Backup QB ?

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(03-23-2022, 02:03 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Backup QB is always a point of contention. On the one hand you have the school of thought that if you have to rely on the backup you're screwed anyways.

Then you have the other group that wants the top notch backup. I'm just not so sure we should go into the season with B. Allen as our guy ?

Fingers crossed it doesn't happen. But if we have to go to the bench for a couple games do we really want to rely on Allen ? Are there any free agents out there we won't have to break the bank on that offer more ?

It is a very legitimate question.  Would it upgrade the position group to bring in a vet with more experience?  Even if it costs a bit more?  Here is why I would say no, and stay with Brandon A:

Consistency and experience.  

Brandon Allen has been with the team for two full seasons, and had to play some of the last season almost entirely with backups (Cleveland Game) and was pretty solid.  I think Burrow is very comfortable with him in the QB room, and Allen has a good knowledge of the scheme.

If someone like Des Ritter inexplicably drops to something like the 3rd round, sure, I might consider drafting him and developing him as a chip to trade away at a later date given his experience and athleticism, but I would probably still keep BA in that scenario.