So we got Francesca in the title and Francessa in a reply. What's going on here, anyway? I'm channeling my inner William Burroughs.
Bradley Chubb (defensive end, NC State) here we come! Man how great would it have been if we took Melvin Ingram (8.5 sacks this year) over Quinton Coples?! The Chargers are sort of proving that you don't need much on defense outside of bookends that can rush the passer. Ingram (8.5 sacks) & Bosa (7.5 sacks) are making everyone around them better. 8th in the league in points against. 5th in the league in passing yards/game. 31st in the league in rushing yards/game. 9th in the league in passing first downs given up. They give up a good amount of yards on the ground. But they keep games close so it doesn't really kill them. All because of those edge rushers. Edge rushers make the entire defenses jobs easier. They've also been without Denzel Perryman (ILB) and cornerback Jason Verrett has only played one game. Their defense will only improve once those players play more. Instead we had to go with the 3-4 defensive ends that we likely could've filled with 3rd/4th round defensive tackles.
