Chargers, former coach dragged into Titans coach firing chaos takeaways

Los Angeles Chargers fans are very much enjoying the budding Jim Harbaugh era while attempting to forget some of the rough patches of the past.

But the Chargers can’t help but be reminded of some poor past showings in the NFL news cycle.

Thank the Tennessee Titans, where head coach Brian Callahan just got fired, paving the way for an old friend by the name of Mike McCoy to take over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

That led to a note about the Chargers and McCoy from national media such as NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero:

Mike McCoy took the Chargers to the playoffs in his first season as head coach with Phillip Rivers at QB. Now he takes over a 1-5 #Titans team in need of an offensive spark for No. 1 pick Cam Ward. https://t.co/AZ9TEhJx44
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 13, 2025

What the note doesn’t mention, though, is after the 9-7 season and win in the Wild Card Round, the Chargers under McCoy went 9-7 again, then 4-12 and 5-11.

McCoy finished 28-38 before getting fired, then just a few weeks later, the organization announced the move from San Diego to Los Angeles, cementing him as the last coach for the team in San Diego.

Chargers fans certainly know the timeline from there. Anthony Lynn came to town, authored two winning seasons and left after four, then the disaster of a Brandon Staley era really ran things off the tracks.

Now, Harbaugh. But it’s certainly understandable why plenty of Chargers fans did a double take or even winced after seeing McCoy’s name in the headlines mentioned alongside their team again.

will never forget the brutal final day of the San Diego Chargers. fans wearing Seau and Tomlinson jerseys serenading all the players with love, then waiting for McCoy to run through the tunnel to boo him.

he was fired 30 minutes later https://t.co/IS2nxrcZi8
— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) October 13, 2025

San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy — Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images

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