NFL Open Thread
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It’s not like Jim Harbaugh had a lot to prove before this year, but it’s impressive how quickly he’s turned around a pretty decrepit roster:
The Los Angeles Chargers are back in the playoffs, and Jim Harbaugh is in the NFL record book. Harbaugh made history after the Chargers clinched a spot in the AFC playoffs after defeating the Patriots in Week 17. Los Angeles is back in the playoffs after a one year hiatus.
Harbaugh has become the first coach in the Super Bowl era (starting in 1966) to lead two teams to the playoffs in his first season after that team had a losing record the previous year (h/t the AP). Harbaugh also accomplished that feat in 2011, when he lead the 49ers to the NFC title game during his first year in San Francisco. The 49ers went 6-10 the year before Harbaugh’s arrival.
It’s hard to find a coach that is better at reclamation projects than Harbaugh at both the professional and college level.
The AFC West in general is a testament to how much coaching matters, both ways, granting that Payton’s performance in OT yesterday was pretty rough.