08-23-2015, 10:29 PM
(08-23-2015, 06:35 PM)kevin Wrote: Lapham should know...still, I don't know why they would use Dalton all 1st half in anything but preseason game 3, short week or not. ....I hope Dalton plays a little and gets out, so Bengals can get reps to the back-up QBs. ....Plus, I don't know how they reverse it and stretch Dalton out now and then shut him down for 2 games until regular season. He could get rusty. ....Short week or not, I would hope they would go as normal in preseason game 3. .....You would think that they need to start finding out who to keep and who to cut. The one preseason game was not enough time for that. .....I also don't see how playing the bench players after a short week in preseason game 3 is a better move, with them going against teams 1st strings. ...Sounds to me like they would be worrying way to much about playing on Monday instead of Saturday. ....We agree they normally stretch it out in preseason game 3, and changing that could have downsides.
I don't know how long starters are going to play in week 2 or 3. I'm just saying preparation-wise, this is the game they're approaching most as a regular season game. Doesn't mean starters won't play just as long or longer week 3. As always, I would guess it just depends on the flow of the game.
