Sitting at 4-8 with their playoff chances nearly extinguished, there’s been a question looming. That’s whether or not the Chargers will use this time to see what they have on the roster outside of the starters.
Coach Anthony Lynn wasted no time shutting the idea down, for now on Monday.
“We’re going to try to win every single one of these suckers. If a young guy can come up and help us, then, of course, we’ll let them play. Right now, no. We’re not sitting any veterans,” Lynn said.
Despite the fact that Los Angeles’ aspirations of playing in January are a long shot, Lynn knows there’s still a lot at stake for some of the players in the blue and gold in these last four games.
Notables like quarterback Philip Rivers, running back Melvin Gordon, safety Adrian Phillips, tight end Hunter Henry and guard Michael Schofield are in the final year of their contract which means they are auditioning to be a part of next season’s roster.
You can point to some players among this group that have showed their worth. But the coaching staff begs to differ, as they’re wondering who has helped and who has hurt the team, which will be key to their evaluation process this offseason.
Lynn has always preached, “What have you done for me?” This saying applies the rest of the way out as he wants to finish on a strong note to carry some momentum into next season, but he wants to do that with the best players on the field to put them in that position.
Even if that comes down to making a big switch like at the quarterback position, Lynn, who has said he doesn’t want to get to that point, will make any change necessary in order to do what’s ideal for the state of the team, now and the future.
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