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Chargers plan to use fewer shotgun snaps in 2015

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Chargers running back Branden Oliver said getting handoffs with the quarterback behind center provides an advantage.
  • Eric D. Williams

SAN DIEGO – Expect the San Diego Chargers to use fewer shotgun snaps and work more from under center in the upcoming season.

According to ESPN Stats & Information, the Chargers took the third-most shotgun snaps last season at 752 (75 percent), trailing only the Philadelphia Eagles (941 snaps) and the Miami Dolphins (873 snaps).