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Laurie Fitzpatrick

The Chargers are wasting Justin Herbert’s talent with a disappearing passing game

Even though the Los Angeles Chargers are 5-3, their offense still seems flat. Justin Herbert has one of the biggest arms in the NFL yet their offense averages 6.3 yards per play, which is 30th in the league, per Sports Info Solutions. The receivers have gone through injuries this season, but even when they were on the field running back Austin Ekeler was still their leading receiver.

Here is what offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi recently had to say about moving the ball, “I think we have had a little bit of shuffling guys in and out. Like I’ve said before, each group that you have based on the defense you’re facing, it’s just finding that right formula,” Lombardi said of the offense’s third-down performance. “Some of it is better planning, better play-calling, better execution. Everyone just picking it up a little bit.”

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