The Facts: Herbert, the Offensive Rookie of the Year, sails into his offseason, preparing to run a new offense in his second NFL season. At some point during the coming months, the L.A. Chargers signal-caller will reach out to Drew Brees to pick the 42-year-old's brain about new offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi's scheme. "Drew is definitely one of those guys I plan to reach out to," Herbert said. "He's been able to do it all."
Diehards Line:Lombardi spent 12 seasons in New Orleans, 10 of those as Brees' QB coach, so the veteran signal-caller would have unique insight into what Herbert should expect from his new offensive coordinator. Brees has yet to announce whether he'll retire following his 20th NFL season. Herbert noted that the former Chargers QB isn't the only veteran he'll try to pick the brain of as he enters his first full NFL offseason. "I'm going to try not to bother them too much," he said. "I've got a bunch of questions about how to watch film, how to prepare for defenses. There are things that I can always get better at. These guys have had so much success. If I didn't ask them, that's on me. It's an opportunity for me to learn from them. I'll definitely be reaching out. I've talked to a couple of them already." Upon taking the Chargers offensive coordinator role, Lombardi said that he would try to take the pieces of last year's success and meld them with his experience in Sean Payton's offense.