First off WR Dallas Baker, TE Cody Boyd, TE Jon Dekker, WR Gerran Walker and WR Walter Young. No surprises there. Matt Spaeth did nothing (and I repeat nothing to earn a roster spot), but he did. The new regime doesn't want to admit an error in the 3rd round I guess. This leaves a decent enough group of receivers in Ward, Nate Washington, Santonio Holmes, Willie Reid, Cedric Wilson and Miller, Tuman and Spaeth at TE. I guess coach Tomlin isn't sold at all on Willie Reid returning punts and/or kickoffs because we traded a conditional pick next year for return specialist Allen Rossum of Atlanta. I remember watching him quite a bit when he was with Philly. Hope the burst is still there after 10 seasons.
The first "surprise" cut was Chukky Okobi. Sean Mahan won out as predicted and it was determined that Okobi makes too much to be a career backup. They also cut the only other center on the roster - Marvin Philip. I guess Kendall Simmons did well enough in camp that he will be the replacement center if there is an injury. Other OLs cut were Jason Capizzi, Cameron Stephenson and Brandon Torrey. The OL will be Mahan, Starks, Colon, Smith, Faneca, Kemoeatu, Simmons & Essex. I'm surprised Trai Essex made the team. He must have played much better down the stretch. Good for him.
Verron Haynes couldn't overtake the youngsters and Dick Hoak wasn't here to vote for John Kuhn - one of my favorites from last year. On the plus side - Danny Kreider makes the team. Cool. Backs are Parker, Davenport, Kreider, Gary Russel and Cary Davis. That's a lot of undrafted running backs!
There were no major surprises in the defensive backfield or linebackers either. That being said, I love Chidi Owuoma and I hope he catches on with another team. Maybe his base salary is getting too high for his number of years to make the team as only a special teamer. Chidi rarely gets into a game playing corner and I suppose there is a reason for that. Also, Rian Wallace is local to Pottstown PA and I was hoping he would make the roster as well. Didn't work out that way. The final cuts are CB Chidi Iwuoma, CB Jovon Johnson, S Mike Lorello, CB Anthony Madison, CB Grant Mason, DE Ryan McBean, DE Shaun Nua, DT Scott Paxson, QB Bryan Randall, LB Ron Stanley, LB Rian Wallace.
No guesses on the practice squad but I'd like to see Kuhn and Wallace on it for sure. Still A Dog likes Capizzi but doesn't think he'll clear waivers. We'll know by tomorrow.
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The Turk made some good moves but on the whole he is stoopid.
Dallas Baker needs a compass to find his own dick let alone run a pass pattern yet he was signed to the practice squad.
Either Willie Reid is the man or he isn't. The Allen Rossum pickup was stoopid... if you're keeping Reid.
Okobi just made too much money. Cutting him frees up $2.2mil toward Simmons new deal.
Marvin Phillip got beat out by the UDFA from Rutgers, Darnell Stapelton. How Trai Essex made the team over Capizzi, Phillip, and Cameron Stephenson is a mystery to me.
Kuhn is too white for RB in this regime. Frankly I'm surprised Kreider made the team. Happy, but surprised. Overall he did keep the best RBs in camp.
Maybe we can sign Chidi again?? He will be missed unless William Gay REALLY picks it up.
These cuts aren't sitting real well with me. The fault I see with Tomlin so far is he makes changes for changes sake and not for the good of the team. This will come back to haunt his black ass if he doesn't learn quickly. We shall see.
Bottom line. Should have cut St. Pierre in favor of either Chidi or Capizzi in my opinion.
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