back and watch the offensive line collapse in the 4th quarter against Miami, Dallas, and Tennessee last season. Wouldn’t have mattered who was at WR.
We have a solid foundation on the OL and will run the ball and control the clock. Herbert will feast in play action with Palmer and QJ and another drafted WR.
1 of Mitchell, McConkey, or Franklin pls
I know we just took Joe Alt to fill tackle… and I do think we should dip at receiver and corner sooner rather than later but is it bad that I’m really hoping we take Zach Frazier to replace Corey at center?
We’re still a year away. People need to realize that this is somewhat of a rebuild. Tom really fucked our cap.
Antonio gates. He wasn’t drafted. Just saying……
Deep wr class and Herbert is getting paid to elevate WRs and I believe is good enough to do that. Slater and alt tackle duo for Herbert who has awesome pocket presence is a good process lol
I’m completely fine with going OL here. Did everyone already forget how horrible our line looked on pretty much every important 3rd and 4th down last season? Herbert would snap the ball and get INSTANTLY sacked way too many times at important moments of the game.
Exciting times for Chargers fans.
Cool. This didnt do anything to fix the IOL… Which was our issue…
Asinine thinking
He thinks of them wrong lol.
Jim is the kind of guy that uses Irish Spring bar soap when he showers.
It’s a rebuild year hence why we are at number 5. Build the trenches up this year and get the flashy dudes later. I sold my soul to the devil to acquire Harbaugh and trust his vision moving forward.
Let’s see how the season plays out before we get our pitch forks
Harbaugh trying to be a running team in 2024
🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣😅😅😅
So many people are talking about how Alt will protect Herbie if you like the pick but or that Herbert will have no one to throw to if you don’t like the pick. You are missing the point. We are not running the passing based offense the Chargers have had since Norval.
This offense is an evolution of Martyball. Four downs and a cloud of dust. If we are throwing the ball it should be to wide open receiver bc the defense stacked the box and bit on play action.
Alt is a weapon bc he can help us run the ball. Running the ball will make passing exponentially easier.
I love the pick. We don’t want herby to end up like Andrew Luck. He’s tough but we have to protect him. O-line helps every other position. This teams going to the moon and I’m here for it.
By the way, JA is 6’9” tackle and played some college TE. That’s a weapon. Imagine he checks in as eligible receiver at the goal line. Whatcha gonna do?
JPJ still on the board too
Yah but they aren’t weapons, and now we have the worst WR group in the league going into Herbert’s last season on rookie money.
The man won a national championship. Let him cook.