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Justin Herbert's SNF Gem Shows Why He's Next to Join NFL's Elite Class of QBs

The Los Angeles Chargers were 100 percent correct in their decision to build the entire organization through quarterback Justin Herbert, who now sits on the precipice of the league's elite quarterbacks.

Brandon Staley saw the potential in the reigning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year when he became head coach and knew the exact path the franchise should take long before games began this fall.

"I wanted our offense to run through Justin Herbert … I wanted him to make it work and I think that's what's been fun to sort of get started," Staley said during an interview on "The Athletic Football Show" in June (h/t Hayley Elwood of the Chargers' official site).