Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn has already indicated that his starters will not see much of the field during preseason. Regardless, he still has high expectations for those taking part in the opener versus the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday.

With the starters out, the backups will have ample time to get some work in against Arizona. According to Hayley Elwood of the team's official website, Lynn is looking forward to seeing which players are able to step up:

“You just want guys executing and doing what they’re told to do and you can evaluate that,” Lynn said. “If it’s scheme, then that falls back on coaches. We don’t have time to scheme preseason and most people don’t, to be honest with you. We want guys going out, executing and playing fast and physical and we can evaluate that.”

Lynn added that this game will be a huge indicator of which players can perform when the lights are on.

“You’re going to learn a lot (on) Thursday night about some of these guys,” Lynn continued. “You see them all OTAs, minicamps and two weeks of training camp and now you get to see them in a live game. This is the real evaluation right here. We’ve had a lot of exposure, but this is the big one right here. We’ll learn a lot about the depth that we have and we expect that depth to continue to get better and continue to develop.”

It is easy to see why Lynn is excited to see how things turn out. While they may be one of the few teams that have nearly all their starters set in stone, the Chargers will still need to ensure that they have some quality depth behind them. The first preseason game should give the coaching staff a much better idea on which players can contribute moving forward.

Of course, an exhibition game is hardly an indicator of how well a particular team or player is going to perform in the regular season. This could be why Lynn has taken a page out of the Los Angeles Rams' notebook by not having his key players get involved. Regardless, it will still be interesting to see who can make a solid impression on their head coach.