The Los Angeles Chargers could possibly be pressured to dig just a little deeper into their broad receiver room Sunday in opposition to the Las Vegas Raiders. That would imply a much bigger alternative for rookie Brenen Thompson and his ridiculous pace.
Ladd McConkey is questionable, whereas KeAndre Lambert-Smith is already on injured reserve. Throughout his Friday news conference, head coach Jim Harbaugh was requested whether or not these accidents might result in extra Thompson.
“Yeah, I believe you’ll,” Harbaugh mentioned.
Brenen Thompson might get his probability
Pace is the very first thing that jumps off the web page with Thompson.
He ran a 4.26-second 40-yard sprint, a quantity that even led Harbaugh to joke about his personal enjoying days. Harbaugh mentioned he might fathom operating a 4.62, however “not a 4.26.”
After all, NFL rosters are full of fellows who can run. Harbaugh appears extra curious about all the pieces Thompson does earlier than that pace takes over.
He praised the rookie’s soccer data, focus and skill to shortly perceive his task as soon as the play begins.
“The way in which he is in a position to focus, the way in which his thoughts is ready to sequence what he is purported to do when he is purported to do it and do it quick,” Harbaugh mentioned.
That is what might get Thompson on the sector Sunday.
Harbaugh known as the matchup a “nice alternative” for him, and the Chargers abruptly have snaps obtainable for any individual to seize.
