Chargers News: Expert Wants to See Big RB Change for Bolts in 2023

One less option in the new season!

The Los Angeles Chargers will likely have a number of changes within their offensive squad heading into the new season and they will all start with Kellen Moore overseeing them. He is being coined as the man who will help the Bolts fulfill their potential and hopefully make some real noise in the playoffs.

One very interesting area of the Chargers' offense will undoubtedly be their running back position. They were able to heavily rely on Austin Ekeler in different spurts during the 2022 season but other times, it felt like their running game would just fall apart. Looking at their depth chart, the Bolts had three other options behind Ekeler but The Athletic's Daniel Popper believes there may be some major changes after training camp.

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Larry Rountree III is the x-factor here and even though he's shown flashes of being a productive piece, Popper thinks LA should keep him on the practice squad and roll with less RB's on the official roster.

"The Chargers kept four running backs on last year’s 53-man roster, as Rountree made the cut. But that was short-lived. Rountree was waived on Aug. 31, a day after final cuts, to make room for Sony Michel. Rountree then spent the season jumping between the Chargers’ practice squad and the active roster."

(Via The Athletic)

"He cleared waivers multiple times during the season. We will see how Rountree looks in camp, but for now, I think the Chargers will be best off rolling with three backs and stashing Rountree on the practice squad."

(Via The Athletic)

I definitely think that waiting to see how the training camp battles play out before making a final decision is the way to go. Moore clearly wants as many options as possible with this new approach he's taking as OC and maybe Rountree will fit his vision!