Five Questions Facing Chargers After the Bye Week
- How does Michael Davis play as a starter?
As stated above, Jackson is out for the season with a torn patella tendon in his proper leg. Jackson had surgical treatment Wednesday however will omit the relaxation of the season as he faces an extended avenue to recovery.
That way Michael Davis will step in because the starter at the outside, which isn`t strange territory for the cornerback. Davis stuffed in for Jackson whilst the latter changed into benched in Week 6 towards the Broncos, and whilst Jackson failed to play in Weeks 1 and 3.
Davis has right length at 6-foot-2 and 196 pounds, and additionally is aware of the shielding scheme nicely after beginning 14 video games in it in 2021. Davis might be a key piece of the protection withinside the very last two-plus months of the season.
- Can the Chargers be higher at domestic?
The Bolts have performed seven video games and feature 10 remaining, however six of these are at the avenue. (All AFC groups have a further avenue sport in 2022, however they may have a 9th domestic sport subsequent season).
The Chargers face a difficult slate popping out of the bye week, with 4 in their subsequent 5 video games at the avenue: Atlanta, San Francisco, Arizona and Las Vegas. Sandwiched in among the ones video games is a Week eleven domestic sport towards the Chiefs. Of the 4 domestic video games the Chargers have left, 3 are towards AFC groups (Chiefs, Dolphins and Titans) that presently occupy playoff spots withinside the conference.
The Bolts have cut up their 4 domestic video games this far, however the losses to the Jaguars (with the aid of using 28 points) and Seahawks (14 points) have not been pretty. If the Chargers need to be withinside the playoff race withinside the very last few weeks of the season, they may in all likelihood want to keep serve at domestic towards fellow AFC playoff contenders.
