Correct.

First 5 years while QB is on rookie deal = extra cap space to sign veterans to surround the inexperienced QB and those vets make up for some of the young QB's mistakes

From year 6 and forward.... in theory.... the young QB will have fully developed and enter his prime.... and in those prime years the (now highly paid, from year 6 on) franchise QB will compensate for not having as much cap space to spend on a bunch of veterans.... by elevating performances from those around him (like Brady with Edelman, Welker, Amendola, Branch, Troy Brown, their running backs too since defenses had to respect Brady it opened things up, OL too since Brady got ball out fast etc. Etc. )

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The thing with the trade is, Minnesota would actually be getting a major bargain on Herbert’s deal. The Vikings would only have a cap hit of 6m in 2024, 15m in 2025, 24m in 2026, and 36m in 2027.

Not saying I would do the trade, but the chargers would be taking the bulk of the payments the first four seasons… 2028 would never happen as it carries a 71m cap hit, that’s just a bs year added for signing bonus purposes.

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No way Harbaugh does this. I just can't see it. The only way I could see it is if he is convinced he needs a rookie 5 year deal to build a franchise. I think it would be a hard sell to ownership.