Robert Meachem To San Diego

[Girlzarefanstoo]

The team agreed to terms with former Saints wide receiver Robert Meachem on a four-year, $25.9-million contract with $14 million fully guaranteed, a league source said Tuesday night. Meachem will bring a big-play element back to an offense that lost Pro Bowl wide receiver Vincent Jackson in free agency hours earlier.

The rest of the article is here: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/mar/13/chargers-finally-make-splash-sign-meachem/

His contract will cost 1/2 what Vincent Jackson would have cost - we give up some with him, but still and excellent #1 WR and he's younger and healthier. I like this pickup.

[Andy]

lol, it looks like the guy who made the "Meachem and Williams to Bills" is wrong. Now about the signing...

I think any team that could pick up Meachem has made a good signing. He's a very good deep threat with good hands and pretty good reliability. An underrated WR. A nice pickup.

[wig]

lol, it looks like the guy who made the "Meachem and Williams to Bills" is wrong. Now about the signing...

I think any team that could pick up Meachem has made a good signing. He's a very good deep threat with good hands and pretty good reliability. An underrated WR. A nice pickup.

Agreed. He was my want until Wayne shocked me a bit by re-signing.

[hawkeyes]

Meachem > Jackson ? WOW!

Jacksons new deal is $55m over 5 years 11m a year

Meachem gets $26m over 4 years <7m a year

Not quite 1/2 off, but looks like a good signing if Meachem can do just half what Jackson did.

[CCH]

Meachem has always underachieved, pretty disappointing considering that he played in a New Orleans system that spread the ball a lot.

[chad72]

The key to the Chargers' offense, like most good offenses, is the O-line protection. If Rivers' protection holds up, he will have a very good year and should be able to get the ball out to Meachem, Floyd and Gates without issues.

[uniquicity]

And Eddie Royal.

http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/03/15/chargers-wr-royal-agree-to-terms-on-deal/?module=HP11_headline_stack

[Girlzarefanstoo]

No solid figures are out yet except 3 years, but basically the unofficial word is we replaced VJ with Meacham and Royal at basically 2 for 1 $ wise. I'm quite happy with the result AND got a top flight PR/KR while we're at it. We've really needed some health and depth for our WR core. The last two years have been terrible injury wise.

[Girlzarefanstoo]

The key to the Chargers' offense, like most good offenses, is the O-line protection. If Rivers' protection holds up, he will have a very good year and should be able to get the ball out to Meachem, Floyd and Gates without issues.

You're dead on Chad - big part of Rivers' poor year was a porous front line that couldn't hold the pocket for him. Jared Gaither really started the turn around when we picked him up the last 5 games last year. He's a BEAST - what a gift KC gave us, LOL!

[CR91]

chargers also signed eddie royal

[Girlzarefanstoo]

Here's what the contract ended up being: Eddie Royal deal: three years, $13.5 million and $6 million guaranteed.