This was presupposed to be the 12 months the Los Angeles Chargers confirmed us they had been one thing totally different.
In the long run, they confirmed us precisely what they all the time have been. A workforce that all the time appears to show promise and potential into unbelievable disappointment.
Their season got here to a shocking finish on Saturday night time in a 31-30 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars that noticed them blow one of many largest leads in NFL playoff historical past.Â
It continues what has been some of the tortured franchises and fan bases in fashionable NFL historical past.
Yearly we undergo the identical cycle with them. We see a workforce that has a franchise quarterback, whether or not it’s Drew Brews, Phillip Rivers, or Justin Herbert, and a roster that appears like a contender on paper. Yearly we have a look at them as a playoff lock or a possible Tremendous Bowl workforce.
After which it turns into nothing.
And it’s not like it is a workforce that retains getting shut, knocks on the door, and simply falls quick by unhealthy luck. They by no means get shut. Because the begin of the 2010 season, they’ve simply three playoff appearances and solely two postseason wins.
Almost 25 years of three of the extra proficient quarterbacks in latest league historical past has produced zero Tremendous Bowl appearances and one AFC Championship sport look.Â
It’s all the time one thing totally different. Generally unhealthy particular groups or unhealthy luck ruins an incredible offense and protection. Generally it’s accidents. Generally it’s teaching.
The latter problem appears to be the issue now as Brandon Staley continues to look in over his head simply two years on the job. His aggressiveness price the Chargers a handful of video games final 12 months to overlook the playoffs totally. This 12 months his resolution to play starters in a meaningless sport price him Mike Williams for the playoffs.Â
It’s a unending cycle.
The faces and names change.
The outcomes all the time keep the identical.
