The Brandon Staley era for the LA Chargers ended with just as many headlines as when it began. Staley, who was touted as a defensive wizard, re-wrote what it meant to be aggressive and go for it on fourth down, going 4-1 in his first four games and taking the NFL world by storm.
By the time his tenure was coming to a close, Staley had a team that not only struggled to defend but outwardly gave up on the head coach. Less than three years after his 4-1 start, Staley’s last game as a head coach for the Chargers was a 63-21 walloping.
Staley now finds himself as the assistant head coach on the San Francisco 49ers’ defensive staff. While he does not have nearly as much say in San Francisco as he did in Los Angeles, the 49ers have already adopted some frustrating bad habits the Chargers had with Staley…