I'd be interested to know what position group you think is stronger than WR other than QB... at least entering the draft, since OL might be arguable now that they drafted Slater.
The Chargers have a lot of need areas. They have helped themselves at LT and CB, which was crucial. But they need:
- Starter-caliber safety - Safety is a premium position in Staley's defense. James has been unable to stay healthy, and we don't know if Adderley can raise his level of play to starter level.
- Pass rush - Ingram is gone. Nwosu and Fackrell will play across from Bosa; Nwosu is really unproven as a heavy rotation player, having never played more than 362 snaps in a season, and both of them are UFAs after the 2021 season.
- Interior DL - Joseph turns 33 in October and both he and Justin Jones are UFAs after the 2021 season. Their other IDL players are completely unproven.
- OL depth - The starters look upgraded, but they are one injury away from Pipkins, St. Louis, Norton, or Quessenberry having to step in.
- TE - They have no starter-caliber TE for 2022, with Cook on a 1 year contract, and both Cook and Parham are poor blockers in the run game. They need an all around TE to possibly groom into at least a TE2 caliber player.
Very surprised Samuel was there for the Chargers. I could not have reasonably imagined a better two picks to open the draft with no trading. GM Tom Telesco has generally not been a strong drafter, but he started out great.
Of course, the third round has been a disaster for Telesco, and IMO that appears to be continuing with their selection of Josh Palmer.
Entering the draft, the Chargers were #4 in cap space devoted to WR. They already had 6 WRs who were potentially final roster worthy. This almost certainly means at least one of those players won't make the final roster, and this doesn't really address a need at all. I have a hard time believing Palmer was BPA on their board across all positions.