Don Shula, Chuck Noll, Jimmy Johnson, and Tom Landry were all defensive-minded coaches. The team on Tuesday announced that offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and quarterbacks coach Shane Day have been fired after two years. Click here to learn more. 118. This is the Chargers folks, why is anyone surprised? "It is always fun playing in January, and hopefully in February. Take a look back at photos of the Chargers celebrating in the locker room following wins during the 2022 season. Don`t get me wrong. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. January 17, 2023 at 11:13 am How much better would he already be if he wasnnt having to learn an entirely new offense basically every year? There also have been mounting questions about the future of offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, who finished his second season with the team. Well one thing for sure, I could never be a coach because after loosing a 27 point lead I would have fired the defensive coordinator. The team on Tuesday announced that offensive . There are no 62, 200 lbs corners with 33 inch arms in his history like youd expect from a team like Seattle, for example. If youre expecting more depth at corner to come in this years draft, Id advise shying away from the big, physical corners and looking at someone like Louisvilles KeiTrel Clark, who weighed 179 lbs at the Shrine Bowl in January and measured with arms a quarter inch shy of 30 inches. Muschamp joins the Chargers after two seasons at the University of Georgia in the same capacity. legionofzoom says: All rights reserved. The team does have Alohi Gilman and second-year safety JT Woods but more help is needed. Telesco, who said before the start of the season that the true measuring stick of a GM is wins and losses, has an 81-86 record. Dumb move to not fire Staley and get Payton, but Lombardi HAD to go! Offensively, it would help if the coach didnt play a fragile Williams and all his other starters in a meaningless last game of the season. However, Los Angeles was 20th in total defense and had the fourth-worst average in scrimmage yards allowed per play. They will be years recovering from the all in Super Bowl win. This website is managed on a digital platform of the National Football League. Now, this isnt to say that Staley and the Chargers will explicitly avoid any receivers that run 4.4 or faster, especially given the state of the offense heading into 2023. "My first defensive coordinator game was against him when I was with the Rams and he was with Dallas. The only real similarity between these four is a . Staley also compared Bosa to Khalil Mack in terms of "body type." Mack, of course, was an outside linebacker in the Bears ' scheme under Vic Fangio in 2017 and 2018 when Staley was their . The fish rots from the head down! Coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco are both returning to the Chargers in 2023. It is the first time since 2012 the Chargers will have new coordinators under a returning head coach. Lombardi did a lot of good things but I believe he had to go because theres just no excuse to be so so poor running the football. offensively it would probably help if Williams and Allen could stay healthy. The Los Angeles Chargers today signed the following 12 players to Reserve/Future free agent contracts. Staley is not the only coach that Johnson has ties to on this Chargers staff, either. See who wins the matchup between these two LA Chargers playmakers. "And then in terms of what that looks like, I think the offenses that I think are the most challenging to defend are the ones that put a lot of pressure on you every snap, in terms of marrying the run game to the pass game, putting a lot of pressure on you in terms of personnel, pace, emotion, and being able to get the explosions consistently, and that's what I believe in. The 2023 NFL Scouting Combine is off and running, as Chargers Head Coach Brandon Staley chatted with local media members Tuesday afternoon. These things dont necessarily have to linger. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news, Chargers fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-30. He played college football at Central Michigan and was drafted by the 49ers in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft . Its on you Chargers to sort this out and try to keep a fan base. Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley shares his expectations for new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and more. Hes a fresh head coach in this league. Episode 8 of All IN is out now. ", Chargers will alter weekly practice plan ahead of Saturday night's Wild Card game in Jacksonville, "Our mind can't be in two places. That's not how competition works. Even when they are winning more than the Lakers, playing in playoff games, theyre not the Lakers. And half measures dont work, more than half the time. Owner Dean Spanos is also expected to retain Tom Telesco as general manager. I figured first off theyd stop playing that press coverage that was giving Lawrence fits because with that kind of lead you dont want to give up a big play, and so of course, the inevitable would ensue. The crushing loss was a product of what Staley believes was a subpar offensive approach. Both had previous ties to Brandon Staley. I remember thinking at halftime, with the Chargers up 27-0, that they were just the type of team under Staley to blow that type of lead. _____________________________. The three that ran the shuttle drill ran nearly identical times of 4.24 (Palmer), 4.25 (Winfree), and 4.26 (Miller). McKitty only bench pressed during his pre-draft workouts, so any evaluation of the tight end position beyond that requires extrapolating from Staleys tenure as a defensive coach, where his input on offensive draft choices was minimal. Get an inside look into what makes Khalil Mack one of the greatest EDGE rushers in the NFL on the latest episode of All In Season 2, out now. LA is going to be a pro football wasteland for a few years, because the Rams are going to suck for awhile, too. Jan 17, 2023. "Obviously, the first two years, we've had some growing pains," said Ansley, who was promoted to the Chargers' defensive coordinator position from their secondary coach after the departure of. "I think about where we were last year, we didn't have Austin Johnson, Sebastian Joseph-Day, Otitio Ogbonnia, we didn't have Zion Johnson, Jamaree Salyer. We're going to do the best we can and I'm going to be happy for the whether they're playing for us or someone else.". The Bolts will take on the Miami Dolphins for prime time clash on Sunday Night Football. Staley said he views the 41-year-old as a rising star in the coaching world. The Cleveland Browns are set to release safety John Johnson at the. Ansley does have experience as a defensive coordinator. Sorry chargers fans, you are gonna be wasting an elite QB for a few a couple more yearshopefully he doesnt get disgruntled and want out. "It's a significant injury so I'm not sure how he's going to respond because he's never had an injury like this," Staley added. But I think all those guys played well enough where they will have a market. Defense lot this game plain and simple. Looking back, defensive-minded coach Bill Belichick won six Super Bowls when he had Tom Brady, and he accomplished that with several different offensive coordinators. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft; Herbert was taken five spots later. I think that somewhere at the bottom of the Atlantic theres a deck chair that should belong to Joe Lombardi. Brandon Staley's decisions have come under fire, but the coach is committed to dealing with the blowback. He previously spent 20 years as a sports columnist for the Orange County Register and, before that, the Miami Herald. Now, Staley will have to find the right replacements in order to help his team take another step toward future success. On the fifth episode of ALL IN Season 2, go behind running back Joshua Kelley's emergence as the complementary back to RB1 Austin Ekeler and how the Chargers kickstarted their run game after the first three weeks of the season. On the eighth episode of ALL IN Season 2, go all-access on the Chargers young quarterback, Justin Herbert, and learn how his competitive drive has translated to clutch, highlight-worthy plays his whole career, including the Bolts recent win over the Dolphins on Sunday Night Football. No one is going to want to watch them. Play conservative, if you have the better team, in the long run, youll win by not taking chances. How does that work? Telesco picks the players with the help of John Spanos who has no clue. Also, that total meltdown against Jax should have been the nail in his coffin. Day 2 of the . Staley touched on the way the Bolts season ended with a playoff loss in Jacksonville. Third, while Herbert went cold at the worst time, the most crucial mistakes in the second half were elsewhere, with coaching and players alike. Staley though also noted that he was looking for the unit to turn the corner going into the postseason since the team was mostly healthy. "I think there's a different gear we need to get to as a football team, definitely not an easy decision because they did a really quality job for two years, but I think we can make improvements on that side of the football, and that's what we're going to have our focus be moving forward.". Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley shares his expectations for new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and more. The 2014 Seahawks, with the fateful decision to pass when they should have run, loomed over the team until the day Russell Wilson was traded. Herbert's pass fell incomplete. Do they go all in to alter the status quo, or do they keep treading water? Staley is looking more and more like a fraud on the sidelines with every passing game. "I have a very difficult time envisioning him not being a starting lineman for us somewhere," Staley said. Going back even further, when defensive-minded George Seifert took over for offensive-minded Bill Walsh in San Francisco, the team actually won at a higher percentage, and continued winning Super Bowls. A strong finish was ruined by a stunning exit. good thing they have no fans anymore who care, Ponto60 says: Given how good Herbert is, its almost hard for them to not make the playoffs. And certainly dont go the failure Steeler way and just promote the guy behind the guy who just left! "Just felt like we needed to make changes to the offense and the vision I have on that side of the ball," Staley said of his staff decisions Wednesday. He's the son of a coach, we were kind of brought up the same way," Staley said. For whatever reason, he continues to be smarter than everyone else and doing the wrong thing when it matters most and his decisions keep not working or as he says just didnt work out.. Then as the draft moves, you're trying to get those depth pieces that you need to be deep enough to make it to the end and to win the final game. His other stops include the Palm Beach Post and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. It doesnt evaporate quickly. Staley has actually only seen three corners drafted, all three coming in the past two seasons as part of the Chargers. When asked about his team's success with the play, GM Howie Roseman said, "All I know is everything we're doing is legal and works.". The Chargers will have to free up just over $24 million to pay its draft class and that is just the start. Staley is expected to remain the defensive play-caller though. Staley went into the playoffs under fire after Williams suffered a season-ending back injury in the meaningless regular-season finale at Denver. They ought to be firing defensive guru Staley. You dont gamble $100 to win $5 if its a 55% chance of success. This is literally Herberts first-ever playoff appearance. "To move up," Ballard said, "there's got to be a guy worthy of it.". The Chargers fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-30 in Saturdays AFC wild-card round game after blowing the third-largest lead in postseason history. A Burrow extension would clearly define the parameters of a Herbert extension, meaning the Chargers quarterback and his representatives might be willing to wait. "The flexibility that he has playing college tackle and his ability to move inside gives us a lot of flexibility. Staley said that getting Herbert on the move is among the top priorities for the offense going forward. And there you have it! He previously served as the defensive coordinatorfor the Los Angeles Ramsin 2020 and also served as an assistant coach for the Denver Broncosand Chicago Bears. The strained rib cartilage never had a chance to heal. The #1 reason this is such a dumb move is because Staley will end up getting fired after going 0-5 in October anyway, and then the entire season is scrapped. We're doing everything we can to just be our best. "It remains to be seen how that's all going to shake out. Heading into the 2022 season, Brandon Staley's seat did seem to be a bit warm. Offensive Coordinator. Last season, the Chargers dropped three of their final four games to miss out on the postseason. He takes over for Renaldo Hill, who left to join Miami's staff as pass-game coordinator. He spent two seasons leading the University of Tennessees defense (2019-20) before joining the Chargers. In addition, Los Angeles activated kicker Cameron Dicker and cornerback Kemon Hall from the practice squad for Sunday's game. [2][3] Playing career[edit] Its worth pointing out how badly Staley misuses analytics. Bad move by the Chargers to keep Staley. Any deal for Herbert likely would come in somewhere around $50 million in annual average, with perhaps $200 million or so in total guarantees. ", Colts general manager Chris Ballard said he's heard the noise that his team is predestined to trade up to the first pick of the 2023 NFL Draft and select a quarterback. Allen missed seven of the first nine games because of a hamstring injury. "I need 30 more seconds to enjoy this." More than nine months have passed since that day when Brandon Staley called his twin brother to tell him he. The Spanos have been horrible owners for years, I feel for Chargers fans. The program is designed to offer juniors and seniors from Inglewood high schools the opportunity to participate in a six month after-school program to develop leadership and job-readiness skills. NFL.com keeps you up to date with all of the latest league news from around the NFL. Compared to 2022, the Chargers have more starting spots accounted for but will need to find a couple of them in the draft. "Give me 30 seconds," Jason told Brandon. At this point, I see Herbert playing out his sentence in LA, then getting a massive contract from a contender who values generational talent over appearances. Now that we are almost to full strength, we have to make the improvements to be playing our best at the end. Does anyone remember back in 2014 the chiefs with Andy Reid were ahead of the Colts 38-10 in the 2nd half of a playoff game and ended up losing the football game. The Los Angeles Chargers hired Brandon Staley as the 17th head coach in franchise history, becoming the first Bolts head coach with a defensive background in over a decade. Joseph Andrew Staley [1] (born August 30, 1984) is an American former football offensive tackle who played his entire career for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). Our full focus is going to be on Denver and playing our best football. Take a deep dive into the defensive resurgence that powered this postseason push, including how the Bolts stymied two of the most explosive offenses in the league. "I am aware of the speculation because I have to be briefed of it to be prepared for guys like you," Staley said to reporters on Wednesday during his season-ending press conference. After all, the Chargers spent a boatload in the offseason to bring in talented players like J.C. Jackson and Khalil . The Los Angeles Chargers today signed wide receiver Keelan Doss to the active roster from the team's practice squad and placed tight end Donald Parham Jr., on Reserve/Injured. Chargers coach Brandon Staley walks off the field after a win over the Indianapolis Colts on Dec. 26. Signs of trouble began to appear, though, when they punted late in the first half, giving Jacksonville just enough time to mount a touchdown drive to cut the deficit to 27-7. Ansley was the secondary coach on Brandon Staleys staff the past two seasons. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. The only reason Staley is sticking around is because ownership is too cheap to pay him and his replacement. "It's a significant injury," Staley said. Donatell is now the Passing Game Coordinator/secondary coach after being Ansley's assistant for the past two seasons. A day after losing in nightmarish fashion to the Jaguars in the playoffs, Chargers players were adamant in their support of coach Brandon Staley. You won't want to miss a moment of the 2022 season! The Chargers have yet to win a division title during Telescos 10 seasons as general manager and have only been to the playoffs three times in his tenure. The Bolts couldn't hold a double-digit halftime lead as they saw their season come to an end in Jacksonville. Thats why they stick in memory. 182. In 2021, the Chargers were the AFCs No. I like him and he`s a great talent, would love to have him and would definitely be better with Payton but he has never been his best in the biggest moments in college or the pro`s. That's not an enviable position to be in during a make-or-break year. Staley has a 19-16 record, including playoffs, in his two seasons. Combine that with all of the games missed by Keenon Allen and Mike Williams and it is understandable why some games were lost. That is when the memorable football happens. Staley praised Lombardi late in the regular season for his ability to adjust to changes because of injuries. Hiring Moore as OC. They literally cant afford to fire him and replace him with another cheap first time HC from the coordinator pool. I realize Herbert is a darling of the media but come on, the guy choked too, just like Matt Ryan. If Joe Lombardi was named Joe Smith, he never gets that job to begin with. Staley wont complete the 23 season, this playoff loss will haunt the franchise until he is fired. On the seventh episode of ALL IN Season 2, learn about Khalil Mack's journey to the Chargers and his fight to prove his doubters wrong as the veteran edge rusher holds down the Bolts defense after Joey Bosa is sidelined with a groin injury. Although he does not have a decision yet, he recognizes the benefit of giving the team an answer in the near future. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. The Chargers will take on the Indianapolis Colts on Monday at 5:15pm at Lucas Oil Stadium. Atlanta never recovered from their Super Bowl collapse. I would take Lombardi as the GM of the Packers in a heartbeat at least he would not TRADE UP for a QB that never plays haaaaaaa. The teams that can do it in December and January, thats when it really matters., AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL, Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley responds to questions after an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Denver. 1. He's heard plenty of them already, even if he isn't taking them seriously. Powered by Southern California McDonald's. They dont like change. Going forward, Staley said Salyer's permanent position is still a bit up in the air. "Our players already know that and I'm excited for him to impact our entire unit.". No wonder why they only have 28 fans. Zac Taylor isn`t exactly Andy Reid but Burrow makes his decisions and play calls look better because of his poise when plays don`t go as scripted. Shoulda just stayed in San Diego. Brandon Staley is one of the good, smart, young coaches taking over the NFL. New excuse 1) Herbert is on his X th OC in Y years! 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