Chargers Picked as Most Likely to Go From 'Worst to First' by Former NFL QB

Following a miserable 5-12 season in 2023, the Los Angeles Chargers effectively cleaned house in the offseason. After firing longtime general manager Tom Telesco and three-year head coach Brandon Staley late into the year, team owner Dean Spanos made perhaps the splashiest hire of the offseason, bringing in former Chargers quarterback Jim Harbaugh, hot off winning the CFP national championship with the Michigan Wolverines.

Spanos also hired former Baltimore Ravens director of personnel Joe Hortiz to replace Telesco long-term. Hortiz flipped LA's top two wide receivers, six-time Pro Bowler Keenan Allen, while cutting No. 2 wideout Mike Williams and letting top running back Austin Ekeler depart as a free agent. Still, NFL Network's David Carr, himself a former quarterback, reveals that he believes LA is most capable of a major turnaround this year.

“I’m gonna go with the Los Angeles Chargers, so I think that Harbaugh, being an experienced coach is inheriting a great football team is and not necessarily for record standpoint, but from a roster standpoint," Carr said. "This is a good group, and I think they have a good young quarterback. I like the components they’ve added. I think they’re gonna run the ball more effectively. That’s gonna give more opportunities for [Justin Herbert] down the field to spread this thing out and really, really take advantage of the rosters they have and the city they live in, and the stadium that they they play in. This group is ready to go.”