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I don't get this whole "herbert played like **** under Mario" logic. First off, Mario only had the kid for 2 years. Second, Herbert played for 3-4 OCs and 3 HCs. Third, Herbert's senior year was **** good and even though he was top 20 in the ncaa in total pass yards, he was only ~200-300 away from being top 10. You can also argue that the 2nd two years prepared him for the pros so that the transition was smooth. It's really quite a silly arguement.
This is a great point. Who cares if a college QB throws for 5,000 yards in one collegiate year and then immediately bombs in the NFL, right? How many QBs have multiple record-setting years, win the Heisman, win a national championship, and then go on to win Rookie of the Year in the NFL with 10 or 12 solid years in a row, culminating in the NFL Hall of Fame? We have to be realistic.
So any college coach who doesn't create IDENTICAL collegiate output to what he eventually does in the NFL...was "wasted" by his college coach? Makes no sense at all.
Seems to me that 3-star Herbert got better each and every year that he was at Oregon, culminating in a 12-2 season, a top 5 team ranking, a Pac 12 championship, and a Rose Bowl victory, while the player himself went as the #6 overall draft pick. But because Herbert didn't throw for a few hundred extra yards or win a national championship, he was "wasted"? And isn't the head coach supposed to pursue TEAM goals, and not sacrifice the team in order to get the QB a couple hundred extra yards and a couple spots higher in the draft?
I've never seen such non-sensical insanity.