Chargers OC Mike McDaniel: Week 1 loss was "a case of humble pie"

Mike McDaniel plans to get underutilized weapon more involved

The Los Angeles Chargers are searching for answers following their disappointing Week 1 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. They especially struggled on offense, failing to score on eight of their 10 drives. When wide receiver Ladd McConkey exited the game with a rib injury, other Chargers offensive weapons failed to step up. However, one was […]

Chargers OC Mike McDaniel: Week 1 loss was "a case of humble pie"

Expectations for the pairing of quarterback Justin Herbert with offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel started high and kept rising all offseason, but the Chargers' first outing of the 2026 season fell far short of them.

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Chargers Chargers OC Mike McDaniel reflected on his debut with the team in the loss to Arizona: “You have a lot of visions coming to a new team and working on something for months — and the vision never looked like that… It was a case of humble pie. Didn’t feel good to anyone.” (Kris Rhim) McDaniel talked about TE Oronde Gadsden after playing just eight snaps in Week 1: “He’s not doing anything wrong… He’s had a good work week and I’d expect to…