Jim Harbaugh did not sound like himself after Sunday’s potentially fatal loss to the Denver Broncos.
The Los Angeles Chargers looked poised to finally get their first win, leading 17-10 entering the fourth quarter of the Week 5 clash at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. Instead, the Chargers embarrassed themselves in the final period.
The home team ended the game with a punt, a turnover on downs, an interception, and a fumble, losing 23-17 and falling to 0-5.
After the game, Harbaugh was asked what kind of message he’d give the team amid the winless start. The Chargers coach stumbled through a dispiriting answer.
“Uhh, I don’t know what that message is,” Harbaugh said, before trying to come up with something.
“It’s just in the… Players … fight their hearts out. Play, uhh, give it everything they have. That’s the only way; that’s the best way. Yeah, that’s … yeah.”
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Harbaugh is known for giving the most inspirational messages during his press conferences, to the point that he oftentimes sounds like a football-loving robot. That robot was clearly malfunctioning after Sunday’s result.
Harbaugh stood by offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel last week amid calls for the latter’s firing. After the debacle of a fourth quarter that Chargers fans just witnessed, Harbaugh may want to soften his stance on the matter.
