In the Packers - Bears game because Hanie plays in the third quarter the other guys can't come back in ?
What's the purpose of that rule ?
What's the purpose of that rule ?
If #3 QB plays #'s 1 & 2 cannot re-enter ?
- Thread starter GoStateGuy
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In the NFL you have 8 men inactive for every game. So of your 53 man roster you can only play with 45. The exception is an emergency QB. Hanie was listed as inactive for the game and was the emergency QB. If he entered before the start of the 4th qtr the #1 and #2 can not re-enter.
Isn't it because the Bears didn't carry their 3rd QB on their active roster? If you call the QB into action when he isn't on the active roster it disqualifies the previous two from re-entering the game. Thats how I interpreted it anyway.
EDIT: CYcoFan explains it much better above.
EDIT: CYcoFan explains it much better above.
interesting. .... Has to do with the 45 man roster, that makes a lot more sense than rationale that I could come up with.
Yeah, but why penalize 2 people when only one new inactive player comes in? Of course, in this case, Haney hauled water for the other two. Collins looked like he was scared of his own shadow. Jay was pouting that they were rushing him so hard in the cold weather.
To prevent teams from using a WR or CB as their emergency QB then throwing him in their at other positions and treating it as just an extra roster spot. It's to protect the intent of the rule and ensure that it is only to be used in an actual emergency scenario for a team.
I didn't know it was a rule. I thought they were just speaking in terms of what you have doen to the other's confidence or something. Interesting rule.
Exactly. I believe there was under two minutes to go when he came in the game. Had they been smart, they would have used Collins until the 4th quarter, then inserted Hainey in the game. That way, had he been injured, either Cutler or Collins could both return to the game.
I can't believe Lovie Smith got criticized for bringing in Hanie in the third. Did anyone watch Todd Collins play? He's an embarassment to the QB profession, he's been horrible every time he's stepped on the field this year.
This is the NFC championship, you can't wait three minutes to bring in Hanie and waste another possesion. They needed to go to Hanie right away. If he got hurt they would have been better off with Forte or Hester running the wildcat then with Collins under center.
Now why Collins was the number two and Hanie the number three is another argument.
How so? The Bears hadn't done **** prior to Hanie coming in, and running a wildcat the remainder of the game would've been better than Collins playing anymore. Hanie scored on that first possession, so saying it was a screw up is stupid. It was by far the best piece of strategy the Bears had all day.
I haven't heard anyone criticize Lovie for bringing Hanie when he did. I know a lot more people are questioning why Collins was even the backup to begin with? I know I am.
All the guys on the CBS pregame show were saying he should have waited until the fourth to bring him in.
It was smart in that aspect. But in the "what-if" scenario where Hanie gets hurt that leaves the team zero options to run a QB out there. They would have had to finish the game with a non-QB in there.. It's sort of backing yourself into a corner at that point.
That said, Hanie was definitely the best option behind Cutler yesterday and Collins was doing his best to throw interceptions, so I can't blame them for putting Hanie in when they did.
While I'm sticking with my opinion that he should have waited, your last sentence is something I've been wondering as well. Did the thought never cross their mind that Cutler could get hurt and they would be stuck with Todd Collins?
