It took just one game for Chargers' Odafe Oweh trade to somehow get even better

The Los Angeles Chargers, in acquiring outside linebacker Odafe Oweh and a seventh-round pick from the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for safety Alohi Gilman, were making what was, in many ways, a desperation move in an attempt to buoy a pass rush that has suffered greatly in the absence of Khalil Mack.

Yet, in just his first game with Los Angeles, Oweh's presence paid massive dividends, showing exactly why the Chargers were right to move on from Gilman, who represented a position of strength, in order to fill a need that has become more glaring as the season has worn on.

Even prior to the Mack injury, Los Angeles's depth at edge rusher was rather sub-par, and, if Oweh can continue to threaten the quarterback on even a rotational basis upon Mack's return, this pass rush could start to seriously become dangerous.

Odafe Oweh's performance against the Dolphins bodes well for the future of the Chargers' pass rush

Oweh, who was chosen by Baltimore in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, was having a rough start to the year for his original franchise. Through his first five games of the season, Oweh recorded no sacks and only five solo tackles, seeing his defensive snap share drop to just 37.1%.

Yet, in just 26 defensive snaps with the Chargers on Sunday (as he gets ingratiated into the team's defensive structure), Oweh posted one sack, one tackle for loss and two QB hits against a struggling Miami offensive line.

Moreover, as Mack works his way back from a brutal arm injury he suffered in Week 2 against the Las Vegas Raiders, secondary edge rusher Tuli Tuipulotu has been a breakout defensive piece for the Chargers. Through the four games that Mack has missed, Tuipulotu has recorded five sacks, six tackles for loss and seven QB hits.

Where the need for Oweh comes in, therefore, is the team's relative lack of depth in their pass rushing game both in Mack's absence and after his return.

Their rotation of Bud Dupree, Caleb Murphy and Kyle Kennard has combined for only half a sack on the season, and Oweh presents a more explosive threat to line up alongside and in rotation with Tuipulotu and Mack when the time comes.

Although they did need to give up a starting-caliber safety in Gilman to get Oweh, their secondary remains a position of relative strength. Therefore, Oweh's solid performance in his first game with the Chargers bodes well for what the ultimate outcome of this swap will be for the team.