2 QBs on roster... [Archive] - Front Office Football Central

Bee

09-03-2003, 06:32 AM

There are 5 teams this season only carrying 2 QBs on the roster this year. Do you guys think this is a good idea or a bad idea?

MIJB#19

09-03-2003, 06:42 AM

I'm not sure, you could compare it to goalkeepers in soccer or hockey, chances are slim both the #1 and the #2 will leave the same game, however in football injuries come so much easier...
Everybody knows that teams who start the year with a shortage on one position, injuries will come and hunt them (maybe it's because the players will have to do more on the training hours?)

What really amazed me is that only a month ago, there were reports the NFL would see a trend of teams with 4 QBs, but now it turns out dropping a QB is the new trend...

Samdari

09-03-2003, 06:43 AM

The Cowboys have shockingly decided to carry zero NFL caliber quarterbacks on their roster.

sterlingice

09-03-2003, 06:52 AM

Originally posted by Samdari
The Cowboys have shockingly decided to carry zero NFL caliber quarterbacks on their roster.

Same with the Bears. Or do they still have Chris "I've only officially played 1 down in the NFL without getting injured" Chandler on the roster?

SI

Fritz

09-03-2003, 07:19 AM

Originally posted by Bee
There are 5 teams this season only carrying 2 QBs on the roster this year. Do you guys think this is a good idea or a bad idea?

well, most of them will keep a #3 on the taxi squad. and during the game they will use a converted QB as their emergency guy.

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I do find it odd, since the emergency QB is a "plus" position, meaning they can't have an extra guy on game day. All this does is allow them to keep someone else on the 53 man roster.

GrantDawg

09-03-2003, 07:34 AM

The Falcon's third string QB is the punter Chris Mohr. They did pick up Woody, though and he is a potential emergency QB.

Kam

09-03-2003, 08:08 AM

The Redskins only have one quarterback on their roster. Sure they say that Rob Johnson is the backup, but just like Chris Chandler, when is the last time he finished a game?

Maple Leafs

09-03-2003, 08:40 AM

I thought teams could carry a #3 QB without it counting against their 53-man roster, but that if he entered a game the other two QBs could not return that half. I must have it wrong, but can someone clarify?

GrantDawg

09-03-2003, 08:45 AM

Originally posted by Maple Leafs
I thought teams could carry a #3 QB without it counting against their 53-man roster, but that if he entered a game the other two QBs could not return that half. I must have it wrong, but can someone clarify?

I think he doesn't count against the "active" number, but he still counts as one of the 53.

Alan T

09-03-2003, 08:53 AM

^^^^^ I believe this is correct also ^^^^^

Butter

09-03-2003, 08:57 AM

I believe the 3rd string QB can also enter in the 4th quarter while allowing the other 2 QB's to re-enter. Unless they've changed that by now.

TroyF

09-03-2003, 09:00 AM

I think it is a well calculated risk. How many times has the third QB been forced to enter a game? For most teams, if the third QB does get into a game, it's probably a lost cause anyway.

I know Jarius Jackson has been the 3rd QB for Denver for 4 years. He's played a few meaningless downs.

TroyF

Maple Leafs

09-03-2003, 09:03 AM

Originally posted by GrantDawg
I think he doesn't count against the "active" number, but he still counts as one of the 53. Ah. Thank you sir.

Bee

09-03-2003, 09:03 AM

Originally posted by TroyF
I think it is a well calculated risk. How many times has the third QB been forced to enter a game? For most teams, if the third QB does get into a game, it's probably a lost cause anyway.

I know Jarius Jackson has been the 3rd QB for Denver for 4 years. He's played a few meaningless downs.

TroyF

I agree as long as you have access to a QB that knows the system (ala Danny Woeful). I think it's a much greater risk if you are in a situation where you only have 2 QBs who know the system and if you bring in a new QB coming in without knowing the playbook or having an understanding of the system.

scooper

09-03-2003, 10:33 AM

Fritz

09-03-2003, 10:35 AM

#3s do play during the season, but when they are acting #2s because the real #1 is out.

2002 Rams Depth Chart:

Warner
Martin
Bulger

2002 Eagles Depth Chart:

McNabb
Detmer
Feely

TroyF

09-03-2003, 10:48 AM

Fritz,

I know they get snaps on occasion. In the Eagles and Rams case, they had a guy that they were developing for the future at that third spot. What many of these teams are doing is saying that they don't have anyone with enough potential to worry about "grooming" a third QB. They figure if one of the two starters goes down, they'll be better off grabbing a vet from the FA wire to caretake the offense.

I'm not saying it's what I would do, but I do see the reason some of these teams are taking the gamble.

TroyF

Fritz

09-03-2003, 10:51 AM

Troy -

I hear ya.

I suspect these teams are keeping their #3 on the taxi squad, beacuse they still need a guy to run the scout team.

Fritz

09-03-2003, 10:55 AM

from the oddities department:

Miami will have 100% of their active QBs be of the Jewish faith. A first?

Maple Leafs

09-03-2003, 11:04 AM

The Bucs also used three QBs last year (the Good Johnson, the Bad Johnson and Shaun King). In fact, they almost used all three in one game -- the MNF game against the Steelers when Brad Johnson was hurt and King and Rob Johnson stunk it up. Gruden was ready to throw Brad out there, bad ribs and all, out of frustration.

GrantDawg

09-03-2003, 11:38 AM

Originally posted by Fritz
from the oddities department:

Miami will have 100% of their active QBs be of the Jewish faith. A first?

That's a sign of the apocalypse. The end is near, people!

cuervo72

09-03-2003, 12:02 PM

Well, there are no servicable Cuban quarterbacks, so....

Abe Sargent

09-03-2003, 01:21 PM

I find this wierd. What I find even more bizarre, however, is ho little action QBs received on the waiver wire.

Take Quinn Gray, for example, the 4th Quarterback for the Jags who was waived then signed to the practice squad. Here is a guy who did phoenominally well in NFL Europe, who looked good in preseason before Leftwich came in, and who lost out on a QB job because Jax has three really good QBs and are set at the position.

Quinn Gray is a good developmental prospect, and no teams signed him. If you had two QBs and needed to groom a future one, wouldn't you look at claiming a young QB with potential like Gray? Having only two QBs when good young bucks are out there seems risky to me at the least.

-Anxiety