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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crockett&amp;Tubbs" data-source="post: 652063" data-attributes="member: 11361">They probably won't. I'd say a 60-70% chance he re-signs with the Bolts.But why would they keep Gates instead? Remember, they almost lost their team there in San Diego. They get one last season there at Qualcomm, and their players have just said to the fans: YOU BETTER SELL OUT EVERY GAME this season.Antonio Gates is their most popular player, along with Rivers.I've been to 2 Chargers games there, and there are a ton of #85 jerseys in the stands.Gates is STILL GOOD. Old or not. He's 35. He missed 5 games last year, still had 56 catches for an 11.3 avg per catch. That's more yards per catch than our WR's Randall Cobb (10.5), Davante Adams (9.7), or Ty Montgomery (9.1) had.The year before, he was able to play all 16 games. He had 12 touchdowns, 69 catches, almost 12 yards per catch.He's caught over 100 touchdowns, and he's never had a season where he averaged less than 11.0 per catch.Remember, Cobb averaged 10.5 per catch this season and Jones So A) he's still very good and B) he's Mr. San Diego.Lot of pressure to keep the team in San Diego, hence keep him. Especially since he wants to stay there.That MIGHT be the opportunity for someone else (like us) to make a very strong offer for Ladarius that the Chargers elect to pass on in order to keep a handful of other players PLUS keep Gates. Then they can draft a TE to learn from Gates this year.</blockquote>

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