[NU Sports] Kafka still #3 at Eagles

[Jonathan Hodges]

Well, as a consolation Kafka will likely have a spot on the regular roster
(instead of the practice squad) since under the new CBA, the NFL bumped the
active roster to 46 (and eliminated the emergency QB position, which didn't
take a full roster spot but once that guy was brought in the other QBs
couldn't be used again that game).  So he'll likely hang around for a little
while longer (since time on practice squads is limited).

On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Roy S. Lamberton
<rstetson at capps-assoc.com>wrote:

> So Philly, the team some of us love to hate, hired Vince Young to back up
> Vick for 2011
> keeping Mike Kafka in a firm #3 spot for next year.
>
> Vick did have his career year last season, but Young has been a bit of
> disappointment. The
> bright spot for Philly fans in all this is that Young's playing style is
> similar to Vick's
> - they won't need another playbook for the backup.
>
> But most of us remember that Kafka's forte during his early days at NU was
> also running
> for daylight. It was only his last year when he suddenly "developed" a long
> passing game
> (altho most who had seen him early at NU knew he could air it out if
> needed).
>
> I don't run in the Iggle circles around here, so I don't know what the fans
> are saying off
> the radio, but Philly let their #2 go to another team in favor of a backup
> who can
> scramble.
>
> We all know that Kafka can run with the best, but there are still all those
> passes in the
> bowl game to consider.
>
> rsl
>
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