Justin Herbert’s rough season got another blunt review after the Chargers’ latest loss, and this one came from the other sideline.
Rams safety Quentin Lake, who picked off Herbert in Los Angeles’ 24-9 win on Sunday, didn’t sugarcoat what he saw when he joined Amon-Ra and Equanimeous St. Brown on the latest episode of the St. Brown Podcast.
“I mean, he was throwing deli meat out there,” Lake said.
“Was he, bro?” one of the St. Brown brothers asked.
“He’s seeing ghosts,” Lake said. “I don’t know what’s going on, but like we knew we were going to get a couple. Like, that was, we knew we were going to at least one.”
Lake’s interception went 45 yards the other way, and Trent McDuffie added another takeaway as the Rams picked apart a Chargers offense that still hasn’t found its footing.
Herbert finished 24-of-32 for 257 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. He now has 10 interceptions on the season.
The result left the Chargers at 0-7, with just 99 points scored so far, the fewest in the NFL.
Herbert has been taking heat throughout the skid. Last month, Jim Harbaugh pointed to “desperation time” as part of the issue. This week, Emmanuel Acho went even further and suggested Herbert needs LASIK, saying.
“Either Herbert is invested in the opponent, either Herbert is gambling on the opponent, or Herbert simply cannot see,” Acho argued.
That’s a long way from the preseason hype Harbaugh laid on his quarterback, when he predicted Herbert “will be known as the greatest, best ever to play the position of quarterback.”
The Chargers get another shot at their first win Sunday against the Texans, and Houston’s defense will be looking for some deli meat of its own.
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