Tryout players

[TheMaulClaw]

1 hour ago, 45catfan said:

I seriously doubt 2 of the 3 between QBs between Walker, Grier and Stevens are on the roster come September.  I'm more partial to Walker, personally. Chalk Grier up as a loss and move on.  It's on Marty Hurney that we are likely to flush a former 3rd round pick, but it's pointless to keep him based on draft position if the team thinks he doesn't have what it takes.

Why I can't say I have confidence in Grier, he's going into his 3rd year and he may be a lot better then last time we saw him.

[Sgt Schultz]

Giving up his 8th year of eligibility>  Does that equate to this:

[TheSpecialJuan]

30 minutes ago, Trainwreck said:

How old is this Thomson guy? 30?

26

[Basbear]

21 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

26

Still beat 1st round pick Brandon Weedon, I think by one year...

[OldhamA]

11 hours ago, NanuqoftheNorth said:

His parents must be crushed by this news.  One more year at university and Kevin Thomson could have completed his doctorate degree in Footballology.

Bottom line:  Stay in school kids.

Sounds like the starting QB for the Uni team I played for here in the UK.

He was dogshit, but he was going for a Doctorate and was on the team committee, so obviously he started every game. 

[WarHeel]

19 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Would grad school students be  eligible to play for college teams?

Apparently there is a waiver for such players. Still not sure what this gentleman’s major is but grad student are apparently eligible to compete in Div 1 beyond the 4 year mark.

[Khyber53]

20 hours ago, ForJimmy said:

They should be. I kind of like Ramsey as a backup. Smart QB just has limited ability. I think he is capable of stepping in a game or two and playing safe football to steal a win/not lose the game.

Actually, yeah, I think he takes a roster spot here. Smart guy who has the skills to go in for an emergency run. He'd be a good observer on the sidelines as well and wouldn't be a threat to Darnold right now. 

If things went crazy, who knows, he might have a bit of that Jake spark in him.

[Khyber53]

35 minutes ago, WarHeel said:

Apparently there is a waiver for such players. Still not sure what this gentleman’s major is but grad student are apparently eligible to compete in Div 1 beyond the 4 year mark.

He could put his skills to use here working out 14 years of practice squad eligibility.

[L-TownCat]

On 5/9/2021 at 10:47 AM, Mr. Scot said:

If I remember correctly, teams are only allowed something like five tryout players this year.

If two of our five are going to be quarterbacks, our current backups might have reason to be a little nervous.

If you find yourself sitting in the Carolina Panthers QB room, you SHOULD be nervous.

I’m not sure another team has a QB room that from top to bottom could be shuffled at random and be close to the actual opening day roster?

[Mr. Scot]

7 minutes ago, L-TownCat said:

If you find yourself sitting in the Carolina Panthers QB room, you SHOULD be nervous.

I’m not sure another team has a QB room that from top to bottom could be shuffled at random and be close to the actual opening day roster?

Disagree. Darnold is the clear starter and head and shoulders above anyone else.

Beyond Darnold though, pretty much everyone else is easily replaceable.

[L-TownCat]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Disagree. Darnold is the clear starter and head and shoulders above anyone else.

Beyond Darnold though, pretty much everyone else is easily replaceable.

I’ll concede that Sam is the starter day 1.  (And) I think he’s going to have success. However, if he doesn’t...  That’s gonna make more than Sam a little nervous.

[Devil Doc]

Why are people so down on Grier, he is a really good QB that just needs to be developed. My predictions.. we will have Darnold, Grier, and PJ as our QBs this year, with Stevens a maybe (he will be snatched up by the Saints if we cut him). 

[Mr. Scot]

Undrafted free agent update...

I believe that puts them at 90 players. If they do decide to sign any of the tryout guys, a corresponding roster move will be needed.

[Carl Spackler]

lol PJ Walker threw three picks in five passes but yeah he did well in the XFL so that's forgivable