Jim Harbaugh is unhappy with his punter's embarrassingly weak tackle attempt on a touchdown return

There are good plays and bad plays during an NFL season, and coaches accept that fact, but when a player doesn't try or simply quits on a play, that's a problem.

And that's why Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh now has a problem with his punter JK Scott.

Harbaugh was not necessarily in a good mood following his team's blowout loss (we'd tell you the score but preseason scores don't matter) to the San Francisco 49ers late Thursday night.

And then the subject of Jacob Cowing's 83-yard punt return against the Chargers came up, and that made Harbaugh seriously displeased.

JIM HARBAUGH, CONFIRMED LOVER OF LOVE, WAS HAPPY JUSTIN HERBERT TOOK TIME OFF IN EUROPE WITH MADISON BEER Why? Because Scott had an opportunity to tackle Cowing and decided not to.

It's not that Scott attempted to make the play and failed.

Scott simply didn't try.

He gave up.

Made a business decision.

It was so egregious that Harbaugh was asked after the game if the team has told Scott, the only punter on the roster, not to make the attempt so as to not injure himself.

"No, he’s got to plan, when he’s in that position, to make a tackle ," Harbaugh said tight-lipped.

"So, we need to work on it, coach it up." The Chargers apparently do not condone simply allowing the opposing team's ballcarrier to breeze past without at least trying.

It gets worse.

SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS Scott, who finished 10th in the NFL last season with a 47.8 punt average, apparently outkicked his coverage with a 52-yard boot.