So, here we are again. The Chargers are drafting earlier than they should, getting less interest from big free agents than they want, and the only big signing they’re poised to make is bringing back one of they’re own (Joe Barksdale) in a deal that’s so un-sexy it’s easy to overlook just how underrated the signing is.
If you feel a tinge of deja vú, Chargers fans, you have every right. After all, you’ve been here before. You’ve watched big names flock elsewhere, spent too many hours looking at mock drafts, and gradually allowed your mind to become a prisoner in an NFL Draft wonderland of which Mel Kiper and Todd McShay are the ruthless kings.