Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn has turned heads after making a misguided reference to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The embattled coach revealed to reporters on Wednesday that he has compared his team's lost season to the landmark event, which marked the US' official entry into World War II, during internal discussions with his coaching staff.
Lynn, facing increasing calls for his job as the Chargers limp to a losing season, went on to expound further on the dubious analogy.
"We're in a valley right now," Lynn said. "We're down, but we're not out. Just the other day was Pearl Harbor Day -- one of the biggest defeats this country's had. But we bounced back from that, and I kind of used that as an example with my staff the other day. You know, 'We're down and out, but we're not dead yet.'
"So, we're going to finish off the season the right way, and today we're going to start with a good day of practice."
The Chargers' blowout defeat at the hands of the Patriots last week sealed their second consecutive losing season under Lynn, both campaigns featuring several memorably brutal losses.
While the team appears to have its quarterback of the future in Justin Herbert, his progress has been uneven, and Lynn appears to be making some of the same late-game blunders that have frustrated fans throughout his tenure.
The team is now under .500 in three-plus seasons under Lynn, after a nice start to his career that included 12 wins and a playoff berth in 2018.
In any event, the strange remarks caused a minor buzz on social media.
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