Spanos: ‘No boundaries’ on Chargers’ next hires

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers president John Spanos said the group would occupy “no boundaries” on its next head coach and no longer fresh supervisor pairing, from skills to salary, attempting to dismiss the myth that the group is unwilling to exercise for coaches and executives.

“I judge assuredly it be maybe the misses that enable you grow the most — that you just can well be also be taught from the most,” Spanos said Monday, talking for the principle time for the explanation that group fired coach Brandon Staley and GM Tom Telesco final week. “And I judge we continuously settle on to be pushing ourselves as an ownership to recuperate, to be higher.”

Spanos declined to talk about the specifics of why he and his father, proprietor Dean Spanos, fired Staley and Telesco all the map by map of the season, however the resolution came at some point soon after the Chargers lost to the Las Vegas Raiders 63-21 on “Thursday Night time Soccer.” It was as soon as one among the most embarrassing losses in NFL historical previous, no longer completely ensuing from of the margin, however moreover ensuing from it came against a Raiders group with out unprecedented to play for — a group that had already fired its occupy head coach and no longer fresh supervisor.

Thursday’s defeat encapsulated three seasons below Staley and 11 seasons of disappointment for Telesco. John Spanos — who began working for his father’s group in 1995 as a seasonal assistant, was as soon as promoted to vp of soccer operations in 2013 and then president in 2015 — has had a hand in all of the Chargers’ shortcomings.

Spanos’ first well-known rent in 2013 was as soon as Telesco, and then collectively they hired Mike McCoy as head coach six days later. Since then, the Chargers occupy fired McCoy, then hired and fired Anthony Lynn and Staley.

In complete, the three coaches and Telesco produced two playoff wins over 11 seasons.

“Every thing begins with ownership, so I judge in the waste we’re to blame for every little thing,” Spanos said.

When asked why followers need to occupy faith in the Spanos family to form the right kind hires this time around, Spanos said that he “empathizes” with the sentiments of arouse, frustration and disappointment that followers will almost definitely be feeling. But said that they’ve learned from previous errors.

“After I checked out these final two hires, we did some proper issues,” Spanos said. “We did no longer accept the put we in the waste wished to switch, however I know that we’re all going to be taught from it, and we’ll own even higher the next time. The dedication to a hit and the dedication to own no matter it takes to accept there is as solid as it be ever been and primarily won’t waiver.”

Spanos explained the dedication to a hit as “providing the resources” and supporting no matter the next entrance region of job wants. It was as soon as a noteworthy point from Spanos ensuing from resources and cash, particularly for coaches, were a critique of this group.

Lynn, who coached the Chargers from 2017 to 2020, said in a Los Angeles Events article in 2022 that the “resources” at his contemporary topic as assistant head coach and running backs coach with the San Francisco 49ers were “a host of” when put next with his time with the Chargers.

Spanos disregarded that myth, however, pointing to their contemporary facility location to begin in El Segundo next spring and their investment in players. He said that he is “never felt any or viewed any boundaries ensuing from of cash or any a host of reason.”

“I judge must you behold on the final three coach hires that we’ve made, all three of them are coaches that were wanted to the purpose the put they were going to accept a host of jobs if we did no longer step up and accept them, proper?” Spanos said. “So we’ve competed for players, we’ve competed for the staff, you know, we’re competing for a contemporary facility.”

When asked if the franchise will almost definitely be sharp to exercise $20-25 million on a coach, Spanos said in section, “I can expose you that there were no discussions internally about there being a max.”

Despite the Chargers projected to be $34.8 million over the salary cap next year, in step with ESPN’s Roster Management Machine, their coach and no longer fresh supervisor openings are anticipated to be amongst the most shining of this cycle partly ensuing from of quarterback Justin Herbert. It be some degree Spanos diagnosed however said is no longer his point of interest.

“I’ve been very lucky in the [coaching] searches that I were a section of what has come by map of all the map by map of the technique is that … this has been a extremely shining region to be,” Spanos said. “… And I can expose you already in two days, that is been expressed to me on more than one occasion by outside contacts. And I am grateful for that.”

As for Staley and Telesco, Spanos said that there was as soon as never any consideration to firing them sooner than Thursday, including after the Chargers’ playoff loss to the Jacksonville Jaguarswhen the group blew a 27-point first-half of lead, the third biggest in playoff historical previous. Spanos said he felt the group was as soon as restful headed in a obvious route no matter the loss.

He moreover said he had no regrets about conserving Telesco as no longer fresh supervisor for 11 seasons.

“I judge hindsight’s continuously going to be 2020,” Spanos said. “… Never sooner than did we feel making a exchange was as soon as in the completely interest of the group; otherwise, we would occupy.”

The Chargers’ next three games are against groups all taking a behold to form a playoff push: the Buffalo Funds, Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs. The Chargers will likely be led by period in-between coach Giff Smith, who was as soon as the outside linebackers coach, and Jojo Wood, who was as soon as director of player personnel. Spanos said that the next three games will likely be “industry as fashionable” for this group.

“We’re no longer skittish about getting a excessive draft pick,” Spanos said. “We resolve to switch receive these next three games.”

Spanos declined to touch upon whether or no longer Smith, Wood or any of the Chargers’ present staffers would occupy an different at changing into the head coach or no longer fresh supervisor.

“Upright now, to decisively dispute yes or no to any candidate will almost definitely be a huge mistake,” he said. “I am no longer going to limit the quest in any components.”