The Chargers lost their seventh game of the season last Sunday when the Buccaneers came back from being down 21-17 entering the fourth quarter for a 28-21 win.
It’s the fifth time this season that San Diego has let a lead slip away in the fourth quarter of a game and it makes the playoffs little more than a pipe dream. That combination has some wondering if coach Mike McCoy will be back next season.
McCoy, who is under contract for 2017, guided the Chargers to the playoffs in his first season and the team went 9-7 again in 2014, but they are 9-19 since then and the late-game meltdowns aren’t a good look for a coach. McCoy was asked about his job status on Monday and said other things are more pressing.
“I’m worried about Carolina right now,” McCoy said, via the Associated Press. “That is all I’m concerned about. We have to find a way to go win this one. We got to find a way to go out there and don’t turn the ball over, be more consistent in all three phases, finish the game and win. That is all we are concerned about right now is to get a win on the road. We will deal with everything else down the road.”
One factor that could play into the Chargers’ decision at coach is what they plan to do about their option to move to Los Angeles. There’s a January 15 deadline to decide to bunk with the Rams at their forthcoming stadium and the team may opt to handle things differently from the Rams, who agreed to an extension with coach Jeff Fisher despite a dismal record while citing the difficulties of moving to a new home.