OK, here's a fun one for you. Minnesota send 11 and 108 to LA for Herbert, and Harbaugh drafts McCarthy at 5. Herbert is ready to win and Harbaugh knows how to make McCarthy tick while resetting the QB pay clock and getting another high first round pick. That makes more sense to me.
If you don’t think a team that needs a QB trading up for a QB who seems to be one of the hottest names in the draft is a legitimate possibility, I don’t know what to tell you.
Is it possible McCarthy is all smoke? Sure. But I believe Minny got 23 to ensure they can get a QB. If they don’t need to give it up to move into a position to get him, then they won’t. But if they feel they need to, they won’t hesitate