How will the Los Angeles Chargers' huge offseason personnel modifications have an effect on Professional Bowl quarterback Justin Herbert?
CBS Sports activities' Brandon Howard, for one, thinks LA's new emphasis on a working recreation might dampen its numbers — however result in extra wins beneath new head coach Jim Harbaugh.
“After buying and selling Keenan Allen to the Chicago Bears for a fourth-round decide and releasing Mike Williams, Austin Ekeler and Gerald Everett, the Chargers should substitute 236 receptions from a season in the past,” he writes Howard. “Between final 12 months's first-round decide Quentin Johnston, this 12 months's second-round decide Ladd McConkey and free agent DJ Chark Jr., the Chargers' revamped large receiver corps will look to make up for misplaced manufacturing within the offseason. Nevertheless, changing Allen's 108 receptions is a frightening process for a extra run-focused offense in 2024. Whereas this method might affect Justin Herbert's stats, it might result in improved group efficiency as a complete.”
Final season, Allen made his sixth Professional Bowl group. In simply 13 video games, the 6-foot-2 Cal Berkeley product has caught 108 receptions on 150 targets for 1,243 complete yards (11.5 per common) and 7 touchdowns. At 32, he might have some form of drop-off coming quickly, however going from a star wideout to the tail finish of the premierships definitely appeared a bit of preemptive.
Herbert, for his half, supplied stable stats whereas additionally being restricted to 13 contests. The 6-foot-6 former Oregon Duck accomplished 297 of 456 complete move makes an attempt, passing for three,134 yards and 20 touchdowns.
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