Week 7 game vs Cardinals gives Chargers up-close look at potential trade target

The LA Chargers are looking to build on the momentum of beating a division rival in Week 6 with a win in Jim Harbaugh's first primetime game back in the NFL. Los Angeles is on the road to take on the Arizona Cardinals, who have had an up-and-down 2-4 start thus far.

A loss to the Chargers wouldn't just push the Cardinals to 2-5 on the season but it may push the team into being a seller at the trade deadline. Digging out of a 2-5 hole is a tall task in the NFC, so it might be better long-term for the Cardinals to sell off the assets the team has.

The most notable of them are James Conner and Budda Baker, neither of whom makes much sense for the Chargers. However, the Bolts will get an up-close look at a player who was recently named as a potential trade target by an ESPN analyst.

Chargers will get an up-close look at Zach Pascal vs. Arizona Cardinals

If you were expecting a bigger name, we apologize. Pascal is the name who has been thrown around in theorized trades for the Chargers, as the bigger names in Arizona do not make much sense.

On paper, Pascal does not move the needle much for the Chargers and does not appear to be someone who the team would actually pursue. To be fair, the theorized trade for him included swapping day three picks with the Cardinals, so it is clear nobody expects this to be a big trade.

The Chargers already have a room of mediocre receivers and Pascal would not elevate the floor or the ceiling of the room. He would simply be another receiver who is not a top-three option on most teams who would fit into this rotating cast of options in LA.

That is why an up-close look at Pascal could theoretically be the swinging decider. Pascal may not jump off the page, but if he impresses the right people on the Chargers' sideline then there is no telling what the team would do.

After all, Pascal's biggest addition would be on the special teams' side of the ball and that may be a need for the Bolts. Simi Fehoko is the best special teams player in the Chargers' WR room with Derius Davis struggling but Fehoko has been playing more offense in recent weeks.

With Fehoko playing more offense, it would not be unforeseen for the Chargers to want to add a wideout who can make up the special teams' impact. And who knows, perhaps the Chargers unlock something in Pascal that the Cardinals are not currently seeing.

But if Pascal does not go out of his way to impress the Chargers then it is hard to imagine this happening.