For fans, teammates, coaches, and the organization, the worst-case scenario is the starting quarterback exits due to injury, and the backup quarterback comes in. The best-case scenario is your team is ahead by so much you don’t want to take the chance of your first string getting hurt, so the team puts in the backup.
Either way, you still want to be able to trust the ball in your backup quarterback’s hands.
As of now, the Cincinnati Bengals have Jake Browning, out of Washington, who we signed to the practice squad in 2021, and Trevor Siemian, drafted in the seventh round of the 2015 draft by the Broncos, who was signed by Cincinnati this offseason.