First group of blurbs from Monday.
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Vinnie Iyer - Sporting News 8 (LW 7)
The Chargers weren't prepared to handle the Ravens' versatile offense, which knew to attack them where they are weakest, in run defense. The Justin Herbert clunker is a reminder he still can fall victim to his inexperience, no matter how good he looked in the previous week
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Matt Johnson - Sportsnaut 8 (LW 3)
When your MVP candidate quarterback has his worst game of the season, it puts immense pressure on everyone else to step up. With Justin Herbert unable to compensate for his team's flaws, Baltimore walked all over the Chargers. This can be a great team but the run defense and bad offensive play-calling are troubling.
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Dalton Miller - Pro Football Network 8 (LW 7)
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/n...-2021-nflwk-7/
It had to happen eventually. After a massive, emotional victory against the Cleveland Browns in Week 5, the Chargers laid a stinker against the Baltimore Ravens. They traveled thousands of miles east for a 1 PM game a week after a hard-fought win.
Every team has a bad day, and that was today for the Chargers. They weren't a tremendous run-defending team to begin with, and the Ravens are a terrible matchup in that respect. Nevertheless, it was an exciting game. The Chargers' defense either got the Ravens off the field immediately or allowed long drives for points, and there was no real in between.
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Russell S. Baxter - Fansided 9 (LW 8)
Off that scintillating 47-42 victory over the Browns, the Chargers made their way east to Baltimore in a battle of division leaders. Once again, Brandon Staley's team gave up its share of points and yards.
But quarterback Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles offense managed only 208 total yards on 53 plays and owned the football for just 21:53. Herbert threw for only 195 yards and one score but was also intercepted once and sacked two times.
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Frank Schwab - Yahoo Sports 9 (LW 6)
What was that? There isn't one thing positive to come out of that loss to the Ravens. It doesn't undo all of the positive steps the Chargers made before Sunday, but it was troubling to see a team that thinks it can contend get handled so thoroughly.
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Vinnie Iyer - Sporting News 8 (LW 7)
The Chargers weren't prepared to handle the Ravens' versatile offense, which knew to attack them where they are weakest, in run defense. The Justin Herbert clunker is a reminder he still can fall victim to his inexperience, no matter how good he looked in the previous week
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Matt Johnson - Sportsnaut 8 (LW 3)
When your MVP candidate quarterback has his worst game of the season, it puts immense pressure on everyone else to step up. With Justin Herbert unable to compensate for his team's flaws, Baltimore walked all over the Chargers. This can be a great team but the run defense and bad offensive play-calling are troubling.
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Dalton Miller - Pro Football Network 8 (LW 7)
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/n...-2021-nflwk-7/
It had to happen eventually. After a massive, emotional victory against the Cleveland Browns in Week 5, the Chargers laid a stinker against the Baltimore Ravens. They traveled thousands of miles east for a 1 PM game a week after a hard-fought win.
Every team has a bad day, and that was today for the Chargers. They weren't a tremendous run-defending team to begin with, and the Ravens are a terrible matchup in that respect. Nevertheless, it was an exciting game. The Chargers' defense either got the Ravens off the field immediately or allowed long drives for points, and there was no real in between.
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Russell S. Baxter - Fansided 9 (LW 8)
Off that scintillating 47-42 victory over the Browns, the Chargers made their way east to Baltimore in a battle of division leaders. Once again, Brandon Staley's team gave up its share of points and yards.
But quarterback Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles offense managed only 208 total yards on 53 plays and owned the football for just 21:53. Herbert threw for only 195 yards and one score but was also intercepted once and sacked two times.
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Frank Schwab - Yahoo Sports 9 (LW 6)
What was that? There isn't one thing positive to come out of that loss to the Ravens. It doesn't undo all of the positive steps the Chargers made before Sunday, but it was troubling to see a team that thinks it can contend get handled so thoroughly.
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