Practice Squad Announced

[HoosierCat]

http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?story_id=5458

Naufahu Tahi

Eric Henderson

John Busing

Glenn Holt.

Ben Wilkerson

Nate Livings.

Ronnie Ghent

[bengalboomer7]

No Reggie McNeal

[HoosierCat]

No Reggie McNeal

There's still a slot available (the "QB slot")...

[ArmyBengal]

Yep, one spot left... Hopefully McNeal will be there !!!

WHODEY !!!

[jjakq27]

I read that Cowher said they are looking for another QB since whats-his-face is out this week. I hope that the Bengals sign McNeil and he doesn't go to Pittsburgh.

[GapControl]

No Reggie McNeal

There's still a slot available (the "QB slot")...

Does anyone know exactly how the practice squad operates? Does it only allow for on-the-field practice sessions alongside equivalent active roster positions? Or does the P squad turn into the scout team with the addition of key backup active players from the 45 man roster? What is the true day to day function of the practice squad and it's players?

[HoosierCat]

I read that Cowher said they are looking for another QB since whats-his-face is out this week. I hope that the Bengals sign McNeil and he doesn't go to Pittsburgh.

Pitt signed Brian St. Pierre to their PS today.

[Tasher]

McNeal and his agent unreachable over the holiday weekend to sign.

He will be signed later today or tomorrow.

[Stripes]

Great to see Henderson and Wilkerson make it. I'm pleasantly surprised Busing got this far too.

[Ox]

Look at my boy Holt making the squad. At least there is one piece of good news for the Wildcats this weekend.

[Kazkal]

Well I was atleast right about tahi being one

[HoosierCat]

Does anyone know exactly how the practice squad operates? Does it only allow for on-the-field practice sessions alongside equivalent active roster positions? Or does the P squad turn into the scout team with the addition of key backup active players from the 45 man roster? What is the true day to day function of the practice squad and it's players?

Teams get to put 8 players -- one of which has to be a QB -- on a practice squad. (The Bengals actually get 9 slots this year, the 9th being taken by international PS player Daniel Watts.) PS players don't count against the 53-man roster. They can practice freely with the rest of the club, in whatever role (first team, scout team, whatever) the team wants to put them. A team can activate (i.e. put them on the regular 53-man roster) a PS player at any time, but obviously they need to cut/IR an active player to make room. Any team can also sign any player from any other team's practice squad at any time during the season, but they must be signed to that team's active roster.

[Spor_tees]

Does anyone know exactly how the practice squad operates? Does it only allow for on-the-field practice sessions alongside equivalent active roster positions? Or does the P squad turn into the scout team with the addition of key backup active players from the 45 man roster? What is the true day to day function of the practice squad and it's players?

Teams get to put 8 players -- one of which has to be a QB -- on a practice squad. (The Bengals actually get 9 slots this year, the 9th being taken by international PS player Daniel Watts.) PS players don't count against the 53-man roster. They can practice freely with the rest of the club, in whatever role (first team, scout team, whatever) the team wants to put them. A team can activate (i.e. put them on the regular 53-man roster) a PS player at any time, but obviously they need to cut/IR an active player to make room. Any team can also sign any player from any other team's practice squad at any time during the season, but they must be signed to that team's active roster.

But if a team tries to pick a player off another teams practice squad, doesn't the original team first have the option of also activating that player before losing him? So if a team tried to pick up Wilkerson, the Bengals could instead activate him from the practice squad instead of losing him?

[HoosierCat]

They could, assuming the PS player told them he was signing with another team. But as far as I know there's no automatic right to match, so to speak. I could be wrong, however, it's been known to happen...

[Kazkal]

Teams get to put 8 players -- one of which has to be a QB

I thought marvin said he diden't wanna put a qb on the ps.

[Tasher]

http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?story_id=5460

MCNEAL WATCH: When the Bengals return to work Wednesday, wide receiver Reggie McNeal is expected back as the last member of the practice squad. On Saturday, head coach Marvin Lewis said the Bengals told him they wanted to develop him as both a quarterback and receiver, and that will begin Wednesday when the club continues preparation for Sunday’s regular-season opener in Kansas City. Lewis held a closed practice Monday for about 90 minutes before launching into the weekly schedule of Tuesday’s off day.

[aaronburr]

McNeal and his agent unreachable over the holiday weekend to sign.

Not sure I buy that story. Sounds like a last ditch effort to solicit offers from other teams.

What agent goes on vacation the weekend rosters are being finalized?

[GapControl]

Thanks for the clarification HoosierCat.

[jditty47]

saying mcneal is going to be a qb/wr allows them to not have to have a QB on the PS. love the move, this will allow him to be even more of a threat for our offense either later in the year, or next season. as a wr hes not doing to shabby...had a couple nice catches in the preseason, and hes fast as hell.

[Tasher]

McNeal and his agent unreachable over the holiday weekend to sign.

Not sure I buy that story. Sounds like a last ditch effort to solicit offers from other teams.

What agent goes on vacation the weekend rosters are being finalized?

It was intended tounge-in-cheek; no kidding that your agent better not be on vacation on cut down weekend!

[GROIIIDayton]

McNeal will be here by Wednesday they said

[AMC]

Nice to see Ghent on the PS in case one of the TEs go down....

Hopefully Wilkerson will stay on with the Bengal's PS all year. Towards the end of the year he could get picked up by another team IMO....

[schweinhart]

Wow, I got Ernestoed for the last 5 days so this is all news to me.

It is good to have Ghent on the PS ready to jump the roster if needed. Same with Henderson, Wilkerson and McNeal but those 3 seem likely to get plucked at some point during the season. Gotta like Busing there too.

Overall great squad.

I'm confused about the whole QB on the PS thing though. Most teams don't do it. Teams usually have their 3rd QB on the inactive list as an emergency QB who can become active during the game if the first 2 QBs go down.

[Tasher]

News scrolling across NFLNetwork and now on the Bengals site...

http://bengals.com/news/Transactions.html

Body has been waived from the IR list w/ injury settlement...

[HairOnFire]

Look at my boy Holt making the squad.

I thought he was pretty impressive, but I'm still sort of shocked that he made the PS. No complaints mind you, but I thought he was going to get caught in a numbers game. That said, several impressive catches and he flashed a little wiggle after the catch more than once.