Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

[YardRat]

Mine...

Keep - both Harris', as third-string safeties.

Cut - Bell/Simpson, and going with 3 HBs.

[wmoz11]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

Keep - Donald Jones

Cut - Bell

[jmb1099]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

Mine...

Keep - both Harris', as third-string safeties.

Cut - Bell/Simpson, and going with 3 HBs.

same

[Jan Reimers]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

I'd add Jones over Jackson, but I guess it makes sense from an ST standpoint.

[mrbojanglezs]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

very surprised we cut bell

[Buddo]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

While realising a lot is a 'numbers game', keeping the extra Harris safeties and Jones were surprising to me. Cutting both of Simpson and Bell also. Chad Jackson was another 'surprise' cut, as I thought he performed pretty well in the games I saw. TBH, I'd rather have Simpson as a KR than Jones, who this year, without the full benefit of an NFL conditioning programme, seems too fragile to take the punishment - both on KR, and as a WR.
To me, Jones = PS. I hope to be pleasantly surprised, but somehow doubt it.

[TigerJ]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

It is very unusual for a team to keep 6 safeties. Most teams don't keep four running backs either, but Bell made a lot more noise in preseason than the Harris "brothers." Cary Harris played CB in college. Maybe the Bills think he has enough versatility to be a swing man if need be.

[Night Train]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

Still believe 2-4 of these guys will be handing in their playbook within 48 hours.

Bills not done with this roster. Stand by.

[YardRat]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

Still believe 2-4 of these guys will be handing in their playbook within 48 hours.

Bills not done with this roster. Stand by.

I hope you're right.

[JCBills]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

It is very unusual for a team to keep 6 safeties. Most teams don't keep four running backs either, but Bell made a lot more noise in preseason than the Harris "brothers." Cary Harris played CB in college. Maybe the Bills think he has enough versatility to be a swing man if need be.

Cary Harris can play CB too.

[ServoBillieves]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

Surprise keep: Arthur Moats

Surprise cut: I agree, Bell.

Keeping the Harris' tandem, (the McCorners, the Harris' family) seems smart until Byrd is 100%, then ditch one and promote someone/add a FA from the wire. Bell, although most see him hitting the PS... who is to say that with his great preseason a RB needy team doesn't swoop in on him?

I would throw in immediately that Derek Schouman was the biggest cut, but I'm still trying to find out the exact intricacies of the "waive/injured" tag rather than just PUP or cut.

[BertSquirtgum]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

Keep - Donald Jones

Cut - Bell

this is my two as well.

[Historian]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

Cut: Bell
Keep: Lynch

[chernobylwraiths]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

I'm surprised we have only 8 offensive linemen for 5 positions but 10 linebackers for 4 positions, 7 defensive linemen for 3 positions and 10 defensive backs for 4 positions (normally).

Of the players cut, I probably wanted to see Bell on the roster the most. Speaking of which, has anybody seen draftboy? He might have gone on a bender after seeing this news.

[HHURRICANE]

Re: Biggest surprise, Cut or Keep

Actually someone here about a week ago said Bell would probably get cut, oh that was me.

But seriously before you guys flame away on me I didn't think they'd cut Simpson as well. So yes it was a big surprise.

Donald Jones? Really? Wow!!