re: Some high paid NFL players in 2026 that have underwelmed so far?

I think Tua has been left mildly retarded after all of the concussions. He reminds me of Brucie from the Longest Yard.

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I think the McDaniel hire was not a good fit for a traditional style of offense that Harbaugh has ran his entire career.

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Make this make sense. Would Harbaugh not know this before the hire?

Maybe the explanation is the OL:
- Rashawn Slater, their left tackle, is on injured reserve.
- Joe Alt, their right tackle, has missed games.
- Center Tyler Biadasz was lost for the season.
- Multiple guard injuries have forced the team to rely on backups and inexperienced players.

McDaniels’ system creates opportunities through timing and precision. Timing goes out the window when protection breaks down and unreliable backups fail to execute.

Herbert is also forcing throws that aren’t there. Is he reacting poorly to the poor pass blocking?

I’m not suggesting the coaching staff is without fault. They should be calling more easy completions with short, quick throws. The receiver routes need to change to match the skills of the poorly performing receivers.

Hopefully they have enough of a sample size to know what changes need to be made.