Chargers Sticking With Mike McDaniel As Play-Caller
By Sam Robinson | at October 28, 2026 3:27 pm Entering their bye week at 0-6, the Chargers checked in as probably the NFL’s most disappointing team considering preseason expectations. They are now staring at a lost season, with seller rumors persisting ahead of the trade deadline. While the Chargers are shooting those down for now, teams are unlikely to stop reaching out on trade candidates based on the AFC West club’s winless start. Jim Harbaugh said changes on offense would be considered, but the third-year Bolts HC is sticking with the play-caller he hired this offseason. Mike McDaniel will call plays for the team in Week 8, Harbaugh said Wednesday (via The Athletic’s Noah Furtado). A bailout on this plan after six weeks would be deemed quick, but given what has transpired, such a move would have been understandable. Justin Herbert has gone from a Pro Bowl-level quarterback to one…