Emergency QB Clarification

[kTXe]

I know this is random, but I was wondering if some of you guys could help me with exactly how designating a player your emergency QB works.

OK, I think I understand this much...

1. The emergency QB is included on the inactive list, therefore not counting against the team's 45 active players.

2. If the emergency QB enters the game before the 4th quarter, the QB's ahead of him are not allowed to re-enter the game. If he enters in the 4th quarter, the other QB's can re-enter the game.


My questions lie with teams, like ours, that only have 2 QB's on the 53 man roster.

Do we designate an emergency QB?

If so, who usually fills that role?

If we designate a non-QB as our "emergency QB", are they allowed to enter the game before the 4th quarter (even if it is not to play QB) without affecting the playing status of Bledsoe and Romo?

If you only have 2 QB's on the roster, are you allowed to designate your backup QB as the emergency QB? If we could designate Romo as our emergency QB, it would free up another spot on our 45-man gameday roster. The risk we would run there is if Bledsoe was rocked before the start of the 4th quarter and had to come out for a play or two. If we would then put in Romo, Bledsoe would be unable to re-enter the game, if I am understanding the rules correctly. (Yes, yes, I know...this may be more of a blessing than a risk! )

Any help guys?

 

[Yeagermeister]

I know this is random, but I was wondering if some of you guys could help me with exactly how designating a player your emergency QB works.

OK, I think I understand this much...

1. The emergency QB is included on the inactive list, therefore not counting against the team's 45 active players.

2. If the emergency QB enters the game before the 4th quarter, the QB's ahead of him are not allowed to re-enter the game. If he enters in the 4th quarter, the other QB's can re-enter the game.


My questions lie with teams, like ours, that only have 2 QB's on the 53 man roster.

Do we designate an emergency QB?

If so, who usually fills that role?

If we designate a non-QB as our "emergency QB", are they allowed to enter the game before the 4th quarter without affecting the playing status of Bledsoe and Romo?

If you only have 2 QB's on the roster, are you allowed to designate your backup QB as the emergency QB? If we could designate Romo as our emergency QB, it would free up another spot on our 45-man gameday roster. The risk we would run there is if Bledsoe was rocked before the start of the 4th quarter and had to come out for a play or two. If we would then put in Romo, Bledsoe would be unable to re-enter the game, if I am understanding the rules correctly. (Yes, yes, I know...this may be more of a blessing than a risk! )

Any help guys?

Crayton is our emergency QB and let's hope we never have to use him at QB.

 

[Hostile]

I believe Patrick Crayton has been designated our emergency QB, but since he's been on the active roster we don't get any extra roster spots. Oh, and if Romo were designated that way he couldn't holf for FGs and PATs until the 4th quarter.

BTW, I wish we'd sign another QB at some point. Having only 2 is a bit spooky.

 

[kTXe]

Crayton is our emergency QB and let's hope we never have to use him at QB.

I had always thought that he was our emergency QB as well. However, he is always included on the active roster. This makes me think that he is our e-QB in "name only", so to speak. In other words, it seems like we do not officially designate someone as the emergency QB because they would count as an inactive, at least the way that I understand the rules.

I believe Patrick Crayton has been designated our emergency QB, but since he's been on the active roster we don't get any extra roster spots. Oh, and if Romo were designated that way he couldn't holf for FGs and PATs until the 4th quarter.

BTW, I wish we'd sign another QB at some point. Having only 2 is a bit spooky.

Ah, good point. I hadn't thought about him not being able to enter the game to hold if he was the e-QB.

 

[Hostile]

Ah, good point. I hadn't thought about him not being able to enter the game to hold if he was the e-QB.

I have wanted Crayton to the the holder since he got here. I figured he'd be a hell of a weapon on fakes because he can run or use the option even. If he was the holder, they could use Romo that way and have the extra roster spot. However, if Bledsoe were to get his bell rung and have to leave the field he would then be done for the day.

Lots of chess with human pieces in that roster slot.

 

[Doomsday101]

I have wanted Crayton to the the holder since he got here. I figured he'd be a hell of a weapon on fakes because he can run or use the option even. If he was the holder, they could use Romo that way and have the extra roster spot. However, if Bledsoe were to get his bell rung and have to leave the field he would then be done for the day.

Lots of chess with human pieces in that roster slot.

Not likely you would lose both QB's in a game and even if you did the 3rd string QB is not going to help you that much. 3rd srting QB's get little work with the offense as is. If Drew were to be out more than the following week then chances are Dallas would be forced to bring up Baker from the practice squad.

 

[kTXe]

I have wanted Crayton to the the holder since he got here. I figured he'd be a hell of a weapon on fakes because he can run or use the option even. If he was the holder, they could use Romo that way and have the extra roster spot. However, if Bledsoe were to get his bell rung and have to leave the field he would then be done for the day.

Lots of chess with human pieces in that roster slot.

Yeah, that would definitely make a lot of sense.

It would be a question of whether BP thought it was worth the risk. If Bledsoe had to come out for a bit and Romo was the e-QB, he would have to make the decision of bringing Romo in and having Drew be done for the day or having someone like Crayton play QB for a few downs until Drew was ready. The good thing would be that it would free up an extra roster spot, and we know how much BP would love that. But would he love it enough to risk the above scenario?

 

[Doomsday101]

Yeah, that would definitely make a lot of sense.

It would be a question of whether BP thought it was worth the risk. If Bledsoe had to come out for a bit and Romo was the e-QB, he would have to make the decision of bringing Romo in and having Drew be done for the day or having someone like Crayton play QB for a few downs until Drew was ready. The good thing would be that it would free up an extra roster spot, and we know how much BP would love that. But would he love it enough to risk the above scenario?

Once emergentcy QB comes in the other QB's can't come back in the game

 

[Yeagermeister]

Once emergentcy QB comes in the other QB's can't come back in the game

Only if it's before the 4th q

 

[kTXe]

Once emergentcy QB comes in the other QB's can't come back in the game

I know...I said as much in the post you quoted. I did fail to mention that it only applied if it was pre-4th quarter (but I mentioned that earlier in the thread).

 

[AdamJT13]

Here's how the NFL explains it --

"The third quarterback rule states that if a third quarterback is inserted before the fourth quarter, a team’s first two quarterbacks cannot be used in the game at any position.

Another aspect of the rule is sometimes misunderstood. It is a coach’s decision as to whether a third quarterback will be used. The active quarterbacks do not have to be injured for a team to use its third quarterback."

 

[StanleySpadowski]

Here's how the NFL explains it --

"The third quarterback rule states that if a third quarterback is inserted before the fourth quarter, a team’s first two quarterbacks cannot be used in the game at any position.

Another aspect of the rule is sometimes misunderstood. It is a coach’s decision as to whether a third quarterback will be used. The active quarterbacks do not have to be injured for a team to use its third quarterback."

Adam, does anything in the rule state that the "third quaterback" can only be used taking snaps from center?

Could a player like Green be listed as the emergency QB, enter the game in the fourth quarter, take a snap, run a draw then return punts later in the fourth?

 

[kTXe]

Here's how the NFL explains it --

"The third quarterback rule states that if a third quarterback is inserted before the fourth quarter, a team’s first two quarterbacks cannot be used in the game at any position.

Another aspect of the rule is sometimes misunderstood. It is a coach’s decision as to whether a third quarterback will be used. The active quarterbacks do not have to be injured for a team to use its third quarterback."

Thanks, Adam.

Though it doesn't explicitly say so, I do think that rule makes it sound as if the e-QB enters the game before the fourth quarter, even if it was to play a position other than QB, the team's first two QB's cannot enter the game.

If that is the case, then Crayton is not our official e-QB, because he certainly plays before the fourth quarter. He, as I said earlier in the thread, must be our e-QB in "name only".

Adam, does anything in the rule state that the "third quaterback" can only be used taking snaps from center?

Could a player like Green be listed as the emergency QB, enter the game in the fourth quarter, take a snap, run a draw then return punts later in the fourth?

That's a good question.

 

[jrumann59]

Emergency QB's are awesome.