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With one of the most exciting young quarterbacks in the game, the Chargers were disappointed when they finished the season at 9-8 and missed the playoffs.
But the window of the Los Angeles championship needs to be open. Justin Herbert is not even eligible for a contract extension before the 2022 season. And the Chargers have more than $ 56 million in spending space.
With that in mind, general manager Tom Telesco told the NFL Scouting Combine on Wednesday that he plans to use those resources to put the team in the best possible position for the championship.
“We try to be aggressive every year, it just depends on what our resources are and what our circumstances are at the moment,” Telesco told Southern California News Group’s Gilbert Manzano. “You just have to attack in different ways. This year we can attack a little differently, because we have a lot of space for covers and we have a quarterback on a rookie deal. But you know, the goal is the same every year. The goal is to challenge and compete for the championship.
“But your circumstances are changing when it comes to the lid space, as far as your list is, where is your quarterback, do you have a quarterback?” isn’t it It’s just different, but it doesn’t change our goal to enter the championship. “
Chargers came out 69-76 with two post-season appearances in Telesco’s nine seasons as GM