The Los Angeles Chargers and Miami Dolphins are both 0-3, and CBS Sports says the blame falls in two very different places: on head coach Jim Harbaugh in Los Angeles, and on a simple lack of talent in Miami.
The network's NFL coverage put responsibility for the Chargers' winless start squarely on Harbaugh, who took over the team with a reputation as a program builder. Instead, Los Angeles has opened the season without a win, and CBS Sports argues the coach has to answer for it.
The Dolphins' problems are not about coaching, according to the same analysis. Miami's roster, the report says, lacks the talent to compete, leaving the team without an obvious fix on the sideline.
The two 0-3 records tell different stories about how teams sink to the bottom of the standings. In Los Angeles, the criticism centers on decisions and preparation under a coach known for turning programs around. In Miami, it centers on personnel.
Harbaugh arrived with a track record built at the college level and with the San Francisco 49ers, where he reached a Super Bowl. That history raises expectations, and it is also why the current start draws more scrutiny than a typical rebuild would.
An 0-3 start does not end a season, but it sharply narrows the margin for error. Teams that lose their first three games face long odds of reaching the playoffs, and the pressure on coaches and front offices builds with each additional loss.
For the Chargers, the next stretch of games will test whether Harbaugh can steady a roster that has yet to put together a complete performance. For the Dolphins, the question is whether the talent on hand is enough to turn things around at all.
CBS Sports framed the contrast directly: one team has a coach who must take responsibility, and the other has a roster problem that no coaching change would immediately solve.
Both teams return to the field looking for their first win of the season, with the heat on Harbaugh and the Dolphins facing questions about how they built their roster.
