Justin Herbert Logs Limited Practice on Wednesday & Thursday, Week 4 Status in Question
Despite taking the field in a limited fashion, it still doesn’t paint a rosy picture regarding his availability for this weekend’s game...
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Aug 11 min read
Justin Herbert Week-to-Week with Plantar Fascia Injury, Hopeful for Week 1
A statement released by the team indicated that Herbert will likely spend the next few weeks in a walking boot before being ramped back...
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Jul 111 min read
Gus Edwards the 'Clear Lead Back' in LA, per Daniel Popper
This echoes the sentiment that Faraz has been pounding the table for ahead of the 2024 season – a good sign for drafters looking to take...
Faraz Siddiqi
Jul 73 min read
Parsing Through the Chargers' RB Situation
The Chargers RB room is an interesting one; they brought the band back together with Gus Edwards and JK Dobbins. They’re reunited with...
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May 161 min read
Quentin Johnston 'Really Going to Launch' in 2024, per Chargers GM Joe Hortiz
This is all good and well, Joe, but he was supposed to launch last year in a pass-first offense with the crafty Kellen Moore at OC and he...
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Mar 251 min read
Gus Edwards Named 'Bell Cow' in LA by GM Joe Hortiz
Jim Harbaugh presumably will have a word about that by the time the regular season rolls around. As Faraz so nicely outlined in one of...
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Mar 141 min read
WR Mike Williams Released from Chargers as Cap Casualty
The NFL is a business at the end of the day, and biting the bullet on the oft-injured Mike Williams was evidently easier to stomach for...
Faraz Siddiqi
Mar 112 min read
Could 2024 Be Justin Herbert's Worst Year Yet?
His new HC Jim Harbaugh and OC/playcaller Greg Roman have a history of having an extremely run-heavy approach. They even coached together...
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Dec 29, 20231 min read
Keenan Allen, Josh Palmer Miss Practice on Thursday, Statuses Remain Uncertain
Allen has missed the past two weeks with a heel issue and has yet to take the practice field since initially picking up the injury back...
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Dec 22, 20231 min read
Keenan Allen Ruled Out for Week 16 vs Bills
Chances are that Keenan Allen would normally play through this injury if the Chargers had Justin Herbert and a chance at the playoffs,...
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Dec 14, 20231 min read
Keenan Allen Ruled Out for TNF vs Raiders with Heel Injury
A backbreaker at the bell for fantasy managers who were planning on playing Allen in the first week of the fantasy playoffs. Allen will...
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Dec 13, 20231 min read
Justin Herbert Ruled Out for 2023 Following Surgery to Broken Finger
Given the Chargers’ 5-8 record and the fact that there are only four games remaining in the regular season, it would have made no sense...
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Dec 11, 20231 min read
Justin Herbert Exits Early vs Broncos with Finger Injury, Does Not Return
The injuries to quarterbacks continue to pile up with Herbert suffering a fractured right index finger in the Chargers’ uninspiring Week...
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Nov 16, 20231 min read
Keenan Allen Misses Practice Wednesday with Shoulder Injury
It’s the same shoulder injury that he picked up during his monster game against the Lions last week. With the adrenaline no longer...
Tyler Alexander
Oct 29, 20233 min read
Week 9 Waiver Wire Targets
Here's my top recommended waiver wire and streaming targets ahead of the coming week. Waiver Wire targets are designed to be multi-week...
Zach Rizzuto
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Quentin Johnston is Not That Guy (At Least Yet)
Plenty of rookies from this year’s 2023 draft class haven’t exactly been utilized in the way many fantasy mangers had hoped coming into...
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Sep 29, 20231 min read
Austin Ekeler Doubtful for Week 4 vs Raiders
Ekeler has not played a game since his 26-point PPR performance in Week 1 and will not see the field again until Week 6 at the earliest,...
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Sep 26, 20231 min read
Chargers' WR Quentin Johnston To Take on Larger Role in Mike Williams' Absence
According to The Athletic’s Daniel Popper, the Chargers wanted to slow-roll Johnston into the offense this season – something that we saw...
Zach Rizzuto
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Keenan Allen is a PPR Cheat Code
This is your friendly reminder that Chargers WR Keenan Allen was drafted as the WR19 in the fourth round coming into the 2023 season,...
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Sep 25, 20231 min read
Mike Williams Suffers Torn ACL, To Miss Rest of 2023
The injury cut short a game where Williams was dominating from the jump against a porous Vikings pass defense, and a season in which he...
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