COSTA MESA, Calif. -- When we last checked in with the Los Angeles Chargers' special teams unit, there was a lot wrong. There were either a) too many players on the field, or not enough b) punts being blocked or fumbled c) wrong plays being called or d) coaches being changed and changed again.
Basically, anything that could go wrong did go wrong, as the Chargers were at the bottom of ESPN's FPI special teams rankings for most of the season and finished tied with the Minnesota Vikings for last in the league.
Former coach Anthony Lynn -- who took over special teams for Keith Burns (who had previously taken over for George Stewart) after a disastrous 45-0, Week 13 loss to the New England Patriots in which the Chargers gave up a punt-return and a blocked field goal touchdown -- was fired at the end of the season.