Worried about boredom? Not with Harbaugh

The Los Angeles Chargers are a fine NFL benchwarmer team. Even with quarterback Justin Herbert’s aerial style, they’re a little dull. Even if they follow a prosperous course, they will inevitably end in tragedy because they are so predictable.

But their coach right now is Jim Harbaugh.

Their charming, barely noticeable existence is going to blow up. Harbaugh is guaranteed to set the standard for a submissive team in an NFL with few assurances. They will be instantly odd and better. And I’m not referring to the odd game-management of Brandon Staley. There is no football coach who swings between genius and quirkiness with more humor than Harbaugh.

He’s not going to follow the rules or his new employers. Already a $262.5 million quarterback, he will bring qualities we haven’t yet seen out of Herbert and build an impressive, tough football squad. Harbaugh will ignite rivalries in the AFC West and irritate opponents. He’ll take any required action.

Chargers owner Dean Spanos closed his announcement of the employment with the now-famous query, “Who has it better than us?” by referencing the Harbaugh family’s catchphrase.

For now, Spanos can lead his choir in an exclamatory “Nooooooobody!” He should enjoy this moment. There won’t be another moment like this for him, save for brief seconds following postseason victories.

Tension is the price of Harbaugh’s brand of success. There may be controversy attached to the bill. Perhaps not as much difficulty as Harbaugh encountered at Michigan, when the Wolverines self-imposed a three-game suspension at the beginning of the previous season due to allegations of improper recruiting and other NCAA infractions during the epidemic.

Two things were proven by Harbaugh at Michigan. He demonstrated that he is more than just a four-year fixer by staying at his alma mater for nine seasons despite multiple NFL flirtations. And he did, finishing the job from rebuild to confetti and giving his championship achievements championship immortality.

His only goal seems to be to become one of the coaches who have won a Super Bowl and a national championship, following in the footsteps of Pete Carroll, Barry Switzer, and Jimmy Johnson. As it stands, Harbaugh is just one of five college coaching greats to guide a team to the Super Bowl. The fifth coach in that group, Bobby Ross, shared the 1990 national championship with Georgia Tech. After leading Harbaugh’s new team, the San Diego Chargers, to the Super Bowl XXIX four years later, he was defeated 49-26 by the San Francisco 49ers.

The way history unravels is hilarious. Harbaugh guided the 49ers to Super Bowl XLVII eleven years ago. However, that evening belonged to his brother John, who led their family reunion Baltimore Ravens to a 34-31 triumph. Now, John is competing for a second Lombardi Trophy, and Jim has won a collegiate championship. The 49ers and Ravens might be facing off in the Super Bowl again by Sunday night.

Maybe there’s a different reality where the two Harbaugh brothers stayed put. However, this tale is superior. John has led the Ravens through around four changes in his sixteen years at the position. Maybe he could make it to the Hall of Fame with another title. But Jim is a nomad who has impacted three collegiate programs (San Diego, Stanford, and Michigan) and led the 49ers through their greatest losing streak since Bill Walsh turned them into a model team.

Why was Harbaugh needed by the Chargers? Why does he appear to be so certain? Recall what the 49ers were when he got there. They had not finished higher than 8-8 in the standings and had missed the playoffs for eight straight seasons. The club Harbaugh took over was 6–10. They had a 13-3 result in 2011 and opened up a window of prime contention right away.

Compared to the Chargers, who have too many expensive players who have turned thirty and a few injured players at key positions like defensive end Nick Bosa, that squad was younger and in a better position to succeed. Their salary-cap problems need to be resolved. They have to change their skillful attack to one that incorporates the coach’s signature power run play. They must become more resilient and establish a strong defense. Instead of depending on Herbert to deliver game-winning passes, they need to develop an offense that the quarterback can lead rather than save.

Because of his proven ability to address problems, Harbaugh was the front-runner. The Chargers will turn things around, even though he might not be able to do so as soon as he has in the past. He will not allow Spanos to remain complacent. Success will eventually come, even if it will be awkward and silly. And since Harbaugh is the type of winner who can never have enough, it will never be enough. He is constantly in need of more.

The advantages of Harbaugh for the Chargers rely on their level of tolerance. They must avoid becoming complacent as they will no longer be dull.