No auto brakes on the CRJ as well. Flown both equipment, I thought it was an upgrade having FADEC with the CRJ700/900 compared to the 200 which feels and flies like a massive Piper Archer. CRJ requires substantially more workload for the pilots IMO. You’re more of a manager on the ERJ175, confirming VNAV and auto throttles are behaving. That has it’s downfalls as you lose your hand flying skills.

I would much rather be in a 175 out of the left seat, my first couple of simulator lessons in the 175 had me smiling ear to ear, it’s a sweet jet, can’t believe I didn’t fly it sooner. VNAV took some time for me, which is common with our CRJ men and women transitioning to the 175 at OO. It’s my belief majors would consider that time more valuable due to VNAV experience, which naturally would result in lower training costs for any new hire.