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Originally Posted by Coogs
Wasn't Stanzi inactive last season? Which meant we only had 2 QB's on game day.
If Smith were to go down, you bring up your practice squad guy the next week.  |
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My recollection is that the 'inactive 3rd QB' is inactive in name only.
The distinction is that if you play him in that game, the other 2 QBs
cannot go back into the game.
So if you have your #3 QB active on gamedays and Smith cuts a finger and needs stitches then Daniel gets knocked out of the game, you can put Bray in for a series and put Smith back in when the stitches get put finished up. However, if you have your #3 QB as the 'inactive' 3rd QB that day and the same scenario occurs, you have a decision to make - do you try to roll with Jamaal Charles taking snaps and running the wildcat for a series so you can bring Smith back into the game when he's ready? Or do you trot Bray out there, take the 'inactive' tag off him and preclude Smith from returning.
Someone can correct me on that if I'm wrong, but I'm almost 100% certain that's how the inactive 3rd QB works.