3. Focused on eliminating penalties<\/p>\n
Perhaps the biggest culprit in back-to-back losses has been a plethora of penalties.<\/p>\n
The Chargers were whistled for 10 infractions Sunday for 85 yards and have now committed 24 penalties for 192 yards in the past two games.<\/p>\n
“I’m not crediting any of that to a specific thing,” Harbaugh said when asked to put his finger on the root of the issue.<\/p>\n
Through five games, the Chargers are tied for 19th in the NFL at 7.8 penalties per game.<\/p>\n
That data shows that the Bolts were a disciplined team earlier in the season, which is backed up by data that shows just 15 total penalties in the first three games of the year.<\/p>\n
“Every group has fingerprints on it, every position group, every coach,” Harbaugh said. “We’re all looking at that and wall to wall just going back, looking at every way we can attack to be better.”<\/p>\n
4. Perryman set to return<\/p>\n
In terms of good news, Denzel Perryman<\/a> is on the mend.<\/p>\n Harbaugh said Monday that the team will open Perryman’s 21-day practice window sometime this week. Perryman went on Injured Reserve after Week 1 with an ankle injury and has missed the past four games.<\/p>\n “We’re going to open up Denzel’s window sometime this week,” Harbaugh said.<\/p>\n