Chiefs Release Stanford Routt

I hope Buddy Nix picks this guy up on waivers we need another starting corner, even if Aaron Williams is not hurt.

That being said I doubt it because of his contract but would love to have him on our team wanted him when he was cut originally would be big.

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More so for long term than this week, because he has a 4 year deal if I am not mistaken but would instantly make our coverage better. He was not suited for the style of defense the chiefs want to run he is a press man cover guy like we want to run.

if he was released, why do we have to pick him up on waivers? If the Bills wanted him, couldn't they just sign him to a new contract?

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Originally Posted by OpIv37

if he was released, why do we have to pick him up on waivers? If the Bills wanted him, couldn't they just sign him to a new contract?

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Because if we pick him up on waivers he has to come here, so we don't have to compete with other teams. But then we get locked into his contract, however big that is.

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Originally Posted by Joe Fo Sho

Because if we pick him up on waivers he has to come here, so we don't have to compete with other teams. But then we get locked into his contract, however big that is.

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so released players automatically go on waivers? For how long?

I think he signed a pretty big contract. 6 mil this year alone.

I bet Indy picks him up.

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Originally Posted by OpIv37

so released players automatically go on waivers? For how long?

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I think it's just a couple of days, I'm not entirely sure. That's how we got Merriman though.

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Originally Posted by OpIv37

so released players automatically go on waivers? For how long?

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During the season (starting July 4 and lasting through the regular season), each team has 24 hours to file a claim for a player that another team has made available through the system or waive the right to do so. During the off season each team has several days to file such claims. Claiming teams are assigned the rights to or contracts via a priority system based on inverse order of winning percentage. Players that pass through waivers unclaimed become free agents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waivers...an_football%29

Buddy wanted to sign this guy after the Raiders released him.

I believe the waiver period is just 24 hours.

This is the guy that the Bills actually tried to sign back before free agency began and I believe it came down to the Bills, Chiefs, and Bengals. So maybe there is a chance he comes here.

Yeah, we better pick him up. How else are we going to guarantee that we don't get a top-5 draft pick? We gotta make sure we win enough games to push us into the 8-12 range where we belong. 7-9 BABY!!!!

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Originally Posted by ThunderGun

Yeah, we better pick him up. How else are we going to guarantee that we don't get a top-5 draft pick? We gotta make sure we win enough games to push us into the 8-12 range where we belong. 7-9 BABY!!!!

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Yeah, because 1 corner will give us 3 more wins that without him.. If we can afford his contract, I'm all for signing this guy.

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Originally Posted by Joe Fo Sho

Yeah, because 1 corner will give us 3 more wins that without him.. If we can afford his contract, I'm all for signing this guy.

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lol, obviously, one free agent CB won't single-handedly win us 3 games. I never said that.

But are we in "save the season" mode, or "think about next year" mode? Personally, I've completely and utterly given up on this season. We aren't going to go 6-1 and make the playoffs, so why bother picking up guys with big salaries to improve our team? At this point, I'd rather just lose-out and get a top-5 pick.

Each meaningless win screws us on draft day. If we had lost one more game last year, we could've taken Kuechly or Tannehill, instead of Gilmore. In 2011, we could've had Von Miller over Dareus. We could've had Patrick Willis instead of Lynch if we had lost one more meaningless game. You can't tell me we would be better off at this point adding more mediocre players.

They cut him because he was making 6.5 million and was getting beat on a regular basis.

Hey! He'd fit right in!

Wouldn't be surprised to see Miami look at him.

Maybe a silly question, but why would the Bills want a player cut by a 1-7 team...?

-Bill

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Originally Posted by cookie G

They cut him because he was making 6.5 million and was getting beat on a regular basis.

Hey! He'd fit right in!

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By us, no less. Fitz and Spiller pooped on their D that game.

The thing that bugs me most about Williams at corner is that coming out of college, he was rated a top safety, so of course he's playing corner. Imagine that, the Bills playing someone out of position.

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Originally Posted by ThunderGun

lol, obviously, one free agent CB won't single-handedly win us 3 games. I never said that.

But are we in "save the season" mode, or "think about next year" mode? Personally, I've completely and utterly given up on this season. We aren't going to go 6-1 and make the playoffs, so why bother picking up guys with big salaries to improve our team? At this point, I'd rather just lose-out and get a top-5 pick.

Each meaningless win screws us on draft day. If we had lost one more game last year, we could've taken Kuechly or Tannehill, instead of Gilmore. In 2011, we could've had Von Miller over Dareus. We could've had Patrick Willis instead of Lynch if we had lost one more meaningless game. You can't tell me we would be better off at this point adding more mediocre players.

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Why can't we be in both? If we pick him up off waivers, we get his contract, too.

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Originally Posted by Joe Fo Sho

Why can't we be in both? If we pick him up off waivers, we get his contract, too.

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I don't think he gets claimed because his base is $1.8M. Any team that claims him will inherit 8/17ths of that, so they have to pay him $847,059 for the remainder of the year. It is possible, but I think teams would rather wait for him to clear and sign him for the minimum.

Nobody is going to keep him beyond this year. He has a $10M option bonus and a $4.3M salary for 2013.

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Originally Posted by BLeonard

Maybe a silly question, but why would the Bills want a player cut by a 1-7 team...?

-Bill

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This is a very good question.

I don't know much about the guy. I only watch the Chiefs when we play them and I didn't have any particular reason to watch Rout at the time, so I really have no idea if this guy is good enough to help us or not. But the fact that he got cut mid-year by a 1-7 team is not a good sign.

If it were the off-season, this could be seen as a salary dump, but who cares about dumping salary in the middle of the year? It doesn't make sense as a salary move alone.

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Originally Posted by GingerP

I don't think he gets claimed because his base is $1.8M. Any team that claims him will inherit 8/17ths of that, so they have to pay him $847,059 for the remainder of the year. It is possible, but I think teams would rather wait for him to clear and sign him for the minimum.

Nobody is going to keep him beyond this year. He has a $10M option bonus and a $4.3M salary for 2013.

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Yeah, I guess. I honestly don't know how good he is as my only knowledge is from third parties and Madden 2007. He obviously got that big contract for a reason, he at least USED to be good.

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Originally Posted by Joe Fo Sho

Yeah, I guess. I honestly don't know how good he is as my only knowledge is from third parties and Madden 2007. He obviously got that big contract for a reason, he at least USED to be good.

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He has pretty good cover skills and makes plays on the ball, which shows in his passes defensed and interceptions numbers.

However, he also gets beat for scores too often and gets called for a lot of penalties.

I think he is being scapegoated a little in KC, which probably means there were some off-fields stuff as well. Their pass-rush has been a bigger issue for them, so my guess is he wasn't a good locker-room fit. That is speculation, though.

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Originally Posted by OpIv37

This is a very good question.

I don't know much about the guy. I only watch the Chiefs when we play them and I didn't have any particular reason to watch Rout at the time, so I really have no idea if this guy is good enough to help us or not. But the fact that he got cut mid-year by a 1-7 team is not a good sign.

If it were the off-season, this could be seen as a salary dump, but who cares about dumping salary in the middle of the year? It doesn't make sense as a salary move alone.

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It can't be a salary dump anyway - his money is guaranteed after week 1.

Regardless with McGee on IR I predict the Bills sign him.

And I called this yesterday - Eb has evidence.

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Originally Posted by BLeonard

Maybe a silly question, but why would the Bills want a player cut by a 1-7 team...?

-Bill

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Because he's better than what we got at corner. Maybe? Perhaps?

You post that like we're some awesome team...we're a tipped FG away from 2-6.

Routt cleared waivers. He is a FA now.

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Originally Posted by ThunderGun

lol, obviously, one free agent CB won't single-handedly win us 3 games. I never said that.

But are we in "save the season" mode, or "think about next year" mode? Personally, I've completely and utterly given up on this season. We aren't going to go 6-1 and make the playoffs, so why bother picking up guys with big salaries to improve our team? At this point, I'd rather just lose-out and get a top-5 pick.

Each meaningless win screws us on draft day. If we had lost one more game last year, we could've taken Kuechly or Tannehill, instead of Gilmore.
The Bills FO/Coaches had expressed great interest in Tannehill and had he falled, he would be a Bill Today. Had the Bills lost that extra game, he would be a Bill today.

In 2011, we could've had Von Miller over Dareus.
Dont know who would have bee drafted but Dareus most likely.

We could've had Patrick Willis instead of Lynch if we had lost one more meaningless game.
I remember all of the hoopla going into that draft and in particular how most posters on this board really liked Willis well before he was talked about in draft shows. His stock skyrocketed in the last movements and the Bills even tried to swap picks with the 49ers to draft him! Very highly he would be a Bill Today had the Bills lost one extra game.

You can't tell me we would be better off at this point adding more mediocre players.

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