LA Chargers: 3 Bold predictions for Tyrod Taylor in 2020

Tyrod Taylor Bold Prediction Number Three: He will be a Pro Bowler

This is likely the boldest take you’ll see here, but I don’t think it’s totally out of the question. The expectations for Taylor are all over the map. Clearly, I believe he is going to surprise a lot of people and have a special year.

Ultimately, I think the lack of a true offseason plays to Taylor’s advantage, in terms of holding off the team’s top pick, Justin Herbert. This coaching staff is going to have a big sense of urgency to win now this, and I think they’ll view Taylor as the best chance to make the playoffs in 2020.

Now, I know the Pro Bowl isn’t what it once was, especially since a lot of the league’s top tier players tend to opt out of playing in the game. So maybe this isn’t that bold of a prediction, but I think he has a good chance of at least getting voted in as an alternate.

Everyone loves an underdog and I don’t think people around the country are expecting much from Taylor, he is fully under the radar and I think that could play towards a strong storyline that could lead to a swing in the opposite direction.

If he has the kind of season that I have laid out in the previous slides, something like: 3,500+ passing yards, 23 passing touchdowns (a slight increase from what he usually did in Buffalo), plus 550-ish yards, and eight touchdowns on the ground; and the team does make a playoff push, he should have a good chance of getting the necessary votes.

Either way, this offense is going to be different in every way than what we are used to seeing out of the LA Chargers under Rivers, and I for one am excited about those possibilities.