gopherwrestler Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I’m still interested to see if we actually pick some people up this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byuvike88 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 hour ago, SemperFeist said: I think if Morgan hadn't improved as much as he did this offseason, Hikutini could have stolen his spot. I'd love to see him back on the PS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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solidvikingfan Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 minute ago, SemperFeist said: It would make more sense to keep a QB on the practice squad if you keep two on the active roster. Also would be well defined that the training camp practices trump preseason games for our coaching staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm Guts Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 13 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: I’ll trust that the Vikings know more than we do, but it’s hard to swallow releasing a player who seemed produce whenever he was given the opportunity over the last 3 preseasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Worm Guts said: I’ll trust that the Vikings know more than we do, but it’s hard to swallow releasing a player who seemed produce whenever he was given the opportunity over the last 3 preseasons. Against the lowest competition, and largely vanilla defense. He’s far more exciting than Mannion but a backup QBs job entails a lot of gameplan work from week to week and helping the starter in that regard. Happy yo see the Vikings finally joining the list of teams keeping only two QBs on the roster and a third on the PS Edited August 31, 2019 by RpMc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 If he wasn't going to be the back up this year, there is no real reason to keep him I guess. To bad we don't have a little better developmental qb to have on the practice squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm Guts Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, RpMc said: Against the lowest competition, and largely vanilla defense. He’s far more exciting than Mannion but a backup QBs job entails a lot of gameplan work from week to week and helping the starter in that regard. Happy yo see the Vikings finally joining the list of teams keeping only two QBs on the roster and a third on the PS I hate when people say “against 3rd stringers”. You can only compete against who you’re given an opportunity. If he was doing the same thing against starters, this would be absolutely unjustifiable. Edited August 31, 2019 by Worm Guts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Great thread by Courtney. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, Worm Guts said: I hate when people say “against 3rd stringers”. You can only compete against who you’re given an opportunity. If he was doing the same thing against starters, this would be absolutely unjustifiable. Hate it all you want, but it’s valid. If the team saw what they needed to see from him in practice, he WOULD have gotten a chance to go up against higher levels of competition in the preseason. Writing was on the wall for him when he didn’t get elevated to even play with the twos. Why would the team elevate him when he, from reports on practices, struggles with commanding the huddle, getting the proper play in, getting the snap count, monitoring the play clock? Sure, he might just be a “gamer” but that isn’t going to work against the top competition in the league and isn’t going to help ensure your starter is ready to go week in and week out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 7 minutes ago, Worm Guts said: I hate when people say “against 3rd stringers”. You can only compete against who you’re given an opportunity. If he was doing the same thing against starters, this would be absolutely unjustifiable. But he wasn’t doing it against starters. He wasn’t doing the things needed to show the coaches that he could be trusted to move up the depth chart. The developmental QB didn’t really develop in three years. Time to move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm Guts Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: But he wasn’t doing it against starters. He wasn’t doing the things needed to show the coaches that he could be trusted to move up the depth chart. The developmental QB didn’t really develop in three years. Time to move on. Obviously the Vikings felt whatever they saw in practice was a better indicator than what they saw in preseason. If they’re wrong and he has success somewhere else, it will look pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 No word on what they are doing with kickers/punters yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, Worm Guts said: Obviously the Vikings felt whatever they saw in practice was a better indicator than what they saw in preseason. If they’re wrong and he has success somewhere else, it will look pretty bad. In practice he goes against one of the better defensive units in the league that isn’t playing vanilla line movements and coverages. That’s honestly a better evaluation tool than a preseason game against another team’s backups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm Guts Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 13 minutes ago, RpMc said: Hate it all you want, but it’s valid. If the team saw what they needed to see from him in practice, he WOULD have gotten a chance to go up against higher levels of competition in the preseason. Writing was on the wall for him when he didn’t get elevated to even play with the twos. Why would the team elevate him when he, from reports on practices, struggles with commanding the huddle, getting the proper play in, getting the snap count, monitoring the play clock? Sure, he might just be a “gamer” but that isn’t going to work against the top competition in the league and isn’t going to help ensure your starter is ready to go week in and week out. It’s valid but it’s not meaningful. Having success in minor league baseball doesn’t mean you’ll be good in the majors but it usually gets you at least an opportunity. That’s what is unusual here. Usually if you succeed, you get a chance at the next level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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