I looked at the cuts and I'm not impressed

[Guest]

So few players caught my eye. I wrote down 4 names:

DT Dorsett Davis and DE Anton Palepoi ares till eligible for waiver claims

DT Cletidus Hunt and FB Jon Ritchie are UFAs but I believe do have some injury baggage

That's it IMHO.....I would have liked Peter Warrick though and dumped Reed

[Throne Logic]

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Yeah, pickin's are slim. I don't see TD bringing anyone in off of this list. Maybe put a couple on the PS, but that's it.

Damn, but that O-Line scares me. One injury and that unit goes from barely average to barely there at all. JP may as well be taking snaps in the middle lane of the Thruway.

[billsburgh]

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Thats why I was so surprised to see Tucker let go. There is no experienced backups on the line. if anyone gets hurt, were in big trouble.

[jamze132]

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McNally doesn't have the resume he has for making stupid decisions. Let's give him a chance. I just hope that he had full atonomy with who stayed and who strayed.

[X-Era]

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Not sure I agree, love ya, but not so sure Im with you here.

OT Anthony Clement or Wesley Britt can certainly fill in the backup RT spot, who do we have now? NO ONE according to BB.com

DE Hugh Douglas? vet minimum for one year? Who would you rather have Douglas or Lavale Sape? Come on.

Would you rather have Johnathan Smith or Fred Gibson or Kevin Dyson?

How about Antaj Hawthorne or Lavale Sape?

These arent tough choices to me.

[djjimkelly]

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i dont get the tucker move at all in fact i think this is a bit messed. i truly think our offense and running game not only picked up when mcgahee entered then lineup but i think it had alot to do with tucker coming in at center. curious move but ill go with some blind faith like we are always forced too!

[G. Host]

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These arent tough choices to me.

That is why you are not in charge. Each of the choices are tough for GMs. They get input from coaches and other personel people. They weigh short term vs long term, costs, whether a player will fit, whether a veteran can adjust and last a season, dealing with agents.

It is not as simple as looking at preseason stats and saying "this is it.".

[X-Era]

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Dont you have better things to do over at the Stadiumwall nursing home? Im sure there are plenty of bitter old men with pat answers and quick cynical comebacks over there to keep you happy.

I still can scan that board and it ammazes me how much of it is non-football related garbage. Probably over 75% of the topics are OT at any given time.

You seem better suited for that board, the attitudes here are much much better and probably NOT suited to your taste.

It would have been so easy to leave out the "thats why you arent in charge" part, but you have been sucked into the Stadiumwall borg and thats their style. I doesnt fit very well here, youjust stand out as an assclown.

[That Guy]

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Not sure I agree, love ya, but not so sure Im with you here.

OT Anthony Clement or Wesley Britt can certainly fill in the backup RT spot, who do we have now? NO ONE according to BB.com

DE Hugh Douglas? vet minimum for one year? Who would you rather have Douglas or Lavale Sape? Come on.

Would you rather have Johnathan Smith or Fred Gibson or Kevin Dyson?

How about Antaj Hawthorne or Lavale Sape?

These arent tough choices to me.

No matter what is the case... these guys still didn't make a team.

I love Fred Gibson's size and potential... but he didn't make a Pittsburgh team with a shaky receiving corps.

And those veteran minimum one year deals don't always work out. The last one of those deals we got was Jason Gildon. In many circumstances, a team will hold onto a fading veteran for too long... so when they are released.. they've worn their usefulness down to barely a backup. Hugh Douglas has been cut twice now by teams that have previously invested in him.

[X-Era]

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Thats true, but its much more complex than that. Most of us, especially me, dont fully know the other teams situations at each position. For example, Fred Gibson may have not made the Steelers squad because they have Randle El and Ward and he didnt fit their mold. I have no idea what the deal is but it isnt unheard of that one teams cast off is another teams gem.

[X-Era]

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Theres a pause in his response because hes over at Stadiumwall trying to rally the AARP troops to decend on me here. Watch it happen.

[kevinj22]

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Thats why I was so surprised to see Tucker let go. There is no experienced backups on the line. if anyone gets hurt, were in big trouble.

That's why I gotta believe that he has Verba in his sights. You are not going to weaken yourself at the most important position on the field (O-Line) without a back up plan. So expect to hear something in the next few days.

[Dozerdog]

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OK- if another poster annoys you because of their opinions just put them on ignore.



Personal attacks aren't allowed.


Don't like 'em? Don't read 'em.

[Dozerdog]

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That's why I gotta believe that he has Verba in his sights. You are not going to weaken yourself at the most important position on the field (O-Line) without a back up plan. So expect to hear something in the next few days.

I think Clumpy brought up a good point. If you do go after a Verba or anyone else AFTER game 1, you don't have to guarantee their salary for the year.



A very sound option if the player has potential injury issues

[X-Era]

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nuff said, g. host ignore/on

I WILL say that I love this board compared to SW. Its SO much better.