NFL Training Camp Thread

Tebow's old QB coach is suggesting the CFL.
Can we stop talking about this guy already.
http://tracking.si.com/2013/09/01/tim-tebow-coach-cfl-patriots/?sct=hp_t2_a3&eref=sihp

 

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For a revamped IR, I would just make it so any injured player must miss at least two games before returning. Everything else is the player is out until he is healthy. That way you can't try and manipulate the process. It's amazing that the injured reserve all or nothing setup has lasted this long.

 

I thought they changed that a couple of years back to allow teams to activate a certain number of players from IR after 8 games. That seemed fair enough.

I understand the intent of the rules, because these cheaters will try every trick in the book. They'd put a guy on IR with a phantom injury to prevent having to waive him and let someone else pick him up. I think that's how it started. So the league said "if you don't want him on your active roster now, you can't come back and use him later". But I agree that sometimes a guy can be legitimately injured in September and be well enough to play by November.

 

IR used to mean you had to sit out at least four weeks. After those four weeks passed, you could return to practice but you didn't have to be activated for games.

Several teams took advantage of that to "redshirt" promising young players -- stashing them for the season with a minor injury (or a fake one) to get them a year of practice without having to use a roster spot on them or cut them. Joe Gibbs became notorious for stashing quarterbacks with the Redskins -- Mark Rypien, Stan Humphries and Cary Conklin are the ones I recall off the top of my head.

To keep teams from doing that, the league made IR last the entire season and players were not allowed to practice while on IR.

 

I believe the practice squad limit is eight players.

 

How long has it been since a CFL team used a TE? I think Tebow would be entertaining to watch up here with the bigger field.

 

The New York Jets have solved their quarterback dilemma, signing Brady Quinn. No word yet who will start on Sunday, however.

 

This is wrong, and funny.

http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2013/09/all-32-quarterbacks-as-their-team-name.html

 

That signing clearly indicates that Sanchez is more banged up than The Jets have let on.

 

Morans!

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It would not surprise me if Quinn beat out Sanchez and Smith for the starter's job by November.