The risk of guys getting hurt returning punts is overstated. Many teams put key offensive and defensive starters back to return punts, although admittedly not as often as they used to.
His first two head coaches were Brandon Staley and Anthony Lynn…those weren’t necessarily bad teams, but those were hardly top level offensive weapons…
Herbert isn’t getting much help. His receivers had at least 6 drops today and his OC is a clown. That being said, he’s a top 10 QB, but there’s a huge gap between Herbert and Allen….