P.J. Walker or Will Grier? Matt Rhule knows what he won't use to make that choice

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But the simple act of learning another offense has caused him to expand the way he thinks about the game, which he believes puts him in a better position to compete. Then it's about doing it on the field, or as he put it: "Controlling what you can control because there's a lot of uncontrollables."


For Walker, it's an extension of his XFL attitude of taking one step at a time and focusing on each snap he gets. His work has been far from ideal (including taking the field for a fourth-and-9 against the Buccaneers), but he said even mid-week chances to run the scout team in practice when Bridgewater is well take on added importance.


"We get a good amount of work," Walker said. "When we do our scout team reps, we try to emulate our offense, try to do the things our offense does, call it our offense's way.


"For us, those reps mean a lot. Those are game reps for us, and we have to take advantage of them. So every rep that we do get, we critique it from the coaching staff down to us."


Depending on Bridgewater's situation, Thursday could bring another chance for Grier and Walker to go head-to-head, or another step toward the coaching staff making a clear decision on which one they prefer.