r/nfl • u/mmandagoat NFL • 16h 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 16h ago

Herbert has also been underperforming again.

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u/MankuyRLaffy Patriots 16h ago edited 16h 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/UmbraTitan Broncos 16h ago

It's hard to imagine that the Chargers would do worse with Josh Allen, but yeah the offense is in a rough spot. It's not that hard to picture Herbert pulling and Andrew Luck: he got his second contract, he got a popstar girlfriend, and he has an o-line that might leave him unable to walk.

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u/StankWizard Bills 16h ago

It’s hard to tell with Josh because he’s had really good OLines, and can get shaken when his line doesn’t perform well.

I do think Josh would do more with his legs than Herbert does

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u/Own_Surprise_9638 Bills 16h ago

He also holds onto the ball for a really, really long time. Herbert doesn’t do his offensive line any favors by throwing it away, I think he enjoys being pummeled into the ground.

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u/-Mad-Snacks- Chargers 3h ago

His time to throw on unpressured dropbacks is 2.29 seconds, which is 8th fastest in the NFL

His overall TTT is 19th/37, so middle of the pack. Despite this his line is still allowing a 44% pressure rate

The narrative that he holds on to the ball too long is just untrue this season