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Not being signed to the active roster sounds like Blake should still play sunday.

Quote:Not being signed to the active roster sounds like Blake should still play sunday.

You can always promote someone Saturday night. I think that signing him directly to the 53-man roster would have been a mistake regardless of Bortles' status on a borderline injury like this one.

Quote:You can always promote someone Saturday night. I think that signing him directly to the 53-man roster would have been a mistake regardless of Bortles' status on a borderline injury like this one.

Yeah he can sign to the active at any time but I still think this is a plus instead of a negative.

Quote:OP, your logic doesn't make a lot of sense to me. What I think is happening is that the team is preparing a contingency plan so that they don't have to go into a game with only one active QB. Imagine this scenario; Bortles suffers a setback on Saturday night to his throwing shoulder which prevents him from playing. To respond to this, Jacksonville turns to Henne to start the game. Now here's a predicament, Who is backing up Henne? When I look at the roster I see... well no one. Enter Jeff Tuel.

 

While he is most definitely not the man to QB this team into the future, no GM Coach combo with full command of their facilities will go into a game with no backup QB.

 

Actually, his logic trumps yours here

 

It's pretty standard in the NFL that teams only have 2 QBs on the active roster

Quote:Actually, his logic trumps yours here

 

It's pretty standard in the NFL that teams only have 2 QBs on the active roster

 

That's kind of my point though. Granted, I wasn't aware that Tuel had only been signed to the Practice Squad but in my scenario, once Bortles cannot play on Sunday now the team is down to just one QB, Henne. I have an easier time thinking that the team wanted a backup to Henne for this eventuality rather than thinking Henne just wasn't ready to go and they needed someone to replace him.

Quote:Actually, his logic trumps yours here

 

It's pretty standard in the NFL that teams only have 2 QBs on the active roster

Yeah, but that's only been the case for the last five years or so. Prior to that, a team only keeping two QBs was highly uncommon.

Quote:Tuel Time

I don't think so, Tim.

SERENITY NOW!

Season is saved.

12-4

Did someone get cut from PS to make room for Tuel?

I think the Lotuleilei (sp?) move made room for him.

Quote:Don't these people have real jobs? How do they just pick up and leave for 2-3 weeks at a time? Who's going to man the deep fryer ?

I'd drop my real job in a heart beat for a practice squad gig


$6300 per week....

Quote:https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/stat...1097846785

 

Usually when a team picks up another QB it's because they're concerned the starter/backup isn't ready - look at the clots with Josh Johnson. I wonder if Bortles will play on Sunday

 

QB Jeff Tuel signed to the practice squad  yesterday

 

Doctors cleared Bortles to play this week against the Texans but he might be inaccurate due to it, so Chad Henne has a strong chance of starting this week.

Quote:QB Jeff Tuel signed to the practice squad yesterday


Doctors cleared Bortles to play this week against the Texans but he might be inaccurate due to it, so Chad Henne has a strong chance of starting this week.

If he was cleared, he plays.