The Chargers are out here trying to drop a bomb!
It appears that the Los Angeles Chargers are ready to start their head coaching search, and on top of that, their hunt for a new general manager will be happening at the same time.
With the head coaching position in particular, it appears that the Southern California franchise wants to nuke it (in a good way) by hiring a power type — a power type like Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh or the Patriots’ Bill Belichick.
CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson was the first to report the news. (RELATED: Cam Ward Wrecks The Miami-Florida State Hype Train, Declares For 2024 NFL Draft)
Benjamin Allbright, a reporter for KOA Colorado, confirmed the news from Anderson and went on to note that Los Angeles has “put background work” in on both Harbaugh and Belichick as well as with Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn.
I’m told the expectation at this time for the #Chargers is that they’ll run their head coach & general manager searches simultaneously, per source.
Some early names surfacing around the HC vacancy at this preliminary stage include Dan Quinn, Eric Bienemy, Jim Harbaugh &…
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) January 2, 2024
As I talked about on Broncos pregame with Dave Logan. Harbaugh Quinn and Belichick are the three they’ve been putting background work into. https://t.co/YR6mZCYh18
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) January 2, 2024
We still have the national championship to play, though with the vibe being how it is in Ann Arbor right now, I have a hard time seeing Jim Harbaugh going to the NFL. But Bill Belichick?
Now that’s very intriguing, and something that I could see happening. That potential Belichick x Justin Herbert combo, I can’t help but to get flashes of this… The possibilities…
No better duo than Belichick and Brady pic.twitter.com/uPThufvS8k
— Joey Rizzi (@Joeyrizzi7) January 1, 2024
Bill Belichick might be back on top of the mountain soon, and in sunny Hollywood no less.