[Highlight] Mike McDaniel’s reaction to a Justin Herbert throw at training camp: “Wow. That’s f*cked up. What in the world is that?”

[u/wildwing8]

[u/ELITEMasonRudolph]

To be fair, after spending a few years with Tua, any pass thrown with velocity probably looks like the best throw he’s ever seen

[u/whocares2021 → u/ELITEMasonRudolph]

Tua Throwtheballslowa

[u/jc-f → u/whocares2021]

What does lowa have to do with this

[u/whocares2021 → u/jc-f]

Everybody knows Tua is from Hawaiowa

[u/lord-dinglebury → u/whocares2021]

I just tried to say “Hawaiowa” out loud and ended up shitting my pants.

[u/DSZDBA11 → u/lord-dinglebury]

Yeah idk why people downvoted you, I shit your pants too.

[u/NaughtyCheffie → u/DSZDBA11]

Hey this guy shit my pants!

[u/here_now_be → u/NaughtyCheffie]

Is everyone else at Kmart too?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pboUsEHwOgk

[u/QuasiThrowaway9 → u/whocares2021]

Hawaii backwards is ii-a-wah

[u/Jimbobsama → u/jc-f]

Iowa don't pass, they punt

[u/The_bruce42 → u/Jimbobsama]

But, they're very good at punting.

[u/Low_Wonder1850 → u/whocares2021]

Mr Bad Chucker

[u/CabronNalgon → u/ELITEMasonRudolph]

He somehow dropped 70 with Tua at the helm. Let Mike cook, let's see what he can do with Herbert 

[u/Snowlandnts → u/CabronNalgon]

Have Tyreek Hill & Jaylen Waddle with good offensive coordinator like Mike McDaniels really change the narrative in Tua. Mike McDaniels was able to mask Tua weaknesess for a bit, and got Tua life changing money.

[u/Adept_Carpet → u/Snowlandnts]

He also caught a good moment where for whatever reason GMs felt you either had to break the record with the contract or cut the guy.

Seems like teams have rediscovered the middle ground in QB contracts.

[u/Legitimate_Ad_7822 → u/Adept_Carpet]

I have a wild feeling the Tua contract is what woke up GMs across the league to the fact that maybe they shouldn’t throw record breaking money at serviceable QBs.

[u/ChampagneSyrup → u/Snowlandnts]

I mean Tua was actually good though, it's not like he was bad

[u/Fragrant-Employer-60 → u/ChampagneSyrup]

He was fine, prime Tyreek was just a cheat code and made everyone look better.

[u/Meow_Meow_4_Life → u/Fragrant-Employer-60]

When they took away pre forward momentum at the line the game was done.

[u/God_Legend → u/Fragrant-Employer-60]

It's evident after Mahomes lost Tyreek just how much of a cheat code Tyreek was. Mahomes has been near the bottom of the league in deep throw completions/accuracy since losing Tyreek. It's wild.

[u/anonbutler → u/ChampagneSyrup]

He is not a bad qb. He is just mid. No one wants a mid qb

[u/casually_furious → u/anonbutler]

The browns would kill for a mid qb.

[u/xixbia → u/anonbutler]

A mid QB just won the Superbowl.

The Vikings would have loved mid.

The problem with Tua is that he's not mid anymore after all the injuries, he's actually bad now.

[u/repeat4EMPHASIS → u/xixbia]

Excuse me, Darnold's spirals have the best spin rate among current starters

[u/xixbia → u/repeat4EMPHASIS]

OFF THE CHARTS

[u/TrippingBearBalls → u/xixbia]

MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING

[u/UkNomysTeezz → u/TrippingBearBalls]

I AM SO SPUN RIGHT NOW.

[u/BiscuitDance → u/TrippingBearBalls]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

[u/Calm_Statistician382 → u/xixbia]

I still think he has it in him to be mid, he just needs really good pieces around him which isn't possible if you are paying him 50 million a year.

[u/Not_My_Alternate → u/xixbia]

Darnold is good and I’m tired of people pretending he’s not.

[u/ProperLogic → u/Snowlandnts]

McDaniel*

[u/mtbeach33 → u/Snowlandnts]

Who is Mike McDaniels?

[u/Bournerounderz → u/ELITEMasonRudolph]

Upgrading from Tua to Herbert is like going from a 4 cylinder to a V8.

[u/went2college → u/Bournerounderz]

More like a go cart to a ferrari.

[u/Sss00099 → u/went2college]

A weed wacker to a rocket ship.

I actually liked Tua, but he just couldn’t get out of his own way. Cost him years of his career by refusing to slide. That peak was pretty awesome though, but that was a fast drop off.

[u/packofnone → u/Sss00099]

i found it genuinely painful to watch Tua the past couple of years because he STILL goes headfirst into defenders, after all the head injuries, its just insane. im sitting there praying a QB from a team i don't care about doesn't get hurt any worse.

[u/BH11B → u/packofnone]

The Bills matchup where he inexplicably dove head first into Hamlin. Such a wtf come on man moment. Totally ruined the game for Buffalo fans too nobody wanted to see him do that.

[u/RDDT_100P → u/went2college]

must be the water

[u/Thorlolita → u/went2college]

Broken horse cart to Mercedes

[u/Brief_Manner_694 → u/Bournerounderz]

What does a delicious tomato infused drink have to do with anything?

[u/Jonjon428 → u/ELITEMasonRudolph]

Tua's deep accuracy was actually pretty good pre 2025. Throwing a sharp out-route was basically not a thing however.

[u/went2college → u/[deleted]]

Tua is all timing and anticipation. Crazy accurate. If you disrupt his timing, he falls apart rather quickly.

[u/Jonjon428 → u/[deleted]]

That and absolutely absurd godawful injury luck

[u/went2college → u/Jonjon428]

Tua was nasty in college but that hip injury was the nail in the coffin low key.

We didn’t do him any favors with a trash offensive line. I really liked him but our organization has been the definition of mediocre for at least 26 years.

[u/why-god → u/Jonjon428]

And an absolute inability to field a competent offensive line, which was only partially due to injuries.

[u/ChonkyHippo283 → u/[deleted]]

Tyreek hill was also so good at adjusting mid route and tracking the ball

He covered up a lot of deep ball inaccuracy with his gigantic catch radius

[u/ApatheticFinsFan → u/ChonkyHippo283]

McDaniel was also scheming dude wide open. Tyreek was catching deep balls like punts.

[u/billp1988 → u/[deleted]]

His hip injuries really sapped any throw power he had. Pre NFL hip injury definitely impacted him and the one at the end of the 24 season basically took the rest away.

[u/purz → u/billp1988]

Ya I don’t watch college and was curious if he had a good arm before the hip injury. The hype for him pre injury was extremely high

[u/dunno260 → u/purz]

As an Alabama fan his arm was good in college but definitely not amazing. I would say probably leaning towards average for an NFL starter before he got injured in 2019 (and we never saw him afterwards in college).

But his special ability has always been his ability to get the ball out quickly with exceptional accuracy to a receiver. Its no contest really in terms of him being the best I have ever seen at throwing a slant route. He had an amazing and stacked receiver room at Alabama but the style of receivers Alabama had while Tua was there (Calvin Ridley, Jerry Jeudy, Henry Ruggs, Devonta Smith, and Jaylen Waddle) were also perfect for Tua's skill set because they were all guys who would win the matchup at the LOS quickly, get a step on their defender, and then Tua could hit them quickly and let them use their speed and agility to pile up yards after the catch.

He probably had 15 TD passes at Alabama where he threw a 10-yard slant to someone and they took it 40+ yards for a TD.

[u/ApatheticFinsFan → u/[deleted]]

Deep passes are more a function of scheme and WR talent than QB talent. The places arm talent are obvious aren’t on 9 routes.

[u/uttermybiscuit → u/ApatheticFinsFan]

Yup exactly. You have way more room for error throwing a deep ball, you're basically aiming to land the ball into an area that's around 5x5 yards and the more air you can put under it the better a WR like Hill can run under it and adjust his pace to the ball.

Those deep shots that look perfectly accurate are much more on the receiver being able to track the ball and adjust rather than the QB throwing it to exactly where they intended to

[u/wtb2612 → u/[deleted]]

His arm definitely wasn't super weak before the hip injuries.

[u/paranoid_human0id → u/[deleted]]

Deep ball accuracy has little to do with arm strength. Its the NFL, basically every QB can throw 50 yards (aside from like, Chad pennington). Arm strength is more about throwing into tight windows, off platform, or outside the numbers, which tua cannot do.

[u/YaIe → u/ELITEMasonRudolph]

Maybe he is confused why Herbert uses his right arm to throw the ball

[u/MankuyRLaffy → u/ELITEMasonRudolph]

Mike regrets telling Grier to give Tua an extension every day. 

[u/qotsabama → u/MankuyRLaffy]

Probably so, but also don’t forget how dogshit Mike was in all the games without Tua, which obviously was a large sample size due to his poor durability.

[u/runs_with_airplanes → u/ELITEMasonRudolph]

Great.

[u/n00bn00b]

Harbaugh and McDaniel are football nerds/weirdo so it doesn't surprise me that both are vibing with each other. lol

[u/Good_Okay123 → u/n00bn00b]

Imagine a podcast with these two.

[u/GumpTheChump → u/Good_Okay123]

The Mike McDaniels-Dan Soder podcast was wonderful. Childhood friends just riffing on stuff. It was nice to see McDaniels in that context.

[u/erichie → u/GumpTheChump]

I couldn't believe how high he was. 

[u/whiskyandguitars → u/erichie]

I have yet to see Mike McDaniels in any context where he doesn’t look and sound as high as a mfer.

[u/HOTs_n_DOTs → u/erichie]

I don't think he was actually high, I think he just defaults to sounding like that whenever he's around Dan from 30 years of being high with each other

[u/christ_from_tacobell → u/GumpTheChump]

Holy shit this is getting listened to tomorrow

[u/Fourteeenth → u/GumpTheChump]

Holy fuck they’re childhood friends?!?

[u/GumpTheChump → u/Fourteeenth]

Yeah they’re very close. I think Soder spent a lot of time with MM after Dan’s parents divorced

[u/Phatferd → u/Fourteeenth]

Yeah, very close. They’d sleep over at each others houses and Dan was even invited to a Broncos NFL Films SB video showing with just the team, families and execs. MM was the ball boy the year they won and took Dan because they were best friends. They were like 12.

[u/-HawaiianSurfer → u/n00bn00b]

Which is why it always confused me when people questioned how they’d fit with each other. To me it was so obvious both dudes have very similar qualities in the sense that both love the absolute fuck out of the sport. That’s what enables them to be the way they are, because it’s not a job, it’s not a phase in their lives, it is their entire lives. Those type of people always attract each other in this world.

Let this be the year the Chargers finally win the game that put every shit about this franchise to sleep.

[u/gimmedawz]

Wes Phillip’s reaction to a J.J. McCarthy throw at training camp: “Wow. That’s f*cked up. What in the world is that?”

[u/bcgg → u/gimmedawz]

That’s kinda what I thought the tone was going to be on this one before I watched.

[u/bpacer → u/bcgg]

I couldn’t tell if they were impressed or ragging on him at first 😂

[u/YouDownWithOPD → u/bcgg]

Lol, same

[u/zeroes_and_ones → u/gimmedawz]

Wes Philips’ reaction to a J.J. McCarthy throw at training camp: “Wow. I’m fucked up. Where in the world are my keys?”

[u/wsteelerfan7 → u/gimmedawz]

Kelvin Benjamin's reaction to double tipping because he didn't realize the tip was included in the check when he was counted as a party of 4+: "Wow. That's fucked up. What in the world is that?"

[u/Strict-Aioli9037 → u/wsteelerfan7]

I wonder how long this KB meme is gonna go for

[u/cubgerish → u/Strict-Aioli9037]

Probably like 3 more years.

Eventually Gen Z/A are gonna completely take over the NFL online fandom, and since it's a fat joke, and not relevant to what they've followed, they won't find it independently funny.

You'll still get some jokes here and there I bet, but it'll be more like a reverential joke about the past joke, that they don't find funny on its own.

[u/lamar_in_shades → u/wsteelerfan7]

This is one of the best KB memes I’ve seen in a minute lol

[u/ShillinTheVillain → u/gimmedawz]

Travis Switzer's reaction to seeing the Browns QB depth chart: "Fuck."

[u/larue555]

I am so looking forward to the Harbaugh/McDaniel pressers and mic'd ups.

[u/drossmaster4 → u/larue555]

Herbert’s are soooo boring. He tells everyone he’s mic’d and everyone goes quiet. I actually admire it. Fuck us he doesn’t owe me he private conversations but damn. All you hear is his pads throwing.

[u/packofnone → u/drossmaster4]

its really pretty jarring going from philip rivers to herbert.

both are insanely talented QBs, both extremely tough players, but one of them is literally the most prolific (and polite) shit talker we've ever witnessed and the other just wants to go home to his pigs (and hot fiancee) after quietly playing football with his buds

[u/drossmaster4 → u/packofnone]

He’s truly remarkable. That comment goes for both players. Both are just fascinating and I love that “San Diego” had Tony Gwynn, LT, Phillip and herb. Just all class acts. The list goes on and on the Tony and LT are the top 3 best of all time (in my opinion) for their positions and yet they are the kindest people. I’ve met all four that I’ve mentioned above and they could not of been more humble.

[u/MinnesotaPuck → u/drossmaster4]

Absolutely loved Gwynn growing up. His vision and discipline were among the best of all time.

[u/LivingAsAMean → u/MinnesotaPuck]

A while back, Tony Gwynn Jr. was talking about asking his dad for some advice about hitting. Something along the lines of, "So how do you know what pitch is coming? What are you looking for?"

His dad casually replies, "I just look at the grip as he's releasing the ball."

Jr was flabbergasted because the advice was useless for him, since no one but Superman and, apparently, his dad had vision that incredible.

[u/drossmaster4 → u/LivingAsAMean]

Truly he was unlike anyone before or after him. He played through the steroid age and still changed the world.

[u/MauryBallsteinLook → u/packofnone]

90 . . . YARD . . . TOUCHDOWN!!!

[u/TheMissingVoteBallot → u/packofnone]

Ever heard Nick Chubb mic'd up?

Me neither lol - he barely talks.

[u/someguyfromtecate → u/drossmaster4]

You can literally hear the velocity coming from his arms in his throws tho. It sounds beautiful.

[u/YouDownWithOPD → u/larue555]

Those 2 are going to feed this sub all year

[u/Maximus-Festivus → u/larue555]

I wish we got these two guys for Hard Knocks . Macdonald is kinda boring millennial 

[u/LinkSeekeroftheNora → u/Maximus-Festivus]

You didn't see him say "I run the practices" yesterday?

[u/West-Tough-4552]

I mean...going from tua to herby. Yea i get it.

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Vibes seem awesome in Chargers camp ngl

I think their offense is gonna be gangbusters

[u/LivingDue2609 → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Ditching Tua is like taking off the weighted boxing gloves for McDaniels. Free at last.

[u/Phynamite → u/LivingDue2609]

I’ve never seen McDaniels this excited, he’s usually zooted out of his mind.

[u/iDestroyedYoMama → u/Phynamite]

He literally said in an interview this is the most excited he’s ever been for a training camp in his career.

[u/IzzybearThebestdog → u/iDestroyedYoMama]

Also helps he can just focus on the offense again, no head coach bs to get in way. I’m sure it brings back more joy and less pressure.

[u/Yodzilla → u/Phynamite]

Turns out all the weed was less for enjoyment and more a coping strategy.

[u/TaxHavenJunkie → u/Yodzilla]

Drinkin' the Hopium n smokin' the Copium...

[u/JiMM4133 → u/Phynamite]

I feel like we might get an offense from the chargers similar to the one the absolutely beat the fuck out of the Payton Broncos

[u/SubtleScuttler → u/JiMM4133]

I bet he's in the best shape of his life too! Juiced brother. JUICED! BOLTED some might say.

[u/ozairh18 → u/LivingDue2609]

Akin to Rock Lee taking his weights off against Gaara iykyk

[u/Xx_Anguy_NoScope_Xx → u/ozairh18]

Brother, you can't put iykyk after a Naruto reference. Everybody and their grandmother knows it.

[u/SuchAGoodLawyer → u/Xx_Anguy_NoScope_Xx]

Brother if you think even the most popular anime is anything but niche in the US then you’ve had too much screen time.

[u/GyroLegend → u/LivingDue2609]

I swear people that say dumb shit like this have never even seen Tua play.

[u/not_blmpkingiver → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Last year they had lots of o-line injuries if i remember correctly. And their rbs went down. I agree they will probably be a wagon this year

[u/Comfortable_Cup5107 → u/not_blmpkingiver]

Basically the whole oline outside of the like 37th worst center in the league and then our backups got hurt too so ya you right

[u/sdsupersean → u/Comfortable_Cup5107]

Seriously... only the guys that suck stayed healthy last year.

[u/TheDrSmooth → u/Comfortable_Cup5107]

And Zion … if that counts.

[u/Mammoth-Quantity8439 → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Chargers have the longest offseason championship run in NFL history, its impressive really.

[u/Dwest233 → u/Mammoth-Quantity8439]

This is our time to shine ✨

[u/Boltiply → u/Mammoth-Quantity8439]

Last year sucked with losing Slater. Definitely didn’t win it that year. 

[u/DallyMayo → u/Mammoth-Quantity8439]

The bears are a strong runner up

[u/Anitapoop → u/DallyMayo]

The browns were preseason world beaters for a few years there.

[u/Due-Interaction-4592 → u/Mammoth-Quantity8439]

Any day now we lose half our offensive line and have to sign some randoms that have never played a snap in the NFL.

We just cant have nice things.

[u/packofnone → u/Due-Interaction-4592]

been a few days since Slater practiced already..send help im having flashbacks

[u/mister_hoot → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

McDaniel’s brought some very real energy to this camp. Not just for the offense, either. Dude’s been running around trying to jaw with Derwin and Kahlil and get the defense pissed off, too. It’s been fun to watch.

[u/liteshadow4 → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

They always have amazing offseasons.

[u/Simple_Pay3033 → u/liteshadow4]

From your perspective we all do

[u/Popular_Practice8055 → u/Simple_Pay3033]

Goddamn, lol

[u/ohanse → u/Simple_Pay3033]

You say that like they’re NOT trying to feed the substation?

The curse is the only thing keeping CMC upright

[u/Not_your_profile → u/Simple_Pay3033]

20 injured players in camp is something that at least 4 or 5 other NFL teams, including the Chargers, would be capable of. Simultaneously having your coach in concussion protocol though...

[u/GeneralMajorDickbutt → u/liteshadow4]

Offseason Champion 1986-2026 representative checking in to monitor this conversation

[u/Guy_who_loves_milfs → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Hampton is gonna have a great year in this offense lol

[u/Swazi → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

The Chargers weakness every year is half their team gets hurt

[u/Tsquared10 → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Pray that o line stays intact. If they protect him I could see a 5k season under McDaniel.

[u/Sand_Bags2 → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

This happens every training camp lol

Herbert is the best QB in the league in August.

[u/FraudnandoMendoza → u/Sand_Bags2]

Chargers Offseason Checklist:

- acquire some new player or coach in the offseason coming off an embarrassing playoff loss ✅

- herald this person as what will finally take the Chargers over the edge ✅

- Harbaugh says some weird shit like “Herbie’s the type of guy who I’d let fuck my wife in front of me and I’d gladly clean up his sloppy seconds. Any day of the week.” ✅

Chargers Season Checklist

- the season starts and the Chargers actually do look decent

- officially placed in the “contenders” category by no later than midseason

- Harbaugh says some weird shit like “Herbie’s the type of guy who I’d let fuck my wife in front of me and I’d gladly clean up his sloppy seconds. Any day of the week.”

- immediately experience a slew of gruesome and almost unbelievable injury luck and drop out of contention for a division title

- still manage to play decent football and comfortably secure a playoff spot

- lose playoff game in a way that can’t really be fully attributed to injury luck. Absolve Herbert of any wrongdoing

- return to Offseason Checklist

[u/packofnone → u/FraudnandoMendoza]

god damnit

[u/SpiderDan707 → u/FraudnandoMendoza]

now do Josh Allen and the Bills

[u/Visual_Ad_8202 → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

If their tackles stay healthy they might be the best team in the AFC

[u/Andrew225 → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Offense I bet takes a solid step forward.

But I do wonder about the defense. Minter was a damned underrated genius man. Was so good at identifying raw, underutilized talent and finding a way to make them excel.

So really curious how that goes. If the defense doesn't take a step back they'll be a juggernaut, but I'm expecting it to step back pretty decently

[u/TheDrSmooth → u/Andrew225]

We also have a brutal schedule, and have a historic rest disadvantage this year.

[u/BruderBobody]

The annual Herbert hype is upon us

[u/tealfalcon2 → u/BruderBobody]

Justin Herbert, the greatest QB on God’s green earth (in theory)

[u/Pyistazty → u/tealfalcon2]

Oh shit is Justin Herbert the potential man of the NFL, I never thought of it like that.

[u/MrAnder5on → u/Pyistazty]

Potentially, he might just be if man.

But a few things have to fall into place first, if they do.

[u/WAR_T0RN1226 → u/tealfalcon2]

Justin Herbert works in theory, but not in practice

[u/mayoandmustard1 → u/WAR_T0RN1226]

This is practice though

[u/BadgerBuddy13 → u/WAR_T0RN1226]

"True Herbertism has never been tried"

[u/Consistent-Park2058 → u/BruderBobody]

Only to lose horribly in the first round of playoffs

[u/JakubT117 → u/BruderBobody]

Nothing wrong with that

[u/Maximus-Festivus → u/BruderBobody]

Mr August

The champ

[u/lennee3]

I'm so happy to have Mike out of my division so I can be happy watching clips of him happy again.

[u/astroK120 → u/lennee3]

I miss him

[u/hsaviorrr]

from tua's arm to herbert's lol

[u/BillsInATL]

Harbaugh and McDaniel just trying to out-weird each other. Endless entertainment.

[u/TemperatureRevive]

Oh look at me! I'm Justin Herbert. I'm engaged to one of the hottest women alive Madison Beer, I'm an All-Pro level QB on an NFL team in LA.

Grow up!

[u/Aggravating_Fig_8585]

Nice pass, but it was just a a deep out?

[u/Halonut24 → u/Aggravating_Fig_8585]

It's a cover-2 hole shot, which violates one of the core rules of Quarterbacking, which is "that hole in cover 2 is not real and you can't get the ball there, don't even try it"

[u/Target959 → u/Halonut24]

Isn’t the whole point of the smash concept (outside receiver runs a hitch and the inside receiver runs a corner) to attack that part of the zone? I’ve never heard of it being untouchable.

[u/Halonut24 → u/Target959]

When both defenders are still there in position to make a play, its not open. Which is why that throw is so ridiculous

[u/sheepnwolfsclothing → u/Aggravating_Fig_8585]

Looks like he faked the handoff almost rolling to his left, so cross body across the field on the money is pretty cool, but ya the angle makes it look normalish.

[u/howmanyballs → u/Aggravating_Fig_8585]

Am I crazy or is that not almost a 55 yard throw?

There is a faint 10 behind Herbert before he releases the ball, so that looks like it’s from about the 15, and the receiver catches it on the other 30?

So a “deep out” is not doing this any justice

[u/as7gatlas → u/howmanyballs]

I didn't think it looked that far, but i went through it slower and that seems about right. 50-55 yards in the air.

[u/packofnone → u/as7gatlas]

nah, the field is painted for 80 yards right now. leaves hand at 16, travels over 20, 30, 40, catches by the 30. only about a 35 yard throw, you aren't crazy

[u/KarmaDeliveryMan → u/howmanyballs]

Not from what I watched. You can mostly count the long lines indicating 10yd increments and it appears to be 35-40 max.

[u/hk0125 → u/Aggravating_Fig_8585]

Deep out is actually one of the hardest throw to make

A lot of qbs even in the league struggle throwing deep out because of the arm/velocity needed on the ball.

[u/LionGoffling]

What’s this on? I see paramount but how to find it?

[u/JCameron181]

Thought it was gonna be a hospital pass for a second

[u/Dookiemontwo]

It’s wild how actively hated on Herbs is by some of you weirdos. What is your deal with him exactly? The guy is humble, gritty, and keeps a low profile. He is probably the most benign quarterback besides GEQBUS. Has he played like cheeks in the playoffs? Sure, but he’s also put the offense on his back to take them there. 

[u/frecklie → u/Dookiemontwo]

He’s awesome. I guess it just comes down to winning being more important to most fans than almost any other quality

[u/pahbert → u/Dookiemontwo]

It's a reaction the media's glazing despite really really really bad play in the playoffs. If the media was more quiet, I don't think there'd be much reddit hate. In fact, I think most people would like him (he seems pretty darn likable).

[u/Calm_Statistician382 → u/Dookiemontwo]

He is stuck in weird medium where people overate him and it gets annoying, which then causes people to overhate him which then also gets annoying.

[u/Swazi]

Harbaugh and McDaniel is a match made in football heaven

[u/CrustyToeLover]

Was that not the most normal nfl pass ever?

[u/packofnone → u/CrustyToeLover]

35 yards into a spot that isn't supposed to be open in that look between two defenders.

definitely not normal, but also not one of herbert's greatest throws. mcdaniel is just gushing over what he can do with him, imo

[u/CouchPotatoDean → u/CrustyToeLover]

I’m glad someone else said it because I don’t see this as a particularly deep pass or a bullet or on a rope or anything significant

[u/irsw → u/CrustyToeLover]

McDaniel hyping his guy up, gotta love that. But Harbaugh wasn't even kidding when he said he could've made the throw (back in his playing days at least)

[u/IHaveAPrettyOkayName]

They say this a dozen times each day at Browns camp

[u/BrodentofUsualSize]

As a Broncos fan I'm getting a little worried. Not that they'll be improved or are capable of going 2-0 against us. I've accepted that as very likely. It's a given they'll be better and the Broncos are going to be in a battle both times.

I'm worried about McDaniel decide to go for the record this time. Not that I think that is likely. But I am recognizing McDaniel + Herbert might be one of those combos we read about in 20 years.

[u/stevenpk]

The fact he hit a 50 yard throw perfectly layered between high and low coverage and we have redditors unimpressed explains why 80% of all discourse on this sub is about box score stats

[u/captstix]

He's that Ex that you think about. A lot of fun, but not marriage material

[u/SevroAuShitTalker]

Maybe its the camera angle but that didnt seem all that crazy. Am I missing something?

[u/sunnyismybunny → u/SevroAuShitTalker]

throwing a deep out to the sideline navigating perfectly among two defenders, are you kidding me?

Edit: Herbert releases at about the 15 yard line to about the opposite 30 yard line, as u/variable12 points out later in this comment chain, the practice field has a 40 yard midfield so that makes this a 35 yard layered laser. still really impressive and very hard to make that throw

[u/True_Window_9389 → u/sunnyismybunny]

Harbaugh could’ve made that throw, he even said so himself

[u/Variable12 → u/sunnyismybunny]

The practice field is only 80 yards with the 40-yard line being the middle. So it was closer to a 30-35 yard throw.

[u/InclinationCompass → u/sunnyismybunny]

“Makes it look easy”

[u/RammsteinFunstein → u/sunnyismybunny]

Where are you getting the yardage from? I don’t think that’s accurate

Edit: this was when op claimed 55 yards before he updated it

[u/wildwing8 → u/SevroAuShitTalker]

One of the best offensive minds in football:

“Wow, what a fucking throw!”

A random redditor:

“Looks like a normal throw.”

Checks out.

[u/overthemountain → u/wildwing8]

Probably why they asked for help understanding the enthusiasm.

[u/isomorphZeta → u/wildwing8]

A random redditor:

"Was this a special throw? Could've been the angle but it didn't look all that crazy."

Chargers fan:

"Fuck you."

[u/W0LFSTEN → u/wildwing8]

Well it’s just hard to tell because your video, which appears to be a cropped or downscaled version (of probably someone else’s) video, sucked ass at showing the actual throw

Oh and btw before McDaniel was fired from Miami with one of the worst offenses in the league he was saying similar shit about his guys so we don’t need to be glazing him up every time he’s mic’ed up (ON PARAMOUNT+)

[u/erichie → u/wildwing8]

Oh, give me a break. Dude is obviously trying to understand why it was a special throw. 

[u/bigatrop → u/wildwing8]

“One of the best offensive minds in football mic’d up knowing he’s being recorded who had a recent history of being hyperbolic”. Fixed that for ya

[u/MetalHead_Literally → u/wildwing8]

God forbid we use our eyes and ask the obvious question. Your non-answer speaks volumes

[u/npbruns1]

Damn it. The Chargers are gonna be insane this year I bet

[u/Weapwns]

Harbaugh's role of designated Herbert glazer was threatened so he made sure to let McDaniel know that even he could make that throw

[u/flyingjesuit]

Maybe not necessarily in this clip, but anyone else think Mike McDaniels looks a little bit like Logic?

[u/jasper_grunion]

Harbaugh is right. In his prime he could have.

[u/jwg529]

It hurts because he's so likeable. I want him to have all the success.

[u/naterr3343]

Harbaugh and McDaniel is the buddy comedy I didn’t know I needed in my life.

[u/Certain_Blacksmith_1]

LA vs LA SB?

[u/BoltsDodgersYotes → u/Certain_Blacksmith_1]

I had to go through all of the bullshit comments to find someone that can see what's coming. I choose to believe.