Jim Harbaugh Gives Huge Praise to New Chargers OC Mike McDaniel

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh sounds thrilled regarding adding Mike McDaniel to his staff.

Key points

• The San Francisco 49ers ranked seventh in total offense with McDaniel serving as offensive coordinator in 2021 before he landed Miami's head coaching job.
• McDaniel joins the Chargers as an offensive coordinator after coaching the Miami Dolphins for four seasons.
• Smith Show, Harbaugh discussed how excited he was to land McDaniel this offseason.
• "There were so many great offensive minds out there that were available, " Harbaugh remarked.

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh sounds thrilled regarding adding Mike McDaniel to his staff. McDaniel joins the Chargers as an offensive coordinator after coaching the Miami Dolphins for four seasons. The 43-year-old will look to support Justin Herbert take the next step and win his first playoff game after consecutive 11-win seasons under Harbaugh. During an interview on The Stephen A. Smith Show, Harbaugh discussed how excited he was to land McDaniel this offseason. There were so many great offensive minds out there that were available, Harbaugh remarked. To us, to me, Mike McDaniel was the particularly top of that list. It's a gift every day. It just keeps on giving. Harbaugh felt invigorated from a great session with the quarterbacks earlier that morning. Great coaching. That's all you try to do as a coach is feel like you're helping those that you coach, Harbaugh remarked. That's taking place on a daily basis here. Harbaugh afterwards elaborated when Smith asked what makes McDaniel so special. The proof's in the pudding. It's in the tape, Harbaugh remarked. I've just been a fan of his, watching him from afar. I never met him before, but what I saw on the tape, I knew I was gonna like him. I was pretty darn sure. To the point where, like, this person is just gonna have to prove that I don't like him. I love his enthusiasm. I love his energy. But the mind. This is a Yale graduate. It's the run game. It's the throw game. It's his understanding of defense, and the personality is infectious. It rubs off on everybody. The San Francisco 49ers ranked seventh in total offense with McDaniel serving as offensive coordinator in 2021 before he landed Miami's head coaching job. In his second season, the Dolphins went 11-6 and averaged an NFL-high 401.3 yards per game. Miami fired McDaniel after going 7-10 with the No. 26 offense last season. The 43-year-old will obtain another chance to helm an NFL offense under Harbaugh in 2026.

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McDaniel joins the Chargers as an offensive coordinator after coaching the Miami Dolphins for four seasons. The 43-year-old will look to support Justin Herbert take the next step and win his first playoff game after consecutive 11-win seasons under Harbaugh.

During an interview on The Stephen A. Smith Show, Harbaugh discussed how excited he was to land McDaniel this offseason.

"There were so many great offensive minds out there that were available, " Harbaugh remarked. "To us, to me, Mike McDaniel was the particularly top of that list. It's a gift every day. It just keeps on giving."

Harbaugh felt invigorated from a "great meeting" with the quarterbacks earlier that morning.

"Great coaching. That's all you try to do as a coach is feel like you're helping those that you coach, " Harbaugh remarked. "That's taking place on a daily basis here." Harbaugh afterwards elaborated when Smith asked what makes McDaniel so special.

The proof's in the pudding. It's in the tape, Harbaugh remarked. I've just been a fan of his, watching him from afar. I never met him before, but what I saw on the tape, I knew I was gonna like him. I was pretty darn sure. To the point where, like, this person is just gonna have to prove that I don't like him. I love his enthusiasm. I love his energy.

"But the mind. This is a Yale graduate. It's the run game. It's the throw game. It's his understanding of defense, and the personality is infectious. It rubs off on everybody."

For context, the San Francisco 49ers ranked seventh in total offense with McDaniel serving as offensive coordinator in 2021 before he landed Miami's head coaching job. In his second season, the Dolphins went 11-6 and averaged an NFL-high 401.3 yards per game.

Miami fired McDaniel after going 7-10 with the No. 26 offense last season. The 43-year-old will obtain another chance to helm an NFL offense under Harbaugh in 2026.

For now, jim Harbaugh Gives Huge Praise to New Chargers OC Mike McDaniel remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.