#The Justin Herbert NFL Draft worries are playing out on ‘Hard Knocks’

The 31-year-old veteran once again finds himself in a quarterback competition on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” against a fresh-faced first-round pick.

In 2018, Taylor was ultimately named the Browns’ Week 1 starter, but suffered an injury two weeks later and was supplanted by No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield for the remainder of the season.

This time, it’s against a subdued Justin Herbert, who’s going to have to speak up if he hopes to lay claim to any starting role in the NFL.

“You gotta let him do his own personality,” Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said on Tuesday’s episode.

Herbert was a polarizing prospect ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft and faced criticism for his timid nature. He also spent most of his career at Oregon taking snaps from the shotgun and clapping before plays in lieu of calling out signals.

He is now tasked with learning a diverse, NFL-style offense, which includes taking snaps under center and calling out intricate snap counts on a specific cadence in the midst of a coronavirus-shortened preseason.

“I can tell the difference whether it’s a run or a pass based on the way you talk,” Lynn said to Herbert. “Just keep that in mind, OK?”

Last season, Taylor threw just six passes behind veteran Philip Rivers, who left for the Colts during free agency. Taylor will be tasked with bringing Herbert up to speed and helping the 22-year-old raw talent gain confidence on the field.

“Just listen to the rhythmic cadence of (Taylor’s snap count),” offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga said. “That first ‘Green 80.’ If he just flies through that ‘Green 80 Green Hut,’ there’s no timing there for linemen to get good jumps off the f—ing ball. And as a quarterback you want us to get off the f—ing ball.”

Taylor entered the league as a sixth-round pick in 2011 from Virginia Tech and spent four years in Baltimore as Joe Flacco’s backup. He later proved to be an effective starter during his three-year stint with the Bills and has accrued a total of 9,562 passing yards, 54 passing touchdowns and 20 interceptions, as well as 1,843 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns through 46 career starts.