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Heinicke shouldn't be overlooked says Rivera


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It’s hard to know how impactful he can or will be, but he cut his teeth and took his licks, for sure. That Falcons game was a brutal experience, little of which he could control. 

There’s some solid game experience between the two “veteran” backups. I tend to favor Allen, personally. 

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8 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

Tbh, we really shouldn't be carrying 3 QBs now since we need more bodies for the hybrid defense.

Might not have much of an option. Let's say hypothetically that either Allen or Heineken beat out Grier for that #2 spot. If you try and stash him on the practice squad, it leaves him open to being poached by other NFL teams. So do you hope that doesn't happen or do you carry three? Not to mention, we all saw how quickly we ran through QB's once Cam went down. Cam can take(although shouldn't) a lot of punishment. That isn't going to be the case for the rest of that group. That is making two big assumptions; the OL play improves and that Cam stays healthy. I am not sure I would go into the season banking on either.

Now, in the case that Grier is clearly the guy and the other two look like borderline prospects, take the risk and stash the better of the two on the practice squad.

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