The Chargers begin training camp next week. There will be plenty of storylines to monitor, but the one that will get the majority of the attention is the quarterback battle between Tyrod Taylor and rookie Justin Herbert.
There are plenty of reasons to believe that Taylor will be the Week 1 starter over Herbert due to his experience in the league and familiarity with the offense.
While many are pegging Taylor to start, coach Anthony Lynn isn’t set on making anything official until training camp concludes.
“I’m very familiar with Tyrod,” Lynn said. “But no position is final until we get to training camp right now.”
Los Angeles took a swing on who they view as the long-term answer at the quarterback position, drafting Herbert with their first-round pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.
“We drafted him high to one day be our franchise quarterback, for sure,” Lynn said. “But I don’t want to put a timetable on this young man.”
Both signal-callers may not necessarily have the experience or be as talented of a passer as Philip Rivers is, but they all bring a unique skillset which includes athleticism to put the team in position to win games.
“It’s a mobile group that allow you, I think, to open your offense up and do some different things,” Lynn said. “They put pressure on the defense in a different way than before.”
Despite Lynn’s remarks I believe Taylor will be the team’s starter, and it will remain that way unless he gets hurt or the Chargers aren’t winning any games with him under center.
