Scary Sleeper Team

In the media we often times create the same stories to gain attention to be heard. We tend to talk about the teams that always seem to make the playoffs like the New England Patriots, Pittsburg Steelers, and Green Bay Packers. But what about talking about a team that didn't make the playoffs last year? Could a team that didn't make the playoffs last year come in and win the super bowl?

The Chargers could be that scary sleeper team. Chargers as a team, has been slept on for a while and it could be for the fact that they have been under achievers for the past 5 years. Being considered "the other Los Angeles football team" the Chargers should feel disrespected. Their team is stacked on both sides of the ball and all they hear about is how great the Los Angeles Rams are. Both teams being great, its going to be interesting which team performs better.

On the offensive side the Chargers have a proven veteran quarter back in Philip Rivers. He plays with a swag of a 23 year old, but is smart like he's been playing in the league for 23 years. He is their leader and heart and soul of their entire team.

Melvin Gordon can run the ball with the best of them. After a disappointing rookie year, Gordon has bounced back better than ever with 10 plus touchdowns the past 2 years in the league.

Lets not to forget their stud of a receiver Keenan Allen. If Allen takes care of his body, Allen's numbers are up there with the best receivers in the game.

So now that we know the Chargers can score a bunch of points, can the play defense? Yes. The defense is sleeper good, not great. Although not as talented as the offense, the Chargers can put some pressure on the oppositions quarter backs.

With quarterback hunters, Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram, they might be the best pass rushing duo in the league.

Not to mention they have a underrated top 5 corner in Casey Hayward who is a playmaking machine to lock up a receiver.

With newly acquired first round pick safety, Derwin James, the back end of the defense should be secured.

With that being said, you won't want to be behind against the Chargers, because these guys were meant to stop the pass. With their offense being very talented, that's going to be hard to overcome because they can score a lot and stop the pass... on paper.

If teams aren't careful, the Chargers could be the Philadelphia Eagles of last year and take the league by storm. We'll see how the Los Angeles Chargers pan out this year. It should be exciting news for the city of Los Angeles.