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Jumbo Package: Slim Pickins' Begins, AJ Rides The Pine

Related Topics: Slim Pickens, Marvin Lewis

Not a whole lot going on for the next few months. We'll get these JPs up for you as we find enough stuff to justify them though.

Pros

But now it's back to backup for the former Alabama star. That means limited opportunities with the first-team offense. But McCarron said he still will prepare as though he'll play. "It's pretty much the same because when you're the backup, you're still preparing," McCarron said on Monday. "It's different because you don't get any (practice snaps) at all. That's the way we do it here, and certain teams do it certain ways.