# Joe Hortiz: Genius or Villain? | Chargers Free Agency Breakdown!

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Podcast: [The Thunder Down Under Chargers Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thunder-down-under-chargers-podcast-5339751)
Published: 2026-03-15T11:19:31+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/thunderdownunder/2629652
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## Resource

For a third consecutive free agency, the Chargers have had a deathly quiet start to proceedings and fans have seriously had enough! Armed with the most cap space in the NFL, GM Joe Hortiz has adopted a cautious, targeted approach, staying true to his Baltimore origins. Big names like Odafe Oweh and Zion Johnson have departed. Lesser-known names like Keaton Mitchell, Charlie Kolar, Alec Ingold and Cole Strange have arrived. Are these shrewd football decisions by the Bolts’ top man or is it simply parsimonious tosh?! Is he the best or is he the worst GM in the League?! In this binary era of football discourse and analysis, is it possible to be anything in between? We discuss it all on TDU. Don’t miss it!

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