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By Caden Henderson

It was 27-0 That was the lead the Chargers had with just moments left in the first half of their Wild Card round game vs the Jaguars The Chargers had picked off QB Trevor Lawrence a historic 4 times in the first half, including 3 alone coming from young CB Asante Samuel Jr What followed was nothing short of unacceptable The Jaguars would get a TD to end the first half before outscoring the Chargers 24-3 in the second half en route to a game winning field goal as time expired There is a lot to unpack for the Bolts this offseason, so here’s what to expect

The first major offseason decision facing the front office regards Head Coach Brandon Staley Do you fire him, or do you give him one more year and hope things change? Staley made some unforgivable decisions down the stretch of the season, including playing star WR

Mike Williams in a meaningless week 18 game, which led him to being ruled out for the entirety of the AFC playoffs

This left LAC with just three WR’s for the biggest game of the season, which was ultimately a big reason why only 3 points were scored in the second half You add this on to his sometimes much too aggressive play calling style, and 2 straight seasons ending in heartbreak, there is very good reason to fire Staley Star RB Austin Ekeler said he would be surprised if Staley was fired, but I know 90% of the fanbase wouldn’t While Brandon Staley is a great human being, that does not equate to Super Bowls If Staley is fired, expect candidates like Sean Payton to start popping up in hiring rumors

Step #2 of the offseason also involves the coaching staff, specifically Offensive Coordinator Joe Lombardi Lombardi may have a generational talent at QB in Justin Herbert, but he calls plays like his Quarterback can’t throw accu-