I think, with apologies to Mr. Tanier, we are going to have to put Justin Herbert on this list. Yes his yards are down, but his efficiency is way up. And he’s been on a heater as of late. While this was (and still is) to be a rebuild year for the Chargers, Harbaugh is continuing to work his magic. Minter’s defensive schemes are bending but not breaking and the Chargers are poised to make a run. They face a gauntlet of tough games over the next 4 weeks. But going 2-2, even 1-3, leaves them with 4 very winnable games to close out the season and 11 wins should give them a real shot to make the playoffs in the very mid (outside of KC, BUF, BAL, and PIT) AFC. But even in this run heavy scheme it will come down to Herbert and how far he can take this team.
I think, with apologies to Mr. Tanier, we are going to have to put Justin Herbert on this list. Yes his yards are down, but his efficiency is way up. And he’s been on a heater as of late. While this was (and still is) to be a rebuild year for the Chargers, Harbaugh is continuing to work his magic. Minter’s defensive schemes are bending but not breaking and the Chargers are poised to make a run. They face a gauntlet of tough games over the next 4 weeks. But going 2-2, even 1-3, leaves them with 4 very winnable games to close out the season and 11 wins should give them a real shot to make the playoffs in the very mid (outside of KC, BUF, BAL, and PIT) AFC. But even in this run heavy scheme it will come down to Herbert and how far he can take this team.