It's not 4 years though is it? To use the only available metric we have he had pass pro grades in the 70's the first 2 years in the league. That's better than anyone on the O line except Pugh last year.
And why are you arguing the point? It was your suggestion we should sign him for his upside and one of the arguments YOU made was Kugler getting more out of him.
What 26 year old linemen have we signed since Kugler came in 2019? You could argue Hump has got better, certainly had his best year.
Sweezy was 29 turning 30.
Gaillard and Miles were 6th and 7th round picks.
Max Garcia was 29.
Beachum was 30.
And Josh Jones.
That's it. The only young players with any kind of talent coming out he's had are Josh Jones, Hump and now Hernandez.
A couple things to unpack here.
1-Your point was that Hernandez has issues but we have Kugler to remedy them. Of those two points, neither really has evidence to support your statement. Hernandez has had these issues for multiple years and has not been able to remedy them. It is a fair question to ask what will be different. Kugler has not developed any young player on our roster. Humphries is pretty much the same player he was in 2019 and Josh Jones is bad to below average in his reps. Cole didn't develop and neither have any of the other young OL guys we have. So, Kugler coaching him up doesn't really have any backing either.
2-Do I like the signing? Yes. Hernandez is a much better option on our depth chart than a guy like Garcia but not as the penciled in starter. You bring in a player like Hernandez to see if he can play his way into a larger role but you should not be counting on it. I view Hernandez similarly to Sean Harlow. Bring him in, see what he has, and if you strike gold, great. However, that doesn't make him any sort of answer when it comes to our offensive line.
3-So, why am I commenting? Because people on this thread are stating they are uncomfortable with the idea that RG will be a battle between Murray/Jones/Hernandez and you are stating they are wrong for being uncomfortable. That is incorrect and I feel it appropriate to point that out. None of those players have shown they are good options at RG.