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2011 NFL Mock Draft: San Diego Chargers Use First Pick on the Defense

April 6, 2011   ·     ·   Jump to comments

The Chargers Have A Few Upgrades To Make This Season

The San Diego Chargers do not intend on missing the playoffs in 2011. They had an offense and defense ranked in the top five in just about every major category in 2010.

That did not mean too much at the end of the day because their special teams unit was awful and the Chargers missed the playoffs.

One area the Chargers can improve on is their pass rushing unit. Cameron Heyward is the guy they will turn to to fix that. Muhammad Wilkerson is a fast-rising candidate who also could go here, but if the decision comes down to one of these two guys, I think Heyward wins that argument.

The Chargers defense will have an extra facet for other teams to worry about due to this pick, and the Chargers very well could make the playoffs in 2011 if they can fix the little things that kept them out of the postseason in 2010.

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