I think in the case of Herbert you’re right, but typically teams with the QB solved don’t have new HCs.Miller4Prez64 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:37 pm The idea of a coach coming in and just getting rid of the QB is one that doesn’t happen as much in reality as people thinks it does. Obviously when the team stinks and has a bad QB you see a change, but coaches don’t take over and get rid of good QBs for “their own guy.” The only time I can remember something like that happening was Josh McDaniels trying to dump Jay Cutler for Matt Cassell and it ended up being a terrible decision and made McDaniels a laughing stock.
You just don’t trade 25 year old QBs of Herbert’s caliber unless they are disgruntled and demand the trade.
If there is a younger QB with potential/or a high draft pick, more often than not, upper-management is looking to bring in a coach who can help them, so sure the new coach says they can develop them and gives the new QB a year or so… but inevitably they’re replaced.
McDaniels did it with Cutler (he gets skewered for it, but he was right for not thinking he could with with Cutler. He did it again with Carr.
Payton with Wilson. He also replaced Brooks with Brees.
Vrabel brought Tannehill over to replace Mariota.
Reich brought Wentz to Indy.
McVay went and got Stafford.
The j.o. in AZ (blanking on his name) who brought Warner over… Wisenhunt.
I was going to cite more, but honestly I think the list of new HCs who ride with the incumbent QB past a transition year is smaller than the alternative.