The argument that they should have gotten another receiver isn't a good one. They have no leftover cap this year. We knew going into the year that we couldn't get a good receiver to pair with Ladd. Next year we will have close to $100 million in cap and can get one.
Honestly this year the chargers exceeded the win total. Yes Ladd is good but Ladd the only real passing option for Herbert. He’s been the only real consistent receiving option for herb this year. Everyone else was bad. Herbert’s numbers are down this year I truly don’t believe it’s even his fault. Ladd is a slot receiver, QJ is the x. Mike will was the x for herb previously which should say a lot. Qj is 6’4 like mike but mike is a True 50/50 ball receiver. Everyone on his previous teams could catch contested balls, this year josh Palmer had the best ability to do so. Everyone else has to be thrown open. Plenty of times herb would look off a receiver and go to a less desirable pass, why because he doesn’t trust his receivers to make catches. The chargers are a run- first team because of this but when a team stops the run then herb to be Superman, yea he made some bad throws no denying that. What would you do in a sudden death elimination game when you can’t get your team to click? Start forcing shit. I believe the numbers are justifiable Ladd should not have had 197 and we couldn’t score!
Yeah and early in the year they really focused in on the run way more which is a reason why his numbers are down as well. Honestly they should’ve stuck to being a run first team they don’t have the WR room to gun with many teams. Justin did shit down his leg this game though but one great performance in the playoffs changes that narrative on him next year
The argument that they should have gotten another receiver isn't a good one. They have no leftover cap this year. We knew going into the year that we couldn't get a good receiver to pair with Ladd. Next year we will have close to $100 million in cap and can get one.
So were they just meant to suck in this game and there’s nothing they could’ve done
Herbert has a no trade clause in his contract and they would eat like 35 million in dead cap a year
If they wanted to move off him they would stick him somewhere he wanted to be
Honestly this year the chargers exceeded the win total. Yes Ladd is good but Ladd the only real passing option for Herbert. He’s been the only real consistent receiving option for herb this year. Everyone else was bad. Herbert’s numbers are down this year I truly don’t believe it’s even his fault. Ladd is a slot receiver, QJ is the x. Mike will was the x for herb previously which should say a lot. Qj is 6’4 like mike but mike is a True 50/50 ball receiver. Everyone on his previous teams could catch contested balls, this year josh Palmer had the best ability to do so. Everyone else has to be thrown open. Plenty of times herb would look off a receiver and go to a less desirable pass, why because he doesn’t trust his receivers to make catches. The chargers are a run- first team because of this but when a team stops the run then herb to be Superman, yea he made some bad throws no denying that. What would you do in a sudden death elimination game when you can’t get your team to click? Start forcing shit. I believe the numbers are justifiable Ladd should not have had 197 and we couldn’t score!
All with a terrible IOL, center was ranked 32nd
Yeah and early in the year they really focused in on the run way more which is a reason why his numbers are down as well. Honestly they should’ve stuck to being a run first team they don’t have the WR room to gun with many teams. Justin did shit down his leg this game though but one great performance in the playoffs changes that narrative on him next year