LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Chargers' hiring of coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz sent a jolt of excitement and anticipation into a franchise accustomed to high expectations often followed by letdowns.
Harbaugh and Hortiz bring NFL experience and success, with Hortiz winning two Super Bowls with the Baltimore Ravens and Harbaugh making three NFC Championship Games and Super Bowl XLVII with the San Francisco 49ers.
"The military, how they put together a battalion, that takes them about six to nine months, that resonates with me," Harbaugh said about turning the Chargers around.