The Chargers will be without offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt moving forward after he was relieved on Monday night.
The most burning question that everyone was eager to know was why Los Angeles elected to move on from Whisenhunt.
Similar to his statement after his release, coach Anthony Lynn said that it wasn’t an easy decision, but it was something that needed to be done to give the offense some new life.
“That wasn’t all on Ken. There was no flow. There was no rhythm. It was time for a change,” Lynn said.
Despite ranking in the middle of the pack in total offense, the Chargers were struggling to establish a running game and have any efficiency in the red zone.
Lynn is known for having an offensive philosophy which prioritizes the running game, and when he was asked if he wants to run the ball all the time, he denied.
“There is a narrative that I want to run the ball all of the time. That’s not true. I want to win, and we need better balance. Believe me, I’ll throw it 50 times if that’s what it takes to win,” Lynn said.
Instead of Lynn calling the plays, quarterbacks coach Shane Steichen will be the man in charge.
“I’ve always had the urge to call plays again. But my job is as the head coach.”
He said he doesn’t want Steichen looking over his shoulder. Lynn will have input, but it’s Steichen’s job.
Offensive line coach Pat Meyer will serve as the run game coordinator and will help Steichen call running plays.
