San Diego Chargers
Record: 4-11
Key Players: QB Phillip Rivers, WR Kennan Allen & OLB Melvin Ingram
Job Description: If there will be a scapegoat to a disappointing season, Mike McCoy will be that guy. He’s struggled to develop this team into a playoff contender an unfortunate aspect because they have a lot of talent. They traded up for running back Melvin Gordon who didn’t record a single touchdown (shout out to every unhappy fantasy football owner) and was being outplayed by Danny Woodhead.
Injuries began to plague this team as well when Keenan Allen went down for the season after suffering a lacerated kidney. It also sounds like this team will be moving forward without safety Eric Weddle as he got benched and sent to the IR for watching his daughter perform at halftime during one of their games.
McCoy isn’t a terrible coach but it’s clear that he isn’t the guy in San Diego, a franchise that is eligible to move to Los Angeles. Whoever the next coach may be, they’ll have Phillip Rivers, a decent amount of weapons on offense and a defense that will have three to four players hit the free agent market. It will be a tough job for whoever the next coach is but the best thing is that the coach will have about $31 million (source: Spotrac.com) and a top 10 draft pick. They could look at players like Notre Dame offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley or Florida State corner Jalen Ramsey.
