Chargers name Mike McCoy new head coach

San Diego president and CEO Dean Spanos introduced McCoy at the press conference, calling McCoy the “right man” for the job. Spanos lauded McCoy’s qualities, saying that McCoy has an “innovative mind for building offenses,” and that he has a “structured vision on how to build and coach a team.”

McCoy told the media that he knew minutes into his interview with San Diego that the Chargers were the right place for him. San Diego’s foundation, McCoy stated, set it apart from other teams, saying that the “foundation is in place to build a winner for a long time.”

He even gets to remain in the division.

These are simply interesting dynamics, given the familiarity of the rivals that the coaches are able to bring. This past season, that didn’t necessarily work out for the Allen and the Raiders, however, as they lost both divisional games to Denver by a combined score of 63-19. So much for insider knowledge.

Even though his interview was rescheduled, Arians does remain a possibility for San Diego. However, his age may be against him, as the Chargers appear to be focused on younger candidates. The 60-year-old Arians is the oldest candidate to interview, a full 20 years older than McCoy.

Arians will make his visit on Wednesday. He led the Colts to a 9-3 record during his interim stint while Chuck Pagano was undergoing cancer treatment, guiding Indianapolis’ offense to average 22.3 points per game in his first year with the franchise.

Telesco, who just joined the Chargers, previously served as the director of player personnel with the Colts. His ties to Indianapolis may give Arians an edge in this race, but it’s clear San Diego is looking for someone with an offensive mind at this point.

Meanwhile, a lot of folks out there believe the Jaguars are waiting on San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman. After being bottom-dwellers in the league for some time, the Niners’ offense is one of the hottest, most intriguing stories in the NFL this year.

After being released by San Diego, former head coach Norv Turner will look to join Cleveland’s staff, resuming his duties as an offensive coordinator. They’ve also done some self-evaluation, and have been hard-pressed to retain some of the staff already in place.

However, while on XTRA Sports 1360 in San Diego, Telesco said that Arians does not have a leg up on the competition due to the fact that he’s not the only person in charge of the hiring process.

Here’s Acee’s tweet on the matter:

San Diego has been relatively tight-lipped on its front office search, but the team finally found its GM, hiring Tom Telesco on Wednesday. With a short list of coaching candidates now slated for interview, expect the Chargers to accelerate their search as coaching spots slowly dwindle down.

The Chargers’ coaching search has moved a bit slower than most, however, as general manager A.J. Smith was also fired on Dec. 31. The team is currently interviewing candidates for the vacant general manager position. Once the team finds its general manager, the coaching search should pick up steam.

Be sure to check in on this stream throughout the coaching search and follow along at Bolts for the Blue.

Holmgren has extensive head coaching experience with the Packers and Seahawks, leading Green Bay and Seattle from 1992-98 and 1999-2008, respectively. He has a 174-122 career record and led the Packers to victory in Super Bowl XXXI on Jan. 26, 1996.

According to La Canfora, UCLA head coach Jim Mora Jr. could also be in the mix, but it is uncertain how much interest he may garner.

Chargers’ president Dean Spanos issued the following statement on Monday:

In some ways, Turner was doomed from his hiring in 2007.