Can you believe we’re already in Week 6 of the NFL season, and the Los Angeles Chargers are still hunting for their first win? Seriously, this is happening. Jim Harbaugh and quarterback Justin Herbert are just not clicking this year, plain and simple. Herbert’s already thrown seven interceptions, which, get this, ties him for the league high. This isn’t just a tough start, this is real life for an 0-5 squad.
Jim Harbaugh Explains Herbert’s Desperation
ESPN reporter Anthony Gharib noted in his Week 6 preview that part of this mess is because the Chargers are constantly playing from behind. Harbaugh, bless his heart, tried to explain away the turnover trend. He said Herbert is “competing. Trying to help his team win.” Then he drops the kicker: “There’s definitely times where he’s trying to make a play and too many times this season, there’s been that desperation time,” Harbaugh added, per Gharib. “That’s what I’d attribute that to. He’s doing anything and everything he can.” So, the coach is backing his guy, at least publicly, chalking it up to pure desperation.
Defense Showing Up, But the Team Is Still 0-5
Here’s the wild part, though: the Chargers’ defense actually has eight takeaways this season. That’s tied for the fifth most in the entire NFL. Even crazier? That’s the most takeaways by an 0-5 team since the 2015 Lions, who had nine. So, they’re getting the ball, but it’s not enough. ESPN’s release pointed that out, and it screams that this team has a ton to clean up. When you’re sitting at 0-5, you know the problems run way deeper than just one player or one position. It’s a whole team thing.
Now, as if things weren’t tough enough, the Chargers have to go face the Chiefs, a team that’s clearly eyeing another Super Bowl. This isn’t going to be an easy game, not by a long shot. But hey, maybe they can pull off a surprise win, or at the very least, put on a positive showing. They need something to build on, fast.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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