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Quarterback Justin Herbert completed 17 of 27 passes for 209 yards with 1 touchdown and an interception. Dan Orlovsky said on Monday that Herbert's problem during the game was he got 'locked on to receivers far too often.' 'Meaning I'm only throwing it to this guy because I think he's going to be open,' instead of getting to that second or third read.
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Herbert locked onto receivers too often; struggled with progressions in Week 1.

In Week 1 against Arizona, Justin Herbert completed 17 of 27 passes for 209 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. ESPN NFL the source Dan Orlovsky identified a key issue with Herbert's play: he got 'locked on to receivers far too often,' meaning he was only throwing to one receiver he thought would be open instead of progressing to second or third reads. Orlovsky attributed this tendency to the McDaniel/Shanahan system the Chargers employ.

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