Justin Herbert, Mike McDaniel and Chargers seek

Mike McDaniel isn’t panicking.

But the Chargers’ new offensive coordinator is aware of his unit must show urgency and enchancment Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders after a impolite wake-up call in the season opener.

“You have a lot of visions coming to a new team and working on something for months. The vision never looked like that,” McDaniel said of the Chargers’ 26-14 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. “That’s the beautiful thing about football; like life, time spent forecasting [and] visualizing things going a certain way … no one cares about that.

“So, it was a case of humble pie.”

Quarterback Justin Herbert never appeared absolutely snug. He accomplished 17 of 27 passes with 207 yards, one landing and one back-breaking interception.

The time-of-possession disparity also performed a big function in the loss, with the Cardinals controlling the ball roughly quarter-hour longer.

Herbert is aware of that can’t occur again.

“It’s another opportunity for us to go play football, to be better, and to put our brand of work out there,” Herbert said. “I don’t think we were happy or content with [the] Week 1 effort. So, we’re doing everything we can to fix it and be better.”

Facing a Maxx Crosby-led Raiders protection that held McDaniel’s former crew, the Miami Dolphins, to 13 factors in Week 1, the Chargers are focusing on often-overlooked features, such as understanding assignments, speaking more clearly, cleansing up penalties and working as a collective.

“These are elementary things,” McDaniel said.

The offense will need more manufacturing from a number of gamers, particularly if wideout Ladd McConkey, who is questionable to play with a rib injury, is unavailable.

Wide receivers Quentin Johnston and Tre’ Harris, who each noticed six targets in Week 1, ought to see elevated involvement, as ought to speedy rookie Brenen Thompson.

“He’s been really good,” coach Jim Harbaugh said of Thompson. “Great opportunity for him [and a] great challenge.”

Tight end Oronde Gadsden II is another participant who might play a key function in a revitalized passing assault.

“I would expect [Gadsden] to be more involved outside of an unforeseen situation where the game and the parameters with which you’re playing change, in which case we’ll address that,” McDaniel said.

Perhaps the most important participant to watch Sunday will likely be Omarion Hampton. The second-year operating back had just 12 carries for 43 yards and one landing while also shedding a fumble against the Cardinals.

“Really just flush [Week 1],” Hampton said about the Chargers’ method to going through the Raiders. “[And] look at all the stuff we can work on. Come back, regroup as a team, talk about what we need to do to move forward and make it not happen again.

“We all think the same thing … urgent to get how we want to play. That’s really the main thing going on in the locker room.”

Changes also will likely be obvious on the offensive line.

Trey Pipkins III (knee) received’t play against the Raiders, ending the rotation at left guard, at least for now. And while the crew would slightly be at full strength, Kayode Awosika — who performed properly against the Cardinals — will get a probability to show himself without sharing snaps.

Nonetheless, as McDaniel emphasised, discuss of expectations and changes don’t matter — it’s what reveals up on movie that does.

Good factor the Chargers’ new play-caller craves adversity.

“It’s been my favorite week of my employment here,” McDaniel said. “Because — I know [through] my experience in this league — do not measure anything beyond how a group of people handles adversity in the National Football League.

“It’s not if, it’s when.”