Scenario #3- Justin Herbert, Quarterback, Oregon
When it comes to having elite physical traits, Justin Herbert is the poster child. He looks the part and has an arm that will wow scouts. Herbert possesses God-given traits that will make NFL front offices salivate. Zac Taylor, a quarterback coach by nature, could see these skills as an opportunity to develop Herbert into one of the league’s best passers. Some may think that the notion that suggests the Bengals would pass on Tua Tagovailoa for Justin Herbert is insane. However, while Twitter may not be sky high on Justin Herbert, there are plenty of NFL scouts that are.
Pro Football Network’s draft guru Tony Pauline certainly thinks that Herbert has the makings of a franchise quarterback.
The thing that hurts Herbert’s chances of being selected to the Bengals with the 1st pick in the 2020 draft is that the selection of him doesn’t excite a fan base the way other big-name quarterbacks in this draft class would. In fact, the next time Justin Herbert has a big-time performance in a big game would be the first time. One knock on Herbert is his pattern of disappearing when the lights are the brightest.
So, quarterback, it is for the Bengals, but it’s not Tua Tagovailoa and it’s not Justin Herbert, so who is it?