Factors:
— Pressure (%)
— Drop (%)
— Average Target Separation
— YAC/Reception

Not observed: WR Brenen Thompson (quad), CB Deane Leonard (concussion), OLB Bud Dupree (neck).

I became a Chargers fan around 2 years ago because I didn’t have an NFL team yet and the closest one to me was the cowboys, and I DO NOT want to be a cowboys fan. The reasons were I loved Joe Alt, I knew Herbert was a dawg, and somebody from my high school (Jalen Reagor💀) was on there.

That brings me to my dilemma. My friends keep calling me a poser for liking this team even though I try to explain the pain and suffering I go through. Has anybody else gone through something similar?

Steve breaks down the problems he's seeing with the offense.

Says he's bringing to much of what he brought in Miami to LA yet with different personnel. The LA personal is just not as fast as he had in Miami and Steve explains why thats detriment

Breaks down Herbert, the personnel, and what needs to be done.

Teamwork, coordination, and more needs to come together.

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Let me start by saying, these are grades for where we stand today, and I think final grades cannot be assessed so early. It is a bye week though, so lets get some opinions and discourse!

My grades

Hampton: C I came in with a D grade in mind, until I broke down the numbers, which made me more optimistic. Yes, he missed half his rookie year and his numbers are down this year. He is still averaging 4 YPC over his 15 career games. Looking purely at efficiency numbers, he was the 2nd best RB in the draft, behind Henderson. Yes, Hortiz got the 2nd best RB in the draft, with the 2nd overall RB taken, Still, RB 1st round is something only stacked teams should do, and we have not been able to maximize Hampton's value with our porous IOL.

Tre Harris: C + same case as Hampton. You got the best WR available at this spot, which is great, but he has not put up impressive numbers yet. Like Hampton, Hortiz took a position of need, but also missed the most important position of need, IOL. Tate Rateledge, went two picks later by the Lions. Everyone knew Rutledge had tons of potential, he is already good, and on his way to great.

Jamaree Caldwell: B we got an above average DT late in the third round, a good move filling a position of need and something that should be commended.

Kyle Kennard: F - Already off the team, enough said.

KLS: C 5th round WR with less than 100 total career receiving yards, but a special teams contributor, sounds about average

Gadsden: B- great receiving numbers for someone taken in the 5th round. People are still pissed he isn't performing like he did for a stretch there in 2025, but for a 5th rounder he has been great in the passing game. He is getting a B- though as he is complete blocking liability. Basically making himself only of use on obvious passing downs.

Branson Taylor: F zero snaps played and sitting behind this year's rookies drafted in the same range

RJ Mickens: A Hortiz got an average NFL safety and good run defender late in 6th round

Bridges: C couldn't make our roster, has stuck around on two other NFL teams, solid work identifying talent for a 7th rounder, but brought down by not having him on our own roster

Overall Grade: C+

I gave Hortiz zero mark downs in my total grade for missing on Taylor and Bridges being off the team, 6th and 7th rounders are flyer picks. He does get bonus points though for Mickens. Missing completely on Kennard though brings down what should be a good class to above average.

What are your grades?

The Chargers are 0-6 and hold the No. 1 draft spot. Could Ohio State star Jeremiah Smith be the big-play receiver Justin Herbert has been missing since Mike Williams? The case for why Smith could be the big swing Los Angeles needs.

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32. Los Angeles Chargers (no change)

• LT: Travis Burke
• LG: Logan Taylor
• C: Jake Slaughter
• RG: Cole Strange
• RT: Alex Harkey

Given the volume of injuries on the offensive line for the Chargers, the group’s performance against the Kansas City Chiefs this past weekend was not that bad. Rookies Travis Burke and Jake Slaughter produced PFF pass-blocking grades above 70.0, with left tackle allowing three pressures from 49 pass-blocking snaps and the center one. Rookie right tackle Alex Harkey struggled, though, notching a 36.2 PFF pass blocking grade. It’s obvious that this group needs right tackle Joe Alt back in action as soon as possible.

Our defensive EPA is second only to the Vikings the last few weeks, and are top 10 for the season. Having an offense this bad in turn is unacceptable. This is the type of split that ruins a team and a locker room permanently. Our D working as hard as they do just to hand the ball over to the offense is depressing. Something has to change over the bye week, or I think not only McDaniel, but Harbaugh too will be out of a job here.

Hampton's split (2025 + early 2026, per Fantasy Points Data): 5.33 YPC on man/gap runs, 3.06 on zone. Only Woody Marks has been worse on zone among backs with 40+ zone carries.

McDaniel runs a wide-zone offense, and in four years in Miami he never gave a quarter of the RB carries to a back over 212 pounds. The 225-pound back he barely used there, Ollie Gordon, went from 2.8 YPC to 5.0 once McDaniel was gone.

Full breakdown, including Hampton's shrinking snap share and what Miami changed: https://pigskinpal.app/pigskinpaper/ollie-gordon-escaped-mike-mcdaniel

Coaches put them in position

Players need to make plays