For the first time since they drafted Drew Brees and Philip Rivers within four years of each other, the Chargers are expected to be on the lookout for the next franchise quarterback. With Rivers starting every game since 2006, the team hasn’t taken any QB above the fifth round since before that season — Charlie Whitehurst in the third round in ‘06 — and there hasn’t been a succession plan (that we know of) put in action because the need wasn’t there.
Finally in 2020 some plan likely has to be put into action, but despite LA holding the sixth overall pick, that’s not where the plan necessarily has to originate from and as we’re seeing in the playoffs once again, a team can actually manage to transition to another QBOTF rather quickly.