Donovan McNabb has one big question for Jim Harbaugh as he enters new Chargers era

Donovan McNabb discusses the Los Angeles Chargers' Jim Harbaugh hire with OutKick senior NFL writer Armando Salguero on OutKick's "The Five Spot."

Jim Harbaugh's arrival in Los Angeles to coach the Chargers has led to praise for the organization, as they get one of the top head coaching candidates on the market to lead their squad for years to come. 

Chargers fans have waited patiently as talks get more intense, with Harbaugh's intentions to return to the NFL quite clear. In the end, he's ready to take over a team he once played for and turn things around after they went 5-12 in 2023. 

While Harbaugh will be consulted about the new GM hire in Los Angeles to see who he will be working alongside to build the roster, he also needs to put his staff together. There's no doubt an offense with Justin Herbert at quarterback can be an explosive group under Harbaugh. 

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Jim Harbaugh is the new head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

But what about the defense, a group that was star-studded but totally underperformed last season? Former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb thinks getting that hire right will have a big impact on Harbaugh's 2024 season and beyond. 

"I think this is great news for Justin Herbert and that offense," McNabb said on OutKick's "The Five Spot with Donovan McNabb." "But more importantly, the questions go out for me of who's going to be the defensive coordinator."

"You look at the names on that roster of the starting defensive players, meaning [Joey] Bosa, Khalil Mack, Derwin James, and the list goes on of talented players. But who's going to be the defensive coordinator to get them going to get back to that top 10, possibly top five,