Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh is looking forward to see his newly assembled team in preseason action. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Jim Harbaugh will be back roaming an NFL sideline for the first time in a decade, but he’ll enter Saturday’s preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks without his star quarterback, Justin Herbert.
The most intriguing question heading into the game at SoFi Stadium: How will the Chargers’ offense perform without him?
At this stage of the preseason, Harbaugh and his offensive staff have focused soley on progress in the lead-up to the game.
Harbaugh expects a strong effort … at least that is what he is eager to see.
“I just can’t wait to watch our guys compete,” Harbaugh said. “It doesn’t get much better than that.”
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Can quarterbacks deliver?
Quarterback Easton Stick (2) should play more than a quarter in the Chargers’ preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)
Herbert has missed games in each of the last two seasons, so the Chargers need to evaluate whether Easton Stick — 0-4 in starts last season — can lead the team in his absence.
Harbaugh is confident in Stick’s abilities and plans to allow him to prove himself with the first-team offense.
“I’m going to tell him to go have at it and let it rip,” Harbaugh said.
He noted that Stick has shown significant improvement in the days leading to the matchup against Seattle. He will start and Harbaugh expects him to play a quarter-and-a half, or roughly 20 to 30 plays. After Stick, Max Duggan will take over, with Casey Bauman and Luis Perez, signed last Tuesday, also scheduled to get snaps.
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Harbaugh mentioned Perez was signed to ignite competition among the quarterbacks. Hello, Duggan and Bauman….
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Publish date : 2024-08-09 11:00:34
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