Ever since the Los Angeles Chargers capped off the third-largest playoff collapse in NFL history, head coach Brandon Staley has seemingly been under fire from all comers. For curious decisions like playing the injured Mike Williams in a meaningless game; for letting the now-fired Joe Lombardi constrain one of the sport’s brightest quarterbacks in Justin Herbert; for allowing the Jacksonville Jaguars to continue the Chargers’ curse at always being the third-best at being the worst. It’s all very, very bleak.
While Staley’s job in L.A. seems, inexplicably, safe for now, it’s no wonder football people have connected Sean Payton to the Bolts’ job.
