Roster moves....Hood waived and more

[KB_fan]

Would Ross be an option at both punt return as well as kickoff return? I'd assumed he was in the mix for both...

[KillerKat]

Just now, KB_fan said:

Would Ross be an option at both punt return as well as kickoff return? I'd assumed he was in the mix for both...

Maybe, but he's had zero punt returns in the NFL.

[KillerKat]

Man it's really difficult for me to knock someone off my personal depth chart for Mickens. I hope we only carry 2 QBs. It would help a lot. We have a couple positions where we need extra bodies due to hurting or recovering players at CB and LB.

[BrianS]

3 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

I hope we only carry 2 QBs. It would help a lot. 

Won't happen.  Can't happen in fact.

Cam will be there, period, unless his arm just falls off.  That's spot 1.

Grier will be there, there's no choice.  He won't play this year in all likelihood, he will be QB3.  The problem is the guy has so much upside you can't stash him on the practice squad, he'd never clear waivers.  That's spot 2.

And then there are Kyle Allen and Taylor Heinike.  One of them will make the team as Cam's backup, because there is very little chance Grier is ready to play this year.  Even if Cam's arm falls off, Grier won't start until the team is eliminated from contention.  And that's spot 3.

Sucks, but there it is.

[TheSpecialJuan]

[KneelingCamFan]

Between Rashad Ross and Mickens we should have someone have a battle to return punts.  I also wonder if Godwin has any experience returning punts. 

[Tepper's Chest Hair]

 

[BrianS]

12 minutes ago, KneelingCamFan said:

I also wonder if Godwin has any experience returning punts. 

3 returns in two years . . . let's call that "no".

[LinvilleGorge]

I sure don't want to have to burn two rosters spots on a 3rd string QB and a dedicated return man. Nothing against our other guys, but I'm kinda hoping Grier can win the backup job outright and avoid at least one of those situations.

[KillerKat]

16 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I sure don't want to have to burn two rosters spots on a 3rd string QB and a dedicated return man. Nothing against our other guys, but I'm kinda hoping Grier can win the backup job outright and avoid at least one of those situations.

dedicated return man I don't mind since the return game is so important for field position, but carrying 3 QBs is rough when you need more bodies for a hybrid D and you already have some guys hurting or coming off injury. NFL needs to increase roster size.

[Glitchh]

1 hour ago, BrianS said:

Won't happen.  Can't happen in fact.

Cam will be there, period, unless his arm just falls off.  That's spot 1.

Grier will be there, there's no choice.  He won't play this year in all likelihood, he will be QB3.  The problem is the guy has so much upside you can't stash him on the practice squad, he'd never clear waivers.  That's spot 2.

And then there are Kyle Allen and Taylor Heinike.  One of them will make the team as Cam's backup, because there is very little chance Grier is ready to play this year.  Even if Cam's arm falls off, Grier won't start until the team is eliminated from contention.  And that's spot 3.

Sucks, but there it is.

What you've said should be common sense but seems not so for lots of people.

[KillerKat]

3 minutes ago, Glitchh said:

What you've said should be common sense but seems not so for lots of people.

Having 2 QBs means Grier has excelled and has stood out from the competition so much that the staff feels they can get by with 2 since it would help having more bodies for the hybrid D. Sorry for having an opinion and hoping Grier succeeds so that it better helps the team overall, but I guess thinking outside of the box on this forum = stupid.

[Glitchh]

23 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I sure don't want to have to burn two rosters spots on a 3rd string QB and a dedicated return man. Nothing against our other guys, but I'm kinda hoping Grier can win the backup job outright and avoid at least one of those situations.

Grier would have to have a killer Spring to win it out right, if he doesn't and they give it to him anyway they're taking a big risk.  Maybe Kyle could make it through waivers but then how long would it take before a team took him off the PS?

[Glitchh]

2 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

Having 2 QBs means Grier has excelled and has stood out from the competition so much that the staff feels they can get by with 2 since it would help having more bodies for the hybrid D. Sorry for having an opinion and hoping Grier succeeds so that it better helps the team overall, but I guess thinking outside of the box on this forum = stupid.

Common sense referred both to some on forum but just as much to Hurney and Rivera.