Bengals Claim QB Driskel from 49ers

[Nizoj]

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This is an odd one and not what I expected to hear today.

[jfkbengals]

(09-04-2016, 01:54 PM)Nizoj Wrote:

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This is an odd one and not what I expected to hear today.

Did they claim him off of waivers, or was he signed to the Practice Squad?

[Yojimbo]

Waivers. Which I assume means he will be on the 53 man roster at least for a few weeks, after the IR moves for Peerman and Jackson and until Burfict comes back from suspension.

[Nicomo Cosca]

[Nizoj]

(09-04-2016, 02:02 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: Waivers. Which I assume means he will be on the 53 man roster at least for a few weeks, after the IR moves for Peerman and Jackson and until Burfict comes back from suspension.

That makes some sense. We get the PS QB we want over the other options but have to carry him on the roster for a bit. He'd be subject to waivers again but a few weeks into the season we'd have a much better chance of getting him onto the PS.

It appears he was our only waiver claim. Hopefully we have a vet in our crosshairs to sign.

[jfkbengals]

So who did we dump to claim him?

[NATI BENGALS]

(09-04-2016, 02:08 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: So who did we dump to claim him?

It has to be WJ3 and or Peerman to IR

[NATI BENGALS]

I think we have more pressing needs than a #3 QB at this point.

Disappointed we didnt grab OL or DB where injuries have us unsettled week 1.

[TGISunday]

Guess we really need to get a jump on a mobile scout team qb for when we play the Seahawks or Panthers in the SB.

[Nizoj]

(09-04-2016, 02:14 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: I think we have more pressing needs than a #3 QB at this point.

Disappointed we didnt grab OL or DB where injuries have us unsettled week 1.

While I agree that I wish we had made some moves for other positions I also think it became very apparent that Wenning and Licata were not going to stick around here and we needed to make a move to replace that position, even if it is a PS spot.

[yellowxdiscipline]

Driskel is a better prospect then Wenning or Licata. I still think they need to look for depth at other positions.

[yellowxdiscipline]

I guess this means goodbye Trevor Roach

[Bengal Dude]

Definitely an interesting claim. They must think he can develop into a good #2 if we trade AJ next offseason. 

[Shake n Blake]

Yikes. He put up some pretty awful numbers at Florida and lost out to Christian Ponder in SF.

Definitely has the size (6'4" 230 lbs) and athleticism (4.56 forty) though.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Maybe the FO is thinking that this guy is better than Wenneg or whatever his name was and they can put him on the PS to teach him the Offense and be the number 2 when AJM is traded or leaves?

I don't know, I'm confused.

[Benton]

meh. Would've liked to have seen a lineman (either line). There's got to be someone that would be a decent prospect.

[jj22]

smh

[Cure4CF]

(09-04-2016, 02:35 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Yikes. He put up some pretty awful numbers at Florida and lost out to Christian Ponder in SF.

Definitely has the size (6'4" 230 lbs) and athleticism (4.56 forty) though.

 This has Mike Brown written all over it. They are going to convert him to a wide receiver.

[jj22]

Maybe they realized how unprepared they were to trade McCarron when Zimmer came calling with a mega deal, and developing another #2 became a priority.

[SunsetBengal]

There is your special teams demon to replace Peerman.