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Sean Mannion is a guy i would like, but i think he may be gone in the 6th where I want him. I'm not sure of his stock right now. It's a good thought, personally I'd like to grab one as a UDFA. Either way we need an option for when Hasselback retires to backup Luck.

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Michael Vick     (don't want him but he's there)

Kyle Orton

Jason Campbell

Tarvaris Jackson         

Matt Flynn     

Ryan Lindley     

Jordan Palmer

Case Keenum     

Pat Devlin     

Tyler Thigpen

Those aren't undrafted FA's. Me and Gavin mean the undrafted QB's from this year's draft class.

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Sean Mannion is a guy i would like, but i think he may be gone in the 6th where I want him. I'm not sure of his stock right now. It's a good thought, personally I'd like to grab one as a UDFA. Either way we need an option for when Hasselback retires to backup Luck.

Mannion will be gone in the second round.

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I mean I can honestly say the thought of who our 3rd string QB is going to be has not crossed my mind at any point...I mean 3rd string QB.....Outside of one playing well enough in the pre-season for an opposing team to be bamboozled out of a late round pick in a trade a 3rd stringer on the team is likely going to remain irrelevant

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Michael Vick (don't want him but he's there)

Kyle Orton

Jason Campbell

Tarvaris Jackson

Matt Flynn

Ryan Lindley

Jordan Palmer

Case Keenum

Pat Devlin

Tyler Thigpen

Deeply insulted that you'd ever part your fingers to type Ryan Lindley to ever have a chance as a :colts:

One of the worst QB's to ever touch a football

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Matt Hasselbeck will turn 40 this year, so the Colts can't rely on him to keep putting off retirement.  An interesting QB prospect who will likely still be available in the late rounds is Shane Carden.  He was very productive at East Carolina and is credited with a high football IQ, but scouts question his arm strength and knock his big wind-up throwing technique.  Then again, the scouts also questioned Andrew Luck's arm strength, remember?  I wouldn't mind the Colts taking a flier on a project like Carden.  It's a bit of a luxury to keep a 3rd gunslinger on the active roster, but I'm not sure if Carden can be safely stashed on the practice squad with so many teams in desperate need of a good QB.

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Mannion will be gone in the second round.

 

Not a second round talent.  no QB past Mariota/Winston is even 3rd round grade IMO.  I feel for all of the teams that will reach for those QB's, and realize their search for a top 16 QB in this league is still on...

 

If he somehow made it to round 5, I would take Mannion in a NY minute as our backup for luck.

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I'm pretty sure Patty Mac was listed as our #3 (emergency) QB. I'm sure we'll find one for the practice squad, but this is a very low priority. I bet we get one to simulate a certain QB style in practices, but I doubt he'll be anything more than a one-year rental.

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Harnish was ideal. You could use him in the preseason then put him on the PS. No team was going to waste a roster spot snatching him from us. If he developed, great, if not, no big deal. Cheap practice arm, then move on to the next guy.

Those guys are plentiful. It would be nice if they could turn into a #2, but that's kind of rare for those very late round picks or UDFAs.

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We're one of the few teams that doesn't have a #3 QB. Who's picking up those duties with the practice squad? Think we will try to pick one up at the draft?

 

We can either draft one with our very last pick, 255th overall,  or we'll grab an undrafted player in free agency.

 

Not a cause for concern.    Grigson will address this when the time is right.    No worries.

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I still like Connor Halliday from Washington State. He has a big arm, he's accurate all over the field, and plays with a lot of confidence. I've also been told he's a good guy whose teammates love him, and he'll work his butt off to be good. He has to work on his footwork and be more careful with the ball, but I think he's a strong prospect who can actually become something in the NFL. Not just a camp arm.

 

Because of his injury, I think he'll go undrafted. I wouldn't mind making him Mr. Almost Irrelevant.

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Most people don't know Mannion because he played at OS. His numbers fell of last year because their WR crops was awful. So was run blocking, and you know haw that effects the passing game. Make no mistake, he is a prototypical pocket passer. His biggest negative is he is not fleet of foot. 

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Not a second round talent.  no QB past Mariota/Winston is even 3rd round grade IMO.  I feel for all of the teams that will reach for those QB's, and realize their search for a top 16 QB in this league is still on...

 

If he somehow made it to round 5, I would take Mannion in a NY minute as our backup for luck.

Well, you know that those grades aren't coming from NFL people, they are opinions. For what it's worth, I would love Mannion in Indy. Ain't gonna happen though. 

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Wasting a roster spot on a 3rd QB would be pointless.  This team is built around Andrew Luck, if we were in a situation that Luck and Hasselbeck were both unavailable, it wouldn't matter who was taking snaps.  The roster spot would be better used on someone who will actually get on the field.

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Wasting a roster spot on a 3rd QB would be pointless.  This team is built around Andrew Luck, if we were in a situation that Luck and Hasselbeck were both unavailable, it wouldn't matter who was taking snaps.  The roster spot would be better used on someone who will actually get on the field.

 

That's why the OP specified "practice squad QB."

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I'm pretty sure Patty Mac was listed as our #3 (emergency) QB. I'm sure we'll find one for the practice squad, but this is a very low priority. I bet we get one to simulate a certain QB style in practices, but I doubt he'll be anything more than a one-year rental.

Aa long as Dewey isn't our emergency wide out.

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Because of pay and age, I do not believe Matt H. will be back next year.  We need someone capable of stepping in for Andrew and still give us a punchers chance of winning.  A UDFA / pure practice squad guy won't do.  Polian got fired because he didn't have a backup plan for Peyton not being in the Lineup. And Curtis Painter was a 6th round draft pick in 2009.  I fear Grigson setting himself up into the same situation for 2016.  If the guy we get starts looking good to other teams, and we have to bring him on to the 53, so be it.I want a capable backup QB in 2016, but not at large vet money.  Get him now and start the grooming process. I'm interested in how Grigson moves forward on this.

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I still like Connor Halliday from Washington State. He has a big arm, he's accurate all over the field, and plays with a lot of confidence. I've also been told he's a good guy whose teammates love him, and he'll work his butt off to be good. He has to work on his footwork and be more careful with the ball, but I think he's a strong prospect who can actually become something in the NFL. Not just a camp arm.

 

Because of his injury, I think he'll go undrafted. I wouldn't mind making him Mr. Almost Irrelevant.

 

If we can't get Mannion in round 5 (essentially round 6) then Halliday.  I prefer to get a guy already used to taking snaps from under center and shotgun.  Not just from a spread.  Those guys umbers are somewhat inflated when trying to determine how they'll transfer over to the NFL.  How's Halliday's ankle, BTW?  Any word? 

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If we can't get Mannion in round 5 (essentially round 6) then Halliday.  I prefer to get a guy already used to taking snaps from under center and shotgun.  Not just from a spread.  Those guys umbers are somewhat inflated when trying to determine how they'll transfer over to the NFL.  How's Halliday's ankle, BTW?  Any word? 

 

He had a private pro day a couple weeks ago at WSU, where he threw. So I guess he's doing okay.

 

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlesports/2015/04/02/cougars-wr-vince-mayle-qb-connor-halliday-impress-at-wsu-pro-day/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2015/04/13/redskins-to-host-washington-state-quarterback-connor-halliday/

 

And yeah, I'd prefer a dropback guy, but I think we're talking about a practice squad prospect, not a true backup. Not yet, anyways. He can work on his balance and footwork in 2015, then in 2016, we can get another vet backup, or let Halliday compete for QB2. 

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Sean Mannion has a noodle arm. Wouldn't want him on our team. I'll take that QB from Alabama. With some polish, he might be a half decent number 2 in 3 years.

 

He does not.  He can drive the ball as necessary. Make all of the throws. Typically he makes it look easy, not fastballing it like Cutler.  More often, when the pocket breaks down, he backs up and throws off his back foot possibly reinforcing the noodle arm impression.  If he works on stepping into the throw or stepping up in the pocket, he'll do well.

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He had a private pro day a couple weeks ago at WSU, where he threw. So I guess he's doing okay.

 

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlesports/2015/04/02/cougars-wr-vince-mayle-qb-connor-halliday-impress-at-wsu-pro-day/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2015/04/13/redskins-to-host-washington-state-quarterback-connor-halliday/

 

And yeah, I'd prefer a dropback guy, but I think we're talking about a practice squad prospect, not a true backup. Not yet, anyways. He can work on his balance and footwork in 2015, then in 2016, we can get another vet backup, or let Halliday compete for QB2. 

 

I was hoping to eliminate vet pay for a backup QB and develop our own backup and do it on rookie pay scale for a few years.  But, whatever it takes.  Just do not want a QB on staff that is the other teams MVP if he has to play for any reason.  And Matt is likely done, and I hope he doesn't have to play any next season as well.

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