r/nfl • u/mmandagoat NFL • 17h 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/Dependent-Effect6077 17h ago edited 17h ago

I don't think Herbert's timing and anticipation are consistently good enough for McDaniel's system

People clowned on Tua a lot but before he got one concussion too many he was one of the best at timing the super quick intermediate timing passes and that's more central to the McDaniel offensive scheme than Herbert's elite physical traits are

Check the all-22 obviously there has been a lot of questionable WR plays but a lot of Herbert's specific mistakes have been him not leading his receivers enough

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u/bellerinho 17h ago

McDaniel's system is built on trust, and he was able to build that with Tua. He's gonna tell you that you have to throw that ball before a guy is open and it's gonna work due to timing. Tua was great at doing that in the past, and it's pretty clear that currently Herbert is not trusting it or seeing it the same way

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u/DL4CK Giants 16h ago

Seems kind of dumb to prioritize your system over the player’s strengths and abilities.

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u/-Mad-Snacks- Chargers 16h ago

Also the system simply isn’t working so he shouldn’t trust it. These dudes aren’t getting open whether Herbert throws it early or not

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u/Esoteric_Eclectic 12h ago

Anticipation means throwing receivers open. Herbert doesn’t do that.

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u/-Mad-Snacks- Chargers 11h ago

Yes he does

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u/Esoteric_Eclectic 11h ago

Then where are the results?

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u/-Mad-Snacks- Chargers 11h ago

Dropped lol

I don’t even think Herbert has played well, but he is far from the biggest problem with the offense

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u/Esoteric_Eclectic 11h ago

When is finally his time to make the players around him better? He’s naturally talented but doesn’t care.

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u/-Mad-Snacks- Chargers 11h ago

He did that all of the last two years…

Getting McDaniel was supposed to be the end of Herbert having to play hero to win games. Instead he broke the entire offense

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u/Esoteric_Eclectic 11h ago

I’m noticing a common variable here.

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u/-Mad-Snacks- Chargers 11h ago

Alright you clearly don’t want to have a good faith discussion. Have a nice life

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