New backup QB

[TecmoBengals]

(02-23-2022, 04:05 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: I get the thinking of drafting a guy like your starter to fit the system more, but the honest truth is that if you lose your starter for any length of time, usually your season is shot and the playbook gets a lot smaller just due to the back-up having limited reps.

I've always thought the best strategy for a back-up QB plan was to have the #2 be a guy that has some game experience and isn't going to be rattled by the pressure of coming in mid game after an injury. Your #3 should be your development guy, a guy that you stash on the practice squad that is like your #1 but needs to be polished and groomed. Maybe a lengthy injury the #3 takes over, but mid-game give me a Mariotta or some other vet who has won games in the league and might pull the rabbit out of the hat for a game.

I share your thinking as I said in an earlier post, if we lose Burrow for any significant time this team's chances of winning a Super Bowl decreases (just my gut). Thus, I'd be okay with a backup who can come in and run. Like you, I think it would give Zac another tool for playing calling even with a healthy Burrow. A vet makes sense, but I like the idea of getting a guy on the cheapest deal possible.