Chargers quarterback Tyrod Taylor is heading into the upcoming season confident that he and the rest of the team will turn a lot of heads if he’s the one under center from Week 1.
Coach Anthony Lynn seems to concur, at the moment at least.
Lynn said that Taylor is “in the driver’s seat” to start for the Los Angeles, but “nothing is finalized.”
Lynn’s comment on Taylor comes by no surprise. Faith in the 30-year old in the starting role was expressed after the team elected to move on from Philip Rivers.
The Chargers were in the mix for Tom Brady, and have been brought up as a team that could pursue Cam Newton, which could be telling from Lynn saying that nothing is finalized at the position.
Lynn was asked if the team had interest in Newton, who remains a free agent, and he appears to be keeping the door open.
“Cam’s a good quarterback. He’s done a lot of things.” Lynn added that the team is “looking at everybody.”
The upcoming draft could indicate the direction they go and how they view Taylor if they choose not to sign someone prior to.
With only one more year remaining on his contract, Taylor could be in line to be the bridge to whoever the rookie quarterback is if they elect to use one of their picks on one.
The Bolts currently possess the No. 6 overall selection and they’ve been in contact with projected first rounders, former Oregon’s Justin Herbert and Utah State’s Jordan Love.
Other notes from Lynn’s media availability:
- Center Mike Pouncey has not been medically cleared yet to play football. “His surgery went extremely well. His doctors feel good about him coming back and playing, but that’s all I know right now,” Lynn said.
- The team plans to have a fullback even though Derek Watt left in free agency. “We’d like to have that fullback position and we have a couple of prospects for that,” Lynn said.
- The roles Chris Harris Jr. and Desmond King will play this season remain to be seen. “Can’t ever have enough good corners. We need depth, we just need depth. Desmond is going to compete, we’ll figure it out,” Lynn said.