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BFTB had a pretty decent article about what position do the Bolts still need to improve on. What do you think? Vote for more than one if you want!
What is the Chargers biggest need?
It's time for another round table, boys. With the offseason all but over, what is the biggest remaining weakness on the team?
Michael Peterson: I think I'll have to go with cornerback after mulling it over. I want to continue saying right tackle but it's time to change things up. This position group looked much better when Trevor Williams was playing better but now it's quite gloomy behind Casey Hayward and Desmond King. There is no other cornerback I could see working in the slot other than King and that's not a good thing. If something were to happen to Hayward and/or King, the Chargers will be left with three former UDFAs to carry the load.
Louis Gorini: Everyone is going to say RT so I will think outside of the box and say the Chargers biggest need is slot WR. Travis Benjamin has been an disappointment and cannot be relied on to contribute. It's important for Rivers to have a quick slot wr so when the protection breaks down (and we know it will), he can dump it off to the slot WR on drag routes and make turn a 5 yard catch into a 25 yard catch. Benjamin plays to scared to go through the middle and the players behind him are all unproven.
Jamie Sewell: I'm going to go with the OL as a whole, because it's a group that's seriously lacking in talent, and the main reason that I can't foresee the Chargers making it any further this year than they did last year. Russell Okung and Mike Pouncey are fine, but both OG positions and RT are a mess. Dan Feeney really struggled last year, Michael Schofield is competent, but never going to be anything more than a below average starter, and Sam Tevi is a backup who's found his way into the starting 5 because the Chargers have no other options. I'm as hopeful as anybody that Forrest Lamp can be the saviour, but he was healthy by the end of last season and guys like Cole Toner were still being activated on gameday over him. Trey Pipkins has a lot of upside, but he's a raw third round pick from Sioux Falls. He almost certainly won't be ready to contribute this year, and, if it's true that the Chargers see him as their LT of the future, they probably don't have any plans for him to replace Tevi anyway. For all of Telesco's successes, he's really struggled to give Philip Rivers a competent OL in the entirety of his tenure with the Bolts, and once again, it looks like the Chargers are going into a season with too many question marks in the trenches.
https://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/201...ggest-weakness
What is the Chargers biggest need?
It's time for another round table, boys. With the offseason all but over, what is the biggest remaining weakness on the team?
Michael Peterson: I think I'll have to go with cornerback after mulling it over. I want to continue saying right tackle but it's time to change things up. This position group looked much better when Trevor Williams was playing better but now it's quite gloomy behind Casey Hayward and Desmond King. There is no other cornerback I could see working in the slot other than King and that's not a good thing. If something were to happen to Hayward and/or King, the Chargers will be left with three former UDFAs to carry the load.
Louis Gorini: Everyone is going to say RT so I will think outside of the box and say the Chargers biggest need is slot WR. Travis Benjamin has been an disappointment and cannot be relied on to contribute. It's important for Rivers to have a quick slot wr so when the protection breaks down (and we know it will), he can dump it off to the slot WR on drag routes and make turn a 5 yard catch into a 25 yard catch. Benjamin plays to scared to go through the middle and the players behind him are all unproven.
Jamie Sewell: I'm going to go with the OL as a whole, because it's a group that's seriously lacking in talent, and the main reason that I can't foresee the Chargers making it any further this year than they did last year. Russell Okung and Mike Pouncey are fine, but both OG positions and RT are a mess. Dan Feeney really struggled last year, Michael Schofield is competent, but never going to be anything more than a below average starter, and Sam Tevi is a backup who's found his way into the starting 5 because the Chargers have no other options. I'm as hopeful as anybody that Forrest Lamp can be the saviour, but he was healthy by the end of last season and guys like Cole Toner were still being activated on gameday over him. Trey Pipkins has a lot of upside, but he's a raw third round pick from Sioux Falls. He almost certainly won't be ready to contribute this year, and, if it's true that the Chargers see him as their LT of the future, they probably don't have any plans for him to replace Tevi anyway. For all of Telesco's successes, he's really struggled to give Philip Rivers a competent OL in the entirety of his tenure with the Bolts, and once again, it looks like the Chargers are going into a season with too many question marks in the trenches.
https://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/201...ggest-weakness
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