Chargers' Mike McDaniel admits offense has helped cost Chargers games

Chargers coordinator Mike McDaniel recently took ownership of the team's struggling offense amid their 0-3 start to the season.

McDaniel spoke to reporters Thursday and said he shares some blame for the team's slow start, especially on offense.

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"I'm fully responsible," McDaniel said. "… I spend zero time trying to avoid blame. It's quite the opposite."

McDaniel was hired as Los Angeles' new offensive coordinator earlier this year after he was fired as the Dolphins' head coach. Although his time in Miami ended on a low note, the expectation coming into LA, with Justin Herbert under center, was that he was going to revolutionize the offense like no other.

Many tagged Herbert and McDaniel as one of the best coach-QB duos of the season. Instead, their offense looks confusing and flat-out awful through the first three weeks.

"I'm not minimizing it; it's not acceptable to me," he said of the offense. "But also not creating a fake gland that ignores annual history," he said. "There's a team that you guys can think of right now, either way, that everyone was crowning."

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The Chargers rank near the bottom of several offensive categories, including 20th in total offense, 21st in passing yards per game, 17th in rushing yards per game, and 29th in points per game.

The Chargers' offense has been dreadful, but McDaniel is not backing down from the challenge. He said his job now is to make surey want the results the hit the field, and he insists he's living in reality rather than hope.

"There are things we've done in the past three games that are active participation in losing the game," he said. "And so flat-out our jobs are going to prove everything, and I'm not living in hope, I'm living in reality."

The Chargers have the opportunity to showcase their growth against a stout defense in the Seahawks.

This article originally appeared on Chargers Wire: Chargers' Mike McDaniel admits offense has helped cost Chargers games