The Los Angeles Chargers started the year with expectations of making the playoffs for the second straight season after signing quarterback Justin Herbert to a $252.5 million extension on the first day of training camp.
The season ended with Herbert on the sideline after season-ending surgery on Dec. 12 to repair his broken right index finger and with the Chargers facing what could be the most transformative offseason in franchise history.
Sunday’s 13-12 loss to the Chiefs left the Chargers (5-12) as one of the league’s most disappointing teams. The Bolts are looking for a new coach and general manager after Brandon Staley and Tom Telesco were fired on Dec. 15.
“It’s never fun when you go through a situation like that, because we fell short for them,” Herbert said Monday as coaches and players went through end-of-season interviews and meetings. “It’s unfortunate. I missed the throws, we missed the catches and we didn’t make the tackles. We didn’t do enough for them. That’s on us this offseason where we have to do things differently.”
This marked the fourth time since 2015 the Chargers finished a season with five or fewer wins. They made the playoffs three times as a wild card in Telesco’s 10-plus seasons as general manager.
Herbert will be playing for his fourth head coach and possibly fourth offensive coordinator in five seasons. He said he is hopeful of resuming throwing by the end of next month.
Herbert said he is hoping to address his thoughts about what he’d like to see in a coach with owner Dean Spanos and the front office sometime over the next couple weeks.
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The new coach and general manager will have the fifth overall pick in April’s draft, the fourth time since 2016 the Chargers have had a pick in the top seven.
The Chargers ended the season on a five-game losing streak, but interim coach Giff Smith was given high marks by players for his approach during his three-game stint.
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