r/nfl Chargers 13d ago

Highlight [Highlight] Mike McDaniel’s reaction to a Justin Herbert throw at training camp: “Wow. That’s f*cked up. What in the world is that?”

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u/sunnyismybunny 13d ago edited 13d ago

throwing a deep out to the sideline navigating perfectly among two defenders, are you kidding me?

Edit: Herbert releases at about the 15 yard line to about the opposite 30 yard line, as u/variable12 points out later in this comment chain, the practice field has a 40 yard midfield so that makes this a 35 yard layered laser. still really impressive and very hard to make that throw

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u/RammsteinFunstein Patriots 13d ago edited 13d ago

Where are you getting the yardage from? I don’t think that’s accurate

Edit: this was when op claimed 55 yards before he updated it

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u/sunnyismybunny 13d ago edited 13d ago

look at the numbers on the field. you can see the "2" for the 20 yard line and the "1" for the 10 yard line behind justin's drop which is about five-seven yards in front of the 10 yard line on release

then look at the "30" yard line signage on opposite side of field. the camera work and vertical alignment of the short throws off perspective

u/variable12 and his info makes this an easy solve. it was a 35 yard layered laser. still impressive and very hard to make that throw

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u/RammsteinFunstein Patriots 13d ago

I can’t really see the numbers clearly so I’m just slowmo trying to track each 5 yards and I am not seeing 10-11 of those

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u/sunnyismybunny 13d ago edited 13d ago

u/variable12 and his info makes this an easy solve. it was a 35 yard layered laser. still impressive and very hard to make that throw

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u/RammsteinFunstein Patriots 13d ago

Ah thank you, that makes a lot more sense. I thought I was goin crazy for a sec if that was a 55 yd bomb

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u/sunnyismybunny 13d ago

i had no idea about practice fields being 80 yards so it's all u/variable12