Are the Chargers too loyal to Jahleel Addae?

[UglyTruth]

This guy has just been an entire mess this whole season. Whether it's completely blown coverages like he had against the Steelers where Ben luckily overthrew the guy or whether it's missing easy tackles against backup TEs on the Ravens, he's been disastrous.

And his play did not just start being bad recently either, here's an article from almost 3 months ago and everything in it holds true today

https://chargerswire.usatoday.com/2018/10/01/its-time-for-the-chargers-to-hold-jahleel-addae-accountable/

Doesn't make sense to me why the Chargers do not pursue a free agent like DJ Swearinger who was actually very good with the Texans and was the best safety in football the first 8 weeks of this season;

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/10/30/stats-that-show-how-dj-swearinger-has-been-nfls-best-safety-this-season/?utm_term=.2862befc98c

Addea is an extremely well liked guy on the team and I know this from watching the Chargers backstage videos and such. All the guys on the team love him because of his personality but at the end of the day, this is a business and he's a major liability for us.

He's never been good with the Chargers (only ever good play I can remember him making during his tenure here was the tipping the ball against Seattle and even that the WR still should've caught it) and has actually injured more of our own players with his reckless hits than he has made contact with other teams players. Are the Chargers really going to screw up a chance at a great playoff run with a starting safety that gets picked on by QBs and is huge liability in the secondary?

[CTrout]

I agree with all that, he's a weak link. But who else do we have? Guess we're kind of stuck with him (for now).

[Boltsfan70]

Dj swearinger released by the redskins. I would be all over it.

[Bolt-O]

I guess there is a chance of getting Swearinger. I doubt a team out of the playoffs would claim at this point. At a minimum, you want to keep him out of the hands of the Chiefs, and he's relatively cheap with one game left.

As far as it goes with Addae, there is no doubt there is loyalty from the coaching staff, but maybe its as simple as, in practice, he's the best of the DBs to play the FS because they want to get Derwin James in the box to make plays.

[Budsman]

I guess there is a chance of getting Swearinger. I doubt a team out of the playoffs would claim at this point. At a minimum, you want to keep him out of the hands of the Chiefs, and he's relatively cheap with one game left.

As far as it goes with Addae, there is no doubt there is loyalty from the coaching staff, but maybe its as simple as, in practice, he's the best of the DBs to play the FS because they want to get Derwin James in the box to make plays.

[richpjr]

[Attack]

Swearinger may not be a good locker room guy, or just opens his mouth more than he should. In Wash, he complained about the coaching and calls made to the media rather than keeping the dirty laundry in the locker room.

[sufan144]

I have been hating on this guy all year the truth is the the truth he is just not a good player period When I saw Swearinger released I thought the same thing the Chargers should claim him we will see I hope so.

[La Costa Boy]

As moves go, DJ would be a smart, cheap one. Bring him in and kick the tires VS Denver.

[like54ninjas]

[CTrout]

Looks like DJ is going back to Arizona.

[Bolt-O]

Looks like DJ is going back to Arizona.

Top of the waiver wire.