The start of NFL free agency is a week away and general manager Tom Telesco and the Chargers’ front office are compiling the list of targets. Los Angeles has a number of decisions and potential upgrades it can make.

The free agent pool got a bit deeper Monday when it was reported that the Ravens won’t be placing the franchise tag on linebacker C.J. Mosley, thus making him an unrestricted free agent.

A representative for C.J. Mosley said he has been told that Baltimore will not use its franchise tag on the Ravens' linebacker, per a league source. Mosley expected to be an unrestricted free agent, without a tag. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 4, 2019

Telesco has made the point that they will be very active in addressing the position this offseason given that they took a huge hit with the loss of Kyzir White, Denzel Perryman and Jatavis Brown last season. Perryman, Kyle Emanuel and Hayes Pullard will be unrestricted free agents, which leaves a gaping hole at the position.

Mosley is a very good player still entering the prime of his career, and he’s somebody that supporters of Los Angeles firmly believe the team should absolutely pursue in free agency.

But does this mean that Telesco and company will make a strong push for him? Let’s look at how much he will demand in free agency.

ESPN’s Jamison Hensley said Mosley could get as much as $12 million per season based on what he’s done in his career.

“It is possible Mosley will command $11 million or $12 million per season, and it’s not about who’s the best middle linebacker in the game. It’s about who is the best middle linebacker available in free agency, and that title this year belongs to Mosley,” Hensley wrote.

Right now the Chargers have around $22 million of salary cap space, so they would have some room to sign Mosely. But it’s not reasonable when you have 13 unrestricted free agents to work with, and other positions of need to address, as well.

Telesco is notorious for not making any splash signings, aside from the ones the past two years with offensive tackle Russell Okung and center Mike Pouncey.

If L.A. doesn’t land one of the fan favorites, let alone any big name free agents, it is not the end of the world. Conservative is Telesco’s game and that’s why he’s given the nickname, ‘Coupon God’.

If they do decide to make their one big signing within the next couple of months, I’d expect another one on the offensive line, which is an area that’s been under construction for years now. Players like the Rams’ Rodger Saffold or the Dolphins’ Ja’Wuan James could fit the bill.

The linebacker position will likely be filled with a less cost-effective player in free agency, and in the draft with as many as two prospects, such as North Carolina State’s Germaine Pratt, Hawaii’s Jahlani Tavai, West Virginia’s David Long and Stanford’s Bobby Okereke.