ctpatsfan77

Note: I'm asking what you would do, not what you think the Pats would/will do.

Pro: They can carry an extra player on the roster with Edelman as QB2.
Con: If, God forbid, Hoyer needs to come in before the end of the third quarter, Edelman's knocked out of the game as well.

Let me be clear on something: I'm not suggesting using Edelman as a QB.

My point is simply that the NFL allows players wearing numbers in the 1-19 range to be listed as QBs. So, is the potential upside of having an extra player available on game day worth the potential downside mentioned above?

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Pats726

Dumbest idea I have heard in ages...DUMB!!!!!!! Time for the Practice squad with this one...

Calciumee

It's actually about the 3rd or 4th time I have heard the idea floated around in recent weeks

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sieglo

Maybe we should make Brady QB3 and save him for the postseason.

stinkypete

A great idea in theory. Presuming Brady stays healthy throughout the game, you get to keep an extra player active by making Edelman #2QB and sitting Hoyer.

In practice though, you have to ask yourself, who gives the team the best chance to win. Not only is Edelmen clearly an inferior choice at QB, but if he had to step in for Brady, he'd be down a weapon...himself.

BradyManny

Unlike some others in the thread, I don't think this is the most radical idea I've heard in the world. However, I do think its too risky for BB's taste.

Not to mention - as pointed out by stinkypete above - Edelman is a weapon at WR and PR in his own right, deserving of an active roster spot.

Sicilian

Again, he's not suggesting that Edelman play QB. He's saying if Brady gets hurt, you pull Edelman out of the game and go straight to Hoyer.

I don't like the idea, simply because if you're going to be forced to use your backup QB, you want all available weapons on deck to help him. The pressure on Hoyer would be high enough as it is, let alone being a WR option short.

TheGodInAGreyHoodie

What if Brady gets sacked hard during the first quarter and needs to come out of the game for two or three snaps, but can come back after that?

Do you pull Brady out of the game or do you have Edelman play QB for a series?

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convertedpatsfan

I think only 10 clubs are carrying only 2 QBs on the roster, so having Edelman as the emergency QB already saves us 1 roster spot on the 53.

As for the 45, I would leave Hoyer as the #2. He's developing into a very solid QB and in the event of injury, you'd want him in there right away. According to the rule, if Hoyer was the #3 and entered the game prior to the 4th, Edelman couldn't play. But if Edelman played QB until the start of the 4th quarter, you could insert Hoyer AND Edelman could remain.

But in the event Brady is injured, you don't want to get by with your real emergency QB until the final quarter just to save a roster spot, especially right now when injuries haven't taken a huge toll and you don't necessarily need that extra spot as badly as you might later on in the season.

brady199

it makes a lot of sense to do this. An extra player is very valuable. You would be able to take advantage of this more then it would hurt you. Any starting QB is more likley to finish a game then be injured enough to have to come out of one. So maybe it puts you in a little bind for a game if Brady got hurt, but it would help you more weeks then not. To be honest losing Edelman for a Game isn't that bad. There are still plenty of options to work with. Hoyer did pretty good with guys who are out of the league right now, so I'm sure he would be ok working with Moss, Welker, Tate, and some pretty good TE's.