Drake Maye’s heroics and toughness in his first NFL playoff game have made it increasingly difficult to defend Justin Herbert. But I’m going to do my best to defend the Chargers’ supremely talented quarterback anyway.
Blame coach Jim Harbaugh for how high he’s propped up Herbert from criticism since being hired in 2024. This is the same coach who dreams about making Herbert a Hall of Famer. Harbaugh would look deep into your eyes and tell you that coaching Herbert is the greatest accomplishment of his life without cracking a smile. It sounds delusional, but he’s dead serious, and now Harbaugh needs to back up his words by making drastic changes to help his star quarterback. He needs to save Herbert from the Chargers squandering the career of another franchise signal-caller.
