Los Angeles Chargers: 5 burning questions in 2018

Los Angeles Chargers: 5 burning questions for 2018

CLEVELAND, OH - DECEMBER 24: A Cleveland Browns helmet site on the sideline during the second quarter of the National Football League game between the San Diego Chargers and Cleveland Browns on December 24, 2016, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, OH. Cleveland defeated San Diego 20-17 to win their first game of the season. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 11: Kicker Younghoe Koo #9 of the Los Angeles Chargers reacts to missing a game-tying field goal in the fourth quarter to lose the game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 11, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

2. Will the Chargers finally find a kicker?

A huge pitfall for the Chargers in the last two years has been their special teams, specifically their revolving door at kicker. Back in 2016, they had former MLS goalie Josh Lambo, who was mediocre at best. So they replaced him with Younghoe Koo which turned out to be a colossal mistake. Koo ended up making three of his six field goals before being released.

When Koo didn’t pan out, the team tried out Nick Rose, Travis Coons, and Nick Novak. Out of those three, Coons ended with the best percentage, making seven out of eight for an 87.5 field goal percentage. Needless to say, none of them were good enough to earn their keep. Then, things got really weird.

For some ungodly reason, the Chargers signed Tampa Bay Buccaneer bust Roberto Aguayo, giving him a chance to resurrect his career. They also traded for former Eagles kicker Caleb Sturgis, who is expected to be the starter in 2018. Will these moves be enough?

The Chargers kickers have, in all honesty, been a joke in recent years. Multiple games have been lost due to kicking errors in the last two seasons. When the offense does enough to get the kicker into a good position to win/tie the game, it is expected that they will convert more often than not. That has not been the case with the Chargers recently, and unless that changes, they will struggle to find success on Sunday’s.

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