First-Year Offensive Coordinators Reportedly Face Difficult Starts
Several high-profile first-year offensive coordinators, including Mike McDaniel and Brian Daboll, are reportedly facing a difficult start to the season with their new teams, exemplified by the Los Angeles Chargers' struggles and Justin Herbert's regression.
Lubbock, TX, October 23, 2026 —
Several high-profile offensive coordinators in their first season with new teams are reportedly off to a difficult start, including Mike McDaniel and Brian Daboll. The trend summary points to the Los Angeles Chargers’ struggles and a reported regression by quarterback Justin Herbert as examples of the challenges facing teams early in the season.
The available information does not specify which teams McDaniel and Daboll joined, describe the nature of their teams’ difficulties, or provide results or performance figures. It also does not establish a direct connection between either coordinator and the Chargers’ struggles or Herbert’s regression. The examples are presented as part of a broader account of difficult starts, rather than as evidence of a specific cause.
No dates, game details, statistical comparisons or statements from the coordinators, players or teams were provided. The term “regression” is not accompanied by an explanation of which aspects of Herbert’s performance changed or the period used for comparison. Likewise, the summary does not identify particular offensive issues behind the Chargers’ struggles.
As a result, the information supports only a limited account: several first-year coordinators are reportedly encountering early-season difficulties, and the Chargers and Herbert are cited as examples. Further details would be needed to compare the teams’ starts, assess individual performances or determine whether the coordinators’ transitions are related to the problems described.
Story summarized from the original created by ROB MAADDI, Associated Press on www.everythinglubbock.com, see more information here.
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