I came away hopeful about QJ's future but also, he needs to work on his game to become a great NFL WR. Don't be so early to call him a bust and we should all be encouraging him as fans because this is OUR GUY! I'm rooting for him and I hope he breaks out next year! 🙏⚡
@@Michael_MaclaneWR Core Joshua Palmer Quentin Johnston Ladd McConkey DJ Chark Brenden Rice Cornelius Johnson Derius Davis a 7 WR competition an will they add Marcus Valdez-Scantling??? ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡
This Breakdown shows how much we need Joe Alt, Herbo was getting crushed almost every 5 step drop, QJ will develop into a very above average WR2 with the right scheme.
It’s wishful thinking that QJ will develop into a very above ave #2 with the right scheme. He doesn’t seem to have the play strength nor hands to be a very productive receiver.
Seriously he is a second year WR that was drafted as a known project. You NEVER give up on a WR after year 2, especially one you used a 1st round pick on
FIRST round WRs are never projects. Check out what Addison and Flowers did as rookies. QJ just sucks and Teleseco should have been fired the day after passing on them to draft Johnston.
@@michaelbell75 - Telesco was terrible throughout his tenure. The Chargers finished in 3rd or 4th place in their own division 7 times in 11 seasons during Telesco’s tenure which is a reflection of his failures throughout. And they had a losing record during Telesco’s tenure. Telesco was the weakest link in their org for the last decade.
you say he wasn't targeted....I agree but I dont blame Herbert for not going there after all the drops and NON separation prior to Herbert not going there later in the season.
Johnston is a open space player he thrives on slants and screen type plays because he was known for his yac ability. We should work with those strengths to help him get comfortable in the game
That makes a lot of sence!! If that’s how he succeeded in college that’s how he should be used in the NFl until he develops other skills needed to play differently!!!
dood, you do such a great job. Your pre-draft, draft, and post-draft coverage was SO good. And now your UFA coverage and season previews are awesome! Keep up the great work. I always look forward to your posts...
He telegraph's his routes from a mile away, I've called him bobble head in the past because of that. He's such an amazing athlete but he has to learn he can't out athlete people in the nfl like he did in college. If he learns to play tough, like completely take ownership of his area and attack the ball, he'll be a great player. Unfortunately that's not something you can teach but fortunately it is something you can coach. He has to figure the mental game out and that's not as easy as it seems. I hope he crushes this year.
Great catch on his tendency to put his head down when running a short route. I'd hate to think this, but could this be his way to count his distance/steps before having to turn? 😂
These was once a Bills 1st round wr pick named Eric Moulds who started out worst than QJ. He turned out damn good. Give the guy a chance. The Staley administration developed nobody. Slater was a lock. Let's see the kid with some real coaching. Salute 🫡
Excellent comment! People act like they never had a terrible beginning on their job! And the part of your comment about Staley not developing players, is so on point!
On the chargers you have another example , Mike Williams had a horrible rookie season , was hurt most of season , I don’t think he even reached 100 yards receiving for the year , year two he broke out
I think Quentin was not used correctly in his first year! I had concerns and I would have selected Mimms for a better fit for the Chargers but if you selected him you better have had a similar plan to use him in a similar way that he was used in college! “Don’t make it complicated stupid!!!” “ fit a square peg in a round .”
It's not his drop passes. It's his route running and he soft off the Line The biggest problem is we picked him over Zay flowers. A complete mistake. Hopefully, he gets better this year.
Saw his doppelgänger that looked just like him hanging outside on McKee & Botham Jean in Dallas at 5am hope his offseason is going well and he becomes All Pro bc if that was him I doubt it
How come there isn't a single Charger "analyst" or team fanboy that doesn't mention the fact that Quentin Johnson couldn't or wouldn't learn the playbook last year?
I don’t want him to fail. That’s my biggest thing. I see a lot of folks saying they don’t like him. I see a kid whose potential is probably the highest on our entire team but he needs help. Changing the culture will help. The chargers have had a loser mindset for too long. Justin’s coaches have never been good or stayed. Now he’s got a guy for the next 10 years at the least probably the rest of his career to learn the system from and build with that he will just win with. QJ, Mcconkey, Palmer, Rice. Those guys are Chargers that I want to be chargers for life if they are good enough.
i hate when people compare QJ to other rookies wide receivers who struggled. It’s not about production, any nfl wide receiver can produce or struggle producing depending on their situation. In QJs case he just isn’t a good wide receiver, the college tape shows it, his nfl tape shows it. It’s about his lack of skill sets
No matter how bad he was last year, I can't get past - Herbert as QB, Allen/Williams gone, a year removed from being the #21 pick. The Chargers definitely want and need him to succeed. To top it off.... available in the 10th+ rounds. Talk about no risk, with potential for very high reward. I'll take that "gamble" all day.
It’s easy to say he just isn’t good enough but in all reality, he is good-coaching away from being a super star level talent. He just needs some guidance and insight on the game. Glad you touched separation because that’s what makes good receivers great. And QJ will be a great over the middle receiver for years to come. We flat out just used him wrong.
New fan here love your videos. It’s something chargers media has been missing for a while. Detailed film breakdowns are the best! Link Steve smiths channel he talked about QJ and broke him down
I like QJ a lot but like you said he's got to get better at route running. Some of his routes look like he's almost lazy when he's running them. Not sure if lazy is the right word but they're not crisp routes where he make quick cuts. You only showed a few seconds of the work he was doing with MHJ but THAT'S the way he needs to run his routes! Those looked Great!! I REALLY hope that working with MHJ helped him a lot. Also I think as he watches McConky it'll give him ideas he can put in his resume.
Chargers writer for FFMastermind here. I think you're asking an excellent question. In my view, the team has issues at WR, and they are, on paper, in worse shape in 2024 than they were last year. Could Quentin Johnston step up? Definitely. He did show improvement as the season wore on, but he started off really poorly, so it wouldn't take much to show some improvement. I think many feel he'll magically become the next Mike Williams, and while that could happen, it's far from certain. In my view, the media/public are giving Harbaugh too much credit for every move he makes. NFL is about results, and it's too early to tell what those results will look like. Of course, it won't take much to improve upon a 5-12 record.
Based on your critique there are things that he needs to improve on. That said why was he so productive in college against top talent? Use him like he was used in college!
Mostly he rounds the turns in in routes. Ladd McConkey would be a good one to watch and see how he stops on a dime and changes directions. Someone has to teach QC to sink his hips into the cut. Rounding the routes out makes a CB's job too easy. High School Kids can cover that and even jump them for picks. He also tends to drift. If he is running a go up the hash-marks, you can see him drift towards the sideline. This is a problem with Brendon Rice also. This brings in the 12th defender (The Sideline). We have a staff, hopefully they can get coached up and they need to listen. Rice has his dad, but they say he never really listened to his dad (Kids think they know it all or know more).
thank God we have Darius WE MUST USE THE SPEED WE HAVE AND SCORE MORE POINTS OPEN UP THE GAME must protet our qb and be persistent try different schems ideas to grow and perfect our team or we stay behind
I could see the Chargers moving on if he doesn’t improve. With all the receivers they got they will put them in games to see if they got something. Brendan Rice and Cornelius Johnson will get their chance.
I don’t expect much from him and with seven potential receivers on the current team and the Chargers bring Scantling back in this morning that would give us eight possibilities. Who would you keep if we keep five or six receivers? Don’t forget that we may have four tight ends on the team and going with five receivers is more likely.
If you look at some of those throws they are 50/50 balls and not always his fault. He has trouble separating from defense but he can be used in different situations just with his height .if you go back and look there were receivers on each play Open in the middle of the field...He is not a Bust.. he is just not a Deep threat..
Needs to get better at catching with his hands. He’s often lets the ball come all the way into his body. This makes him play smaller than he really is.
QJ dropped balls when he really needed to catch when he was all by himself and possibly shifted the momentum into our favor. On that note, I'm just gonna blame Staley for everything that went wrong.
I think he was intentionally picked by Telesco as a "I don't care about this organization, it's probably my last year" pick. There were clearly KNOWN better picks, and they took him at a HUGE reach. He was an intentionally wasted pick by the last regime as a big eff yuu to the owners. Sad to see
I don’t think he’s a bust. In fact, I think he will do well this year. Here’s my WR personnel prediction on opening day In - Palmer, QJ, Ladd, Chark, Davis, Rice or Johnson Out - Fehoko, Rice or Johnson Davis is out if the Chargers decide to keep five wr’s instead of six.
Let’s not forget Herbert needs to be rid of the ball in 2.3 to 2.7 seconds, not past 3 seconds as he does…why was Brady so good, look at those numbers I said, that is why…
QJs stats were bad but somehow his film is so much worse than his stats. I thought I was being overly critical of him off the broadcasts but dude is pretty garbage honestly. So tired of hearing people use Davante and Mike Williams as examples of bad rookies, completely avoiding all context too. I’d be stunned if QJ ends up being a middling WR2 in the NFL.
