Year-in and year-out, the Chargers are always touted during the offseason as having one of the most-talented teams, on paper, in the NFL. Every year, from March to July, they’re brought up consistently in discussions of “which teams could surprise” or “who is your dark horse team this year?”
When this happens, it’s usually been a crapshoot after the fact. The Bolts were hyped every year from 2016-2019. Their records during that span were 4-12, 9-7, 12-4, and 5-11. If you want to compare it to a roller coaster, last season was the huge and dreaded “drop.