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I would prefer he end up back in B.C. winning games for our Lions.
That seems extremely unlikely unless he makes a personal choice that he would rather start in the CFL v being on a practice squad.
I would prefer he end up back in B.C. winning games for our Lions.
I understand that for sure. I'm simply saying I am a B.C Lions fan a thousand times over before I am a Nathan Rourke fan, and have zero interest in cheering on his NFL aspirations.That seems extremely unlikely unless he makes a personal choice that he would rather start in the CFL v being on a practice squad.
Well since I wrote that they’ve certainly turned things around to the point that they really should be ahead right now, with just a bit better hands in a couple of instances.I turned on this game in the middle and basically (until just now) watched BC do nothing with the ball and be completely unable to stop Saskatchewan on pretty much every single play.
He was obviously sold a bill of goods if he was told that he could compete for no. 2, but then he's used to being sold a bill of goods. Whatever "family advisor" hooked him up with Edgewood Academy for his senior season failed to tell him that the level of football was barely above (if even that) the level of HS ball he was playing in Ontario and failed to tell him that he would have had to have taken the leap at least one and probably two years earlier if he wanted a P5 offer given how early those schools line up their QB recruitment.That was the opinion of Jags coach Doug Pederson as well who said after the game....that CJ Beathard is his backup.
Now the fun starts......unless the Jags want to carry three QB's on the active roster, they'll have to put Rourke on waivers in order to assign him to the practice roster. Since few teams around the league actually carry three QB's on the sidelines for every game, that appears to be Rourke's fate.
All of which is ridiculous.....since Rourke badly outplayed Beathard, and everybody knows it. But what it shows is that Nathan probably never had a decent shot at earning the backup QB spot from the very start of training camp.
Really hope he ends up waivers.....is picked up by somebody else and comes back to haunt the Jags in the future. But lets face it......QB's from the CFL get basically zero respect south of the border. And this just proves it.
The main goal is to make the 53 man roster. If Rourke is #3, then the Jags have to decide whether to waive him after camp as part of their cutdown to the 53 man roster, or if they value him and don't want to risk losing him, they would keep him on the 53 man roster.He was obviously sold a bill of goods if he was told that he could compete for no. 2, but then he's used to being sold a bill of goods. Whatever "family advisor" hooked him up with Edgewood Academy for his senior season failed to tell him that the level of football was barely above (if even that) the level of HS ball he was playing in Ontario and failed to tell him that he would have had to have taken the leap at least one and probably two years earlier if he wanted a P5 offer given how early those schools line up their QB recruitment.
There is now that 3rd QB rule. But, with the caveat that the 3rd QB has to be on the 53 man roster or a PS game day activation, but, the NFL is still limited to just 2 PS activations for a game.That was the opinion of Jags coach Doug Pederson as well who said after the game....that CJ Beathard is his backup.
Now the fun starts......unless the Jags want to carry three QB's on the active roster, they'll have to put Rourke on waivers in order to assign him to the practice roster. Since few teams around the league actually carry three QB's on the sidelines for every game, that appears to be Rourke's fate.
All of which is ridiculous.....since Rourke badly outplayed Beathard, and everybody knows it. But what it shows is that Nathan probably never had a decent shot at earning the backup QB spot from the very start of training camp.
Really hope he ends up waivers.....is picked up by somebody else and comes back to haunt the Jags in the future. But lets face it......QB's from the CFL get basically zero respect south of the border. And this just proves it.
a 9 team league with an 18 game season does get a bit stale in the middle of the season. Excitement of the new year has worn off and still a ways away from the playoffs, but nearing the start of NCAA and NFL football.Lions now firmly entrenched in the mid-season blahs. Second week in a row their defense has been shredded by basically a third-string QB. One of the uglier losses in recent seasons to the Ti-Cats, who couldn't even beat the Elks at home last week.
Oh well....hopefully they can use this embarrassing beat-down as motivation going forward.
As 3rd string, he's highly unlikely to see the field. See if he clears. Again, he should be a target for a team with a QB that they may move off of in a year. Or one without a young QB, like Seattle if you assume Locke would like to find somewhere to be a starter after this season.Nathan Rourke officially waived by the Jaguars. He'll go on waivers and if he clears then will likely have opportunities to join a practice squad - either Jacksonville or a different team.
Lions now firmly entrenched in the mid-season blahs. Second week in a row their defense has been shredded by basically a third-string QB. One of the uglier losses in recent seasons to the Ti-Cats, who couldn't even beat the Elks at home last week.
Oh well....hopefully they can use this embarrassing beat-down as motivation going forward.
Only Rams make sense for what you mentioned.So will Rourke clear waivers?
Probably, yeah.
But here are the top teams to watch that could be a landing spot:
Tampa Bay Bucs - Baker Mayfield is the starter, with Kyle Trask currently the backup. They have gone with 3 QBs on their roster in the past so that's not an issue and Rourke would be immediate competition with Trask for the QB2. This is probably the best landing spot for Rourke.
St. Lous Rams - Backup job for Stafford is wide-open with Stetson Bennett being awful in the pre-season. Kind of like this landing spot for Rourke.
Arizona Cardinals - Josh Dobbs & Clayton Tune holding the fort until Kyler Murray gets back. I think Tune could be an easy cut and practice squad stash and you give Rourke some backup reps to see what happens.
Only Rams make sense for what you mentioned.
TB are tanking. Not AZ bad tanking but I doubt Rourke somehow moving up to QB2 does anything as TB going to draft a QB in round 1 of the draft and they wouldn’t dress 2 Young QBs in 2024. Backup would be a veteran.
AZ, kind of the same. Kyler will return. And that’s a bad roster. And tanking for the top pick. Expect them to go QB in the draft as well.
If Rourke has his chance to sign to the PS with another team then the likes of the rams, Seahawks, make more sense. Older veteran QB, current backup may not be there next season or has no resume in the nfl to leap frog over.
Still can't understand why Rourke and his agent picked Jacksonville in the first place. There was never a chance he was going to even earn the backup role.....it really didn't matter how he played.
Rourke has to learn a new playbook and system. Unlikely to see him pass someone else who has been with a team since camp or even into prior seasons. That's why I don't see TB as a real option. There are people still in the TB building that drafted Trask. At worst, they do want to see what he is before they part ways with him.These would still be good opportunities for him - what these teams are going to do in the future is largely irrelevant.
In terms of Tampa, if they claimed him he could potentially start games at some point this year and that's absolutely a great thing for Rourke regardless of what the team does in the off-season.
Arizona, basically the same thing. There are already rumors out there that Kyler might not be rushing to come back anytime soon this year and I think there's a real chance he would get in.
We are talking about a fringe/depth QB, I'm just trying to find places that might pick him up on waivers and those were the three I landed on. I know everyone points to the Seahawks but they are very likely only going to run with two QBs and Rourke isn't going to get given the backup job over Lock.
Beathard wasn't even signed at the time and Rourke was going to face a similar battle almost everywhere he went. He was going to need to play well (which he did) and then have the backup falter. You keep pointing to Seattle, but the reality is Drew Lock was fine this pre-season as well and Rourke would have been in the same position there.
Rourke has to learn a new playbook and system. Unlikely to see him pass someone else who has been with a team since camp or even into prior seasons. That's why I don't see TB as a real option. There are people still in the TB building that drafted Trask. At worst, they do want to see what he is before they part ways with him.
AZ, tire fire right now. Cut the only QB with any real experience who can play right now in McCoy.
The chances of Rourke getting any playing time this season in the NFL is remote. The teams that are committed to carry 3 QBs on the main roster, have their 3 guys in place. Most likely, there is a young guy in the mix, so they are not going to carry a 2nd young guy like Rourke.
He's most likely headed to a PS. So, he has to figure out what the best option is for him.