Why Chargers’ hiring of Kellen Moore is giving Brandon Staley vibes of Sean McVay
On quiet evenings in February, a ritual was forming inside the Chargers facility. How Moore performs in building this Chargers offense and elevating Herbert will, more than anything, be the deciding factor in the team’s 2023 season — and Staley’s future as head coach. “Usually on the offensive side, you’re trying to create this for the defense, and he’s doing it in the reverse order.” Moore and Staley faced off again in Week 2 of 2021. “You have to do what’s right.” Despite their close relationship, Brandon Staley, left, knew he had to “do what’s right” when he fired former offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi. That tree — highlighted in The Athletic’s recent narrative podcast, “The Playcallers” — includes several of the NFL’s brightest young offensive minds, such as Packers coach Matt LaFleur, Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell and Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, the latter two of which Staley had tried to hire as his offensive coordinator when he first got the Chargers job in 2021.
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