{"id":102372,"date":"2021-01-17T22:46:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T03:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=102372"},"modified":"2021-01-17T22:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T03:46:07","slug":"los-angeles-chargers-hire-brandon-staley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/01\/17\/los-angeles-chargers-hire-brandon-staley\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Chargers Hire Brandon Staley as Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The search for a new head coach for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/chargers\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> is over. They have hired <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> defensive coordinator Brandon Staley to be their new coach, per Ian Rapaport. Staley, who won\u2019t even have to move for his new gig, oversaw a Rams defense that was #1 in the league in fewest yards allowed in 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With a stealth hiring process, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chargers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Chargers<\/a> quietly scheduled a second interview with Staley for after his playoff games. He had other interviews schedule, but LAC had no intention of letting him leave. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZT4IQDZsFk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZT4IQDZsFk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1351001776544165888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Los Angeles Chargers Hire Brandon Staley<\/h2>\n<p>The move comes as a minor surprise, as it was somewhat expected that the Chargers would go for an offensive-minded coach to help further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HerbJu00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Herbert<\/a>\u2019s career. However, Staley did play quarterback when he was in college. He reportedly has a detailed plan for Herbert and the offense, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeGarafolo\/status\/1351007022972624899\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">which may involve keeping Shane Steichen<\/a> as the offensive coordinator. He will also likely be bringing a lot of the defensive staff from the Rams with him. As previously stated, the Rams had the #1 defense with Staley as defensive coordinator, allowing only 4,511 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Staley started as a college defensive coach in 2006, holding a variety of positions for over a decade. He was the defensive coordinator for Hutchinson CC from 2010-2011, and for John Carroll University in 2013 and 2015-2016, and for James Madison University in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Staley first joined the NFL with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bears\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Bears<\/a> as an outside linebackers coach from 2017 to 2018, before going to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_self\">Denver Broncos<\/a> to hold the same position in 2019. He got his first defensive coordinator gig in the NFL with the Rams in 2020, which was successful enough for him to get head coaching interviews.<\/p>\n<p>Staley will now inherit a defense that, like his Rams defense that had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DonaAa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Donald<\/a>, has a fearsome pass-rusher in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BosaJo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joey Bosa<\/a>, as well as the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=HarrCh01,HarrCh20&amp;search=Chris+Harris&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Harris<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JameDe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derwin James<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MurrKe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenneth Murray<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JenkRa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rayshawn Jenkins<\/a>. He\u2019ll also get to coach one of the most promising young quarterbacks in the league right now. Time will tell if he\u2019ll be able to help turn this franchise around back into a playoff contender, though the pieces certainly appear to be there to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"KFxFtzjlQndWtAmJz2r4BQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1228277363\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'KFxFtzjlQndWtAmJz2r4BQ',sig:'V1FDdM5CME584OVlLzDPgK2ALXk-yFXdMWhAuETwo5M=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1228277363',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Chargers are officially hiring Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley to be their new head coach. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2355,"featured_media":102376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,18],"tags":[7430,1501,7429,246],"class_list":["post-102372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-chargers","tag-brandon-staley","tag-los-angeles-chargers","tag-los-angeles-chargers-news","tag-nfl-news"],"modified_by":"Will Noltie, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2355"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}