Chargers News: How Jim Harbaugh Could Unlock Justin Herbert

Could Harbaugh take Herbert to new heights if he comes to Los Angeles?

The Los Angeles Chargers will hope to look for their head coach soon enough. The Bolts are favored to land Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh as their 18th head coach in franchise history. 

A lot is left to happen for that to transpire, but the odds are on the Chargers' side. Harbaugh is the man for the job; it makes too much sense, and a big reason for it is because of LA's star quarterback, Justin Herbert. Herbert is a big reason LA's head coaching job is so attractive. 

There's no doubting his ability and talent on the football field, but he could be even better. The 25-year-old quarterback, a 2021 Pro Bowler, could take his game to the next level, and Harbaugh is the coach who would do so. 

Yardbarker's Mike Asti believes Herbert could reach a new level under Harbaugh. 

“Harbaugh, a former NFL quarterback himself, has

made a career of getting the most he can out of the quarterbacks he’s coached

. It’s also fair to say he has been most successful when he has a star quarterback he can rely on. From Andrew Luck at Stanford to Colin Kaepernick with the 49ers to J.J. McCarthy at Michigan, Harbaugh’s best professional marriages have been with quality quarterbacks.”

(per Mike Asti via Yardbarker)

Harbaugh has proven it time and time again. At Stanford, he had possibly his best quarterback, Andrew Luck, the 49ers with Colin Kaepernick, and the past handful of seasons at Michigan with J.J. McCarthy. 

If he comes to Los Angeles, Herbert will arguably be his best project with the highest ceiling. Not only that, but he will have the resources to build a team that can dominate for years to come. Harbaugh is no stranger to building teams/programs from the ground up, and the Chargers and Herbert could be his latest project. 

We're certainly on board with it, and I'm sure Herbert and the organization would be, too. Herbert has an extra gear to him, and Harbaugh could be the coach to unleash it.