Eiff Update

[jfkbengals]

(09-24-2016, 12:51 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I saw some over the top comments about him being done for the season.  Probably Big Pappa Kaine or Bigzoman.

I am guessing we don't see him until the Dallas game.  Marvin said it was not going to be an "iffy" decision, and if Eifert is definitely out for Sunday I don't know how they could be 100% certain he would be ready to go just 100 hours later on Thursday night.

Because he would have a few more practices under his belt for Marvin to make a decision.

If you haven't practiced fully during the course of the week, Marvin hates the idea of you being in the game.  If you haven't practiced fully during the course of the week and you haven't worked since February, he certainly won't play you.  But a guy with Tyler's talent participating in the practices, fully or limited, for two games of prep is enough to put him in the game as a situational player (think red zone).  This coincides with what Marvin said about being on limited snaps when he reaches the game day roster.

I don't know the team practice schedule, but generally speaking the end of the week has the red zone period, and Tyler practiced at the end of this week.  If he practices during the red zone period of the Miami install and does fine, he will have presumably proven that he is good to go in that situation.  Thus there is no reason to not have him active as a specialist provided Special Teams is not jeopardized by him taking an active spot.