The Chargers are dead in the water.
Los Angeles dropped to 0-8 after their most recent loss to the Houston Texans, 44-22.
The Chargers' performance on Sunday was one of their worst in this nightmare season, and that’s saying something.
The Chargers entered the 2026 season with Super Bowl aspirations, but nothing has gone as planned. Those championship expectations began to unravel after a 0-2 start, and eight games in, Los Angeles remains winless.
Instead of competing for a Lombardi Trophy, the Chargers are now firmly in the conversation for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft.
Following another disappointing loss to the Texans, The Athletic's Daniel Popper called for significant changes within the organization. He also sharply criticized
the Chargers' offense and coaching staff.
"It's one thing to go 0-8 to start a season, it's another thing to do it when you have expectations of literally winning the Super Bowl and putting out the best version of Justin Herbert we've ever seen," Popper said.
The offense has just been terrible. Poorly coached, poorly executed… just a joke of an operation."
The Chargers rank dead-last in points per game, 26th in yards per game, 32nd in touchdowns per game and 29th in third-down conversion.
The offense was expected to be among the best in the league with Justin Herbert leading the way. However, Herbert has been a shell of himself, and the addition of Mike McDaniel has been an utter failure.
The Chargers failed to make any significant changes during their Week 7 bye. Instead, they stood pat and trusted things would eventually change.
That's been far from the case for Los Angeles and things likely won't change with nine games remaining.
This article originally appeared on Chargers Wire: NFL analyst urges Chargers to make significant changes after 0-8 start
