AFC West Preview: How Each Team Got Better And Worse So Far
Dec 29, 2013; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) during player introductions prior to the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
San Diego Chargers
NOTABLE LOSSES:
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
San Diego wasn’t as active in free agency as some might have thought going into it. It looks like their philosophy will be to sign key guys to minimum deals off the market, and build their own talent through the draft
HOW THEY GOT BETTER:
The addition of Donald Brown will be nice, considering they already have Danny Woodhead and Ryan Matthews. Mike McCoy is a great offensive mind, so their is no telling what he has in mind for all those running backs. One thing we did see was the amount of carries increase for Matthews and Woodhead down the stretch of last season, adding Brown will certainly help carry that load. San Diego’s future on how they got better will really be determined through the draft and the progression of their talent that’s already on the roster.
HOW THEY GOT WORSE:
Honestly, they really didn’t get much worse on paper. They got rid of Derek Cox who wasn’t worth a damn for them last year and other than that, all their key contributors stayed. Like I said before, the story for the Chargers resides in their draft moves and development of current players.
WHAT”S THEIR FIRST MOVE IN THE DRAFT:
They’re likely going defense all they way. Like Denver, I see San Diego trying to build talent in their front seven. Donald Butler and Manti Teo showed flashes of being a nice duo in the middle for the Chargers. They need to build around that with either a nose tackle or outside linebacker with that first pick.