News: NFL: New NFL bylaw allows teams to have third QB active on game days without using roster spot

[Reality]

 

[charron]

Took them long enough. Good move.

 

[slick325]

Good common sense decision.

 

[maryquality]

Not sure why this wasn't already in place. Better late than never, I guess.

 

[big dog cowboy]

 

[Mr_437]

Ok, is the 53 active rule on the board to be passed. Play em all!!!

 

[Kwyn]

Gotta have them on the 53 man roster. You can’t just activate your PS QB every weekend.

 

[gimmesix]

They ruined the bylaw with this: one emergency third quarterback from its 53-player Active/Inactive List (i.e., elevated players are not eligible for designation).

That means you can't keep two QBs on the 53 and bring one up for the practice squad on game days to be the emergency third QB. So it's either save a third spot on your 53 for a QB you're possibly never going to need (which I hate) or you don't get to have a game-day exemption for one.

 

[gimmesix]

Not sure why this wasn't already in place. Better late than never, I guess.

Didn't go far enough with it. Teams should be allowed to keep the third QB on the practice squad, elevate him to the roster and have him exempt from the game-day count. Third QBs are only there for emergencies so teams shouldn't have to keep them on the 53 ahead of players who might actually contribute. If the league owners think that's unfair because you can protect the player from being poached off the PS, then make him exempt from protection (although teams still have to get him through waivers and onto the PS anyway, so teams can steal him then).

 

[DallasEast]

I think it is only appropriate that the measure be called The Purdy Rule.

Start naming these reaction proposals for other teams' players. Enough Cowboys have gotten that designation already.

 

[Flamma]

So all this does is allow a QB on the inactive list play in an emergency? I'm not sure they'll get the results they're hoping for.

 

[Reality]

I think it is only appropriate that the measure be called The Purdy Rule.

Start naming these reaction proposals for other teams' players. Enough Cowboys have gotten that designation already.

I am waiting for Purdy to get pulled from a game for some reason so the sports announcer can say, "Shanahan is sitting Purdy"

 

[gimmesix]

I think it is only appropriate that the measure be called The Purdy Rule.

Start naming these reaction proposals for other teams' players. Enough Cowboys have gotten that designation already.

Well, this is a positive rule. Can't be named for a Cowboy.

 

[Reality]

Not sure why this wasn't already in place. Better late than never, I guess.

The NFL actually already tried to address this a few years ago by increasing the active roster on game days from 45 to 46 players.

The intent was teams would use that extra slot for emergency quarterbacks, but they did not require it to be a quarterback.

The problem is all teams used that extra player slot for depth at other positions.

 

[DallasEast]

I am waiting for Purdy to get pulled from a game for some reason so the sports announcer can say, "Shanahan is sitting Purdy"

 

[BlindFaith]

Yep, not far enough. They need to just add a roster spot that can only be used for a developmental QB. That QB gets a minimum of a two year contract. So he isnt exposed on the practice squad. Hed be eligible to be active or not. If active, hed count against the 47 active day roster.

 

[DallasEast]

Well, this is a positive rule. Can't be named for a Cowboy.

Good point!

 

[Cowboys5217]

I am waiting for Purdy to get pulled from a game for some reason so the sports announcer can say, "Shanahan is sitting Purdy"

 

[conner01]

They ruined the bylaw with this: one emergency third quarterback from its 53-player Active/Inactive List (i.e., elevated players are not eligible for designation).

That means you can't keep two QBs on the 53 and bring one up for the practice squad on game days to be the emergency third QB. So it's either save a third spot on your 53 for a QB you're possibly never going to need (which I hate) or you don't get to have a game-day exemption for one.

Basically all this does is allow teams to activate a QB and go over the game day active list by one. What would have made an impact is allowing the emergency QB to be on PS. Not many teams carry 3 QB and if you wanted to do it you’d have to send someone else to PS and call them up. If I’m not mistaken some players qualify to be sent to PS without going through waivers though

 

[bandfan]

Sorry but.... a player is a player.....