Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has an amazing day on Sunday. Herbert threw for 382 yards with three passing touchdowns and rushed for 90 yards more. Herbert is one of the great young quarterbacks in the NFL and he really showed it en route to the Chargers 41-37 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Just don’t tell head coach Mike Tomlin that. After the game, Tomlin didn’t really want to make what Herbert did so much about him and instead put it back on the Steelers defense for not doing its job.
Herbert took advantage of a patchwork Steelers defense and attacked the secondary with multiple reserves in the lineup. Herbert also took advantage of the fact the Steelers insisted on playing man defense, allowing Herbert huge rushing lanes when the pass rush failed to deliver.
Tomlin nailed it when he said it fell on the team and coaches. But it goes back to well before Sunday. As the flaws with this roster continue to be exposed it shines a light on the front office and its failings in building the depth on this roster.
