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The Chargers rank 12th in the latest NFL power rankings, down from 11th. This drop is attributed to the Kansas City Chiefs moving up six spots to 8th.
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While none of the words thrown into power rankings at this point in the offseason truly matter until the pads come on and we start to really see how each team has improved from their offseason moves, itās still a tried-and-true (and enjoyable!) method to forecast the season and try to stack all 32 teams up based on the most recent massive event (free agency, draft, etc.).
In a new set of power rankingds from NFL.comās Eric Edholm, the Chargers found themselves losing a smidge of ground from his previous power rankings following the meat of free agency. On Wednesday, Edholm ranked the Chargers 13th, one spot down from 12 where they landed in the previous edition. The drop down stems directly from the Kansas City Chiefs somehow vaulting six whole spots from from 14 all the way to eight.
Edholm notes that heās taking into consideration that Mahomes will be returning from his torn ACL and heās projecting these rankings with the idea that all teams are at 100 percent (for the most part). Still, that irks me and Iād like to see the Chiefs prove it before getting back into the good graces of the NFL hierarchy.
But I digress.
Hereās what Edholm had to say about the Chargersā ranking:
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The Chargers dropped from 11th to 12th due to the Kansas City Chiefs moving up six spots to 8th.
The new power rankings were created by NFL.com's Eric Edholm.
NFL power rankings during the offseason are influenced by team improvements from free agency, the draft, and player recoveries.

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I donāt have much to debate here from his analysis. He notes the class is ācompetentā and I agree that it did nothing but make the team better where they needed to be, so now itās the old waiting game to see if players pan out as quick as weād hope.
What do you all think of Edholmās ranking for the Chargers? Too high? Low? Let us know all of your thoughts!