The Los Angeles Chargers have been ahead of schedule all season. No one expected the franchise to be in the driver’s seat for a playoff spot. However, Jim Harbaugh has continued to prove that this so-called rebuild may not take as long as the experts predicted.

Still, the team has had moments of growing pains this season, and the 40-17 loss to the Buccaneers in Week 15 was a good example. The Chargers were outgunned in every aspect of the game and Harbaugh knew exactly who was to blame.

When Harbaugh spoke to the media after the game, he placed the blame on him and the coaching staff. Harbaugh claimed the terrible performance was due to coaching.

“I’m not going to speculate,” Harbaugh told the assembled media after the loss. “It’s up to coaching, it’s up to all of us right now.”

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The loss leaves the Chargers 8-6 on the season, but the team has a two-game lead over the Indianapolis Colts for the final playoff spot in the AFC. The Chargers still have a chance to move up a spot in the playoff race, and that starts with a win over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night.

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