The Chargers are entering put-up-or-shut-up territory in Brandon Staley’s third season as the team’s head coach.
The team has plenty of talent on its roster, but in a highly-competitive conference, they will have to defy the odds to bring Los Angeles a Super Bowl title in 2023.
For all the talk in the media about what the Chargers might (or might not) be capable of, though, Staley said that he is drowning out as much of the noise as possible.
Asked about the weight of the lofty expectations placed on his team, who some consider being championship contenders, Staley made it clear that externalities will not be considered as Los Angeles prepares for the new season.
I know the team that we have. The players that were talked about in that way last year, they’re still all on our team. We’ve added even more pieces. We are confident in who we are and we’re just confident in the work that’s ahead and that we have the guys that are capable of doing it. We’re excited to get to training camp. But I love coaching this group. I know this group is really good.
These comments came just as the team was wrapping up their mandatory minicamp and off-season program. With training camp ahead of them, the Chargers will have to wait until July to start proving themselves worthy of the pre-season hype.
Time will tell if Los Angeles can rise to the top in 2023, but if Staley is to be believed, he certainly doesn’t care what anyone outside of the Chargers’ organization has to think.