That issue is secondary though. If you have a marginally talented, super young guy with no experience, you sort of have to invest in free agents to help him out. Plenty of young QBs have been thrown onto bad rosters and are never heard from again.
The big thing is that they gambled that McCarthy would be the guy. It was sink or swim with him. KAM and whoever else makes these decisions gambled their careers on him working out.
And frankly, the odds of drafting and developing a college QB and having him work out are fairly low. In the entirety of the world, there are maybe 15 quarterbacks who can win at the NFL level and also stay healthy. It was a big time gamble that looks very shaky at the moment. I would be interested in knowing how many passes McCarthy threw in 2024? Did he show something in practices that made the front office think he could play at this level? Otherwise that’s one heck of a gamble to take…