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Ingram http://www.chargerscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-michael-schofield-jersey , Hayward Snubbed. The good people over at Bovada just released their odds for the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year Award and third-year DE Joey Bosa is tied with the Raiders’ Khalil Mack and the Rams’ Aaron Donald with the second best chance to win the title with 11/2 odds.All three superstars are behind Houston’s J.J. Watt (5/1) who is coming off another year burdened by injury. Some may say this is a stretch to list Watt as the favorite since he hasn’t played a full season in several years, but we all know just how good he can be when he’s anywhere close to 100%.The Broncos’ Von Miller rounds out the top five players on the list with 9/1 odds.The most surprising thing on this list, however, is the complete exclusion of fellow Charger EDGE Melvin Ingram and CB Casey Hayward. After a year that saw both Ingram and Bosa put together their best seasons to date, one would expect to find the two on a list that usually favors players who are able to rack up sacks.The case for Hayward being one of, if not Caleb Sturgis Jersey , the biggest snub of them all is the fact he is only 2 years removed from leading the league in interceptions while also coming off a 2017 season that saw him finish the year as the #1 rated cornerback in the NFL by Pro Football Focus.I also made sure to check that this wasn’t a situation where only one player can make the list from each of the 32 teams. This is certainly not the case as the Jacksonville Jaguars have CB Jalen Ramsey, DE Calais Campbell, and LB Telvin Smith while the Minnesota Vikings boast CB Xavier Rhodes, S Harrison Smith, and DE Everson Griffin.I’m not sure what the fine people in Vegas were thinking when they accumulated this list but the disrespect of the Chargers runs rampant with this one.Los Angeles Chargers positioned for playoff run At the end of 2017 the Chargers were on fire winning 9 of their last 12 and 6 of their last 7. It was in Jacksonville that this team really made a turnaround. That was the game where Tre Boston celebrated an interception instead of advancing the ball, and the Jaguars eventually came back and made the Chargers pay for Boston’s blunder.After this game the Chargers seemed more focused. We don’t know what happened behind closed doors. Maybe Lynn gave an inspiring speech telling everyone to look a little deeper inside. Maybe it was Lynn letting his coordinators have a little freer rein. But what happened is not as important as the result; the Chargers turned a corner. The offense came alive and the defense was sharper.But it turned out to be a story of too little too late. The Chargers missed the playoff and the long offseason began.I can imagine Tom Telesco sitting down after the season and making a checklist of things to do in the off season.Re-sign my Defensive Coordinator.Float a contract to my Offensive Coordinator so he doesn’t wander offLook over the free agency list鈥?Put a good tender on: Adrian Phillips Cheap Melvin Ingram Jersey , Tyrell Williams and Chris McCainDo some preemptive work for 2019 Free agents. Get Hayward a contract and pick up Melvin Gordon’s 5th year option. Get Tyrell Williams a contract?Extend Denzel Perryman?Solidify some areas of weakness. Pick up some O-line help. Get some help at interior D-line. Improve the talent at linebacker. Upgrade my safeties. Avoid any major injuries.If that was the list, he did a pretty good job. Retaining what the Chargers had at the end of last season was a huge first step and one that was handled well.The second step was making upgrades and the Chargers got lucky picking up Mike Pouncey and having Derwin James fall into their laps at the draft. Uchenna Nwosu and Kyzir White seem to be great draft grabs and will go a long way to improving the linebacking corps.The only huge blow to the Chargers was the loss of Hunter Henry. (You could add Jason Verrett in here, but he hardly ever played.)Add on that the Charger get “extra” 1st and 2nd round draft picks from last year in the form of Forrest Lamp and Mike Williams joining the team and you can start to see a greatly improved team from the one that finished last season so strong.Expectations are rightfully high. When you look at the roster you see a lot of guys who are among the top 5 or 10 at their position. Something Tom Telesco likes to call ‘Impact Players’. The defense is anchored by Joey Bosa, Melvin Ingram and Casey Hayward who are Pro Bowlers. Then add on top Derwin James, Denzel Perryman, Trevor Williams and Desmond King who all look like potential Pro Bowlers.If you flip over to the other side of the ball you see the same thing. Philip Rivers Cheap Jahleel Addae Jersey , Melvin Gordon, and Keenan Allen are all playing at the top of the league at their positions. Then you sprinkle in playmakers like Austin Ekeler, Mike Williams, Tyrell Williams and Travis Benjamin and your eyes light up.But don’t stop there. Look at the improvement to this offensive line. Last year the Chargers starting interior offensive line had two UDFAs and a 6th round pick and they played like it. This year the Chargers’ line has two 1st round picks, a 2nd round pick and two 3rd round picks. It’s a huge upgrade to the talent and a big change from just one year ago. When you look at the offense you start to ask questions like, just how many points canthis team score this year? What is Rivers going to do with all that time in the pocket? Phil has been used to working in a phone both with a prepaid phone card that only had 1.7 seconds of time on it. This year you may see Rivers in the backfield with some salami and mustard as he probably figures to have enough extra time to make a mid-game sandwich.The offense has the potential to be the best in the league and the defense appears to be much improved. The Chargers had the #3 pass defense last year and we should expect that to continue. Hopefully Cheap Denzel Perryman Jersey , the improved linebacking corps and the upgrade at safety will help to elevate the run defense.All of this points to a super year for the Chargers and a deep playoff run.Now if I am Anthony Lynn my season checklist looks like this.Beat the ChiefsMake the playoffsWin the AFC WestWin the AFC ChampionshipHoist the Lombardi TrophyLet’s see if the Chargers can get this rolling and cross off #1 on Sunday.