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Ravens roster cuts: 3 players we want to see get another shot

By Chris Schisler

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 30: Nigel Warrior #18 of the Tennessee Volunteers looks to the sideline during a break in the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Neyland Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 30: Nigel Warrior #18 of the Tennessee Volunteers looks to the sideline during a break in the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Neyland Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images) /
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ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – JANUARY 18: Tyler Huntley #1 from Utah playing for the West Team drops back during the first quarter against the East Team at the 2020 East West Shrine Bowl at Tropicana Field on January 18, 2020 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – JANUARY 18: Tyler Huntley #1 from Utah playing for the West Team drops back during the first quarter against the East Team at the 2020 East West Shrine Bowl at Tropicana Field on January 18, 2020 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /

2.  Tyler Huntley:

The Baltimore Ravens kept Trace McSorley on the 53 man roster meaning he beat out Tyler Huntley. Huntley is a quarterback from Utah with a lot of potential while McSorley is what he is. Many people took the reports out of camp that McSorley was struggling and that Huntley was more impressive and ran with it. Huntley was the popular choice in roster projections and instead he’ll probably be on the practice squad. In a year with no preseason he probably won’t get swooped up, so he’s probably not going anywhere. Huntley is the project quarterback the Ravens should be building up.

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McSorley’s athletic ability and the fact that he’s going into his second year are the obvious factors that got him that final quarterback spot. In reality, if the Ravens need to rely on their third string quarterback (even if it was Huntley) their season is toast. This makes the third quarterback something to play around with as a Taysom Hill like player, rather than a true understudy. Okay. Fine. However the Ravens have Lamar Jackson and that’s completely unnecessary. The fact of the matter is that Huntley has a significantly more lively arm than McSorley with all of the same athletic ability.

If you’ve been paying attention you know that flashy backup quarterbacks are great trade bait in the NFL. Look at what the New England Patriots have done with Matt Cassell, Jacoby Brissett and Jimmy Garoppolo. Building up a third string quarterback like Huntley (then using him exclusively in garbage time to save Jackson from unnecessary fourth quarter hits) would be building up a chance for a profitable trade. Neither quarterback can run the show like Jackson and neither give you the stability of Robert Griffin III. If you are going to have a third string quarterback, building up a project is the only worthwhile pursuit. Huntley is a project while McSorley will never be anything other than what he is right at this moment.

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