The started the year with expectations of making the playoffs for the second straight season after signing quarterback to a $252.5 million extension on the first day of training camp.The season ended with Herbert on the sideline after season-ending surgery on Dec. 12 to repair his broken right index finger and with the Chargers facing what could be the most transformative offseason in franchise history.Sunday's 13-12 lo s to the left the Chargers (5-12) as one of the league's most disappointing teams. The Bolts are looking for a new coach and Josh Okogie Jersey general manager after Brandon Staley and Tom Telesco were fired on Dec. 15."It's never fun when you go through a situation like that, because we fell short for them," Herbert said Monday as coaches and players went through end-of-season interviews and meetings. "It's unfortunate. I mi sed the throws, we mi sed the catches and we didn't make the tackles. We didn't do enough for them. That's on us this offseason where we have to do things differently."ADVERTISEMENT This marked the fourth time since 2015 the Chargers finished a season with five or fewer wins. They made the playoffs three times as a wild card in Telesco's 10-plus seasons as general manager.Herbert will be playing for his fourth head coach and po sibly fourth offensive coordinator in five seasons. He said he Isaiah Rider Jr. Jersey is hopeful of resuming throwing by the end of next month.Herbert said he is hoping to addre s his thoughts about what he'd like to see in a coach with owner Dean Spanos and the front office sometime over the next couple weeks.Are Chargers or Michigan better for Jim Harbaugh? The new coach and general manager will have the fifth overall pick in April's draft, the fourth time since 2016 the Chargers have had a pick in the top seven.The Chargers ended the season on a Jordan McLaughlin Jersey five-game losing streak, but interim coach Giff Smith was given high marks by players for his approach during his three-game stint."These last three games we were more together as a team. And that's so huge," running back said. "I feel like when you're together and you're playing together cohesively, I just feel like that's when you really can start playing some good ball. I think that's something to build off of."Only two of the Chargers' five wins came against a team's primary starting quarterback. And that happened in back-to-back weeks when they beat the ' in Week 3 and the with in Week 4.Los Angeles was 0-7 in games decided by three points or fewer, tying the 1994 Houston Oilers for the worst mark in that category.With starting the final four games, the offense closed the season without a touchdown in its last 10 quarters. The Jets ended last season without a touchdown in their final three games.The Chargers were 18th in total offense in coordinator Kellen Moore's first season.Moore was hired to help improve the running game and bring balance to the offense, but the run/pa s ratio was still among the worst in the league. Los Angeles' 39% Kelan Martin Jersey run rate was the seventh lowest in the league.One of the few bright spots on defense was linebacker , who had a career-high 17 sacks. That tied a franchise single-season record and ranked fourth in the league.Mack set a franchise record with six sacks against Las Vegas on Oct. 1. That was the first of five multi-sack games for the 10-year defensive standout.Dave Helman's NFL Coaching Spotlight ft. Los Angeles Chargers' Giff Smith Mack remains under contract for one more season.Center said he is "99 percent sure" he has played his last snap in the after 10 seasons. Linsley started three games this season before he was sidelined due to a heart i sue.Linsley said the specialist he has been seeing recently recommended he stop playing."Obviously not Jarrett Culver Jersey how I would want this to end, but, I can't complain or be sad about 10 years. It's got to end for everybody at some point," said Linsley, who signed with the Chargers in 2021 after spending seven seasons with the . An All-Pro in 2020, he played and started 132 NFL games.The Chargers will begin requesting interviews with general manager and head coach candidates later this week. coach Jim Harbaugh remains an intriguing option after he played two seasons for the Bolts late in his career and started his collegiate coaching career at the .The new front office and coaching staff have a franchise quarterback in place, but are also nearly $35 million over the salary cap.Reporting by The A sociated Pre s.