Chargers-Broncos takeaways: Khalil Mack has attitude about blown opportunities
1 year ago

Chargers-Broncos takeaways: Khalil Mack has attitude about blown opportunities

LA Times  

Maybe some of the Chargers never have been here, part of a team that quite convincingly has failed to meet grand expectations. But Khalil Mack can relate, the veteran edge rusher on Sunday recalling his time with Chicago, particularly the 2018 season, when the Bears had the NFL’s No. “There’s a lot of disappointment just understanding what this team is capable of,” Mack said. Making the most of the opportunities, it’s been a downfall.” Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack says he has seen plenty of lost opportunities this season. “Looking back on that, took L’s,” said Mack, who spent four years with the Bears and made the playoffs twice.

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Chargers-Broncos game could decide playoff opponents, a scary prospect
1 week, 1 day ago

Chargers-Broncos game could decide playoff opponents, a scary prospect

LA Times  

The Chargers need to follow the lead of coach Jim Harbaugh and quarterback Justin Herbert against the Broncos. With just their second losing streak of the season, the Chargers face a critical AFC West game against the Denver Broncos that could decide each team’s playoff seeding. “Everything we want is still in front of us,” Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. …

Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack out to prove they can be NFL’s best defensive duo
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack out to prove they can be NFL’s best defensive duo

LA Times  

Chargers standouts Joey Bosa, left, and Khalil Mack form one of the most formidable defensive end duos in the NFL, but can Bosa stay healthy this season? After two injury-plagued seasons, the four-time Pro Bowl player’s health is one of the key components to orchestrating a turnaround in coach Jim Harbaugh’s return to the NFL, because with Bosa next to …

Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa believe in Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers
6 months, 1 week ago

Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa believe in Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers

LA Times  

Khalil Mack, left, and Joey Bosa weren’t together on the field enough last season. That’s how strongly Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa said they believe in the direction of a franchise being guided by coach Jim Harbaugh. Mack talked about the promise that could be found in the close losses the Chargers experienced last year, explaining that “watching the game …

Chargers add defensive depth by signing edge rusher Bud Dupree
7 months, 1 week ago

Chargers add defensive depth by signing edge rusher Bud Dupree

LA Times  

The Chargers continued to add to their depth Saturday by signing edge rusher Bud Dupree, the team announced. A veteran entering his 10th season, Dupree gives the Chargers another option along with Tuli Tuipulotu behind starters Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa. Acquiring depth and boosting competition have been two of the consistent talking points of coach Jim Harbaugh and general …

Chargers' lament failed brotherhood will become broken family
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Chargers' lament failed brotherhood will become broken family

LA Times  

Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack, who increased his career-high sack total for a season to 17 with one against the Chiefs, tries to strip the ball away from quarterback Blaine Gabbert. Did the Chargers’ season go off track even before it began, when they kept coach Brandon Staley after they had blown a 27-point lead over Jacksonville in an AFC wild-card …

Keenan Allen, Khalil Mack make Pro Bowl despite disappointing Chargers season
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Keenan Allen, Khalil Mack make Pro Bowl despite disappointing Chargers season

LA Times  

Chargers receiver Keenan Allen leaps to catch a pass against Lions safety Tracy Walker III. Chargers’ wide receiver Keenan Allen and edge rusher Khalil Mack were selected for the Pro Bowl on Wednesday. At 32 and in his 10th season, Mack has excelled throughout the season despite fellow edge rusher Joey Bosa missing significant time because of injuries. Allen made …

Chargers’ feats in loss to Broncos: Khalil Mack sack mark, next season schedule is set
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Chargers’ feats in loss to Broncos: Khalil Mack sack mark, next season schedule is set

LA Times  

It was New Year’s Eve, and the Chargers were going to celebrate old school. “She’s probably going to have some balloons or something.” The occasion was Mack’s 100th career sack, one of the few highlights as the Chargers lost their fourth game in a row and seventh in eight games. “Ultimately, you want to win the ballgame so it can …

Chargers coach Brandon Staley has no defense for team's failures
1 year ago

Chargers coach Brandon Staley has no defense for team's failures

LA Times  

Three years into his job, coach Brandon Staley still has not been able to put together a solid defense with the Chargers. The reporter termed it the “Brandon Staley Plan,” the question to Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel framed in a way that suggested he had been outsmarted by the Chargers’ coach when their teams met last December. Adding star …

Chargers-Raiders matchups: How to watch, start time and prediction
1 year ago

Chargers-Raiders matchups: How to watch, start time and prediction

LA Times  

Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack closes for a sack of Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell in their meeting earlier this season. Less than two weeks ago, the Chargers won at New England 6-0, setting up all sorts of low expectations for a Thursday night telecast unlikely to challenge the streaming capacities of Amazon Prime Video. When these teams met in October at …

How Chargers’ Khalil Mack went from considering retirement to a career resurgence
1 year ago

How Chargers’ Khalil Mack went from considering retirement to a career resurgence

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of Chargers vs. “I didn’t feel like I affected the game the way I wanted to, or the way that I know I’m capable of,” Mack said. “The perception of how old you are and all those different things, I feel like that s— don’t matter,” Mack said. “He’s playing at an elite level, as …

Relentless Khalil Mack rushes Chargers’ defensive turnaround with big Lions test next
1 year, 1 month ago

Relentless Khalil Mack rushes Chargers’ defensive turnaround with big Lions test next

LA Times  

He has elevated his play to levels of the past, almost to a time when he was named the NFL’s top defender. “It’s about how unselfish he is and how for the team and for this defense he plays,” Chargers linebacker Eric Kendricks said. That’s a reflection of the leadership of a guy like Khalil, who’ll get his nose bloody …

Chargers vs. Bears matchups: How to watch, start time and prediction
1 year, 1 month ago

Chargers vs. Bears matchups: How to watch, start time and prediction

LA Times  

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has not been the same since he fractured his middle finger, even though the injury is not on his throwing hand. During Justin Herbert’s rookie year in 2020, in starts 10 and 11, the Chargers failed to top 17 points in losses to Buffalo and New England. Their line is missing veteran center Corey Linsley, while …

Khalil Mack collects career-high 6 sacks in Chargers’ win vs. Raiders
1 year, 2 months ago

Khalil Mack collects career-high 6 sacks in Chargers’ win vs. Raiders

New York Times  

By Daniel Popper, Tashan Reed and Vic Tafur Los Angeles Chargers pass rusher Khalil Mack collected a career-high and franchise-record six sacks in Sunday’s 24-17 win against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders had the ball in the red zone with 2:39 to play but Chargers cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. intercepted a pass from rookie QB Aidan O’Connell to stave …

Dominant Khalil Mack helps revamped Chargers sack Raiders in opener
2 years, 3 months ago

Dominant Khalil Mack helps revamped Chargers sack Raiders in opener

LA Times  

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is about to be overtaken by Chargers outside linebacker Khalil Mack, who got a sack and forced a fumble late in the game. Eight months after the Chargers’ defense famously couldn’t stop Las Vegas, Mack and a rebuilt unit stymied the Raiders on the game’s most decisive play Sunday, clinching a 24-19 season-opening victory at SoFi …

Chargers’ revamped defense has huge edge with Khalil Mack, Joey Bosa end to end
2 years, 3 months ago

Chargers’ revamped defense has huge edge with Khalil Mack, Joey Bosa end to end

LA Times  

Chargers edge rushers Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa are one of the scariest duos in the NFL. He opened his latest session with reporters by answering one of the first questions thusly: “I don’t like to talk a lot.” He concluded the gathering a few minutes later by declaring, “I don’t like talking too much.” Luckily for the Chargers, they …

New Charger Mack making progress during busy offseason
2 years, 6 months ago

New Charger Mack making progress during busy offseason

Associated Press  

COSTA MESA, Calif. — It has been a busy offseason for Khalil Mack since being traded from the Chicago Bears to the Los Angeles Chargers. “I can tell when Khalil is confident, when he gets into that familiar stance that I know all too well.” The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! It’s …

Chargers coach Brandon Staley, linebacker Khalil Mack were a dynamic duo before
2 years, 9 months ago

Chargers coach Brandon Staley, linebacker Khalil Mack were a dynamic duo before

LA Times  

Chicago Bears’ Khalil Mack walks off the field after a game against the Detroit Lions on Oct. 3, 2021, in Chicago. When he came, we became the best defense.” Staley explained that Mack will affect the Chargers both on and off the field, saying he can change cultures as much as he can games “because of who he is on …

With acquisition of Khalil Mack, Chargers defense starts to take Brandon Staley shape
2 years, 9 months ago

With acquisition of Khalil Mack, Chargers defense starts to take Brandon Staley shape

LA Times  

The Chicago Bears have agreed to trade outside linebacker Khalil Mack to the Chargers in exchange for future draft picks. Since the end of the season, Brandon Staley has been open about the need to reshape the Chargers’ defensive personnel into something that more closely aligns with his desires. Staley was Mack’s position coach with the Bears in 2018, a …

Khalil Mack trade takeaways: Total Brandon Staley move for Chargers
2 years, 9 months ago

Khalil Mack trade takeaways: Total Brandon Staley move for Chargers

LA Times  

The presence of Khalil Mack opposite Joey Bosa is going to make the Chargers’ pass rush scary. The Chargers are trading for three-time All-Pro edge rusher Khalil Mack, who spent the last four seasons with the Chicago Bears after starting his career with the Raiders. Reunion time: The deal reunites Staley and the 31-year-old Mack, who were together in 2018 …

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