{"id":15048,"date":"2023-12-16T14:27:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T11:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/15048\/chargers-fire-coach-brandon-staley\/"},"modified":"2023-12-16T14:27:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T11:27:20","slug":"chargers-fire-coach-brandon-staley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=15048","title":{"rendered":"Chargers fire coach Brandon Staley, GM Tom Telesco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chargers fire coach Brandon Staley, GM Tom Telesco\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Kris Rhim, ESPN<span class=\"timestamp \">December 15, 2023, 5:17 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 After two and a half seasons marked by high expectations and routine disappointments, the Los Angeles Chargers fired coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco, the team announced Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Giff Smith, the team&#39;s outside linebackers coach, was named interim head coach.  JoJo Wooden, the Chargers&#39; director of player personnel, will assume the role of interim general manager.<\/p>\n<p>The Chargers were 24-24 under Staley, with a 2022 playoff berth that ended with a 27-point lead over the Jacksonville Jaguars \u2014 the third-largest comeback in playoff history.  He is the second Chargers head coach to be fired midseason since 1970, joining Kevin Gilbride, who was fired in 1998.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Dean Spanos said in a statement that Chargers fans \u201cdeserve more.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gJAwEtOuko\">pic.twitter.com\/gJAwEtOuko<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chargers\/status\/1735708433004089666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThese decisions are never easy, nor are they something I take lightly, especially considering how many people they impact,\u201d Spanos said.  &#8220;But we are clearly not where we expected and we need a new vision. Doing nothing in the name of continuity was not a risk I was willing to take. Our fans have remained strong despite so many ups and downs and close games. \u201cThey deserve more.  Frankly, they earned more.  &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>The Chargers hired Staley because of his success as defensive coordinator with the Los Angeles Rams in 2020, when they were the NFL&#39;s top defense in points and yards allowed per game.  But Staley never had that impact with the Chargers, despite the talent of his star and many of his former players.<\/p>\n<p>Staley&#39;s defensive frustrations came to a head after Thursday&#39;s 63-21 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, who were starting backup Aidan O&#39;Connell and were without running back Josh Jacobs.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chargers-fire-coach-Brandon-Staley-GM-Tom-Telesco.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Quarterback Easton Stick made his first <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> for Los Angeles in place of Justin Herbert, who suffered a broken right index finger in Sunday&#39;s loss to the Denver Broncos and finished the season.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second coach the Chargers have fired since drafting Herbert in 2020. Herbert&#39;s first coach, Anthony Lynn, was 33-31 from 2017 to 2020, including 7-9 in his last season.<\/p>\n<p>The team also fired defensive game coordinator and defensive line coach Jay Rodgers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chargers fire coach Brandon Staley, GM Tom Telesco\u060c Kris Rhim, ESPNDecember 15, 2023, 5:17 p.m. LOS ANGELES \u2014 After two and a half seasons marked by high expectations and routine disappointments, the Los Angeles Chargers fired coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco, the team announced Friday. 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