Film Study: Can the Jim Harbaugh system work in today's NFL for the Los Angeles Chargers?

A balanced offense is what Herbert needs. Harbaugh’s system will fit perfectly

Herbert v. Kapaernick no contest. Herbert will crush the competition in Harbaugh's system. Harbaugh's running game has been working since the 1960's the blocking principles are tried and true.

What people dont understand is Kapernick is nowhere NEAR Herbert's level! Herbert's an elite level QB! And Palmer is underrated, and Ladd McConkey is gonna kill in this system! And DJ Chark is definitely at least as good as Ted Ginn for Christs sake, hes played with some pretty bad QB's

Woke up in my bed around 3:30 this morning. Staring at the ceiling and then it hit me. It’s not just another day… it’s too day!😳

They hired three coaches with previous pass game coordinator experience to bolster/customize a playbook. It's a Roman run game (minus half the QB read keep stuff) + an actual modern pass game. Oh and Marc Trestman as an offensive advisor. Herbert gonna be hyper efficient. The days of 700 drop backs are gone but who cares.

Power football will always resurface. Power spread, flexbone, two tight end systems...there will always be a way to run it down a team's throat.

The Chargers will run the table. You mark my words that the Chicago Bears are going to be kicking themselves in the a$$es for passing on hiring Harbaugh TWICE now, just to have Caleb Williams stuck developing under a fcking BUM like Matt Eberflus.

It can work and will work. It's going to be updated a bit of course, I expect it to look similar to the Ravens offense with some Niners mixed in. I can see them using McConkey a bit out of the backfield like SF uses Deebo at times. Hes got great speed and hands and runs great routes, get him in open space. Dont sleep on Brendan Rice. Especially with his dad helping him with all his workouts, hes got a chip on his shoulder for going in the 7th. I wouldn't sleep on Cornelius Johnson either, especially because he already knows the offense. I think it's going to take another year. I see the Chargers as a fringe playoff team this year and a legit SB contender next year after more team building this next offseason. Future is bright.

I loved watching Harbaugh's system with the Niners.

Josh Palmer is a stud, remember he played with Keenan Allen he learned from the best

As a fan of the team who isn’t exactly high on the WR room, don’t sleep on Palmer. He’s proven he can produce as a #1 when Keenan and Mike went down. The problem is he usually eventually also goes down

Fantastic commentary from someone that probably doesn’t follow the chargers regularly (I wouldn’t if I wasn’t brainwashed into the LT/gates/rivers era and my family yapping about Dan fouts and junior seau before that)

Im excited to potentially see Herbert moving thise feet more outside the pocket. Hes a big guy with some speed. Its gonna be a great year to watch football in general

Herbert doesnt need an elite running attack. He just needs A running attack.

He doesnt need a great offensive line. He just needs a MID offensive line.

He doesn't need a great defense. He just needs something better than a historically bad one between 2020-2024.

GIVE HIM MID and let him cook.

Chargers often have a lead in their games not only will Jim’s offense balance out the chargers offense making it more unpredictable but adding the run game will make it easier to chew clock and hold a lead

Great video brother! Im a Chargers fan 42 years and its insane this team has never won a chip, essentially '06--10 they shoulda got 1 at least! I think Rice is being underestimated, he'll get coached up right with his route running and Johnson from Michigan could really be underrated , but Herbert has made absolute scrubs look good so im not to worried about the offense im more concerned with the back end of the defense! The secondary is concerning!

The chargers could have three rookie starting WR’s. I do think, Palmer will be there though. This is a WR competition in camp. I bet the whole team is watching when they can.

The offence the chargers will run in 2024 is what the Ravens ran last year.

Longtime charger fan. Well, they're not going to the SB this year. However, it does appear that Spanos has learned his lesson and if in fact he does keep his nose out of things and allow the people who know how to run an NFL team run things, then they could definitely be SB contenders in as early as 3 seasons. The team had good bones, but was sorely lacking in "infrastructure" (OL/DL+depth) and of course good management and coaching. Go Chargers!

Watch what Jim Harbaugh, Greg Roman, and Jesse Minter mix up this season. ⚡⚡⚡