08-29-2019, 01:00 PM
(08-24-2019, 01:26 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I count 11 OL in 2018, I think A. Smith came later in year
Price
Hudson
Fisher
Ced O.
Hart
Glenn
Redmond
Boling
Westerman
Smith
N. Scott
Niles Scott is D-line not O-line (I presume you mean TJ Hopkins and not Otis Hudson) and Andre Smith re-joined November 29 when Jake Fisher was placed on IR so they went with 9 in 2018, same as in 2017.
I think if they planned to carry 4 OTs then they'd have drafted a second one (Andre Smith re-joined only after Jonah Williams was injured). That they didn't suggests they were comfortable with a guard backing up at Tackle. Eight therefore seems the likely number here particularly as the 9th would likely be inactive and there's not much talent that needs the protection of a roster spot. If you're looking at players like Dugas they will be available for the Practice Squad and can be called up later (or after suspension in the case of Redmond).
(08-25-2019, 08:52 PM)BengalsBong Wrote: Because he has not taken hardly any snaps since camp started on the 27 of July he came into the game and threw 2 TD in one quarter. There is a few teams out there wondering who their starting QB will be and some looking to pick a guy up. I know it was against 3rd stringers but compared to what some teams have at QB right now he looks real good. Some teams that have older QB would stash him as a 3rd QB to develop him he has much more value then a 6th LB or 6th or 7th WR that will only contribute on ST.
I don't believe there are many franchises out there that are going to run out a rookie, undrafted QB who doesn't know the playbook or his team-mates so you're limiting yourself to teams who are willing to carry 3 QBs and have one inactive most of the season. To do that you must think he has starter potential (who, apart from the 2016 Bengals, wastes a year's roster spot on a potential back-up QB?) but if a team thought he had starter potential and needed a QB why didn't they draft him in the first place? They could have had him for a 7th round pick. Is a quarter against third stringers operating a vanilla defense changing draft grades that drastically when the knock on him was level of competition and having to adapt to the speed and having to learn how to diagnose NFL disguised coverages?
He may have a NFL future but his future this year is surely on the Practice Squad.
