The fifth-year quarterback put together one his best seasons as a pro and displayed his toughness at various points.

In the recent season-ending press conference, Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh dropped plenty of noteworthy nuggets. Some included wanting the pondering-retirement Khalil Mack back. Another was how the Chargers feel so ahead of schedule.

The Chargers’ head coach was right to stand up for his quarterback again Wednesday: “He’s the opposite of a house plant. He’s field corn.”

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz defended quarterback Justin Herbert, who some claim blew their playoff game against the Texans.

1. Harbaugh and Hortiz passionately defended Justin Herbert when they were asked about the criticism of their quarterback in the aftermath of Saturday’s loss in Houston. Herbert threw a career-high four interceptions. Harbaugh called the criticism “completely unfair.”

Jim Harbaugh went to bat for his quarterback after fans criticized Justin Herbert for his performance in the Los Angeles Chargers' wild-card loss to

Jim Harbaugh looks out for his quarterback. After the Los Angeles Chargers' season ended in disappointing fashion which saw Justin Herbert picked off four times, his coach thinks the criticism is unwarranted.

Justin Herbert did not exactly have his finest hour during the Los Angeles Chargers' Wild Card Round loss to the Houston Texans on Saturday. The star quarterbac

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh was effusive in his praise of quarterback Justin Herbert throughout the regular season and that isn't changing in the aftermath of the team's playoff loss to the Texans.

In just one year with the Los Angeles Chargers, Jim Harbaugh has once again proven why he is among the best coaches at any level of football. A decade after nearly winning Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers and one year after winning a national championship at the University of Michigan,

The Chargers are heading to the playoffs and Jim Harbaugh continues to prove he's unlike any other head coach in football.

The Los Angeles Chargers didn’t hesitate to get Justin Herbert ’s big-money contract extension done when they could and haven’t blinked about the decision since. Coming out of the team’s playoff loss, though, it is interesting to take a step back and analyze all angles of a franchise.