Chargers News: Gerald Everett Comments on Uncertainty of Team After Losing Brandon Staley
Your 2023 Los Angeles Chargers. How will we remember them? Do we even want to remember them?
The season is almost over with two games remaining and this season went sideways from the start.
The defense never lived up to expectations, and after 15 weeks, the team fired their general manager, Tom Telesco, and head coach Brandon Staley. Although the firing was inevitable, no one would have expected this team to be this bad with the talent at their disposal.
The Chargers are now in an odd predicament. Two games left to play in 2023 and nothing to play for. The NFL can be cruel to players and coaches, as stated best by tight end Gerald Everett. Everett spoke to Jeff Miller of The Los Angeles Times, and commented on the team's uncertainty following Staley's firing.
“We don’t even know what might happen tomorrow,” Everett said. “We just lost our head coach, so … All you can do is do your job, your job that day, whatever it is.”
Everett is not alone in that stance. Chargers cornerback Alohi Gilman also spoke on how things can change in the blink of an eye in this league.
“That’s the business we signed up for,” safety Alohi Gilman said. “It’s a little nuts, yeah, but we all know this is part of the deal. It’s a risky business, I guess you could say.”
The Chargers have a lot to think about and do this upcoming off-season. They'll need to find a new head coach, general manager, 20 players will be free agents, and they are projected to be nearly $35 million over the salary cap entering next season.
This Chargers team could look a lot different from what they were this season. That could mean a good thing, but nothing is guaranteed in this league. A new head coach doesn't mean automatic success; we've already seen that with the Bolts. Many things need to go right for Los Angeles, and luck plays some part in that.
This is a big off-season for the Bolts; will they crumble, or will they deliver and produce a better product in 2024? All eyes will be on Dean Spanos.
