Great post. That Arizona State game was definitely difficult to watch if you are a fan of Herbert. but I appreciate your analysis.Herbert is an intriguing prospect because even though he is a talented thrower the coaching staff at Oregon never consistently played to his strengths. You wonder if the coaching staff had to limit the play calling because he (or other young players) couldn’t handle a more complex system or if Cristobal is a Gase style coach who simply runs his system regardless of player fit. Their loss vs Arizona State had arguably some of the worst play calling I have seen until they let Herbert rip it and they got back into the game.
I will say the stat about him being terrible under pressure is kind of misleading...all QBs in the NFL are bad under pressure right in their face. In watching him play this season I noticed there seemed to be a lot of OL/RB miscommunication in pass pro because guys were getting free shots at him multiple times a game.
There are definitely some question marks surrounding Herbert. Hopefully our staff did their due diligence and then some (which seems likely since we’ve had scouts at Oregon games for at least 2 years). Personally, I think Tua is the QB we want and Herbert is the fallback guy if things don’t go in our favor draft day.
When you think about what prospects were helped most by their coaching staffs its Burrow, Tua and Hurts. Certainly not Herbert or Love.