Come Sept 1 - Who is the #3 QB

[clif]

Can I just add... you can't believe a word Arians says publicly? Wasn't it this time last year or maybe a bit earlier that he had us all believing that Stanton was going to be the starter? HAHAHAHAHA! Good times!

 

[Garthshort]

cardpa, NO chance of that happening. Less than no chance, actually. Though, in a perfect world it probably would be the best course of action.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Lindley is #3 and Thomas is sent to the PS.

I really don't see him clearing waivers so IMO there is no way Thomas doesn't make the team this year. You don't spend a 4th round pick on a guy and even chance losing him to another team that same year.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Can I just add... you can't believe a word Arians says publicly? Wasn't it this time last year or maybe a bit earlier that he had us all believing that Stanton was going to be the starter? HAHAHAHAHA! Good times!

Well that statement came before the team got Palmer. However once Palmer got here he said from day 1 that Palmer was his starter. Then he backed that up by sticking with him despite very poor play for about the first 7 games of the season. Not a whole lot of coaches would have the patience and belief to stick with a guy playing that poorly.

 

[conraddobler]

The number three is the guy YOU draft, it would take EPIC failure to not make the team, if he isn't the number three he will never play a down for us.

 

[cardpa]

I really don't see him clearing waivers so IMO there is no way Thomas doesn't make the team this year. You don't spend a 4th round pick on a guy and even chance losing him to another team that same year.

Point well taken. I had forgotten he would have to clear waivers first. Shame that each team can't designate say 3-4 players directly to the PS without having to go through waivers.

 

[52brandon]

there's no way Lindley beats out Thomas. Unless Thomas is just flat out awful. Like, couldn't make a pop warner team. Even of Lindley is the better of the 2, we still keep Thomas IMO. We keep 4 before we cut Thomas. Bank on that

 

[52brandon]

Can I just add... you can't believe a word Arians says publicly? Wasn't it this time last year or maybe a bit earlier that he had us all believing that Stanton was going to be the starter? HAHAHAHAHA! Good times!

I still like Stanton. I would have been happy with him under center instead

 

[TJ]

It would take a significant injury to one of the other 3 QBs for Lindley to be a Cardinal come week 1. BASK didn't waste all of that time personally evaluating Thomas just to cut him.

 

[Billy Bob]

Wow 4 people actually thinks Lindley has a chance

 

[Cheesebeef]

if it's not Thomas that a clusterschmuck of a pick.

 

[kerouac9]

If it is based on who the better player is on August 31, Ryan Lindley.

If it is based on who has the higher ceiling, Logan Thomas.

Really? We spent a 7th round pick two years ago on Ryan Lindley. We spent a 4th round pick this year on Logan Thomas. Lindley was terrible when he played as a rookie and merely awful during his second preseason. He had no competition last year, and was still considered a bubble player in the Fight to 53.

If Logan Thomas isn't already a better player than Ryan Lindley, he was over-scouted by the Cards.

 

[52brandon]

Really? We spent a 7th round pick two years ago on Ryan Lindley. We spent a 4th round pick this year on Logan Thomas. Lindley was terrible when he played as a rookie and merely awful during his second preseason. He had no competition last year, and was still considered a bubble player in the Fight to 53.

If Logan Thomas isn't already a better player than Ryan Lindley, he was over-scouted by the Cards.

Likely so. Bit he HAS had a full year under the coaching of BA's QB coaching staff to better develop him rather than Whiz's garbage staff that coached him into ths player he was last year

 

[kerouac9]

Likely so. Bit he HAS had a full year under the coaching of BA's QB coaching staff to better develop him rather than Whiz's garbage staff that coached him into ths player he was last year

Maybe, but at the same time, it's silly or unrealistic to say that he has a "full year" under the coaching of the staff. He's had a training camp and two offseason periods. The reality of the matter is that backups at all positions, but especially QBs, don't get much attention once the games start for real. Lindley was in the meeting rooms, but he was getting few if any reps and little if any feedback.

NFL Coaches have SEVERE time constraints, and every moment that they're spending working on a guy who doesn't play is one lost working on the guys who will. That's just the reality of life in the NFL.

 

[Jetstream Green]

Question K9, is Lindley practice squad eligible

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Question K9, is Lindley practice squad eligible

Not K9, but no he isn't eligible because he has more than 1 full season of NFL experience.

 

[Jetstream Green]

Thanks CSD

 

[kerouac9]

Question K9, is Lindley practice squad eligible

Not K9, but no he isn't eligible because he has more than 1 full season of NFL experience.

Well, Lindley is not practice squad eligible.

If a player has one accrued season, they can still be practice squad eligible if they were on the 45-man active gameday roster for less than nine regular season games.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/8/31/4677982/nfl-practice-squad-salary-rules-eligibility

Lindley was as inactive as Ryan Williams was last year, and he was only on the active roster for 6 games in 2012. He might still be practice-squad eligible, but I doubt it.

My question is why would you bother? You only have so many spots; Lindley doesn't have any support from the coaching staff; every minute you spend with Lindley is one less minute you have to develop Logan Thomas.

 

[THESMEL]

Darnell Dockett! BA is pretty firm on Drew at #2 - but DD may beat up any quality QB released by other teams- and take their milk money.

link
http://nesn.com/2013/02/darnell-doc...-twitter-beef-challenges-him-to-boxing-match/

Dockett’s latest tweet has him resorting to name calling. The 31-year-old 290-pound NFL player also challenged the 210-pound McCarron to a fight.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Darnell Dockett! BA is pretty firm on Drew at #2 - but DD may beat up any quality QB released by other teams- and take their milk money.

link
http://nesn.com/2013/02/darnell-doc...-twitter-beef-challenges-him-to-boxing-match/

Dockett’s latest tweet has him resorting to name calling. The 31-year-old 290-pound NFL player also challenged the 210-pound McCarron to a fight.

LOL McCarron was killing him on twitter, but the whole pointing to college championships to a 10 year veteran of the NFL seems kinda dumb.

 

[Jim Otis]

Unless number 6 gets injured , number negative 8 will not make the team .

6 minus 14 = negative 8

 

[Hollywood]

Really? We spent a 7th round pick two years ago on Ryan Lindley. We spent a 4th round pick this year on Logan Thomas. Lindley was terrible when he played as a rookie and merely awful during his second preseason. He had no competition last year, and was still considered a bubble player in the Fight to 53.

If Logan Thomas isn't already a better player than Ryan Lindley, he was over-scouted by the Cards.

Maybe, but at the same time, it's silly or unrealistic to say that he has a "full year" under the coaching of the staff. He's had a training camp and two offseason periods. The reality of the matter is that backups at all positions, but especially QBs, don't get much attention once the games start for real. Lindley was in the meeting rooms, but he was getting few if any reps and little if any feedback.

NFL Coaches have SEVERE time constraints, and every moment that they're spending working on a guy who doesn't play is one lost working on the guys who will. That's just the reality of life in the NFL.

Arians has said that backup QB's get until the end of the preseason to practice and play. Then they are backups until the the next training camp.

Like you said, there just isn't enough time.