Sez Me \u2026<\/p>\n
It\u2019s about this Justin Herbert guy.<\/p>\n
Just who is he? What is he? How good is he? Is he cursed, or did he step in it and inherit The Curse, or what\u2019s known as Chargering?<\/p>\n
I believe Jim Harbaugh \u2014 who captains the NFL Team That Used To Be Here and thus commands Herbert, his quarterback and executive field officer \u2014 is a terrific football coach. But although Jim\u2019s different from any other man of his cloth, he\u2019s similar to many.<\/p>\n
Prone to hyperbole.<\/p>\n
He says of Herbert: \u201cI think he\u2019s the best that ever was.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, of course, Harbaugh\u2019s admiration for Justin is as documented as the Constitution, which has questionable juice by some parties these days. No chance he was taking the job in L.A. if there wasn\u2019t a QB he worshipped.<\/p>\n
New offensive mastermind Mike McDaniel wasn\u2019t coming without Justin, either.<\/p>\n
Herbert is not the best there ever was, and there\u2019s a good chance he won\u2019t be. Because, as of yet, he\u2019s never won anything. Including a playoff game.<\/p>\n
But we can say few \u2014 if any \u2014 quarterbacks have been more prototypical. Herbert\u2019s huge at 6-foot-6 and 240 pounds. Has the arm of your dreams. Can make any pass. Accurate as hell. Deceptively mobile (498 yards rushing in 2025). Hollywood matinee idol looks. Tough as they come. Plays hurt. Adapts to new offenses.<\/p>\n
With McDaniel as his new guru, Herbert is being touted as an MVP candidate. Maybe he should have won it last year, when he coaxed 11 wins from a decimated team into the postseason with a broken left hand and maybe the worst offensive line in history.<\/p>\n
He was sacked 55 times in 2025 and pressured continuously. As an example, he dropped back to pass 31 times vs. the Patriots and was pressured on 30 of them.<\/p>\n
Herbert will be leading one of The League\u2019s youngest offenses (the defense, as we speak, is the oldest).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Chargers went out to fix the O-line, going to great lengths through the draft and bringing in veteran free agent center Tyler Biadasz. Well, Tyler went down with a knee during Tuesday\u2019s practice vs. the 49ers.<\/p>\n
It appears serious, although Harbaugh has yet to announce the injury\u2019s severity. Let\u2019s just say Biadasz isn\u2019t playing soon, if at all this season.<\/p>\n
No matter what, it\u2019s doubtful Herbert will be harassed to the extent he was in 2025. McDonald won\u2019t allow him to hold the ball that long.<\/p>\n
The O-line stunk during the team\u2019s exhibition loss to the 49ers, especially blocking for the run. But I take virtually no stock in exhibition games. McDonald isn\u2019t showing his hand. Herbert ran three plays, as did right tackle Joe Alt. Left tackle Rashawn Slater didn\u2019t play.<\/p>\n
This is Justin Herbert\u2019s time. But it was Dan Fouts\u2019 time. It was Philip Rivers\u2019 time. Great quarterbacks who couldn\u2019t win it all. Is there a curse?<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not a curse guy. Chargering, yes. But if Herbert doesn\u2019t get this team deeper into January, Jim Harbaugh may be using his hyperbolic chops to hum a different tune. \u2026<\/p>\n
If you play fantasy football and go by exhibition game performances, you\u2019re losing. If you\u2019re not a coach or player and are influenced by exhibition play, you\u2019re an amateur. \u2026<\/p>\n
Jaxson Dart has been concussed more than a bad boxer. Concussion spotters are sending him to the red tent when it doesn\u2019t seem necessary. He\u2019s complaining, but if he has a long career, I\u2019ll need smelling salts. \u2026<\/p>\n
Keenan Allen to the Colts. I hope he catches 100 passes. Pro\u2019s pro. A generational route-runner. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Falcons have talent, but there\u2019s a problem where NFL teams can\u2019t have one: Quarterback. Fortunately, Miami is paying most of Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s incredible $54 million salary. \u2026<\/p>\n
I have a problem drafting a receiver seventh overall, especially one who has \u201cinjury-prone\u201d on his resume. Saints rookie Jordyn Tyson has that. A terrific talent. But, remember, receivers do not win Super Bowls. \u2026<\/p>\n
Two months for a hammy is not good. \u2026<\/p>\n
These receivers are similar to thoroughbreds. Tightly wound. \u2026<\/p>\n
Commissioner Roger \u201cThe Internationalist\u201d Goodell says there\u2019s \u201cno doubt\u201d NFL teams one day will be headquartered overseas. So crazy. I assume the Bears will be the first, moving to Indiana. \u2026<\/p>\n
Greg Roman\u2019s offense has a name. Martyball II. Also: Boring. \u2026<\/p>\n
I\u2019m all for the players, but if you sign with an NFL team, you should not be allowed to go back and play college football. \u2026<\/p>\n
An injunction is always ready to be issued by a judge, somewhere. \u2026<\/p>\n
They\u2019re comparing Cowboys rookie Caleb Downs to Ronnie Lott. Can we let him play first? \u2026<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t believe fans should have any say in Heisman Trophy voting. Too many official voters already are fans enough. \u2026<\/p>\n
LIV Golf CEO Scott O\u2019Neil on the troubled golf tour\u2019s return: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t bet against us.\u201d Usually I do not bet. But I would. \u2026<\/p>\n
Another Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class, another Naismith Hall of Fame class without Steve Fisher. What an incredible slight. Not even a joke. Just stupid. \u2026<\/p>\n
RIP, Tommy John. From his bionic arm, a legend grew. Does he belong in the Hall of Fame? He had 288 wins. Probably. \u2026<\/p>\n
Do you know who had the second Tommy John surgery? San Diego High\u2019s triple-threat Brent Strom, longtime MLB pitcher and coach.\u00a0 It very easily could have been the Brent Strom surgery. \u2026<\/p>\n
New Padres ownership has been made official by MLB\u2019s honchos. Now we see if the firm of Feliciano and Jones can fill Peter Seidler\u2019s enormous shoes. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Padres are expensive to own and expensive to watch. \u2026<\/p>\n
But their fan base is incredible. To think, I used to go to games in Mission Valley where foul balls would land in places so empty it would take five minutes for ticket-paying ballhawks to get to them. \u2026<\/p>\n
Shaq says the WNBA should lower the rim, that the only thing missing from the women\u2019s game is the dunk. Spoken by a man who couldn\u2019t shoot. The dunk stinks. It should be eliminated everywhere. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Buss family has sold its remaining 17.8% of the Lakers, ending an incredible era. Or has it? Jeanie is against it.\u00a0 So what? She matters. So who prospers from this mess? Yeah. Lawyers. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Buss Era was created by Jerry West, the greatest general manager in the history of any sport. \u2026<\/p>\n
Al Michaels says he\u2019s never knowingly eaten a vegetable. Maybe not, but he\u2019s known a few. \u2026<\/p>\n
Congratulations to KUSI\u2019s Paul Rudi. \u201cPrep Pigskin Report,\u201d now a part of our football food group, is back. \u2026<\/p>\n
Horseracing cops have charged a gambling college professor with accessing inside information. What, did he get it from Mr. Ed? I bet he still hasn\u2019t won anything. \u2026<\/p>\n
If no one is driving a car, I\u2019m not becoming a passenger. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Raiders are adding $158 million (about half of it private money) to improve their six-year-old stadium. Us? The least we can do is enlarge Southwestern College\u2019s DeVore Stadium. \u2026<\/p>\n
I am baffled to hear I saw \u201cThe Sting\u201d 31 years before Robert Redford did. I could have told him it was worth the wait. A damn near perfect film. \u2026<\/p>\n
How can we expect to find inner peace when we can\u2019t find outer peace?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sez Me \u2026 It\u2019s about this Justin Herbert guy. Just who is he? What is he? How good…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":440767,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[181,74,76,75,127,1326],"class_list":["post-440766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-latest-headlines","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-sports","tag-sports-columnists"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}