In other news, ex-Colt QB Jacob Eason cut by Packers

[John Hammonds]

The Packers cut QB Jacob Eason on Friday.  They'd signed him as a "just in case" scenario, in case contract talks with Jordan Love didn't go well.  Now that they have, they don't need Eason anymore.

 

Jacob Eason was drafted in the 4th round of the 2020 draft by the Colts (2/34 WR Michael Pittman Jr; 2/41 RB Jonathan Taylor; 3/85 Julian Blackmon; 4/122 QB Jacob Eason).

He was released by the Colts the following year, during the tumultuous 2021 season, and has bounced around the league ever since, serving stints in Carolina, San Francisco, Seattle, and recently on the Giants practice squad.

 

I liked his big arm strength and poise, but he never could make his reads quickly enough, and eventually failed at attaining a starting job as an NFL quarterback.  At age 26, he still has a chance to make an NFL roster.  But it looks like that starting job thing has passed him by.  Too bad.

[TheNewGuy]

2 minutes ago, John Hammonds said:

The Packers cut QB Jacob Eason on Friday.  They'd signed him as a "just in case" scenario, in case contract talks with Jordan Love didn't go well.  Now that they have, they don't need Eason anymore.

 

Jacob Eason was drafted in the 4th round of the 2020 draft by the Colts (2/34 WR Michael Pittman Jr; 2/41 RB Jonathan Taylor; 3/85 Julian Blackmon; 4/122 QB Jacob Eason).

He was released by the Colts the following year, during the tumultuous 2021 season, and has bounced around the league ever since, serving stints in Carolina, San Francisco, Seattle, and recently on the Giants practice squad.

 

I liked his big arm strength and poise, but he never could make his reads quickly enough, and eventually failed at attaining a starting job as an NFL quarterback.  At age 26, he still has a chance to make an NFL roster.  But it looks like that starting job thing has passed him by.  Too bad.

To the bolded, I have/had a similar take. 

[GoColts8818]

To be honest I was shocked he was still in the league.

[PackersNation]

2 hours ago, John Hammonds said:

The Packers cut QB Jacob Eason on Friday.  They'd signed him as a "just in case" scenario, in case contract talks with Jordan Love didn't go well.  Now that they have, they don't need Eason anymore.

 

Jacob Eason was drafted in the 4th round of the 2020 draft by the Colts (2/34 WR Michael Pittman Jr; 2/41 RB Jonathan Taylor; 3/85 Julian Blackmon; 4/122 QB Jacob Eason).

He was released by the Colts the following year, during the tumultuous 2021 season, and has bounced around the league ever since, serving stints in Carolina, San Francisco, Seattle, and recently on the Giants practice squad.

 

I liked his big arm strength and poise, but he never could make his reads quickly enough, and eventually failed at attaining a starting job as an NFL quarterback.  At age 26, he still has a chance to make an NFL roster.  But it looks like that starting job thing has passed him by.  Too bad.

Eason was a camp arm. You need  3 QBs to run practice in camp. Never signed him as a "just in case."J-Love was at practice every day. Just missed a few days practicing while finishing up getting his contract done. And if you think Eason was the #2 QB for the few days he was here, you are mistaken. He was never even considered for being in front of Clifford, and Pratt. The actual backup QBs in Green Bay. 

[OLD FAN MAN]

i dont know what ballard saw in him

[OLD FAN MAN]

ballard should bring him back since he though he was good enough to draft

[AwesomeAustin]

He was a big time recruit going into college with all the tools. Played well his freshman year but I believe an injury cost him the starting job to Stetson Bennett so he transferred from Georgia to Washington. Was part of one of the craziest endings in the 2016 Tennessee vs Georgia game where he threw a perfect Hail Mary down the sideline to put Georgia up with less than a minute. UT threw another bomb as time expired to win it.  I believe it was reported that he entered Washington not knowing the playbook even after sitting an entire year bc of transferring. 
 

Players like him get brought into the NFL all the time bc they have all the physical tools to play in the NFL. Unfortunately for them, that is not enough bc the mental aspect is just as important. I remember people clamoring on this board about him and I kept saying there is a greater chance he will be out of the league in 5 years than playing for anyone, let alone starting. 

[holeymoley99]

24 minutes ago, AwesomeAustin said:

He was a big time recruit going into college with all the tools. Played well his freshman year but I believe an injury cost him the starting job to Stetson Bennett so he transferred from Georgia to Washington. Was part of one of the craziest endings in the 2016 Tennessee vs Georgia game where he threw a perfect Hail Mary down the sideline to put Georgia up with less than a minute. UT threw another bomb as time expired to win it.  I believe it was reported that he entered Washington not knowing the playbook even after sitting an entire year bc of transferring. 
 

Players like him get brought into the NFL all the time bc they have all the physical tools to play in the NFL. Unfortunately for them, that is not enough bc the mental aspect is just as important. I remember people clamoring on this board about him and I kept saying there is a greater chance he will be out of the league in 5 years than playing for anyone, let alone starting. 

Lost his job To Jake Fromm actually.

[2006Coltsbestever]

12 hours ago, PackersNation said:

Eason was a camp arm. You need  3 QBs to run practice in camp. Never signed him as a "just in case."J-Love was at practice every day. Just missed a few days practicing while finishing up getting his contract done. And if you think Eason was the #2 QB for the few days he was here, you are mistaken. He was never even considered for being in front of Clifford, and Pratt. The actual backup QBs in Green Bay. 

Eason is on Sam's level. #3 at best. I actually would rather have Sam.

[Creekside]

15 hours ago, John Hammonds said:

 eventually failed at attaining a starting job as an NFL quarterback. 

 

 

Did he ever become even a #2 QB ?

[2006Coltsbestever]

Just now, Creekside said:

 

 

Did he ever become even a #2 QB ?

Yeah when Wentz got injured in 2021, he played against the Rams. It was brief.

[John Hammonds]

15 hours ago, PackersNation said:

Eason was a camp arm. You need  3 QBs to run practice in camp. Never signed him as a "just in case."J-Love was at practice every day. Just missed a few days practicing while finishing up getting his contract done. And if you think Eason was the #2 QB for the few days he was here, you are mistaken. He was never even considered for being in front of Clifford, and Pratt. The actual backup QBs in Green Bay. 

Hey there, PackersNation.  I never got to welcome you when you came on the site.

 

You are correct.  I never believed Eason was #2 in Packers camp, and anybody who would believe it is delusional.  I was quoting a story that I saw on Yahoo, in the way that they said it.  To be fair, they didn't actually say that he was #2 either.  But national sports guys don't always get the nuance of what is happening locally, and they don't always write what they write clearly.  They saw that he was in camp, saw that he was released shortly after Love got his extension, made their inference, got their clicks for their story, and moved on.  You are obviously closer to the situation than I or they are.  And get it in a way that we don't.

 

For myself, I remember being pleased when Eason was drafted.  Certainly, it was a shot in the dark for Ballard.  Eason was at Georgia, got injured, and replaced by a lesser quarterback that struck gold, made magic, and was obviously going to be the starter the following year.  So Eason took his strong arm home to Washington, linked up with a couple of really good receivers, and made a statistical splash.  Without actually winning enough games to be in the championship conversation.  So...  yeah.  In 2020, Ballard brought in Phillip Rivers as the Sure Thing that was close to the end of his career, and rolled the dice that Eason could find what was missing, and become the Next Thing.  I was rooting for that to happen.  Unfortunately, both for us and for him, it never did.

 

Anyway, welcome to the site!  And go Pack!

[PackersNation]

1 hour ago, John Hammonds said:

Hey there, PackersNation.  I never got to welcome you when you came on the site.

 

You are correct.  I never believed Eason was #2 in Packers camp, and anybody who would believe it is delusional.  I was quoting a story that I saw on Yahoo, in the way that they said it.  To be fair, they didn't actually say that he was #2 either.  But national sports guys don't always get the nuance of what is happening locally, and they don't always write what they write clearly.  They saw that he was in camp, saw that he was released shortly after Love got his extension, made their inference, got their clicks for their story, and moved on.  You are obviously closer to the situation than I or they are.  And get it in a way that we don't.

 

For myself, I remember being pleased when Eason was drafted.  Certainly, it was a shot in the dark for Ballard.  Eason was at Georgia, got injured, and replaced by a lesser quarterback that struck gold, made magic, and was obviously going to be the starter the following year.  So Eason took his strong arm home to Washington, linked up with a couple of really good receivers, and made a statistical splash.  Without actually winning enough games to be in the championship conversation.  So...  yeah.  In 2020, Ballard brought in Phillip Rivers as the Sure Thing that was close to the end of his career, and rolled the dice that Eason could find what was missing, and become the Next Thing.  I was rooting for that to happen.  Unfortunately, both for us and for him, it never did.

 

Anyway, welcome to the site!  And go Pack!

Thank you for the welcome!..there are a few here that claim I am "confrontational." I am glad you don't share that sentiment.

 

OneTeamOneNation

PackerNation!

Go Colts!

 

 

[Smonroe]

3 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Yeah when Wentz got injured in 2021, he played against the Rams. It was brief.

 

Let me qualify this by saying I really like Ballard as a GM.

 

But that was a prime example of Ballard's hubris.  They must have known Eason couldn't play QB in the NFL.  They obviously knew of Wentz's injury history.

 

I was at that Rams game where they trotted him out to try to win the game when Carson got hurt.  You could sense the deer in the headlights from the 600 sections.

 

Then later in the season when Wentz could hardly walk they still started him because they had no other option.

 

Pryor/Pinter...and now the Safety room (and maybe the CB room).  Hubris is the kindest word I can use.

 

Okay, another Smonroe rant.../over.

[2006Coltsbestever]

4 minutes ago, Smonroe said:

 

Let me qualify this by saying I really like Ballard as a GM.

 

But that was a prime example of Ballard's hubris.  They must have known Eason couldn't play QB in the NFL.  They obviously knew of Wentz's injury history.

 

I was at that Rams game where they trotted him out to try to win the game when Carson got hurt.  You could sense the deer in the headlights from the 600 sections.

 

Then later in the season when Wentz could hardly walk they still started him because they had no other option.

 

Pryor/Pinter...and now the Safety room (and maybe the CB room).  Hubris is the kindest word I can use.

 

Okay, another Smonroe rant.../over.

Yeah that was a bad look for Eason. I remember posting in here, the kid has a chance of a lifetime here, then he gets picked. 

[AKB]

16 hours ago, PackersNation said:

Eason was a camp arm. You need  3 QBs to run practice in camp. Never signed him as a "just in case."J-Love was at practice every day. Just missed a few days practicing while finishing up getting his contract done. And if you think Eason was the #2 QB for the few days he was here, you are mistaken. He was never even considered for being in front of Clifford, and Pratt. The actual backup QBs in Green Bay. 

where did he say anything about him being the backup? 

[John Waylon]

[PackersNation]

6 hours ago, AKB said:

where did he say anything about him being the backup? 

He wasn't brought in to be anything of any significance. Eason was brought to be a camp arm for a few days because they needed 3 QBs to run practice. What do you not understand?

 

The OP said that Eason was brought in "just in case contract talks with J-Love didn't go well." First, there never was a concern that the contract wouldn't be done in a few days. "We are close"  Gute said after J-Love didn't practice the first day. And Jordan was in all the meetings and at practice everyday. He wasn't holding out.

 

And second, Eason was never a backup plan or a "just in case" QB of any kind.

[AKB]

2 hours ago, PackersNation said:

He wasn't brought in to be anything of any significance. Eason was brought to be a camp arm for a few days because they needed 3 QBs to run practice. What do you not understand?

 

The OP said that Eason was brought in "just in case contract talks with J-Love didn't go well." First, there never was a concern that the contract wouldn't be done in a few days. "We are close"  Gute said after J-Love didn't practice the first day. And Jordan was in all the meetings and at practice everyday. He wasn't holding out.

 

And second, Eason was never a backup plan or a "just in case" QB of any kind.

"But it looks like that starting job thing has passed him by.  "

[PackersNation]

2 hours ago, AKB said:

"But it looks like that starting job thing has passed him by.  "

John Hammonds agreed that I was correct, and that he was quoting a story from Yahoo, that was most likely misleading. It was all good and done with.

 

Yes, of course Eason has no real shot at being a starting QB in the NFL at this point. He has as many starts in the NFL as I do. Zero.

[AKB]

9 minutes ago, PackersNation said:

John Hammonds agreed that I was correct, and that he was quoting a story from Yahoo, that was most likely misleading. It was all good and done with.

 

Yes, of course Eason has no real shot at being a starting QB in the NFL at this point. He has as many starts in the NFL as I do. Zero.

i must have seriously misunderstood you then my bad PN

[PackersNation]

No worries...if it's about the Packers, you can pretty much guarantee I know what I am talking about.

 

But it's always enjoyable to read Colts fans perspective on the Pack.

 

I also realize this thread was started because Jacob Eason was drafted by the Colts and some here may have somewhat of an affinity for him.

[Hoopsdoc]

Big armed statue. 

[indyagent17]

its amazing he will probably get a pension if he plays a few more years and I thought he would never make it