Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh isn’t getting a lot of attention yet in NFL Coach of the Year conversations.  But maybe he should be.  Like he did

Coach Jim Harbaugh sometimes shares expressions that have his Chargers raising eyebrows and seeking explanations, but his words of wisdom change perspectives.

After being 2-2 at the bye week, the Chargers have won three of four — including two straight by at least 17 points — and are playing their best football of the season. The biggest reason for the Chargers' turnaround has been something that Harbaugh has preached from when he was hired as head coach on Jan. 24 — mental toughness.

Jim Harbaugh has earned the reputation of the ultimate program builder. After successful turnarounds with the San Francisco 49ers and his Michigan Wolverines, Harbaugh is on pace to do it again.

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said that Justin Herbert knocked him from the top spot as the toughest QB in NFL history, adding that no QB has been better than Herbert this season in an interview on "The Herd.

His protection, his safety, there’s probably nothing I think about more than that,” Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said about Herbert.

Anyone wondering whether Jim Harbaugh’s somewhat hokey coaching style might still play in the NFL after 10 years away — or whether the Los Angeles Chargers would embrace his quirky identity — was wasting their time.

It does smack of coachspeak, especially when Harbaugh hit the interview with a "all competitors are welcome” slogan to sort of hedge his bets in case the team does make a trade.

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh calls Justin Herbert the toughest quarterback of all-time after team's Week 9 win