Chargers Fire Staley

[SunsetBengal]

Staley was a bit of an 'experimental' HC to begin with. It's been rather obvious that he was in over his head at this point in his coaching career. He had only been coaching in the NFL since 2017. He got his footing as a LB coach and had only one year experience at the coordinator level. Here in the day and age of "we want results, now", he didn't get the likely necessary 5 years to fully grow into the role of HC.

So, while it's unfortunate for Staley right now, chances are that he'll land a DC job and continue to build his resume and skill set. We may see him get another shot 3-4 years down the road with a different team. I know that the trend is for 'young minds' in the NFL, but sometimes it's necessary to allow those young minds to fully mature in their roles. Just look at our own example here with the Bengals. Many were ready to sack Zac after Burrow got injured his rookie year, and for some even this year before what appeared to be a change in offensive direction. Taylor continues to evolve as a coach here with the Bengals, and to his benefit the ownership likely planned for some developmental hiccups along the way. Kind of makes me wonder how we'll view Zac Taylor 5 years from today?