The fact that you had him anywhere near "elite" talk is the problem
This.
Harbaugh made Kaepernick and Alex Smith serviceable QBs. He made JJ Mccarthy a first round pick. The only reason the chargers are a playoff team is because Jim recognized who Herbert is behind all the hype and used him as a game manager. If not, Herbert would have lost them plenty of games playing Brett Favre style football
Herbert or dak who would you take
I shall repeat
Every verison of Peyton Manning is miles better at QBing than Herbert. Peyton Manning was an elite pocket passer who was also an excellent game manager. Herbert is just a good balanced QB. Nothing more, nothing less. Dude got a bazooka leg, excellent legs for a balanced QB, he's smart but his processor is merely average. His accuracy is mid. Herbert is Mr. Traits. He looks like a million bucks. He's the ideal of what the white boys dream of when they create a QB of their own but mentally, he's fragile. He's not really accurate. Jim can't even hide him correctly
Tua health is obviously failing him but they are in the same tier and prototype. Good balanced QBs. Neither of them are pocket passers. Neither of them can game manage for shyt. Just good balanced QBs. Can do a lot but not enough.
Agreed. I shouldve said a poor mans version of the 02 version of Manning. But there was a time where Manning was an INT machine, who didnt manipulate the pocket that well. Peyton did play a hand in his coach getting fired because he kept throwing pick sixes. He was an elite passer but he was flawed.
