There’s really no other way to look at the 2023 season for the Chargers as anything other than a massive disappointment headlined by horrendous defensive play that was nowhere near the lofty expectations given to former head coach Brandon Staley entering year three. Outside of Khalil Mack’s career year, every other performance went essentially by the wayside. It was almost as if there was no other superstar-caliber player on the defensive side, but that obviously wasn’t the case.
It’s just that, unless you had a season like Mack’s, nothing else would have stood out past the team’s abysmal ranks amongst the league.