T-Jack remains limited in practice.
Seattle has wisely kept BJ Daniels on the roster. Daniels spent the offseason working out as a wideout and returner, but he looked sharp running the offense in the last preseason game.
Yesterday, the Seahawks worked out Terrelle Pryor, the former Oakland quarterback who tried out for us under center last year, but--like Daniels--converted to wide receiver in the offseason. Pryor made Cleveland's initial roster, but got cut to make room for Robert Turbin. Pryor is a phenomenal athlete, but he does not appear ready for prime time as a receiver. Is he, like Daniels, insurance in the event that T-Jack can't make it back?
Also visiting yesterday was McLeod Bethel-Thompson, the UCLA/Sacramento State product who has bounced back and forth among the arena league, practice squads and active rosters for a total of nine different stints with seven professional teams over five seasons. He has never attempted a pass in a regular season game. What do we see in him?
Neither Daniels nor Pryor nor Bethel-Thompson have any practice squad eligibility remaining.
Is BJ Daniels on the chopping block?
What gives?
If we need better backup options, I wonder if there might be some kind of compelling local option?
C'mon dude. Do you want a glass-jawed backup?
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I don't think Locker is fragile, just unlucky. I think he'd be an excellent backup quarterback, obtainable at a bargain rate, and capable of running the read option that increasingly appears essential to the functioning of our offense.
ReplyDeleteIt would also be a dignified way for Locker to salvage his NFL career. Do you want to be remembered as an injury-bedeviled first-round bust, or as a beloved backup for his hometown team?
At this point, I don't think T-Jack is quick or athletic enough to run the offense behind our porous O-Line. I like BJ Daniels better as a backup, and I like using him as a receiver and returner to get extra value when he's not under center.
There just aren't that many athletes who could function effectively as a backup in our offense. Wilson's skill set is too difficult to emulate. After Daniels and Locker, you really have to start reaching: Pryor, Tebow, unknown quantities like Bethel-Thompson, etc.