Eric Weddle News

Important season for Bolts could be fun to watch - Nick Canepa There is a hill overlooking Chargerville - Boot Hill.

May and June are protest months for veteran players with contract issues. The market changed and guys feel they are underpaid.

Friday marked the end of the 49ers second week of organized team activities .A One player missing from the 49ers current 90-man roster was safety Dashon Goldson , who has not yet signed his franchise tender as he tries to acquire a long-term contract from the team.A In Goldson's absence, Jim Harbaugh has rookie safety Trenton Robinson and C.J.

Second-year players are locked in to offseason regimen after losing time to 2011 lockout - Scott Bair "Having the playbook helped a little, but losing my first offseason was tough," Liuget said.

Losses : Bob Sanders , Steve Gregory , Paul Oliver Additions : Atari Bigby , Brandon Taylor Returning : Eric Weddle , Darrell Stuckey , Nick Polk Projected Starters : Eric Weddle, Atari Bigby Strengths: Eric Weddle : The only knock against Weddle is that he's not the best safety in the league.

Dec 5, 2011; Jacksonville, FL, USA; San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews during the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field.

Aug. 22, 2009; Glendale, AZ, USA; San Diego Chargers safety Eric Weddle against the Arizona Cardinals during a preseason game at University of Phoenix Stadium.

Dec 18, 2011; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Chargers outside linebacker Antwan Barnes smiles after the Chargers beat the Baltimore Ravens 34-14 at Qualcomm Stadium.

Dec 5, 2011; Jacksonville FL, USA; San Diego Chargers linebacker Takeo Spikes watches a handoff to Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew during the second half of their game at EverBank Field.

Much like we discussed last time, while reviewing the Chargers' day 3 picks , optimism isn't necessarily a bad thing and in some cases it is definitely warranted.

Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the Chargers have reached agreement on a four-year contract with strong safety Brandon Taylor.

The NFL Draft may now be in the proverbial rearview mirror, but the San Diego Chargers are definitely looking forward to seeing what their first round pick Melvin Ingram can provide for their pass rush on the field this coming season.

It took a while for me to think, ponder, and analyze what the Chargers draft meant to the team's future, failures, and success this upcoming season.

According to nfl.com, the San Diego Chargers are reportedly interested in free agent cornerback Drayton Florence .

Okay, it took a while to write this and I'll tell you why. Prior to the NFL Draft, I couldn't come up with five reasons for optimism.

The Chargers did a great job of addressing needs this offseason. They needed to get much better defensively and had to finally regain the edge they used to have on defense.