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Will an extra week help the Chargers to come up with a gameplan to stop the 5-3 Jaguars? Bye weeks are funny things. Sure, they help a team get healthy again, but they also provide the coaching staff of a team an extra week of preparation.
The go-to example, that I will use here, is Andy Reid. “Big Red” is notoriously great after a bye week, with a record of 20-2 (if you include games played after both regular season and playoff bye weeks). He is the standard to which other coaches are held when it comes to bye weeks.
History (Or Lack There Of)
Over the last five years, the Los Angeles Chargers have not been very good after the bye. With a 2-3 record, they rank among the worst teams in the league coming off their own bye week. Image courtesy of Cheatsheet War Room
However, since I attribute bye week success to coaching staffs, I don’t think that number reflects positively or negatively on Anthony Lynn and his staff. How they respond to the extra week of preparation has yet to be seen.
A (Misleading?)
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The go-to example, that I will use here, is Andy Reid. “Big Red” is notoriously great after a bye week, with a record of 20-2 (if you include games played after both regular season and playoff bye weeks). He is the standard to which other coaches are held when it comes to bye weeks.
History (Or Lack There Of)
Over the last five years, the Los Angeles Chargers have not been very good after the bye. With a 2-3 record, they rank among the worst teams in the league coming off their own bye week. Image courtesy of Cheatsheet War Room
However, since I attribute bye week success to coaching staffs, I don’t think that number reflects positively or negatively on Anthony Lynn and his staff. How they respond to the extra week of preparation has yet to be seen.
A (Misleading?)
More...