Chargers Offense Hits Panic Button as Ladd McConkey Unlikely for Sunday
Adam Schefter reported that McConkey did not practice for the second straight day and is unlikely to be available for Sunday's game.
The are already staring down the barrel of a disastrous offensive week, and it is only Thursday. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, wide receiver missed his second straight practice with a rib injury and is now highly unlikely to play Sunday against the .
Losing your top receiver in Week 2 is bad. Losing the only guy who seemed to know the playbook in Week 1 is a full-blown crisis.
took a brutal shot to the ribs from defender Mack Wilson Jr. during the third quarter of last week's 26-14 loss. Before getting folded in half, McConkey was the entire passing attack, racking up five catches for 82 yards and a touchdown.
To put that into perspective, the rest of the Chargers' wide receiver room looked like a group project where nobody did the reading. , who is supposed to be a staple in this offense, managed a grand total of two catches for 17 yards.
If you are holding pass-catchers in fantasy or staring at 's passing props for this weekend, it is officially time to pivot. is a great quarterback, but he cannot throw the ball to himself.
The stakes for Sunday are already uncomfortably high. The are 0-1 and walking into a divisional matchup against a Raiders squad that just comfortably handled 27-13.
Schefter's report makes it clear that is preparing for life without their top target this weekend. If and the rest of the depth chart cannot figure out how to get open against , the are going to be in for a miserable Sunday afternoon.