Jim Harbaugh on Chargers 1-0 start, Justin Herbert, culture, J.K. Dobbins' big day | NFL | THE HERD

by the way you're 5-0 in season openers in the NFL that'd be hard to do at college did you have any idea you'd been that good in season openers no I didn't know that till uh yesterday uh Joe Joe Ortiz's son told me that after the game and uh ever since he told me that I'm trying to figure out how we can make this next one an opener maybe just it's it's another opener just make them all openers what was the biggest challenge with when you took it over Jim go back to the first two or three or four weeks like what was the biggest challenge for you here yeah that's a that's a good question but it was I would say about a day and a half after being on the field with the players um I realized that uh you know guys like Derwin James and that's what it hit me I mean just do whatever Derwin James is doing there's guys here Derwin Justin Herbert Joey Bosa Kil Mack I mean they just do everything right ran Slater Zion Johnson uh I I realize that the the culture is already here it's already set it's already uh these guys are already been they've already been doing the dirty work and they and they do it with a great love and passion for football care for their teammates and and the organization so it was it was already set so I just uh realized real early on that uh I'm I'm the lucky one to be here and and uh just go with what they what they what they've got established and that's really it caused me to say this the best darn job I've ever had uh to start out with and and now you know being into it for these many months man this this feels like just the best darn job I've ever had well some of that's Justin Herbert usually you don't get you don't inherit Justin Herbert as your first quarterback when you met him how long did it take cuz yesterday was classic Justin Herbert three or four big throws doesn't turn it over smart kid how long did it take you to to figure out Herbert and go wow I got something special here count I mean right away first time you watch him throw the talent is is uh there in every single way athletic ability the work ethic nobody works harder than Justin Herbert on our team uh smart as as they come you know like a human brain for a computer chip many times I just sat my desk and go yeah he's on our team yeah uh but then just just everything about him his his leadership qualities uh and and then the then you see it you see it all the fierceness the the way he competes uh he is a fierce competitor really really has it has it all and um you know I thought we did some really good things lot to improve uh nothing like winning a game but still having a lot there on the table to uh where you can get better and but we did a we did a pretty decent job of protecting him and uh and that's that's job number one make sure Justin Herbert can finish a throwing motion you know it's interesting when you took Joe Al first pick we sat on the air here we said oh this is Jim Jim and Jim's going big strong tough guide forget receivers you'll figure that out later I watched Joe Al yesterday Jim holy smokes you got a good one were you even surprised a little how effective how good he was right out of the shoot uh well I mean I just couldn't wait to watch uh to Joe watch Joe and and the other guys compete and that was and that was a that was an organization decision Joe hortiz I mean he wanted Joe all so did John Spanos Dean Spanos I mean it was just cool everybody was aligned everybody saw the the talent that that that that Joe has um and he did really great yesterday and it it was fun to watch all our our new guys uh you know the the ones that uh you know they lack experience let's face it uh they lack experience but I just really felt like what they lacked in experience they would make up within experience because uh because they want it so bad you know there's there's that fire in the in the belly and and Joe brings a lot of talent and he and he really carries himself like a guy who's been playing for four or five years in this league um he acquitted himself really good and tough and probably no bigger challenge than to start your first game in the NFL having the blocks Max Crosby who is he is he is incredible player I have tremendous respect for him there's there's a play in the game not to digress off a Joe but I mean he's playing against one of the best Edge rushers in the history of the National Football League and he did a really admirable job uh you really proud of Joe one thing about Max I just want to point out there's a there's a clip early in the game uh within the first 10 plays where uh Max Crosby goes to tackle I think it's Gus Edwards and you know just would have been a classic hip drop tackle from uh you know the past years before they made it illegal and and Max Crosby made that tackle uh without hip dropping got uh got Gus for a gain of like zero or one yards but just just more respect for Max Crosby I mean that's just you know class guy who's who's a great football player and uh adapting to the rules that that make the game safer for everybody but yeah so much uh I just thought i' point that out yeah finally Jim you got the game ball from Dean Spanos I said this last week I've never seen you this happy you you you you are happy and after that game when he gave you that game ball you were liking over 20 3 years old again 24 years old what did it mean to you uh uh you haven't seen me in the in uh after after wins very often then you know um that's uh yeah I really love winning and uh just you know there's probably no better place to be than a in a winning locker room uh when you're you know you picture it I mean it's just a group of guys you know men and women in in a in a organization that are you know striving putting everything uh their heart and soul into into a game and uh it just means so much when when you're Victorious um so yeah there's that not a lot of better feelings you know uh than that now maybe maybe a road win uh you know when you when you're playing on the road and you got to battle the the uh the opposing crowd and the opposing team and if you throw in some elements maybe some weather some rain some snow some cold you know nothing makes you feel more like a man than than getting a win in that kind of environment but yesterday yeah pretty darn great and they're all they're all uh they all feel really good Colin there's uh it's hard to win in this league did you know yeah Joe burrow yesterday found out playing the Patriots everybody thought that was a rollover and it's like nope it's the NFL that there are no easy weeks Joe Burl found that out yesterday Sofi Raiders when now it's week by the way week one to week two Jim that's the big growth week isn't it yeah sure is uh I truly believe that in the span of a course of a season there'll never be another week where you have the opportunity to make as many gains as you can going from uh you know week one to week two because week one uh you find out where you're at now now it's begun you find out uh you know where uh where you good where you can get better and and to go in intact those things um you know that's uh that's going to be our mission this week and you want to you just want to make the most hay that you possibly can JK Dobbins what a run effort 176 yards running the football man that have you looked at the game film yet you're going to have so much fun looking at that game film have you looked at it yet oh yeah been uh been through it a couple times and now going back on going through it for uh another time but um yeah JK you know coming off the injury um you know JK all day JK all day that's uh that's that's a Gus Johnson phrase who uh you know uh you know you know and uh JK played for my brother I mean it's like family and my dad said it he said been watching JK through training camp and he said you know JK's back he's back to where he he was and maybe even a little better before the injury so you know major major uh you know admiration for what JK's been able to done do and come back from that that serious injury and even be stronger faster quicker and to have a great day like he did yesterday that was tremendous now you see the great runs but there's some there's some pass protection you want to talk about blue collar doing the Dirty Work JK has some uh some some tremendous pass protection um shots in this game and he and he yeah me man's man uh you know all the way all right we got to let him go Jim Harbaugh can't wipe that grin off his face they're off to Carolina in a few days congratulations beat the Raiders at soofi already watched the game film twice that was a dumb question of course he's looked at the game film already Jim as always thank you congrats hey K I just want to say thank you everything you do for uh for football um you know you're the best appreciate you hi everybody it's me Uncle Colin subscribe here to get the latest from The Herd including exclusive behind the scenes videos and more wherever you may be however you may be 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