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During the regular season Hunter Henry Color Rush Jersey , no same time for more than 18 snaps in a game, but the Chargers blew that number away in Sunday’s 23-17 win over the Ravens.Per NFL Next Gen Stats, via Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Chargers used seven defensive backs on 58 of their 59 defensive snaps. That look helped keep the Ravens offense from doing anything of note until they were down 20 points in the fourth quarter and safety Derwin James said after the game that the key was using speed in the face of Baltimore’s power rushing attack.“I fell like you need speed against that because I feel like we’re physical enough as DBs to play the blocks,” James said Joe Barksdale Color Rush Jersey , via Steve Wyche of NFL Media. “I feel like we need speed against that offense.”The switch, which came two weeks after the Ravens beat the Chargers in L.A., didn’t hurt the Chargers pass rush as they came up with seven sacks and James said “rush and cover work together” when discussing how the extra defensive backs helped create problems in the pocket.They’ll need a new wrinkle for the Patriots next weekend, but Sunday’s outing was a good sign for defensive coordinator Gus Bradley’s ability to find one. After the Los Angeles Chargers selected Derwin James during last year’s NFL Draft, Jahleel Addae’s days as a Charger were numbered. Addae was limited to playing in the box as a safety and James was..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections San Diego Chargers Daily LinksSan Diego Chargers NewsSan Diego Chargers OffseasonSan Diego Chargers HistorySan Diego Chargers HumorHow should the Chargers replace Jahleel Addae?New Casey Hayward Color Rush Jersey ,76commentsPSTShareTweetShareShareHow should the Chargers replace Jahleel Addae?Jake Roth-USA TODAY SportsAfter the Los Angeles Chargers selected Derwin James during last year’s NFL Draft, Jahleel Addae’s days as a Charger were numbered. Addae was limited to playing in the box as a safety and James was obviously a far superior option. The team, which has long loved Addae, decided to try him out as the free safety. That experiment was a disaster.Over the course of the year, we saw more and more of Rayshawn Jenkins splitting time at the position. When the Chargers took on the Ravens in the playoffs Melvin Ingram Color Rush Jersey , Addae actually spent time trying to play linebacker. Addae who came into the league as an undrafted free agent and continuously put in a tremendous amount of effort had earned his spot as a starter and the contract that came along with it. But as the defense grew more and more talented, he was always going to eventually get squeezed out.In addition to Jenkins, the team has already re-signed Jaylen Watkins who was unable to play this past season due to injury. The two will both probably be given the opportunity to compete for a chance to start unless a big name free agent is signed. Some will also mention Adrian Phillips, but if he’s retained it does not seem likely he would be asked to move to free safety.On the big name free agent side of things, Tashaun Gipson is one of the more exciting names. One wonders if he would be willing to play in a Gus Bradley defense again given some of the things he said after Bradley was fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is a very good player Craig Mager Color Rush Jersey , though, and would likely not be too pricy.Earl Thomas has to be mentioned just because he is the best player at the position available, but he will almost certainly command a contract that does not fit within the confines of the Chargers’ remaining salary cap space.In the more reasonable part of the market, Tyrann Mathieu certainly stands out and would frankly be an amazing get for Telesco.If they don’t elect to add a player in free agency, they could also look toward the draft. Florida’s Chauncey Gardner-Johnson is a realistic choice with the 28th overall pick Jason Verrett Color Rush Jersey , though it wouldbe surprising to see the team go back-to-back years with a 1st round safety. Behind him Nasir Adderley (someone Garrett Sisti and Jamie Hoyle were very high on during their safeties episode) is also interesting.