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Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon
There is a rather basic reason why there are players on the practice squad and other players on the active roster.
It's not all that complex but just in case it seems mysterious let me lay it out here:
The coaches - - the ones who see these guys in practice every day and the ones that are responsible for putting the team in the best position to win on a week-to-week basis - - think the guys on the practice squad are not as good as the guys on the active roster.
Now, if it is true that there are three or four guys on the practice squad who really are better than the guys on the active roster, then you have to indict the coaching staff and the guys who do "pro player evaluations" for the team for "getting it wrong". |
It's not so much that the practice squad players are not as good as the active roster players, it's that the active roster players have more experience and can pick up the offensive plays a lot quicker than someone wide eyed and straight out of college. It's quit possible that the practice squad players at this point in the season are ready to play.
I too would love to see Austin brought up. We could get younger rather quickly if our practice squad players can contribute.