Well, how about that one, Hawks fans? Our Seattle Seahawks just rolled into Inglewood and absolutely stomped out the winless Los Angeles Chargers, handing them a 30-23 loss that dropped them to a dismal 0-4 record on the season. But listen, the score isn’t even the half of it. What’s truly wild is how bad Justin Herbert looked, especially against *our* guys, and what that means for a team that has to be staring into the abyss right now.
This Offense Is a Train Wreck and the Numbers Prove It
Let’s just be real for a second, the Chargers’ offense is a full-blown disaster. They’re struggling big time with execution, and a lot of that seems to trace back to the schematic changes brought in by offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, who used to coach the Dolphins. After our Hawks handled them on Sunday, head coach Jim Harbaugh was getting hammered with questions about why this offense can’t get anything going, especially with McDaniel calling the shots. And the numbers, man, they’re grim. Los Angeles boasts the fourth-worst scoring offense in the entire NFL, averaging a measly 16.8 points per game. Their passing offense? Just 185.3 yards per game, putting them on pace for their lowest full-season average since way back in 1998. Yikes. Harbaugh, though? He’s sticking by his guy. “No, his job is not in jeopardy,” Harbaugh told the Associated Press, adding, “He’s a skilled coach, and we’re going to keep growing.” McDaniel even owned up to it, saying after a Week 3 loss to the Bills that the personnel wasn’t doing their “jobs” and that he was part of the problem. Via ESPN, he stated, “I’m fully responsible. I spend zero time trying to avoid blame. It’s quite the opposite.”
Herbert’s Freefall is Alarming and It’s Getting Worse
Here’s where it gets truly wild and, frankly, a little hard to believe. Justin Herbert, the franchise quarterback, is currently making history for all the wrong reasons. According to the NFL’s stats department, he’s the first Chargers quarterback since Ryan Leaf in 2000 to rack up at least six interceptions and 10 sacks through the team’s first four games. Ryan Leaf! Let that sink in. Herbert’s never thrown six picks this early in his career, and he’s already been sacked 12 times, which is tied for the second-most in the entire league. He’s not putting the blame on McDaniel either, saying, “I think (McDaniel) is the greatest and I want to make him proud and do everything I can to pick up the offense and do exactly what he asks. But I think we’ve just got to go make plays. I’ve got to make plays out there and haven’t done that, but I know we’ll get it next time.”
But man, did he struggle against us. He had three turnovers against the Seahawks, including two brutal first-half interceptions that handed us an early 17-point lead. And to top it off, he fumbled after a sack on their final possession, sealing our win. Harbaugh actually told Herbert to “be better” after that Week 3 Bills loss, and Herbert admitted he needed to step up. But so much for that pep talk. His QBR is a career-worst 27.9 through four starts, which is just insane for a guy whose efficiency usually hovers in the 60s. He’s completing passes at just a 59.7% clip. Jim Harbaugh has a total mess on his hands, and if Herbert and McDaniel can’t get this thing figured out before the midseason mark in just a couple of weeks, this Chargers season is going to be over before it even really began.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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