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This weeks team theme asks, “who is the team’s defensive lineman that is under the radar?” In the Chargers case, I think this comes down to two options. Playing alongside Joey Bosa & Melvin Ingram you’re not going to have many opportunities for glory. You’re going to have to do the dirty work. Chris McCain is playing well as a 3rd pass rusher. He gives the team flexibility to move Ingram all around the line of scrimmage. His 5 sacks are much needed but I don’t believe he’s playing enough to warrant an under the radar tag. For example, against the Jaguars McCain only played 19% of the snaps.
The process of elimination gets us to Darius Philon. The Chargers rushing defense was at the bottom of the league for the 1st half of the season. The last few games since Philon has played more and more we’ve seen their rushing numbers greatly improve. Philon will flash every now and then but he’s doing the dirty work inside that is freeing up linebackers when he can’t finish himself. His play has allowed the team to
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The process of elimination gets us to Darius Philon. The Chargers rushing defense was at the bottom of the league for the 1st half of the season. The last few games since Philon has played more and more we’ve seen their rushing numbers greatly improve. Philon will flash every now and then but he’s doing the dirty work inside that is freeing up linebackers when he can’t finish himself. His play has allowed the team to
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