Hello, Mike McDaniel.

The Chargers announced Monday they have hired Mike McDaniel to be the team's new Offensive Coordinator, a massive move for the Bolts as they land the top offensive play-calling candidate of this coaching cycle.

After the 2025 season, Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh laid out what he was looking for in the team's next OC.

"A head coach of the offense," Harbaugh said.

McDaniel more than checks that box as he served as the Dolphins Head Coach for the past four seasons and proved himself as an elite offensive mind.

Throw out whatever word you want — creative, innovative, revolutionary — and it applies to McDaniel's football mind.

McDaniel went 35-33 in his time with Miami and led the Dolphins to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2022 and 2023.

Miami previously hadn't gone to the playoffs in consecutive seasons since the 2000 and 2001 seasons, and McDaniel became just the third head coach in Dolphins history to make back-to-back playoff appearances in his first two seasons.

Miami's offenses were explosive, too, especially early on in his tenure.

From 2022 to 2023, the Dolphins tied for sixth in offensive success rate (45.8 percent) and ranked seventh in EPA per play (0.052).

Miami was lethal in 2023 when the Dolphins led the league in both total offense (401.3 yards per game), passing offense (265.5 passing yards per game) and were No. 2 in scoring offense (29.2).

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa led the NFL in passing yards that season, a year that began with McDaniel's offense putting up 36 points against the Bolts in the season opener.

Miami's 2023 offense was just the 18th team in NFL history to boast a 4,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher and a pair of 1,000-yard receivers in the same season.

Justin Herbert paired with McDaniel? Sign us up for that.

Harbaugh also noted he wanted the Chargers next Offensive Coordinator to be "one that has a track record, has proven success and can show us his vision for what our offense is going to look like."

McDaniel can point to his recent stops in either Miami or San Francisco for that.

Remember that his offense put up a whopping 70 points and 726 yards of offense against the Broncos in Week 3 of the 2023 season.

Those are video game numbers. And that yardage total is the most by an NFL team in league history.

And if you're wondering if McDaniel can put together a rushing attack that meets Harbaugh's liking, just look at what he did in San Francisco.

McDaniel was the 49ers Offensive Coordinator in 2021 after spending the previous three seasons as the team's Run Game Coordinator.

Over those four years, the 49ers racked up the sixth-most rushing yards (8,538), were tied for seventh with 237 total explosive rushes of 10-plus yards and had the ninth-most rushing touchdowns (71).

So yes, McDaniel has that proven track record in both the air and on the ground.

And it's easy to envision why Harbaugh and Chargers General Manager Joe Hortiz were all in on landing McDaniel.

The Chargers have an elite quarterback in Herbert, who has all of the physical gifts imaginable and also boasts a toughness that very few NFL players have.

Some fresh and outside-the-box ideas from McDaniel could help Herbert elevate to an even higher level, including in the postseason.

The Chargers also have a young star running back in Omarion Hampton, who showed flashes this season that he can be a focal point on offense.

Add in proven talents such as Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston, plus rising youngster in Tre' Harris and Oronde Gadsden, and McDaniel will have plenty of options at his disposal.

Oh yeah, the return of Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt give McDaniel a pair of Pro Bowl bookend tackles to anchor the offensive line with.

Harbaugh said after the season that he wanted "a new direction" on offense after back-to-back, 11-win seasons that saw the Bolts face early exits in the postseason.

He also reinforced that the Chargers were "competing for the best person" to be the next offensive coordinator.

The Chargers got that and more with McDaniel, who will bring a fun personality and hopefully plenty of high-octane performances to the Bolts.

Simply put, Harbaugh, Hortiz and the front office crushed this hire. And it already sets up the Chargers for endless possibilities on offense in 2026.