The world's whitest black man did a lot with not a lot to work with in Miami for a while. I'm all for him getting the best out of Justin Herbert because it will also mean getting the most out of Ladd McConkey. And from what I've been reading from various pundits, they expect McConkey to be deployed as the Chargers' number one receiver this season. We shall see but it almost has to be an improvement over LA's offense last year.
Chargers OC Mike McDaniel plans to refine QB Justin Herbert’s footwork, timing and anticipation to unlock the “best football of his career.”
McDaniel explained Herbert’s strengths and weaknesses to ESPN’s Kris Rhim, noting that Herbert performs efficiently when he either gets the ball out in under 2.4 seconds or less, or “extends plays and launches it down the field.” However, Herbert’s efficiency decreases as the time to throw reaches three seconds. McDaniel plans to “max out those quick throws,” which was a staple in McDaniel’s Dolphins’ offenses, while also allowing Herbert to extend plays at times. That said, McDaniel does not want to make the offense reliant on Herbert’s ability to go above and beyond. He stopped short of explaining that aspect, but McDaniel’s offenses typically feature an efficient, voluminous run game. We expect that to be the case here as well. Herbert finished as the QB10 last year. He has decent odds of working his way up the QB1 tier this year.