Jim Harbaugh will make Chargers a contender by stressing this basic and true fundamental of football

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Yes, Jim Harbaugh is quirky, even weird some might say. And his reputation for being difficult is well known around the NFL. But during his media time here at the NFL annual meetings, it became apparent the more he talked as to why he’s considered one of the best coaches anywhere.

He gets it.

Harbaugh knows and stresses the basic and true fundamental of the game — being the most physical team on the field.

As he readies for his first season as coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, leaving behind a national-championship winning Michigan team to get back to the NFL, Harbaugh is once again bringing his football-bullying ways with him.

That philosophy was on full display as he was asked a question about his new offensive line. He went on a diatribe about what makes that position group what it is, which is essential to being a good football team. In an era of wide-open offenses, where most teams struggle to field a good offensive line, and the physical nature of the game isn’t what it used to be, Harbaugh relishes the opposite.

Here’s what he said about the offensive line: 

“If I asked you the question of what position group depends on no other position group to be good, but every other position group depends on them to be good, what position group is that? The offensive line. The offensive line doesn’t need any other position group to be good, but every other position group relies on the offensive line to be good. The D-Line will be the ones to argue back, ‘we don’t need to the offensive line to be good.’ Do you like when the offense has a 12-play drive and field position? Building that kind of offensive line is exciting.”

That philosophy might seem counter-culture to having a big-time passer under center, which is exactly what Harbaugh will have in Justin Herbert. How he reconciles having one of the league’s best throwers of the football at quarterback against…

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Author : Pete Prisco

Publish date : 2024-03-25 16:20:07

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