Third Quarterback Rule

#5
#5
It's the reason a lot of teams never bring up a 3rd string QB from the practice squad.

It's a stupid rule
 
#8
#8
Wonder how much fun it would have been if this rule didn't exist and Hester was made QB and he just ran a wildcat for the rest of the game.
 
#9
#9
justingroves said:
It's the reason a lot of teams never bring up a 3rd string QB from the practice squad.

It's a stupid rule
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It's an odd rule, but I think people are thinking about it backwards.

NFL teams are allowed a 45 man active roster. Only players on the active roster are allowed to play in the game. The only exception to this is the 3rd quarterback. He does not count against the 45 man limit, but if you use him, you are not allowed to bring either of the two guys in front of him back into the game. An exception allows the guy to come in during the 4th quarter without restriction, ostensibly to get mop-up duty in blowouts, although that isn't clearly defined.

NFL rosters allow enough guys for 2 deep at every position, and they have added an emergency spot at QB in the rare case that the first two go down. It is the highest profile and arguably most important spot on the field, and it isn't really possible to cover with a guy from another spot.
 
#12
#12
First I heard of it was when the Titans ran into this issue earlier in the year. Can't remember which game but Young went down at some point and late in the 3rd Collins went down. They ran a couple of plays from the wildcat formation with one of the recievers to run out the clock. At the start of the 4th they brought out Rusty Smith.
 
#14
#14
I think it's a stupid rule but I wasn't aware the 3rd team QB didn't count against the roster limit.
 
#15
#15
I'd heard of it back in 08 with the Young stuff that year...came up that if the 3rd QB were to come into play, the first had to be benched/ wasn't eligible to play the rest of the game

I didn't know though that the 2nd string had to sit out too if it was before the 3rd quarter though
 
#17
#17
MG1968 said:
Wonder how much fun it would have been if this rule didn't exist and Hester was made QB and he just ran a wildcat for the rest of the game.
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...not very when the rest of the game was just stuffed runs and it never got close again
 
#18
#18
cotton said:
It's an odd rule, but I think people are thinking about it backwards.

NFL teams are allowed a 45 man active roster. Only players on the active roster are allowed to play in the game. The only exception to this is the 3rd quarterback. He does not count against the 45 man limit, but if you use him, you are not allowed to bring either of the two guys in front of him back into the game. An exception allows the guy to come in during the 4th quarter without restriction, ostensibly to get mop-up duty in blowouts, although that isn't clearly defined.

NFL rosters allow enough guys for 2 deep at every position, and they have added an emergency spot at QB in the rare case that the first two go down. It is the highest profile and arguably most important spot on the field, and it isn't really possible to cover with a guy from another spot.
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Teams don't bother having a 3rd QB on the roster period is what I'm getting at.
 
#19
#19
so what is the point of making the 1st and 2nd string ineligible? that's the part that isn't explained.
 
#21
#21
MWR said:
For a stupid NFL rule, the "tuck" rule has to be the worse.

And from what I heard, it is so bad the NFL may remove it from the books.
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The worst is the Calvin Johnson catch rule that got the Bears in the playoffs...easily
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#23
#23
kev20 said:
so what is the point of making the 1st and 2nd string ineligible? that's the part that isn't explained.
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i'd assume it has to do with how the 3rd QB doesn't count against the active roster and making sure that no one sneaks in a player (starter or not) of another position under the designation

...putting him in whenever and wherever while saving a roster space, used to add or keep someone else;

a just in case


I could be wrong though
 
#24
#24
TrueOrange said:
i'd assume it has to do with how the 3rd QB doesn't count against the active roster and making sure that no one sneaks in a player (starter or not) of another position under the designation
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Exactly
 
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