The Los Angeles Chargers are still searching for their first win of the season, now officially sitting at a brutal 0-7 record. They are the only team left in the NFL without a victory, meaning there’s only one place to rank them: dead last across the board. It’s a rough scene in Inglewood right now.
No Touchdowns, Just Tumbling
Another week, another gut punch. The Chargers just lost to the Los Angeles Rams by 15 points, and get this: the Rams only gained a measly 24 yards on their first 15 plays, across five possessions. Yet they still walked away with a comfortable win. Why? Because the Bolts are stuck repeating the same mistakes, and yeah, Justin Herbert, the analysts are looking right at you. The most shocking stat? They haven’t scored a single touchdown in 27 drives. Let that sink in. Twenty-seven drives! It honestly feels like it can’t get any worse for this winless squad, but with an offensive EPA of minus-95.56, which is dead last in the league, it’s hard to find a silver lining. Bleacher Report said it plain: they’re the league’s lowest-scoring team, and watching them has been “hard for two months.”
Harbaugh’s “Disconnected” Reality Check
This 0-7 start is the worst for the Chargers since way back in 2000, which is wild because their current head coach, Jim Harbaugh, was actually their quarterback that year. Talk about a full-circle nightmare. The Athletic is calling it a “reality check,” saying Harbaugh has “lost his fastball.” Even though he’s still fifth among active head coaches with a 63.9 percent winning percentage, he’s “seemed disconnected” from this bewildering team all year. Pro Football Talk didn’t mince words, suggesting Harbaugh’s “stubborn refusal to change coordinators could cost him his job.” Offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel’s unit hasn’t shown any improvement, and coming off their Week 7 bye, they still couldn’t put up a touchdown against the Rams, plus they turned the ball over twice. The offense is “sinking into futility,” and it’s on the coaching staff to fix it, or, well, start looking for new jobs.
What’s Left When You’re 0-7?
When a season is this lost, the conversation immediately shifts. Yahoo Sports put it bluntly: “the obvious move is to trade veterans who can help elsewhere.” Khalil Mack is at the top of that list, having started all seven games and snagged three sacks. For a team this far gone, looking to move assets and start rebuilding makes sense. It’s a sad state of affairs for a franchise that analysts once looked at for historical context, like ESPN’s shout-out to the 1981 Wes Chandler trade. Back then, they traded big for a No. 1 target for Dan Fouts, and Chandler delivered, averaging 917 yards and six touchdowns a season from 1981-1987. But right now, there’s no such silver bullet for this team. They’re stuck at the bottom, and with zero wins on the board, every remaining game is about pride, or maybe just seeing who’s left standing.
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Originally reported by Bolts from the Blue.
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