Desmond Ridder - update - signed by the Raiders off of our practice squad

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People always want more from a backup QB than is really available. People want a guy who is basically as good as a starter, but the vast majority of backup QBs are actually worse than Ridder.

Nathan Peterman is still floating around as a back up QB!
I feel like you've said this about basically every Cards backup QB except Chris Streveler.
 

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Ronald going for 1000 yards next year would be the most Cardinal thing ever. I like it though, he wasn’t gonna do it here and now you have two young dudes that can battle it out for the backup job. I don’t think it means Tune is gone cause I think they’ll keep three.
 

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And I’m not really sure Drake London is a 1… he’s been pretty underwhelming
jury is out for sure but he's had some decent games to go with the horrific QB play he has been party to.
I think they go defense but if Nabers or Oduzne is sitting there, they might give Cousins another weapon. They did sign Darnell Mooney though. But he's been nothing special.
 
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I heard someone say that if you take away Ridders 5 worst plays from any game he's pretty good, but he always has 5 bad plays.
 

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I’ll be interested to see if a FA WR is in the works. Curtis Samuel makes some sense here if you’re considering filling Moore’s role(I use that term loosely here).
 

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This is a quality backup QB, and even I had given up on Rondale so I like this move quite a bit.

Hopefully it means we draft another WR in the 3rd or 4th.
 

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Why would we do that when tune isn’t expensive and they saw something in him they liked enough to spend a draft pick?
For the roster spot of course. Tune if they wanted could go on the practice squad leaving another spot for another position.
 

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I am lukewarm on Hollywood but at the right price he makes some sense.
He absolutely does. He is a good #2 or #3 when healthy. Would make Harrison's transition easier as well.

But I don't want to sign him long term.
 

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I like the trade. Also Tune will be the 3d qb, need to carry 3.
You must have seen something in Tune that I missed, because he showed absolutely nothing to me. I want him gone.
 
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