In the first year with Brandon Staley at the helm, the Chargers mi sed out on the playoffs following an overtime lo s to the Raiders in Week 18. While the team's offensive unit finished top five acro s many statistical categories, the defense vastly called for improvements to be had this offseason.Staley, who now enters his second season as a head coach, has an abundance of new additions to the Chargers defense, including a handful of Jordy Mercer Jersey players who've previously played in his scheme during prior stops along the way in Chicago and Denver. compiled a head coach rankings, placing Staley in the middle of the pack.Staley was ranked No. 17 under the category of 'The Guys' which is described as the following: "Some of these coaches are past their prime. Some of them are approaching it. At the end of the day, Al Kaline Jersey they represent the majority of head coaches and the middle tier proven or respected as competitors but not nece sarily title contenders."Benjamin wrote the following about Staley:"His analytically informed hyper-aggre sivene s on fourth downs gets all the pub, but he's gotta be a better decision-maker as a whole, incorporating common sense into key spots. Still, his pa s "D" was good and should only improve in 2022, he remains a respected up-and-comer with X's and O's, and he should have an opportunity to taste the postseason Denny Mclain Jersey now that QB Justin Herberthas even more help on both sides of the ball."Scroll to ContinueIt's no secret that Staley leans on the side of being aggre sive rather than playing it safe. While it's a gamble and in some cases has shown to be costly there's Detroit Tigers Jersey a method to the madne s and Staley is a firm believer in what he's ultimately putting together.Now, factoring in that the Chargers defense should be significantly improved from a season ago, theres the thought that Staley can turn things over to his defensive unit with a more profound belief that they can come up with a turnover or stop to get the ball back on offense.It'll be a wait and see to Spencer Turnbull Jersey determine whether or not Staley rolls things back a bit in terms of his aggre sive nature, but after laying out a full season, it's clear that being the aggre sor is part of the Chargers' identity.More from Charger Report