Analyst intrigued by Mike McDaniel-Justin Herbert Chargers tandem in 2026

Analyst intrigued by Mike McDaniel-Justin Herbert Chargers tandem in 2026 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . I've said for weeks that the Los Angeles Chargers ' best offseason signing was the hire of Mike McDaniel as their offensive coordinator.

Why? Because it gives Justin Herbert a coordinator who can get the best out of him, and when you have a quarterback as talented as Herbert, naturally, fireworks are expected. Also, because of McDaniel's track record with quarterbacks, you could argue that Herbert presents McDaniel with a player who could easily be an MVP winner if in the right system.

And it appears I'm not the only one intrigued by the McDaniel-Herbert duo; Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer is as well. “I’m really intrigued by the Mike McDaniel–Justin Herbert union in Los Angeles,” Breer wrote . “Here’s a list of the full-time starting QBs McDaniel has worked with in the NFL: Matt Schaub, Donovan McNabb, Rex Grossman, Robert Griffin III, Brian Hoyer, Matt Ryan, Jimmy Garoppolo, Brock Purdy and Tua Tagovailoa.

"There are some really good players in there, and Ryan won an MVP in the years McDaniel was in Atlanta. But I think Herbert’s a different animal for him versus what he’s had at the position in the past. ” MORE: Analyst has brutal truth for Colts' Anthony Richardson's future What are expectations for Herbert with McDaniel?