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New York Post
· collected 2026-09-26 · by Thomas L. Murray
A frustrated Chargers fan verbally expressed his disappointment during Jon Gruden’s Barstool Sports show, criticizing the team's poor performance against weak opponents and mocking coach Jim Harbaugh’s motivational quotes. The rant led to discussions about the team’s outdated uniforms and quarterback Justin Herbert being pressured frequently by defenses, with Pro Football Focus data showing Herbert ranks second in pressure rate among quarterbacks this season.
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Story summary
A frustrated Chargers fan called into Jon Gruden's show, "The Gruden Family Football Show," hosted by Barstool Sports, to vent about the team’s poor performance this NFL season. The fan began calmly but soon exploded, questioning how the Chargers could lose to what he perceived as the two worst teams in the league and criticizing head coach Jim Harbaugh for his famous quote “Who’s got it better than us?” with a retort: “Everybody does!” Despite being cut off by the host, the rant highlighted the fan base's growing discontent. The team has struggled this season, averaging only 14 points per game (29th in the league) and ranking 22nd in total yards with just 228 on average. Jon Gruden’s co-hosts even joked that the problem might start with the team’s uniforms, suggesting they need to look more like a cohesive unit.
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It’s been a downward spiral for the Chargers since the NFL season began two weeks ago, and their fan base appears to have had enough.
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base → begin → enough
Former NFL coach Jon Gruden had a live caller appear on his show, “The Gruden Family Football Show,” hosted by Barstool Sports, and the fan appeared to have reached his limit.
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fan → have → limit
At first, the fan seemed calm when he told Gruden, “Just a little concerned.”
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he → seem → Gruden
But then he erupted into a full scream that left Gruden trying not to burst out into laughter.
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that → erupt → laughter
“What the f–k is going on in Los Angeles?” the fan said.
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fan → go → Angeles
“How the f–k do you lose to the two worst teams in the league?”
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you → lose → league
The fan went on to call out head coach Jim Harbaugh for his iconic “Who’s got it better than us?” quote by responding to it, saying, “Everybody does!”
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Everybody → go → it
The fan’s message was stopped at this point in the video, and it left Gruden and his co-hosts, his brother, Jay Gruden, and Kayce Smith, erupting into laughter.
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it → stop → laughter
Jon and Jay went on to add insult to injury during the segment by saying the Chargers’ problem starts with their uniforms: “They gotta look like a team.”
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They → go → team
“I think it starts with those putrid uniforms.
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it → think → uniforms
You know if I was coming out of the tunnel with a light blue shirt and yellow pants,” Jon said.
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Jon → know → shirt
“I mean, they gotta go back to the old Charger uniforms.
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they → mean → uniforms
Jon said he agreed with the caller and that the Chargers need to “get their s–t together.”
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Chargers → say → t
The segment ended with them discussing the Chargers’ need to find a way to protect quarterback Justin Herbert.
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them → end → Herbert
Through two games this season, Pro Football Focus said Herbert is the second-highest-pressured quarterback from defenses with a 45.5% pressure rate.
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Herbert → say → rate
Despite a high pressure rate, Herbert is ranked as the ninth most-sacked (six) quarterback this season, while Malik Willis leads the poll with nine.
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Willis → rank → nine
On Friday, Harbaugh was asked about Herbert being pressured so heavily and said, “The first two weeks, there’s really nothing we can do about that.
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we → ask → that
It’s all about going forward.”
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It → ’ → ?
Aside from Herbert’s struggles to play in a clean pocket, the Chargers’ offense ranks among the league’s worst this season, averaging 14 points a game (29th in the league) and 22nd in total yards (228).
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offense → play → yards
Los Angeles can find some solace in the rankings.
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Angeles → find → rankings
The Cowboys — who finished second in offense last season — are ranked behind them in total yards.
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who → finish → yards
With 15 regular-season games left, the Chargers have a long season ahead of them.
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Chargers → leave → them
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