Charger Coordinator/Staffing News and Discussion

[wu-dai clan]

Is Staley being a former qb turned D coordinator becoming a trend where coaches get more experience on opposite sides of the ball?
this is a crazy infusion of young coaches that were former players, like it a lot

Yeah !
All 30 of our coaches have worn different hats.
We will play complementary football I do believe.

[FoutsFan]

I can’t speak on baseball since I don’t really follow the nuances of that sport (Go Padres btw!). But in football, we’ve seen analytics win a Super Bowl with Doug Pederson and the Eagles in 2017. With Reich, analytics isn’t what backfired against him in the playoffs. As the article mentioned, what hurt him was the play calling and player execution. His decision to do a toss play to Taylor on 3rd down made it harder when he went for it on 4th down. And yet despite this play calling mistake, Michael Pittman still had a chance to catch that TD on 4th down. The biggest backfire that turned the game, however, also the neutral zone penalty on the Colts defense that helped extend the Bills drive and lead to a TD given up.

In terms of going with instincts, I understand and agree with the theory. The problem is that a lot of coaching instincts are based on old school mentality aka preconceived notions of the game in the past that tend to skew conservative when making crucial decisions. Best case in point is Lynn. Did you know that he was also fed probabilities by Shamash during the game? And yet when it came to making the key decisions that could help us win a game, he went with his instincts and played not to lose instead.

Analytics isn’t perfect. If it was we wouldn’t need coaches. We would just have robots or AI making the decisions. However, given the complications of football, you still need someone to scheme and put the players in the best position to succeed. And of course, it probably helps if you have the talent to pull off your 4th down decisions. Andy Reid’s aggressiveness, for example, has gone up because of Mahomes versus when he had Alex Smith.

To a point I agree. My point is that analytics do not account for things like slumps in baseball. They cannot compute momentum. These are real and that is where te coaches instincts must come in to play.

[21&500]

To a point I agree. My point is that analytics do not account for things like slumps in baseball. They cannot compute momentum. These are real and that is where te coaches instincts must come in to play.

I think I read something about how momentum in terms of sports/games isn’t real, scientifically.
watching sports for so many years I don’t personally believe that, but I suppose it can just be an illusion

[NoMoreChillies]

I think I read something about how momentum in terms of sports/games isn’t real, scientifically.
watching sports for so many years I don’t personally believe that, but I suppose it can just be an illusion

anyone who has played knows that point in the game when you are certain you are better than the other guys and victory will be yours

[FoutsFan]

I think I read something about how momentum in terms of sports/games isn’t real, scientifically.
watching sports for so many years I don’t personally believe that, but I suppose it can just be an illusion

Anyone who has played knows its real. You can't measure it, you can't figure an equation for it but you can feel it. There were drives or halves in games where I could not miss a pass, when momentum switched guys could not block, the other team is always a step ahead, I could not complete a pass and when you do it gets shut down immediately. Its real for sure.

[like54ninjas]

Not sure if this is necessary but I like to put names faces together and see the division of coaching resources are allocated.

Hit the name in blue to see a more detailed profile.


HEAD COACH

Brandon Staley

HEAD COACH


The Los Angeles Chargers signed Brandon Staley as the 17th head coach in franchise history. Staley served as the defensive coordinator in 2020 for the Los Angeles Rams after spending three seasons as the outside linebackers coach for Denver (2019) and Chicago (2017-18).

PROFILECOORDINATORS

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

JOE LOMBARDI


Experience:15 YEARS
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

RENALDO HILL


Experience:13 YEARS
SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR

DERIUS SWINTON II


Experience:11 YEARS
OFFENSE

WIDE RECEIVERS

CHRIS BEATTY



PASSING GAME COORDINATOR/QB’S

SHANE DAY



RUNNING BACKS

DERRICK FOSTER



TIGHT ENDS

KEVIN KOGER



ASSISTANT OFFENSIVE LINE

SHAUN SARRETT



OFFENSIVE ASSISTANT

DAN SHAMASH


Experience:13 YEARS
RUN GAME COORDINATOR/OL

FRANK SMITH



OFFENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL

CHANDLER WHITMER



DEFENSE

SECONDARY

DERRICK ANSLEY



ASSISTANT SECONDARY

TOM DONATELL



RUN GAME COORDINATOR/OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

JAY RODGERS



DEFENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL

ISAAC SHEWMAKER



DEFENSIVE LINE

GIFF SMITH


Experience:11 YEARS
LINEBACKERS

MICHAEL WILHOITE



ALEX G. SPANOS COACHING FELLOW

JOHN TIMU



SPECIAL TEAMS

ASSISTANT SPECIAL TEAMS

MAYUR CHAUDHARI



SPORTS PERFORMANCE

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE

ANTHONY LOMANDO



HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH

JONATHAN BROOKS


Experience: 4 YEARS

[Boltjolt]

Looks like our strength and conditioning coach has been here. Great job!

Why can't we hire The Rock instead of that guy? :blahblah:

[21&500]

What’s position is “Alex G Spanos Coaching Fellow”?

[Boltjolt]

What’s position is “Alex G Spanos Coaching Fellow”?

I think he is like an intern guy. Like new to coaching.

[21&500]

Looks like our strength and conditioning coach has been here. Great job!

Why can't we hire The Rock instead of this guy? :blahblah:

No doubt Urban Meyer wished he did hahaha

[like54ninjas]

Coach Frank Smith

[Parcells]

Looks like our strength and conditioning coach has been here. Great job!

Why can't we hire The Rock instead of that guy? :blahblah:

He’s not available to hire because he already bought the Chiefs.