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.”

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.

1. Harbaugh and Hortiz both 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.”

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.

The Los Angeles Chargers are still smarting following their 20-point loss to the Houston Texans in the Wild Card round of the playoffs this past Saturday. Many fans of the team have had some less-than-positive things to say about the team's quarterback, Justin Herbert, who went 14-of-32 in the game and threw four interceptions.

The Chargers General Manager and Head Coach held their year-end press conference Wednesday afternoon in El Segundo

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is under a whole lot of fire right now after his miserable performance against the Houston Texans in the Wild Ca

To put it frankly, Los Angeles almost looked under-prepared for Houston in the wild-card matchup. Herbert finished the day with 242 passing yards, one touchdown, and four interceptions while throwing a 43.7% completion percentage. It was one of the worst playoff performances from a quarterback in the last decade.

Days after one of the worst games of Chargers QB Justin Herbert's career, which included four interceptions in a wild-card playoff loss to the Texans, coach Jim Harbaugh blamed himself for Herbert's performance.