Los Angeles Chargers: The case for and against a Trent Williams trade
By Jason Reed
The case for trading for Trent Williams:
The number one, most obvious reason in the world why the Los Angeles Chargers should want to trade for Trent Williams is because the offensive line has been absolutely terrible to start the season.
The line was the weakest point of the Chargers a year ago and the fans that were hoping for improvement have been taken back by how bad it can be. While it is not terrible in all moments of the game, there have been some really bad stretches where it looks like Rivers has a high school line.
Just look at last week against the Denver Broncos. Although Rivers surprisingly was not sacked in the game, he was hurried and rushed all game, which led to the poor game for the veteran quarterback.
If you are just looking at the number of quarterback hits and sacks then the offensive line might not seem like a problem for the Chargers. However, the numbers are only so low because Rivers excels at getting the ball off early and not taking the sacks.
Russell Okung is still out but he can slide over to right tackle if the team was to add Williams and be just as efficient.
Another reason why the Chargers may be inclined to explore this is that they probably don’t have to do much to his contract other than add more guarantees. He is under contract through next season and is already getting paid a pretty penny.
Regardless, this is a bad offensive line that needs help, even more help now that Mike Pouncey is on the IR. That is the biggest and easiest case to make for Williams.