Chargers' huge offseason mistake made even worse by Trey Lance deal

Despite the fact the Los Angeles Chargers already had a backup quarterback behind Justin Herbert, Jim Harbaugh and Joe Hortiz believed that former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Trey Lance is the type of signing they needed to make right before the start of the 2025 NFL Draft. Lance agreed to sign a one-year contract worth up to $6.2 million. The expectation is that Lance will compete with Taylor Heinicke for LA's backup job behind Herbert. This contract, one of the biggest LA handed out this offseason, is looking even more puzzling the more one thinks about it. Lance's signing comes right after the Chargers were unable to retain starting defensive tackle Poona Ford, who left the team to join a local rival in the Los Angeles Rams. Hortiz can't cry poor after the Lance signing, though he does look a bit questionable. Instead of allocating the money that would have gone to a new Ford contract on a player who had consistently been one of the best players on the team last season, they gave that contract to a bust qu