Harbaugh On Facing Daniel Jones & Colts | LA Chargers

Are you guys playing the window? Yes. Uh, yeah. Joe, not today. Or I’m not going to practice today. Yeah. Not practice today. Not going to practice today. Getting better every day, though. And then, uh, Quinton, you go practice? Uh, I think so. Just Trey and Jamari. Practice today. Uh, Trey, no, I don’t think so. No, he’s still working through something. Uh, Jamari is possible. Did something happen with Derwin’s wrist on Sunday? Um, I was told he was going to get an X-ray for his wrist after the game, which uh proved to be negative. Okay. So, no practice today. Oh, yeah. I believe so. Um, Elijah, his hand, what came back on that? Yeah. So, he’s still working through that. No, not today. Josh Harris, are you going to open his windows? Uh, right now the only windows open or opening are for Kh and Denzel. Um, what are you seeing from this uh Colts offense? Uh really good uh uh football team across the board offense uh very aggressive defense uh really good and in all phases special teams um you know across the board done a done a great job with the team and and they’re playing really good football. Uh running game wise where they where they do well opposite John this past Yeah. Um, I mean, they’re they’re blocking well up front. I mean, they’re getting vertical. Um, but they can attack you and all all gaps um right to left. Um, it’s uh it’s really good. Really, really crisp. Uh schemes are good. Blocking schemes are good. And uh as you mentioned, the back is really good. And the line’s uh coming off the ball moving people. with your with your running defense. What’s sort of the the point of emphasis this week? Yeah. Um, you know, like we said the other day, um, something that we’re we’re emphasizing that we’re uh that we’re working on just as as in as usual, you know, I’m not going to really share that with you or the Colts. Doesn’t doesn’t benefit that, but we’re working on it. Yeah. You mentioned Dylan the other day on Monday. They had a good game. What just stood out to you about him the whole season? these a lot. Uh I mean the first the first thing is is uh just his his presence. He’s there every day. Uh second he’s playing at a really high level. I mean it’s and it’s consistent. Um you know with with all players I mean they ask you know can you do it? The answer to that is yes. The challenge is can you consistently do? And uh that’s something that Zion is he is he is stacked. It’s it’s uh multiple games going back to last last season, but uh yeah um technique uh his his athleticism, his leadership um pass protection was, you know, perfect this last game and uh he’s uh been a stalwart for us. Daniel Jones when you watch him on tape this year, what what’s he done well? it moved the team. Uh, you know, played big in the big moments. Uh, played really good on third down. Uh, protecting the ball, all all the all the doing all the great things that that, uh, great quarterbacks do. And, um, said, uh, going to be a big challenge to get them slowed down. I don’t know if you can really stop them, but uh you know, slow them down would be get some stops uh when we can. And um that’s that’s the challenge. You know, they’re really really good run game, pass game. Um, and Sean Stacking has done a great job uh tremendous job with uh with the team uh with the offense and great guy from everything I hear around here. I mean uh all my favorite people. Um just speak glowingly about him and his time here. So, uh, you know, well coached team, uh, easy to see and and also I can’t talk about the Colts without, uh, talking about, uh, Mr. Ers. Um, you know, passed away earlier this year, but, uh, I mean, a guy’s guy, uh, love for the team, uh, just people in general. Uh, always doing, always, always, uh, wanting to affect your day in a positive way. and probably not a more philanthropic family. Uh be tough to name one. Uh and the the family’s done a great job with the team. But fond memories, you know, like he’d get in the weight room with you. You know, he was strong, he was a powerlifter. Uh but he also could you know love of music and play the guitar and just always um you know welcome people people around and was always was always doing you know it’s like an attitude of just doing anything and everything for for uh those that were on his team or his friends or his family. Um really be really be really be missed. He was he was one of my one of my favorite people I’ve uh ever been associated with in football. What was that 1995 year like for you? That was like being dipped in magic waters. Uh that’s that’s what it felt like the the entire season just uh you know everything everything just falling into place and you knew it. And there was a, you know, great rapport among uh among the players, coaches. I mean, it was a, it was a ball team. It was just a real ball team. One of my favorite ball teams I’ve I’ve ever been on. Uh just everybody everybody just getting to it, working and uh and also just whether it was on the field or you know the training room, the meeting room environment uh you know everybody could everybody could laugh easy and uh you know just we just worked hard and had fun doing it. I guess if I could sum it up with a with a bunch of great guys. any specific memory from that year that that stands out to you particularly more than anything else or Yeah, the come from behind wins, you know, the the uh they start calling us the cardiac colts, I think, and things like that. Uh just finding ways to win. And it was it could come from anybody on the roster. I mean, it could be Marshall Fall, could be Marcus Pard, it could be uh you know, could be could be anybody. It seemed like every game there was somebody else that was contributing mighty uh to the win. is all all the guys on the roster uh that entire year, you know, played a played a huge part, took everyone and uh everyone contributed and I think that was great for morale and uh it was u yeah it was when uh you know those moments those games I I say it’s dipped in magic waters because I mean there was there was some magical moments you know there’s some magic made um so it was Um, yeah, that’s probably my as as a player, by far my favorite my favorite season was the 95 season. The uh the travel schedule for you guys these first six weeks, Brazil, you know, twice to the east coast, what kind of impact do you think that’s had on the players, the team as a whole, just having to travel that many miles in a span of a month and a half? We don’t really think about it anymore. Uh we just we just do. Um so I don’t know what kind of impact it’s had. Uh just notice that with our team. They don’t don’t talk about it. Don’t don’t really think about it. So can’t really measure the impact, but when we playing, where are we playing? And let’s get to it. But Trey Harris, obviously had a couple catches on Sunday, but he was involved all around. just was kind of impressive the way he’s able to kind of make his mark on the game even if he’s not getting the ball against every play. Yeah, it um heck of a game. Uh game ball went to Trey. I think um he he graded out as the highest receiver in the game. Uh I think all the all the nine of the runs, you know, the longest runs were being led by him or uh he was having a having a key block and he played all three positions, you know, which uh which speaks volumes. So uh just keep building and and growing, but uh very very pleased with uh Trey Harris. Did you guys think that he could be this versatile as a as a run blocker this early? We knew we were strong. We knew he was tough. I mean, you could see that on the on the college tape, but uh yeah, he’s he’s exceeded expectations. Uh and on the other hand, you don’t really put expectations on. I mean, uh just they have the license and the ability to do and and you let them do. And uh but the better they do, the more they get, you know, the more uh the more they earn. So uh you know, you can see see uh building and building for him. And he’s another he’s another he’s just another uh you know, you call them football players really. I that’s the best definition you can give somebody that uh you know does what they’re supposed to do, you know, and when you relate that to football, you know, 11 guys doing what they’re supposed to do, whether it’s an offense, defense, or special teams, uh that’s a high likelihood of um the play is going to work out. You know, you get maybe three or two or one that don’t do what they’re supposed to do or do what they feel like doing or do what they want to do. You know, then it’s a crapshoot. Um, I mean, probably make a metaphor to life uh with that with that same thing when we do what we’re supposed to do. But he’s uh yeah, he’s been uh really good. How big would it be for come back if it’s Sunday or next week? Yeah. Um it’ be big when he’s when he’s able to come back and um you know great uh great player football player in every way uh tremendous leader coolest guy on the team uh in my opinion. Um, wow. I’ll give you the latest example. Uh, you know, the, uh, just, uh, the just non-mandatory things that, you know, guys are able to do, uh, you know, he does the most. Uh, and some things that some people think aren’t cool, you know, he does. And to me, if the coolest guy is doing something, then uh then everybody else is going to think it’s cool. And it’s uh it’s it’s pretty cool to watch other people, you know, do what he does and try to understand that if it’s if it’s working for for Kh, uh got a good chance to work for them. Have you seen him with a a headset on on the sideline game? Yeah. Yeah. noticed uh he’s he’s he’s engaged I second the maybe it was the first practice might have been the first practice after after after he got hurt uh you I look over and he’s doing a workout you know and uh then he finishes the workout and and walks out to uh behind uh behind the play talking to the talking to the defensive guys talking to the edge guys and he comes over talks to the uh coaching up guys uh you know on the offensive line it’s just yeah that’s when he looks in the mirror football player when I look at Mack football player that’s the highest compliment anybody could give you after the uh the game Sunday we talked with Derwin and and he he said like he felt like the defense could have played a lot better that you feel like they you guys should have blown the Dolphins out like do you feel like the kind of that standard even though you guys won that that he wasn’t satisfied is like a good thing for the team like even though it was a win he was still kind of yeah he just seemed like he wasn’t satisfied with with the way everybody played Derwin I mean when he breaks down the team three words be the best that’s the standard and uh he is he is the one that is constantly um holding himself myself and and everybody uh to that standard. And I I think he’s pretty cool, too, because I I want to I want to do I want to do because he because that’s the standard he set. So, uh, yeah, it’s we’re all striving for

LA Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh speaks to the media during Week 7 of the 2025 NFL season ahead of the Charger Power game against Daniel Jones & the Indianapolis Colts. Harbaugh discusses injury updates on defensive back Elijah Molden and tackle Joe Alt, his experience playing in Indianapolis during the tenure of former owner and CEO Jim Irsay, and the challenges that may come when facing the Colts offense this Sunday.

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  6. Really looking forward to seeing Oweh and Mack .. I hope we give our guys in the middle a break and go with a NASCAR PACKAGE on some 3 & pass situations

  7. Don’t sleep on the Chargers. If you add team wins (record) to opponents total wins (strength of schedule), the Chargers are the only AFC team in the top 5 teams in the NFL ⚡️

    1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 20
    2. Philadelphia Eagles – 18
    3. San Francisco 49ers – 15
    4. Seattle Seahawks – 15
    5. Los Angeles Chargers – 14
    6. Los Angeles Rams – 14

  10. The other day I was basically talking about Herbert and the Chargers offense how if they put things together the right way they can play some smarter offensive football. And I was talking about the shotgun formations and the quarterback to running back exchange on the hand offs. And I got to thinking a little bit more. Let's say the quarterback is under center and the offense is in I formation and the run is going to the left and let's say it's a halfback dive, but not a fullback lead play. It's a 4-3 defensive front and you got the look that you want. The center blocks the middle linebacker, the two guards block the defensive tackles, the two tackles block the defensive ends, the tightend pulls across the formation for a wham block on their weak side linebacker, and the fullback goes right and blocks their strong side linebacker. It's a dive play up the middle. So what can the quarterback do? He takes the snap and he can turn right and start taking a couple of steps back and he gets his body and back turned 180⁰ away from the line of scrimmage and he's holding the football with two hands and he's keeping it close to his body. At that point the ball is concealed the defense can't see it. The running back (the subtlies can be and should be changed up however which way just make sure it's going to work) he starts right and squirrels left and the quarterback hands off the ball to him as he runs dive up the middle. The timing of the hand off should be good with the quarterback and the running back not bumping into each other. But what these defenses are doing is their edges are crashing down inside so they have to be blocked. Sometimes you get a really good defensive end and there has to be a plan to block those guys. But when they're bringing their edges and/or linebackers down onto the line of scrimmage outside it leaves the center of their defense open and that's a good time in my opinion to run the ball up the middle, but those edges have to be blocked or they'll crash down inside and make tackles for losses and blow the plays up. If the linebackers are staying up high that's probably a good time to run inside zone. You know this nfl has to be like a 2nd love for guys. You don't love it more then your wife, your kids or your folks. Maybe your kids are all grown up and they have their own lives anyway. And you know maybe guys played football in school who are not in the nfl. And they've been part of a program, they've done the weights, they've done the practices, the coaches installed the offense and the defense, if you get what I'm trying to say here. And when you weren't doing football you did other things. That's just not enough in the nfl. Your heart has to be in it, you just love the game. But if the quarterback was in the shotgun and a running back was on his left side but not deeper than he was, so the same depth in alignment. If the play was a run to the right as he takes the snap he could turn right and conceal the football with his back turned to the line of scrimmage and the running back can sweep to his right but do so running behind the quarterback. I do think that when the quarterback is in the gun and he's running a play action play depending on the action he takes at the beginning of the play that action could put him in an awkward position of setting up and throwing the football. Now think of this the quarterback is in the shotgun and a running back to his left at the same depth in alignment and it's a play action play. The running back sweeps left and runs in front of the quarterback after the snap. If the quarterback turns and opens his hips left he's going to be in an awkward position of getting his feet and hips set up to pass because he'll have to turn right and spin around to set up to pass. That's a long time and it would look unorthodox. You don't want it to ever be unorthodox even if it's a run play. These defenses are instinctively smart enough to pick up on those things and they'll automatically know it's a run and not play action pass. But if the same play was ran on the opposite side and he turned and opened his hips to his right he's almost already there ready to get his feet set to pass. So what's the solution? Well i think keep the quarterback's hips square with the line of scrimmage and flexible, and he probably takes or walks a step or two back (maybe just a step) and the running back sweeps inside in front of the quarterback and he can take a step forward (maybe a ½ step) (this is what practice is for) and play action with the right hand or the left hand and then set up his feet to pass for a quicker throw, or he might take a couple of drop back steps and set up his feet to pass for extra time or a deeper throw. On something like that I don't think you're looking for exact quarterback footwork because it's in the shotgun, but what is important is him being able to set up and pass without getting caught in awkward positions because of those actions and/or those play actions at the beginning of the plays. Now let's say you're running the same shotgun formations running back left or running back right and it's play action but this time the running back runs behind the quarterback. So let's say it's a running back right sweeping left and the quarterback takes the shotgun snap and opens his hips and turns to his left and has his back turned away from the line of scrimmage 180⁰ and conceals the ball (there's nuances and things you can do with this technique whether it's a run or a pass) after the play action has occurred with the right hand and the running back sweeps out left (and he'll have an assignment after the fake of probably pass protection as the offensive line looks like they're in a run blocking scheme and then it all morphs into a pass protection scheme) the quarterback can turn left again some more setting up his hips and feet to pass and take a couple of drop back steps. There's the play action and then after that it's all kind of fluid. If you're doing the same on the opposite side the quarterback opens his hips right and turns right and then after the play action he turns left setting up his hips and feet to pass and drops back a couple of steps trying to make it in a fluid motion. The quarterback can also open play side or to the other side when handing the ball off or running play action. You dont want to overuse a play or a concept or something that'll get you in trouble in the nfl and it would prove you're just an amateur. This is why some coaches do not want to bother coaching a left handed quarterback because now you have to take all of this with the footwork, the shotgun, under center and mirror everything and most of the coach's themselves are not lefties. But you really have to think through it, it has to be practiced, it has to be scripted, it's what football plays are all about. You know plays, a football play. (At some point you need pictures and film it's impossible to put everything in words). But see this is why it's pro football. When you're a pro you have to have all that worked out and/or figured out. You cant just look at a quarterback and say wow he throws the ball really well. Okay but what about the start of and/or the beginning of every offensive play that you're running? See if it's me I would never have a quarterback under or behind center that just couldn't get the footwork figured out on the hand offs and on the play actions. It looks easy and it's easy to overlook, but it's a big deal the quarterback to running back exchange. If that doesn't get figured out to where you can truly call it pro style, the offense will never come together. If the quarterback is under center and runs play action there's more depth and angles to work with to get his feet and hips in a good position and/or spot to set up to pass after the play action part of the play. Those plays ran under center the quarterback's footwork that's where I think it can be easier to script and change from play to play and from game to game because you got the run plays too right. The shotgun i think you can do some scripting of the quarterback's footwork like running the pistol formation or lining the running back up deeper than the quarterback, and I've seen other backfield alignments with the quarterback in the gun but it seems like a lot of read option is ran from those formations. And you know I'm just not a big fan of read option in the nfl. You just have to sit down and watch some football, maybe some college too and gather some ideas. But it's not the same as running plays from under center. You just know for certain that it's not. There's a lot out there to take in but can you run it in a pro style offense? We've seen Herbert in the gun on almost every down and they're still trying to get a running game out of it it just doesn't make any sense to me. What Herbert is going to be a running back too at the same time he's a quarterback? It was better this past game in Miami but I still don't think Herbert is completely settled in and playing in a pro offense. To be honest be

    I wanted to talk more about the team and the 4-2 start. But I'll have to cut it short because I've been talking a lot of about the quarterback and I feel fine with that. The team is like a hologram portrait you see the picture of someone and then you look at it from a different angle and you see the face of a corpse. I don't think this Chargers team was good enough to win down in Miami nor do I think they're good enough to win the super bowl right now. The quarterback was good enough but not the team.

  17. Need to be our best version of ourselves to stand a chance this weekend. It's going to be rough. Need to score to help our defense.

    Hopefully the moment will inspire, but I'm not feeling great about it.

  27. Sent the chargers tape of me playing center in my backyard with my boy. That was after the commanders game. Haven’t heard a thing from them. 🙋🏻‍♂️

  32. Jim Harbaugh is one of the reasons I became a die hard Colts fan. I live in Indiana and was 6 years old when he went to AFC Championship as the Colts' QB in 1995. I still remember that last Hail Mary we almost caught to go to the Super Bowl. Been a fan ever since.

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