Not all content has to be for the sickos and the die-hards. Today, I want to put together a high level look at the Los Angeles Chargers offseason. 

Below is a structured look at what the team has done and what's left to come.

The Chargers fired their offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Later, their defensive coordinator left to take the job of Baltimore Ravens head coach.

Each of them has been replaced, with former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel taking over as the offensive coordinator and bringing along his offensive line coach, Butch Barry. 

Chris O'Leary, who has spent the last ten years bouncing around college football as a safeties coach (and had the same role for one year with the Chargers in 2024 before taking the DC job at Western Michigan), took the defensive coordinator gig left behind by Jesse Minter.

And, just for fun, the Chargers convinced former Jets and Dolphins head coach Adam Gase to come out of a six-year retirement to join the staff as the passing game specialist.

Free agency will come first, officially starting on March 11th. Then, the 2026 NFL Draft will kick off on April 23rd from Pittsburgh. The Chargers will be using both to try and change enough of their roster to improve the team's odds of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy at Super Bowl LXI on Valentine's Day (at SoFi Stadium!).

There's a lot of them. Many of them are at the bottom of the roster.  I am not even sure what the best way to organize them all is, so let's go by position:

Quarterback
Trey Lance

Running Back
Kimani Vidal
Jaret Patterson
Hassan Haskins

Tight End
Tyler Conklin
Tucker Fisk

Wide Receiver
Keenan Allen

Offensive Line
Andre James
Zion Johnson
Trevor Penning
Jamaree Salyer
Austin Deculus
Trey Pipkins

Defensive Line
Da'shawn Hand
Otito Ogbonnia

Linebackers
Khalil Mack
Odafe Oweh
Del'Shawn Phillips
Denzel Perryman

Secondary
Benjamin St-Juste
Deane Leonard
Tony Jefferson
Kendall Williamson

Special Teams
Josh Harris

At the end of the offseason, every team will be judged by how well they utilized free agency and the NFL Draft to turns weaknesses into strengths. 

Here are the areas where the Chargers need to focus this offseason:

Offensive Line
This one feels obvious but it's complicated by major injuries to both starting tackles last season.

The Chargers, who are without their 5th & 7th round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft after trading for Odafe Oweh and Elijah Molden, are equipped with plenty of cap space and would love to use it to bring in Ravens Pro Bowl center Tyler Linderbaum. 

Also, the mock drafts have the Chargers (almost unanimously) selecting Penn State OG Olaivavega Ioane. Those two moves, along with a return to healthy for Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater, would definitely put the Chargers in a good position next year.

Edge Rusher
This isn't like the offensive line, where it's a need that really hurt the potential of the 2025 team. However, both Khalil Mack and Odafe Oweh being free agents makes for an interesting situation. Re-signing both guys feels like a longshot, what's more likely is a franchise tag for Oweh and maybe a mid-round draft pick on a high ceiling edge rusher.

Defensive Line
Teair Tart is great and it's great that he signed an extension to stay with the Chargers, but he was without a linemate next to him that could keep defenses from focusing on him. With Hand and Ogbonnia headed to free agency, this might be a good opportunity to look to upgrade that spot.