The Chargers’ offense ranks 20th, and quarterback Justin Herbert has three touchdowns and four interceptions and his passer rating of 73.4 ranks 26th. Los Angeles has more turnovers (six) than touchdowns (five) as a team.
Coach Jim Harbaugh said he hadn’t considered taking over offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel.
“No, we trust Mike. We believe in Mike” Harbaugh said, via Austin Knoblauch of Los Angeles Times.
It’s not like Harbaugh has any choice but to publicly give McDaniel a vote of confidence and hope the former Dolphins head coach can make things right.
Harbaugh hired McDaniel this offseason to add a dynamic element to the offense, which hasn’t happened yet.
While Harbaugh issued his first public criticism of Herbert, saying Monday that Herbert needed “be better» In his decision-making, the head coach did not do the same thing with McDaniel.
“We’re looking for every way we can to give ourselves an advantage,” Harbaugh said. “Every means possible not to fight us.”
In his postgame comments, Herbert pushed back on the notion that McDaniel’s plan is too complex.
“He’s definitely a guy we need to lean on; he’s done such an incredible job,” Herbert said, via Jonah Bronstein of the Associated Press. “It’s up to us as an offense to run the plays the way he sees them, listen to the coaches and do our job to make those plays. And we didn’t do it for him. So obviously, we feel horrible.”
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