COSTA MESA, Calif. -- As the Los Angeles Chargers hit the road for the team's final preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Anthony Lynn still needs to tie up a few loose ends.
And one of them is a complementary back for starter Melvin Gordon.
"Who's stepping up in the backfield to be the tandem back with Melvin (is one of the position battles to watch for)," Lynn said this week.
Branden Oliver has been used as the team's main change-of-pace back with Gordon when the starters have played during preseason play, but it appears the Buffalo product's role of complementary back is written in pencil, not pen.