Chargers to use no-huddle attack
By Mike Dyce
The San Diego Chargers managed to slide into the AFC playoffs last season despite being in one of the league’s toughest divisions with the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs. They’re looking to turn up the speed, which is becoming the trend in the NFL.
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The Charger shave a new offensive coordinator in Frank Reich, who was current Brocnos quarterback Peyton Manning’s position coach when he was with the Indianapolis Colts.
NFL Media analyst Bucky Brooks reported that the Chargers and quarterback Philip Rivers will run the same heavy no-huddle scheme in the 2014 season that the Colts used when Reich was with the team.
“I think they’re going to give Phillip Rivers more leeway than he’s ever had,” Brooks explained. “I think you’re going to see them play at a pace that we haven’t seen them play at, and I think they’re ramping up and they’ll be far more exciting than we’re used to seeing the Chargers in terms of passing.”
In that division it is certainly something that could help them get an advantage, especially after the Broncos invested heavily in their defense. A no huddle offense might help level the playing field and prevent the defense from addressing and recognizing the offense.
They’ll need any advantage they can get in a tight divisional, and more likely the tight race for a Wild Card spot they’ll be in.