The Los Angeles Chargers are officially in a freefall, limping to an 0-2 record after two straight losses. This isn’t just a tough start, folks; for the first time since Jim Harbaugh took over as head coach, you won’t find an outlet in the league who thinks they’re a top-20 team. The hype from training camp? Kris Rhim at ESPN nailed it when he said their offense has looked like “a unit that hadn’t practiced together before.” Their star quarterback, Justin Herbert, looks “lost and, at moments, angrier than he has ever been.” He coughed up three fumbles (thankfully recovered) and threw two picks last Sunday, one on a tight end’s dropped pass. What happened to the championship contender we heard about? That new offense under coordinator Mike McDaniel was supposed to elevate them, but Herbert is “almost unrecognizable.”
The Meltdown is Real, No Doubt About It
Every power ranking out there is burying them, and honestly, can you blame ’em? CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco isn’t sugarcoating anything, saying they’re “in major trouble.” The Bleacher Report didn’t pull any punches either, declaring “There isn’t a team in the NFL that should be freaking out more two weeks into the season than the Los Angeles Chargers.” They were supposed to roll through two straight home games against what Bleacher Report called “perceived tomato cans,” but instead, they’re winless. Their offense can’t crack 14 points, and their defense has given up a brutal 52 points to the Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders combined. This isn’t just a slow start; it feels like a total unraveling. TheScore staff even said their “best players have no answers for their offensive struggles.” It’s straight-up preposterous.
Brutal Stretch Coming For Them (Good News For Your Hawks?)
Here’s where it gets interesting for us here in Seattle. CBS Sports warned that the Chargers face a “brutal seven-game stretch that could have them out of the playoff race by midseason.” The Bleacher Report put it even better, calling it “Mortal Kombat ‘fatality’ time” for their once-soft schedule. Get this: between now and their bye week, the Bolts have to go on the road to face Buffalo, then they’re heading straight for Lumen Field to face *our* Seahawks. After that, they host the Broncos, and then it’s back on the road. While the Chargers are letting their opponents score 52 points, our Seahawks just went out and smacked the Arizona Cardinals 31-7. We’re playing tough, physical football.
This Chargers team was supposed to be a contender. Now, with a “terrifying stretch from Weeks 3-10” ahead, it’s make or break. Can they find some magic, or are they truly cooked? Next up, they visit Buffalo, and then it’s our turn to welcome them to the Emerald City. Our boys are ready.
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Originally reported by Bolts from the Blue.
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