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Jim Harbaugh does no favors defending Justin Herbert after Rams safety deli meat comments

The Chargers’ woes are continuing to pile up.

Coach Jim Harbaugh was asked about Rams safety Quentin Lake’s comments on the “St. Brown Podcast.” Lake said quarterback Justin Herbert “was throwing deli meat out there. He’s seeing ghosts.”

Los Angeles Rams defensive back Quentin Lake tackles Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert.
Quentin Lake intercepts Justin Herbert during Sunday’s game.

“Everybody’s entitled to their opinion. That’s not what I see,” Harbaugh said.

The moment that Lake was talking about was when he intercepted Herbert at the 7:24 mark of the first quarter in Sunday’s 24-9 loss to the Rams.

Justin Herbert looks to pass while his offensive line blocks defenders.
Justin Herbert scrambles during Sunday’s loss to the Rams.

It was Herbert’s first interception of the game, but it wasn’t his last. The Rams’ secondary got him again late in the third quarter; only this time it was Trent McDuffie who picked up the interception.

Harbaugh was asked what he thought about Herbert’s two-interception performance that led to them failing to score a touchdown for the second week in a row.

“I thought this past game, he did his job exceptionally well; two throws he would’ve liked to have had back,” Harbaugh said.

Through seven games, Herbert has thrown an interception in each one of them and has been picked off 10 times this season.

Thinking that Herbert would’ve liked to have a couple of those throws back and giving puzzling answers about the way his offense has performed this season have been common Harbaugh themes.

Jim Harbaugh at a press conference wearing a blue Los Angeles Chargers hat and a white polo shirt with the team logo.
Jim Harbaugh gives puzzling response about Quentin Lake’s Justin Herbert’s comments.

Wednesday’s news conference was no different, as Harbaugh was confronted about Herbert always being a couple of bad throws away from changing the game’s outcome.

“We’re hell-bent on winning this game. Putting ourselves in a position to do that by preparing today,” Harbaugh said. “Looking back, we’re pressing forward.”

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