We\u2019re continuing our look at Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert as a potential first round pick and likely franchise killer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In comparing Herbert o Joe Burrow or Tua Tagovailoa, the distance between those players are massive. Yes, the Chargers need to take a QB, but you know what they should do? Call Cam Newton\u2019s agent today and then they have a quarterback and can take a guy like Herbert in the second or third round where he should go. And, really, you\u2019ll learn in my next QB article, that Herbert would not only NOT be my No. 4 QB (I\u2019ve already released my top three), but he wouldn\u2019t even be in the top six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Look at this. Now Herbert doesn\u2019t put his own highlight film together, but it\u2019s a bad sign that the first throw selected would absolutely, 100 percent be an interception in the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reverse throw? Worthless. Same for any called rush. When you\u2019re highlight film is filled with these, or with screens, it\u2019s a waste of time. I like his mobility. He can throw an accurate ball, but he uses the pump fake way too much, even when he doesn\u2019t need to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let me show you a highlight film that\u2019s eerily similar. Take a look<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yeah. The Gabster himself. And, just like Blaine, if Herbert gets picked in the third or fourth (where he should be picked), everything\u2019s good. If he turns into a starter, that\u2019s a bonus. If he\u2019s just a lifelong back up, he\u2019s good and you\u2019re team is fine. No. 6 overall?<\/p>\n\n\n\n I don\u2019t see it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stat wise, you could at least make an argument for Herbert as a first rounder. You know who you can\u2019t\u2026.?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. JORDAN LOVE, UTAH STATE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2019: 61.9 completion percentage, 3,402 yards, 20 touchdowns, 17 interceptions, 175 rushing yards, 6-4, 225 pounds<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Where he\u2019ll probably be picked:<\/strong> No. 20 overall, Jacksonville Jaguars<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where he should be picked:<\/strong> Fifth or sixth round, by who cares?<\/p>\n\n\n\n What in the hell has happened with NFL evaluations? What are they seeing on this kid\u2019s film that makes him a first round pick? NFL.com has him going to the New England Patriots at No. 23 overall<\/a>. CBS Sports has him ranked as the No. 19 overall prospect in the entire draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What are they seeing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Again, his highlight film<\/a>, the first play is 100 percent a pick in the NFL. No question. It\u2019s not his fault. He didn\u2019t put it together, but it\u2019s not a good sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Second, look at those interceptions. He threw 17? No other top prospect even threw 10. And against this schedule<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n There isn\u2019t an elite performance against a single quality team there. Utah State even lost their laughably named \u201cTropical Smoothie Caf\u00e9 Frisco Bowl\u201d to Kent State, 51-41. In a QB duel against Dustin Crum, he was outplayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Is he draftable? Sure, in the fifth round or even later. He\u2019s got an arm, decent touch and some athleticism. But he\u2019s not shown anything elite on film or in any game that mattered. He hasn\u2019t played with NFL talent and he certainly didn\u2019t perform well when he faced NFL talent. Against LSU he was 15-of-30<\/a> for 130 yards and three picks with no touchdowns. Now, if the Pats take him, is he getting Bill Belichick fired? Obviously not, but I don\u2019t Belichick is dumb enough to pick him in the fist round, even if he\u2019s there. But, as I wrote earlier, I don\u2019t think he will be. The Jags are dying to make another stupid QB pick to try (and fail) again. Does that get Doug Marrone and David Caldwell fired? Absolutely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Follow our BetOnline Twitter account<\/a> for the latest sports news and betting odds, and stay tuned on the Instagram feed<\/a> for more good information too.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We\u2019re continuing our look at Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert as a potential first round pick and likely franchise killer. In…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":10172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10173,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10166\/revisions\/10173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}