With the Las Vegas Raiders jumping out to a massive 42-0 halftime lead over the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night, there was no other reasonable conclusion: Brandon Staley’s job was clearly on the line. That was seemingly all anyone could think after seeing L.A. face its worst halftime deficit in franchise history.
You can count Richard Sherman among the folks who think Staley should officially be done. Not that this is a hot take, per se.
During Amazon’s halftime panel analysis, Sherman proclaimed that Staley should’ve been fired at the break for his team’s woeful performance. Honestly, it’s kind of hard to disagree!
"[The Chargers] should make history. They should fire [Brandon Staley] at halftime."- Richard Sherman #TNF pic.twitter.com/IIDP3mZCZw
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 15, 2023
With the impending loss, the Chargers will fall to 5-9. This was a team with legitimate preseason Super Bowl expectations now getting blown out by a backup quarterback in front of a national audience.
It’s challenging to see how Staley’s job could possibly survive this.
