Evaluating Chargers Successes and Struggles in Harbaugh's Year One

[@guiltyascharged7752]

What was the best part of Harbaugh's first year? Worst part?

[@Electric_Funeral]

The best part is getting Ladd in the 2nd round, and the fact that Hortiz actually traded up to get him while simultaneously fucking the Patriots. The worst part is Greg Roman and the fact that we’re probably stuck with him for multiple years.

[@devinricklef8088]

Might be silly, but best part to me was seeing so many returning players buying into the culture and playing with something to prove every week (especially on defense).

[@cepolt]

The culture that he brought; that camaraderie and the feeling of “ togetherness” that is the foundation of a winning team. The players having mentioned over the season how fun it was to play football again, and specifically being on the team itself. When there’s a culture and a coaching staff people want to play for, it’s easier to work harder, be more focused, etc. if not for the individual but for their fellow teammates.

[@germbiz]

Best: The wins Worst: The schtick

[@calvinwatson21]

Knowing this was our floor season, we only gonna get better

[@tylerschoon237]

Thanks for following along all year 🙏 ONTO THE OFFSEASON

[@Electric_Funeral]

Can’t wait to hear about offseason center options ⚡️

[@cepolt]

Doesn’t seem like there’s many unfortunately. IMO they should get Ryan Kelly, and draft a guy in the 5th or 6th( Slaughter, Foster). I’d say draft higher but no high ranking prospects. Draft a guard in the 2nd or 4th( Ratledge or Booker if he falls to us in the 2nd). But damn what I wouldn’t do to have Tyler Warren and a good edge drafted. 3rd round WR ala Bryant, Nash. If Jayden Higgins falls to us in the 3rd that’d be a steal.

[@guiltyascharged7752]

Let’s go

[@NITZER666]

Spot on in regards to the end of season analysis. Looking forward to the off season content.

[@tylerschoon237]

Thank you for your support all year!!!

[@guiltyascharged7752]

Appreciate it!

[@derrickwhite3207]

Been with you guys since the Washington season opener win at the start of the Staley era. Draft season is always my favorite and you guys do great draft coverage. Looking forward to the next few months

[@guiltyascharged7752]

Thanks man! Can’t wait to dive it

[@Lbsmith94]

Hooray for GAC offseason content ⚡️

[@guiltyascharged7752]

Let’s go!

[@tylerschoon237]

undefeated!

[@MichalMertinyak-w8o]

Really proud of the guys and glad I have made it to 2 games this season all the way from Slovakia. Bolt up guys!

[@tylerschoon237]

wow!!!

[@MichalMertinyak-w8o]

Following you guys, Tyler and Steven, from 2022 already, via apple podcasts. Gonna try to be live for some of your shows in coming days ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@rohnwest4497]

Thnx guys!! I genuinely appreciate what and how you do it!

[@guiltyascharged7752]

🫡

[@tylerschoon237]

appreciate ya!

[@JeffTMagic]

Y’all are great week in and out, always insightful. Hortiz is the freaking man. Night and day from Telesco. Active, smart with the cap, comp picks, and the draft was a huge success. Harbaugh and Herbert will take us to the promised land. I know it. Successful season, despite the offensive frustrations and disappointing end. #NoElevators

[@nutsnboltslosangelescharge6311]

Great work! I agree, better days ahead ⚡️🆙

[@guiltyascharged7752]

Thank you!

[@alyssafergy09]

Hey guys, enjoyed your show this year - looking forward to the offseason content! Can you do a video on what the Chargers need to do from here to build a contender? Side note, on Mina Kimes' podcast yesterday she said the Roman hire came with an expiration date and it's already here 😬😬😬. (yikes)

[@tylerschoon237]

Great idea! Will likely do something similar at some point. As for Mina and Roman...yikes!

[@LightiningHobo]

Jim off handedly commented on some video (maybe the one introducing his RV?) that this OC job was a jump pad for Roman to get a shot at being HC. That could be read as there was a post-Roman plan. I didn't think it would be to the point of firing him if his tenure was not great.

[@guiltyascharged7752]

Yeah the film watching community has never liked Roman all that much, at least from a passing standpoint

[@Ken_Kaneki_T]

Hoping Hortiz signs Drew Dalman and Trey Smith to fix the interior and draft a center that could learn behind Dalman

[@guiltyascharged7752]

Don’t think they can sign both.

[@BEACHMADA]

Thank you for a fantastic 2024 even though the ending wasn’t fantastic. Great job GAC! Your off-season coverage is the absolute best out there, this is coming from a draft nerd… Just like you guys! Bolt up⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@tylerschoon237]

Thank YOU as always!

[@guiltyascharged7752]

Appreciate the kind words!

[@yunggfattz4261]

Welcome i live in Denver but from so cal

[@guiltyascharged7752]

Nice

[@cnance3564]

Fantastic work during the season, can't wait for some of the off season stuff you guys have planned. Im an avid college football watcher and Besides the obvious pick at TE, do you think the chargers would go WR in the first round? Matthew Golden from Texas is a first round talent and although he's a little under sized (6'1) He's a plug and play at X imo.

[@tylerschoon237]

I'll add him to the list! He's 81st on the consensus board so we'll see how far up his stock could go

[@jal2550]

The Oline is HORRIBLE....which means no running game, and means no time for herbert to do a damn thing....and even with, by miracle, he had time to throw a pass, look who he's passing to! I can't believe we won 11 games, seriously....Forget Defense!!!! We need interior line, tight end and receiver!!

[@tylerschoon237]

Lots to do

[@lymanellsworth4727]

A running back would be great too. Need to get a consistent run game as well.

[@Darwin76]

Joe Hortiz has one huge problem this offseason: there is no viable Center available. Bozeman is not good enough to start -- he was at fault for too many sacks of Herbert. There is no good Center in free agency and none in the draft this year. What will he do? Perhaps trade for Cesar Ruiz from Saints. He was with Harbaugh at Michigan and Saints have salary cap problems. Greg Roman will not get fired but his offense requires a strong Center.

[@palestar55]

I heard a rumor having to do with the center in Atlanta. I don’t care what position gets adressed on the IOL I just care that at least one of the guards or the centers gets an upgrade. That + a weapon should be a sizable upgrade.

[@tylerschoon237]

Bad offseason to need a center for sure. Good if you're a team with the $ to entice any center you want

[@Darwin76]

@@tylerschoon237 It sounds like money will be spent on Trey Smith. That still leaves a gap at Center. I'm happy to see what Joe Hortiz does with so much cash this year.

[@LightiningHobo]

I also heard the suggestion to trade for a S. The weird part about Bozeman was that he wasn't good enough to pull for a screen play. After blowing some screens Roman started. calling it way less. Even though it would have been good to have that card in their pockets. If they trade for the KC guard, they could draft Charles Grant, a developmental OG to sit on the bench, or to come in Jumbo to help run the ball.

[@Marcus419OO]

3rd round pick centers?

[@tylerschoon237]

Definitely will look into that...eventually!

[@WillCooking]

I think some of the issues we had (for example not investing in the IOL) aren't really things that can be criticised properly because with the situation the new staff were walking into there were going to be holes going into the season. I've seen a lot of fans getting annoyed at holes in the roster but there was no possible scenario where we could have filled all these holes in one offseason. Now we have a fresh cap and a tonne of picks we can be critical next season - but I don't think the roster construction this year was reflective of any kind of process flaw it was just necessary for the future health of the team who was only ever going to be competing properly in 2025/2026. I also was disappointed by Roman but he also was working with arguably the worst IOL and TE room in the league - and outside of quarterback these may possible be the most valuable parts of the offence he wants to run. We all saw the ridiculous playcalls which would have Matlock and Fiske being the primary targets on vertical routes - maybe these playcalls work with Loveland and a good FA pick up? Not to say he should have been calling them as he definitely needed to adapt but I am intrigued to see how this all works with a fully refreshed offensive personnel group

[@Omega-rn4xo]

I think the biggest mistake by Hortiz in the draft was taking Eboigbe over an IOLineman, i get we need to address the d-line and he was a project from the start, but like you guys noted, there were a lot of strong picks from last draft that started throughout the season and were very very strong

[@tylerschoon237]

Definitely the biggest miss

[@guiltyascharged7752]

Not drafting a center from that class hurts for sure

[@sergiolopez9955]

What do you guys think about signing Tyrel Dodson to pair with Dayian Henley?

[@tylerschoon237]

I have full confidence in Colson being the guy next year

[@guiltyascharged7752]

@@tylerschoon237same. And comfortable with Dye coming back.

[@calvinwatson21]

Where’s the link to the discord

[@guiltyascharged7752]

KZbin membership or Patreon

[@TerrencetheGreat13]

Andrew Armstrong. WR Arkansas

[@Marcus419OO]

We need a great pass catching TE, LG,C,RG,RB,3rd down passing RB, a true X receiver on offense. On defense we need youth at edge… it is time. Khalil Mack and Bosa are going to hold Tuli back. He needs to emerge as a number 1 or 2 pass rusher moving forward and if you keep bosa you can’t pay him his cap hit is robbery. Also we need a starter to emerge at every position of tgr defense. 3rd safety, if we move Still inside we probably need 2 starting level corners because Hart continues to get concussions and LB needs a running mate with Daiyan if 25 can step up but we need someone. DT you have to resign Tart or you need to find 2 more starting level DTs. I love Tart and Ford, they are very solid.

[@Marcus419OO]

Resign Tart, sign Jarran Reed DT, get Bosa contract off the books, sign Matt Judon edge as replacement, sign Nate Hobbs CB so he can’t start inside and Hart and Still can be outside, sign Jevon Holland FS so he can be the future back end play maker, sign Ryan Kelley C, sign Tevin Jenkins G, sign Keenan Allen to vet contract and find a big X in the draft. If Ladd outside Keenan in the slot, if Keenan outside Ladd in the slot. I have no idea if we can afford this but that my wish list. We need to draft a receiving TE that can block enough to be a number 1 so Dissly is forced to be the short yardage, flat and blocking TE. Also Khalil Herbert wouldn’t hurt at RB as a receiver and draft a RB starter and TE high in the draft.

[@lymanellsworth4727]

Get Herbert what he needs. A good 0 line, another receiver, tight end and a running back. Eliminate excuses and see exactly what Herbert can do.

[@224ngc]

How do you think our OT’s played in playoff game ?

[@224ngc]

Go Chargers ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@michaelschmidt6548]

Roman was awful. If we add multiple tight ends this off season then I’d guess he’s here for the long run.

[@ryu-ken]

Roman will be the downfall for Jim if he doesn't move on. He's just too loyal. Roman sucked for 49ers and ravens. Lost 49ers the superbowl. Ask 49er fans. They know Greg sucks

[@CarlosGarcia-zt3mr]

⁠@@ryu-kenThe run game did improve from 26 to 16. I want to see what this offense looks like with a solid run game. We never used 2 tight ends. We don’t have 2 tight ends. Ravens have Mark Andrews and Isiah Likely. Why didn’t he use Stone Smartt more? Stone Smartt looked good against the Chiefs.

[@tylerschoon237]

one more year to turn it around and push the offense...after that...

[@tylerschoon237]

​@@CarlosGarcia-zt3mranother TE would be great!

[@stevenaguirre4796]

The big question is…. Will Herbert get Harbaugh fired first? Or will Harbaugh let Herbert go first? See ya Herbert!!