Originally Posted by Greg
Here's the deal. Yes, cutting St. Pierre and Olsen opens a spot up on the 53, but not on gameday. Right now we dress 45 on game day, 8 are inactive. Of those 45, 44 are normal and 1 is a special category, emergency QB. If he comes into the game before the 4th quarter neither the 1st or 2nd QB can re-enter the game.
So if we don't carry a 3rd QB we save a roster spot but gain NOTHING on game day because we can only dress 44. If we designate anybody else as the 3rd QB and dress them as the 45th they can only play QB and if they enter before the 4th quarter neither Boller or McNair could come back into the game.
So what do you really gain by this carrying of 2 QBs? A 9th guy inactive every week?