2. A look at the backup QBs
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is questionable for Sunday.
Herbert said Friday that he is dealing with a high ankle sprain and that he’s doing everything possible to play in Week 3.
If Herbert cannot play, either Easton Stick or Taylor Heinicke would be in line to start. Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh on Friday declined to speculate on who that could be.
“Until I really know exactly what Justin’s status is, I’m not really going to reveal what the contingencies are,” Harbaugh said.
Harbaugh added that he has “a lot of faith” in both players.
Harbaugh said in August that he planned to coach Stick and Heinicke different than Herbert given No. 10’s all-world abilities.
Harbaugh said Friday that process has gone “very well” in recent weeks.
“I think both had a really great week of practice,” Harbaugh said of Stick and Heinicke.
Harbaugh later added: “Just the way they’re operating and playing the position. They both really had an excellent week.”
Stick made four starts for the Chargers at the end of the 2023 season when Herbert was on Injured Reserve.
Heinicke was acquired in an August 28 trade with Atlanta for a conditional sixth-round pick.
“I think one of the great things we’ve done is, those guys prepare like that every week,” Herbert said. “They prepare like they’re going in and ready at any moment.
“I know Stick and Taylor have done such a great job preparing and understanding the offense that if something were to happen, they’re both able to go in there and not skip a beat,” Herbert added. “To have two guys like that, especially with the coaching staff that we do, I know that they’re very prepared.”
Harbaugh added: “They both are playing at a high level.”
Both Herbert and Harbaugh praised Heinicke when asked how quickly the veteran quarterback has been able to pick up the Chargers offense.
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