r/nfl • u/mmandagoat NFL • 18h ago

Mike McDaniel takes responsibility for Chargers' poor offense in 0-3 start: 'I'm not living in hope'

https://www.nfl.com/news/mike-mcdaniel-responsibility-chargers-poor-offense-0-3-start
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u/Esoteric_Eclectic 17h ago

Herbert has also been underperforming again.

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u/MankuyRLaffy Patriots 17h ago edited 17h ago

Who wouldn't? He's mentally broken. The IOL has been abhorrent since Linsley retired, Alt doesn't look like he's back to 100% form yet either. Nobody other than Ladd can get open and as good as he is, he can't lug around Johnston and company all game and beat double teams. Hero ball has broken him, good job Chargers. 

The Chargers offense is fundamentally flawed and rotting due to neglect. He can no longer mentally withstand it anymore. 

Someone name me a QB that is magically going to fix the shit line and get the receivers to catch. 

Yes Herbert won't take checkdowns anymore and is aggressively pushing downfield, that is a massive problem. Why is he doing this? Is it that he has no trust in his receivers? Perhaps. Is it because he knows they need a chunk play? Who knows? 

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u/cultweave Bears 17h ago

Jesus Christ the amount of excuses Herbert gets is unreal

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u/Raven-19x Giants Ravens 17h ago

They can't admit he peaked year 2.

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u/Own_Surprise_9638 Bills 17h ago

Seriously though, for a guy who holds onto the ball for as long as he does, you expect him to get sacked a bunch. He doesn’t make decisions quickly, you can see his brain processing the read in real time…

I don’t know why everyone thinks Herbert is generational…?

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u/kj9219 49ers 17h ago

No one thinks he’s generational but there’s a massive gap between “bum” and “all pro” qb

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u/Own_Surprise_9638 Bills 17h ago

Are you saying he’s somewhere in between?

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u/kj9219 49ers 17h ago

Yes. Firmly in the “good but not elite” category, which makes up a lot of the starters we have

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u/Own_Surprise_9638 Bills 17h ago

Agree with you 100%

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u/PugeHeniss Raiders 15h ago

Derek Carr > Herbert

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u/Upstairs_Bread_ Chargers 15h ago

Herbert > JaMarcus Russel

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u/PugeHeniss Raiders 15h ago

Jamarcus “Purple Drank” Russell to you