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Kyle DeDiminicantanio

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Reading Hortiz: What Three Trades Reveal
2026
Reading Hortiz: What Three Trades Reveal

Joe Hortiz turned five draft picks into eight contributors. The SCAV chart shows why two of three Chargers trades were Jimmy Johnson losses, and modern wins.

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Kyle DeDiminicantanio Apr 29, 2026 13
Akheem Mesidor: Mack’s Successor Identified
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Akheem Mesidor: Mack’s Successor Identified

22 2026 NFL Draft · First Round · Pick 22 Akheem Mesidor:Mack's Successor Identified Kyle DeDiminicantanio · April 23, 2026 Draft EDGE Roster Construction The Setup The Answer The Offseason…

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Kyle DeDiminicantanio Apr 24, 2026 68
The Extension Avalanche is Coming
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The Extension Avalanche is Coming

The Chargers have enjoyed two offseasons of cap flexibility. That era is ending.

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Kyle DeDiminicantanio Apr 9, 2026 13
Mock Draft 1.0: Five Picks, No Trades, One Blueprint
2026
Mock Draft 1.0: Five Picks, No Trades, One Blueprint

We have enough scouting reports and positional big boards to start the mock draft process. No trade downs, no player-for-pick trades, just using the picks currently at our disposal and…

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Kyle DeDiminicantanio Mar 30, 2026 15
The Guard Spot Isn’t Broken. It’s On Brand.
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The Guard Spot Isn’t Broken. It’s On Brand.

The Chargers' guard grades look alarming in a vacuum. But Mike McDaniel has never had two guards grade above 60 in the same year. The data says this roster is…

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Kyle DeDiminicantanio Mar 24, 2026 14
Zigging, Then Zagging: Hortiz’s Offensive Line Misfire
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Zigging, Then Zagging: Hortiz’s Offensive Line Misfire

Free Agency 2026 Zigging, Then Zagging:Hortiz's Offensive Line Misfire After outsmarting the center market, the Chargers spent $26.5M on OL depth that undercuts their own compensatory pick strategy. By Kyle…

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Kyle DeDiminicantanio Mar 11, 2026 20
Hortiz’s 2026 Offseason Direction is Set
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Hortiz’s 2026 Offseason Direction is Set

The first few hours of the tampering window mapped out the entire offseason strategy. Biadasz over Linderbaum, Mack re-signed early, Oweh allowed to walk — every decision pointed the same…

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Kyle DeDiminicantanio Mar 10, 2026 26
Alec Ingold and the Simplest Signing of the Offseason
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Alec Ingold and the Simplest Signing of the Offseason

⚡ Beyond Cap Space · Part 4 → Individual Decisions · 4.1 Four Years.One System. Mike McDaniel spent four seasons coaching Alec Ingold in Miami. The Dolphins fired McDaniel. Los…

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Kyle DeDiminicantanio Mar 6, 2026 9
The First Domino Falls: Chargers Sign Tyler Biadasz
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The First Domino Falls: Chargers Sign Tyler Biadasz

⚡ Beyond Cap Space · Signing Analysis Three Budgets,One Move Kyle DeDiminicantanio · March 6, 2026 Free Agency OL Comp Picks The Setup Washington's Cut. LA's Center. Washington released Tyler…

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Kyle DeDiminicantanio Mar 6, 2026 12
The Offseason Roadmap: The Compensatory Pick Rudder
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The Offseason Roadmap: The Compensatory Pick Rudder

⚡ The Offseason Roadmap · Part 3 The CompensatoryPick Rudder Kyle De · March 2026 Free Agency Comp Picks Draft Capital The Setup The Third Budget Nobody Talks About We've…

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Kyle DeDiminicantanio Mar 6, 2026 3

Recent Comments

Sorry Tau - I was on a family vacation at Disneyland for the better part of the last week and haven’t been checking in. You should have a Wordpress toolbar…

→ 2026 Roster Thoughts – Post Draft May 20, 2026

Agreed, Erick! His drafting is pretty dang impressive. I think the good news is we are only a year or two away from not having a glut of cap space…

→ Reading Hortiz: What Three Trades Reveal May 6, 2026

These are fair critiques and clearly show how deep you've gone on AV. Where I'd push back is on the conclusion: heavily aggregated, data-heavy queries are exactly where AV is…

→ Reading Hortiz: What Three Trades Reveal May 6, 2026

I’m extremely fired up over the draft, as the most recent post might indicate. I’m with you. I also find it interesting that the players we drafted in later rounds…

→ Akheem Mesidor: Mack's Successor Identified Apr 30, 2026

Thank you! I’m totally toying around with as many AI tools as possible right now to see what can be of use to us. I currently have AI agent profiles…

→ Reading Hortiz: What Three Trades Reveal Apr 30, 2026

@tau837 The Start a Storm should be working now Tau! Please let me know if you have any problems with it (may require a log in/out again. I'll work on…

→ Akheem Mesidor: Mack's Successor Identified Apr 28, 2026

I honestly love the strategy. @kevdiego , I disagree with Google AI's assumption that only 75% of players make it through to the PS when waived... unless it's accounting for…

→ Akheem Mesidor: Mack's Successor Identified Apr 27, 2026

I don't think I configured the "My Account" button when I did the overhaul. I don't know why the Start a Storm button isn't working, I'll look into both of…

→ Akheem Mesidor: Mack's Successor Identified Apr 27, 2026

Another thing I’ll add is this actually mirrors what I suggested in my “The guard spot isn’t broken, it’s on brand.” The article was all about how McDaniels offenses thrive…

→ Akheem Mesidor: Mack's Successor Identified Apr 25, 2026

I think the Giants would be our best bet for that situation. Give another Harbaugh a DeCosta-adjacent GM?

→ The Extension Avalanche is Coming Apr 10, 2026
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