The last Power Rankings for the 2021-2022 Season. Fix the Defense!
These are the individual rankers that published today:
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Vinnie Iyer - Sporting News 11
There's no question Herbert can sling with the young playoff Big Three in the AFC. Now he needs his team to keep finding more explosive offensive facets and back that up with respectable run defense not to waste them.
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Matt Johnson - Sportsnaut 10
Justin Herbert can take this team extremely far. The only thing that dragged the Los Angeles Chargers down, keeping them out of the playoffs, is a horrific run defense. Brandon Staley will make improvements in that aspect a top offseason priority. Paired with a third-year leap from Herbert, we're extremely high on the Chargers.
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Russell S. Baxter - Fansided 15
The Bolts won their last four games in 2020 and came into 2021 with high expectations. But it was an up-and-down year for the team once again. The defense was poor vs. the run and made life easier for opposing quarterbacks as well.
The Chargers were a so-so 5-4 at home but 2020 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Justin Herbert did pick up where he left off. Relentless Joey Bosa was another bright spot for first-time NFL head coach Brandon Staley.
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Pete Prisco - CBS Sports 13
In Justin Herbert, they have a great piece to build around. The run defense has to be a priority in terms of team building this offseason.
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Dan Hanzus - NFL.com 11
The Chargers deserve credit for hitting huge on Justin Herbert and quickly building up one of the league's more dangerous attacks. The path to the playoffs rests on the team's ability to fix a broken defense. Los Angeles was a bottom-five group in points and third-down conversions allowed while surrendering the most rushing yards per game (138.9) by a Chargers team in more than 30 years. Few teams in the league have more current available projected cap space than the Bolts -- spending on the right players could spark a leap to true contender status.
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These are the individual rankers that published today:
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Vinnie Iyer - Sporting News 11
There's no question Herbert can sling with the young playoff Big Three in the AFC. Now he needs his team to keep finding more explosive offensive facets and back that up with respectable run defense not to waste them.
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Matt Johnson - Sportsnaut 10
Justin Herbert can take this team extremely far. The only thing that dragged the Los Angeles Chargers down, keeping them out of the playoffs, is a horrific run defense. Brandon Staley will make improvements in that aspect a top offseason priority. Paired with a third-year leap from Herbert, we're extremely high on the Chargers.
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Russell S. Baxter - Fansided 15
The Bolts won their last four games in 2020 and came into 2021 with high expectations. But it was an up-and-down year for the team once again. The defense was poor vs. the run and made life easier for opposing quarterbacks as well.
The Chargers were a so-so 5-4 at home but 2020 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Justin Herbert did pick up where he left off. Relentless Joey Bosa was another bright spot for first-time NFL head coach Brandon Staley.
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Pete Prisco - CBS Sports 13
In Justin Herbert, they have a great piece to build around. The run defense has to be a priority in terms of team building this offseason.
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Dan Hanzus - NFL.com 11
The Chargers deserve credit for hitting huge on Justin Herbert and quickly building up one of the league's more dangerous attacks. The path to the playoffs rests on the team's ability to fix a broken defense. Los Angeles was a bottom-five group in points and third-down conversions allowed while surrendering the most rushing yards per game (138.9) by a Chargers team in more than 30 years. Few teams in the league have more current available projected cap space than the Bolts -- spending on the right players could spark a leap to true contender status.
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