(09-12-2016, 01:09 PM)ThePOC link Wrote:[quote author=ColoradoTree link=topic=15638.msg170836#msg170836 date=1473705730]
With RGIII being placed on injured reserve with a fracture of one of his shoulder bones (the coracoid bone, which is a new one for me), I wonder if Kevin Hogan will be signed to the active roster from the practice squad, or whether they'll bring in an experienced QB. Any QB that's available right now is by definition not a great option, so crossing my fingers for Hogan!
I would imagine they would go outside the organization. My understanding of the practice squad rules is that if they sign Hogan and he remains on the 53 for the duration of Griffin's hiatus, he will burn his practice squad eligibility.
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They may well go outside the organization (or not make any move at all for now), but I don't think it's the case that Hogan would burn his practice squad redshirt, so to speak. As I understand it, players with one year of NFL active roster time (meaning 6 or more games per season) are still eligible for practice squads; it's the second year on an active roster that limits practice squad eligibility. (Even then, 4 of the 10 players on a practice squad can have 2 accrued NFL seasons.) You can only have three years on a practice squad in total, so spending a year on the active roster wouldn't burn Hogan's practice squad eligibility. In theory (again, as I understand it), Hogan could have the following career trajectory:
2016: Active roster
2017: Practice squad
2018: Practice squad
2019: Active roster
2020: Practice squad (if only 3 other players have 2 years of active roster experience)
If, say, he were on an active roster in 2020, though, he would burn up that last year of practice squad eligibility. I think.Â
Griff Whalen's last year with the Colts (his 3rd year of 6+ games on the 53-man roster) meant that he was no longer eligible for a practice squad spot, which hurt him come cutdown time with the Dolphins this year. When you're not sure whether to keep 5 receivers or 6 receivers, it helps when the guy who'd be the 6th receiver is PS-eligible and you can stash him there and bring him up for a few games if injuries happen but use the 53-man spot for a different need. Harder to carry a guy like Griff if you're not going to use him much. (Side note: A lot of Colts media at training camp said that if Whalen were there, he would have been a shoo-in to make the 53-man roster.)
