5 bold predictions for Los Angeles Chargers in 2020

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 01: Running back Austin Ekeler #30 of the Los Angeles Chargers leads his team onto the field before a game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on December 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos defeated the Chargers 23-20. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

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CARSON, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 15: Head coach Anthony Lynn of the Los Angeles Chargers shouts instructions to his team in the first quarter aginst the Minnesota Vikings at Dignity Health Sports Park on December 15, 2019 in Carson, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /

1. Anthony Lynn will be fired

Lynn seems to have the support and admiration of players inside his own locker room. Unfortunately, that’s the only positive thing that can really be said about his time as the Chargers’ head coach.

He was fortunate not to be fired after last year’s ugly 5-11 campaign. He won’t be that fortunate in 2020. Lynn is absolutely one of the coaches who will be in contention to be the first head man to lose their job in the upcoming season.

He may try to pin the team’s struggles on the front office’s failure to arm him with a reasonable option at starting quarterback. Lynn could also try to throw a rookie onto the field before he’s actually ready to show that he’s preparing for the future. Neither strategy should result in him keeping his job.

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Instead, Lynn should be fired and replaced with a coach better suited to groom the team’s next quarterback. That may be a cliché decision in today’s NFL, but it doesn’t make it the wrong choice for a franchise in desperate need of a new direction.

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