Fox News: Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh uses odd birthing analogy to talk about first day of training camp

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Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh uses odd birthing analogy to talk about first day of training camp

Los Angeles Chargers new head coach Jim Harbaugh said it felt like "New Year's Day" to be at the first day of training camp, but also used an awkward birthing analogy.......                    ...                        ...The Jim Harbaugh Era has gotten off to an odd start in Los Angeles, as the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login had a weird way of categorizing the first day of training camp. ......Harbaugh, who returns to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login after leading Michigan to a national title, spoke with reporters after the first full day of training camp on Wednesday, and he said it felt like "New Year's Day."......However, what he followed up with made things a bit awkward.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"It feels like being born. It feels like coming out of the womb, you know. It's like you're in there and it's comfortable, it's safe, and now 'poof,' you're born," Harbaugh said, via the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. "The lights are on, It's bright. You got chaos, people looking at you, people talking at you. It just feels good to have it happen."......Certainly, an odd way to talk about returning to the pros, but Harbaugh's eccentric characterization of his new Chargers post brings about all the optimism and joy that comes with the new addition to a family. ......Chargers fans rejoiced when Harbaugh signed a five-year contract with the Chargers, and Los Angeles made it worth his while to leave the Wolverines' program with $16 million per season. ......Harbaugh was linked to the Chargers since Brandon Staley was fired after an absolute beatdown by the Las Vegas Raiders, 63-21, in December. After what he was able to do over nine seasons at Michigan — three Big Ten titles and his national championship last season — fans see this veteran addition at head coach as the perfect fit with a roster that's still very talented. ......Quarterback Justin Herbert is locked in as the team's franchise signal caller, and someone that Harbaugh can be creative with given his own quarterback background. But, while he's building chemistry with his new head coach at camp, Herbert didn't necessarily think about his first day in the way Harbaugh did. ......"I'll leave the analogies to him," Herbert said, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. "He's done a great job at creating those, so I'll support whatever he says. We're just out there playing football, and my job is to throw the ball, so that's what I'm going to worry about."......Herbert's job is to throw, but things in Los Angeles may look pretty different with Greg Roman joining Harbaugh as offensive coordinator. Harbaugh's teams You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login have been known to be run-heavy, and Roman reunites with Gus Edwards and J.K. Dobbins, two running backs he worked with in Baltimore during his time with the Ravens. ......But no matter if they are running or throwing the ball, the Chargers will take wins either way. That's the only thing Harbaugh and his squad care about. ......Follow Fox News Digital's You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and subscribe to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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