Chargers hoping to built off coach Harbaugh’s first year success

The Bolts finished 11-6 and made the playoffs in coach Jim Harbaugh's first season. In year two, the vision is a much deeper run in the playoffs.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - In Jim Harbaugh's first season as Chargers head coach, the Bolts finished 11-6 and made the playoffs.

The Chargers season would end with a disastrous performance in the Wild Card Round, a 32-12 los to the Houston Texans on the road.

Star quarterback Justin Herbert was intercepted a career high four times. However, there were some bright spots in the loss, first year wide receiver ended the game with nine catches for 197 yards and a score.

The Chargers enter the second year of the Harbaugh regime with some fresh new faces on offense with first round selection, running back Omarion Hampton and second round selection Tre Harris, a wide receiver. Those are just two of the many players the Chargers are excited about heading into training camp.

The Chargers were the first team to report to training camp with rookies arriving on July 12 and the veterans following on the 16. The Detroit Lions, whom the Chargers will play in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, fully reported on July 19.

During the first full week of practice I asked Special Teams Coordinator Ryan Ficken if any individual or groups have stood out to the coaches early on.

 "I don't think it's any one position group," Ficken said. "I think it's the whole team and I think that's kind of what coaches laid out with the foundation. They're excited about this opportunity, to get at it because again there's a lot of unfinished business out there that we need to make sure we go out there and attack it every day and achieve those goals that were set out in front of us and that is to ultimately win a world championship."

The Chargers and Lions will play in the Hall of Fame game on Thursday, July 31, in Canton, Ohio.