Briefly, Shane Olivea

On February 28th, the San Diego Chargers cut Shane Olivea. On November 29th Olivea lost the starting RT job to Jeromey Clarey. Both tackles are young and former late round picks, 7th and 6th respectively. Not too long back, Olivea was considered part of the Chargers’ young core, but amidst reports that he had badly regressed the past season and a half, Olivea fell from the organization’s and particularly Norv Turner’s good graces. I’m willing to bet against Turner when it comes to talent evaluation. What’s surprising, though, is that Olivea is still a free agent. more...