Schefter said the Chargers and Harbaugh need to "bridge their differences" or the Chargers will go in a different direction.
Now, he doesn't say what the differences are, but some obvious issues stand out.
Money. Now, the Chargers have said this won't be an issue, and we know Harbaugh's quotes on money, but that said, the Spanos have been historically cheap, and Harbaugh isn't going to take a discount to leave Michigan.
Control. This is the obvious one and something I have spoken about for the last three years. The NFL has changed. Owners are more involved than ever before, GMs are more involved, the NFL wants coaches to coach. The Chargers are especially interested in control because multiple family members and people connected to family members work in the front office. Aside from ownership, the Chargers are in cap hell and are going to hire a GM who can maneuver their contract situations. Even further, today we saw the Chargers blocked the Bears from interviewing OC Kellen Moore. This move was seen as a sign the Chargers want to keep Moore as OC moving forward.
The point is the issue today is the same as in the last three years. This is a very different NFL than the one Jim left. He's the one that is going to have to make concessions if he wants to go the league that badly.
Now, he doesn't say what the differences are, but some obvious issues stand out.
Money. Now, the Chargers have said this won't be an issue, and we know Harbaugh's quotes on money, but that said, the Spanos have been historically cheap, and Harbaugh isn't going to take a discount to leave Michigan.
Control. This is the obvious one and something I have spoken about for the last three years. The NFL has changed. Owners are more involved than ever before, GMs are more involved, the NFL wants coaches to coach. The Chargers are especially interested in control because multiple family members and people connected to family members work in the front office. Aside from ownership, the Chargers are in cap hell and are going to hire a GM who can maneuver their contract situations. Even further, today we saw the Chargers blocked the Bears from interviewing OC Kellen Moore. This move was seen as a sign the Chargers want to keep Moore as OC moving forward.
The point is the issue today is the same as in the last three years. This is a very different NFL than the one Jim left. He's the one that is going to have to make concessions if he wants to go the league that badly.
