Chargers modeled rebuild after Ravens…and now have to overcome them
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Chargers modeled rebuild after Ravens…and now have to overcome them

The Los Angeles Chargers will see a familiar sight Monday night when they square off against the Baltimore Ravens.

Those Ravens, after all, are where this Jim Harbaugh version of the Chargers draws a lot of inspiration from, both on the field and off.

It starts at the top. New general manager Joe Hortiz came over from Baltimore to work with Harbaugh. He, of course, has already worked with John Harbaugh for years. Offensive coordinator Greg Roman manned the same position in Baltimore as well. Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter spent four seasons there as an assistant as well.

This also applies on the pitch. Center Bradley Bozeman spent four years with the Ravens and sees a similar identity.

“There are a lot of parallels, for sure,” Bozeman said, according to the report Anthony DeLeon of Los Angeles Times. “That winning mentality is here. … Baltimore is boring — they go for it. That’s what they’re built on, those principles, and I feel like that’s the same foundation we’re building on now.”

Other former Ravens include JK Dobbins, Gus Edwards and Tony Jefferson, to name a few.

Given the product the Ravens have put on the field over the years, it might not be that surprising that the Chargers suddenly look calm and composed in tight situations late in the game.

And if similar playoff success follows? It probably shouldn’t be that surprising either.

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