Nick Underhill: Players organizing a Players-Only Meeting

Personally I think it is a bad thing if the QB isn't capable of calling protections. A big reason the Saints got away with having just about anyone on the offensive line in the Brees era was because he called all the protections.

I think the big "issue" is the majority of QBs in the league aren't capable of calling protections and also running the offense. With "Air Raid" college spread offense being so rampant now, even elite college QB prospects are often coming from a system that involved minimal thinking from the QB.

Belichick said the key to beating the Rams in the Super Bowl the Saints were robbed of, was he realized Goff couldn't read defenses or call protections. The Patriots defense didn't line up in their actual formation until the speakers to the coach were cut off. It turned Goff into a 🦌
Iirc, the center did call (basically relay what the OC and QB calls) protections along with Brees. Brees did a lot of the heavy lifting, but they still shared that responsibility. The center has long been responsible for relaying protection calls to the OL.