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NFL rumors: Three reasons Chargers won’t make playoffs

By Keith Rivas

Jan 29, 2017; Orlando, FL, USA; NFC wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. of the New York Giants (13) and AFC running back Melvin Gordon of the San Diego Chargers (28) talk prior to the game at Citrus Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 29, 2017; Orlando, FL, USA; NFC wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. of the New York Giants (13) and AFC running back Melvin Gordon of the San Diego Chargers (28) talk prior to the game at Citrus Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 14, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Chargers linebacker Jatavis Brown (57) looks on during rookie mini camp next to Joshua Perry (53) at Charger Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
May 14, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Chargers linebacker Jatavis Brown (57) looks on during rookie mini camp next to Joshua Perry (53) at Charger Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /

Inability to keep opponents out of endzone

Not only are the Chargers a middle-of-the-pack kind of team on offense, but defensively as well. Last year, they were ranked as the 16th best defense in the league.

Teams scored 423 points on them throughout the course of the season. That was only better than three teams — New Orleans, Cleveland, and San Francisco.

Keeping their defensive problems under control is going to be too much for the team to handle on top of the pressures of playing in a new city. It’s not just an issue that goes away overnight or stops when they’re not playing divisional games — it will plague them all season.

Oakland, Kansas City, and Denver all have the ability to score a lot of points if that’s how the game pans out.

As for the Chargers, that is far from the reality that they’re dealing with.

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