I’ve been a Justin Herbert fan since his days in Oregon. I believed that he would lead the way in a new direction, even after all the leadership changes he had gone through. He is talented, tenacious and all in. I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Now I conclude that only Justin Herbert is the problem. Inconvenient, often slow to fight, but mostly not accomplished. He lost more games in the quarter than he won.
So far this season, the Rockets have the largest negative point differential in the fourth quarter in the NFL. A constant ratio regardless of the coach. Are they all in Herbert? No. But there is a common denominator in everything.
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Charles Pankow
Moorpark
In the fall, the rattlesnake offense is holding on to an unprecedented 0-4 start in the Jim Harbaugh era.
First, smoking. Thank you, Darius Davis. Your inability to simply complete a beautiful catch led to a Seahawks touchdown. How many points will your pain lose!
Then there was a commotion. A banged up smart line, (again!), moderately trained and exhausted to receive the core, or lost, interception prone Justin Herbert, the offense remains sketchy, inconsistent, and self-destructive.
Finally, the offense continues…as they can’t beat teams, or pull out potential victories over the more serious ones.
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Good luck around this!
Rick Solomon
Lake Balboa
I don’t care much about the shields. I rarely read stories about them and would be thrilled if they returned to San Diego where they are.
But, much like the accident in the 405 that you don’t need to know by nature, I can’t seem to take my eyes off the wreckage on the shields.
Ronald Yukelson
San Luis Obispo
Here’s a modest proposal: Lincoln Lee and Jim Harbaugh will give up their buyout clauses and swap jobs. Perhaps a rare trade-off that would make both organizations better. It’s hard to see how it could get any worse.
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Paul Hunt
Mount Madre
Lincoln’s writer of injuries
Lincoln Leo is the classic trusty kid who inherited a billion dollar program from Bob Stoops and perennial power at USC. Bob Chesney inherited a shed from DeShaun Foster at UCLA and turned it into a Malibu mansion.
Mark S. Roth
Beach View
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When did the Times become a religious newspaper? That’s what came to mind as I read Eric Sondheimer’s “Bible” dealing with ethical dilemmas and tough calls in sports. His article is required reading for all high school athletes, parents, coaches and athletic directors. The answers aren’t always easy, but until we start thinking about these things, we won’t make progress toward a better school sports experience for many participants.
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Marcus Kaiserman
Saint Monica
Recent history
The old Dodgers dinosaurs: still roaming.
Padres: Extinct.
Order history released.
Steve Ross
Carmel
Bill Plaschke wrote that the Dodgers “now have only eight wins but, given how mediocre American sports teams appear, realistically only win four.” Is it serious? Hey Bill, haven’t you been watching Tampa Bay radio all year? The Yankees just snatched it. They field a tall and talented staff, play exceptional defense, and attack every little thing well.
The Dodgers will have to beat two excellent teams at three. I certainly know the Dodgers, even if Plaschke doesn’t.
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Steve Kehela
Studio City
Answer wrong
MLB proposed reducing the number of games for the season from 162 to 154 to allow them to expand the divisional playoff series from a five-game to a seven-game series. Baseball teams have 30 spring practice games to watch. There are just too many of them. No other sport has so many preseason games. All MLB needs to do is cut off ten days of spring training to bring the number of spring training games down to at least 20 games and this will allow them time to extend the divisional playoffs.
Steve Shavel
Wild mountains
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guiding hand
It was October 1988 and Orel Hershiser was well settled in the World Series. Kirk Gibson was limping but homered. Tommy Lasorda was making the decisions on the field, but it was GM Fred Claire who was putting the Dodgers in position to win their sixth World Series.
We lost Fred this week on his 91st birthday. We will always remember Him for 1988 and even more for His kindness.
Frederick Wallin
Westlake Village
Doll and sense
As for the Buss siblings fighting over selling their powers to the school, I honestly hope they can work it out. Frankly, I lose a lot of sleep at night worrying about whether the family will do well financially!
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Jack Wolf
Westwood
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