The first preseason games is just three days away, and the Chargers have been in training camp grinding away for over a week now. With expectations set high for a team that bolstered their roster in the offseason, it has a numbers of fans and analysts in attendance to see how the Bolts are looking. For ESPN’s Field Yates, he was in one of those and had has eyes on the new additions to the roster and among those players was center Mike Pouncey.

“Any time you add a center who has been in the league for half a dozen or maybe more years, it’s helpful. It’s not just a player who can be a physical point of attack, but also a guy who can be a quarterback on the field. Not that Philip Rivers needs too much help.

But, (Pouncey) is a guy who when you have younger depth-level guards, or you have a player like Forrest Lamp, who in effect could be a day one starter as a redshirt rookie, it’s helpful to have a guy like (him). He’s been around for a long time and understands protection schemes and can help get everybody where they need to be,” Yates said, per the Chargers official website.

Pouncey is a three-time Pro Bowler who gives the Bolts grit and experience up front two traits that will be key to blocking for quarterback Philip Rivers and do what he does best by clearing holes in the running game.

Los Angeles has been unable to find a long-term replacement at the center position since Nick Hardwick made the decision to retire after his 2014 season. Pouncey is in the prime of his career and joining offensive guard Dan Feeney and highly anticipated guard Forrest Lamp will beef up the interior offensive line even more.