Green Bay Packers claim former Redskins RB Kapri Bibbs off waivers

The Washington Redskins made the decision to waive Kapri Bibbs before Sunday’s game against the Jaguars. They miscalculated with it, and now Bibbs is a Packer.

This season, Kapri Bibbs proved that he deserves a role in the NFL. Serving as the Redskins primary backup to Chris Thompson, Bibbs saw action in a lot of games when Thompson was hurt. And in relief of the veteran, Bibbs looked good. He was explosive off screens, as he always has been during his career, and looked decent between the tackles. He was a solid third-string running back that did a little of everything — including playing special teams.

And now, he’s no longer a Redskin.

The Redskins made the decision to waive Bibbs just before the game against the Jaguars. According to NBC Sports Washington’s JP Finlay, they hoped to get Bibbs back on the practice squad, but a certain NFC North squad had other plans.

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This is a pretty bad miscalculation by the Redskins front office, as they let a very solid third-string RB leave the team for nothing.

While the team did need to add some personnel in the wake of injuries, waiving Bibbs was not the right choice. Sure, they had five running backs on the roster, but Bibbs wasn’t the one that they should have parted with. It should have been Byron Marshall, who was outplayed by Bibbs in the preseason and hasn’t done much in minimal action since returning from the IR.

Marshall has a similar skill set to Bibbs, but he isn’t as good between the tackles. And, of course, he happened to make a boneheaded play on special teams against the Jaguars where he tackled the lead blocker on a punt return instead of the man with the ball. It was difficult to understand what he was doing there, and while one play doesn’t make a player, it still highlighted the fact that keeping Marshall over Bibbs never seemed like a great move.

Even worse, was the fact that the Redskins thought they could get Bibbs back on the practice squad. There are a lot of teams dealing with running back injuries across the league right now, including the Packers, who claimed Bibbs, the Bills, the Chiefs, and the Rams. It seemed possible — if not, probable — that a team would claim him this time after what Bibbs demonstrated he could do as a top backup. And with pass-catching backs becoming especially important, his screen ability cannot be ignored in this equation, either.

It seems more likely that the ‘Skins would have been able to sneak Marshall onto the practice squad. After all, he has barely played this year. Of course, they would still be running the risk of losing him, but there was less risk waiving him than there was with Bibbs. And the fact that the team went with Marshall over Bibbs is just a baffling decision.

At the end of the day, Bibbs was the third-string running back, so this isn’t a huge deal in terms of the player that was lost. However, it still highlights some of the deficiencies in the Redskins leadership’s ability to evaluate players. Plus, Bibbs would have been a good insurance policy in case Thompson goes down again next year or even this year. But now, he will suit up for the Packers. It will be interesting to see where his career goes from now.