The Los Angeles Chargers keep spiraling, and now even opposing players are piling on Justin Herbert.
Quentin Lake, the Rams safety who picked Herbert off in the matchup between the two Los Angeles teams, took aim at the Chargers quarterback during an appearance on the St. Brown Podcast with Amon-Ra St.
Brown and Equanimeous St. Brown.
Lake didn’t soften the blow.
“I mean, he was throwing deli meat out there. Bro. He’s seeing ghosts… He’s seeing ghosts…I don’t know what’s going on, but, like, we knew we were going to get a couple.. we knew we were going to - at least one”
“(Justin Herbert) was throwing deli meat out there.”
Lake had the interception to back up the trash talk, and Herbert’s night only fed the criticism. The Chargers quarterback threw two picks, was sacked twice and couldn’t lead the offense to a touchdown. Los Angeles also hasn’t thrown a touchdown pass in two straight games.
The bigger picture around Herbert is ugly. The Chargers are 0-7-0, the offense hasn’t topped 17 points in three straight games, and the noise around the team keeps growing louder. Even trade chatter has started to include Herbert’s name.
Lake’s comments came after he helped the Rams secure their second straight win and improve to 4-4, but his shot at Herbert was the kind of blunt critique that lands because the numbers support it. Herbert has 10 interceptions this year and only five touchdown passes.
Still, the idea of moving on from him is complicated. The 28-year-old has shown he can be a functional quarterback, but he hasn’t been the kind of player you can count on when the playoffs arrive.
The Chargers will try to snap their skid and get their first win of the season against the Houston Texans on November 8.
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