Final Cuts -- Updated

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:41 am

No, there's no difference.

But a team might trade for a player to ensure that another team doesn't scoop him up before they can. Might be worth a late round pick.

rskin72 · Post by **rskin72** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:46 am

Don't see any big suprises yet for me......wondering when the WR shoe will drop....

skinsfan#33 · Post by **skinsfan#33** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:46 am

Multi sources reporting Banks is on the 53.

skinsfan#33 · Post by **skinsfan#33** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:51 am

Daughty and Gomes are reportedly making the team too.

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:52 am

"Per sources, expect release of RB Tim Hightower sometime today"

oneman56 · Post by **oneman56** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:53 am

1niksder wrote:"Per sources, expect release of RB Tim Hightower sometime today"

I don't know why, but this would surprise me.

skinsfan#33 · Post by **skinsfan#33** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:57 am

1niksder wrote:"Per sources, expect release of RB Tim Hightower sometime today"

Does this mean Dorson Boyce is making the team and for at least a short time we are keeping 2 FBs and 3 RBs?

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:16 pm

Cut RB Tim Hightower--Grant Paulsen

Some bubble players have been informed that they will make the team:

WR/KR Brandon Banks--Chick Hernandez, CSN Washington
WR Aldrick Robinson--Tarik El-Bashir

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:17 pm

skinsfan#33 wrote:
1niksder wrote:"Per sources, expect release of RB Tim Hightower sometime today"

Does this mean Dorson Boyce is making the team and for at least a short time we are keeping 2 FBs and 3 RBs?

Without

ey it makes sense

The Hogster · Post by **The Hogster** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:17 pm

Competition this year. This one the first year that this many people have been interested in cut day

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:19 pm

The Hogster wrote:Competition this year. This one the first year that this many people have been interested in cut day

Yep, and a good sign too, IMO. The best men are getting the job, and there's enough depth that we are seeing the unseating of vets who just weren't contributing enough relative to their salary.

skinsfan#33 · Post by **skinsfan#33** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:27 pm

Irn-Bru wrote:
The Hogster wrote:Competition this year. This one the first year that this many people have been interested in cut day

Yep, and a good sign too, IMO. The best men are getting the job, and there's enough depth that we are seeing the unseating of vets who just weren't contributing enough relative to their salary.

I agree, but unfortuanately it also looks like they are keeping Jordan Black as the only back up OT. Well at least until they can search the scrap heap to find another OT.

Dorson Boyce may be kept around for a while too.

So while we ar deep at some spots we are still really thin at others. Our nickle back is Credic "I got burnt on every play in preseason" Griffin. Our back up OT was going to open a health spa a month ago.

So while we are fat at some spots we are Ethiopian thin at others!

riggofan · Post by **riggofan** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:28 pm

Surprising about Hightower, but seems par for the course in Shanahan's system.

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:30 pm

skinsfan#33 wrote:
Irn-Bru wrote:
The Hogster wrote:Competition this year. This one the first year that this many people have been interested in cut day

Yep, and a good sign too, IMO. The best men are getting the job, and there's enough depth that we are seeing the unseating of vets who just weren't contributing enough relative to their salary.

I agree, but unfortuanately it also looks like they are keeping Jordan Black as the only back up OT. Well at least until they can search the scrap heap to find another OT.

Which players did we let go that you thought we should have kept?

skinsfan#33 · Post by **skinsfan#33** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:31 pm

1niksder wrote:
skinsfan#33 wrote:
1niksder wrote:"Per sources, expect release of RB Tim Hightower sometime today"

Does this mean Dorson Boyce is making the team and for at least a short time we are keeping 2 FBs and 3 RBs?

Without ey it makes sense

Thought that too. So cutting Cool

ey (for the time being) didn't save a roster spot.

skinsfan#33 · Post by **skinsfan#33** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:32 pm

Any chance Cundiff gets cut?

Or is that just wishfull thinking?

skinsfan#33 · Post by **skinsfan#33** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:37 pm

Irn-Bru wrote:
skinsfan#33 wrote:
Irn-Bru wrote:
The Hogster wrote:Competition this year. This one the first year that this many people have been interested in cut day

Yep, and a good sign too, IMO. The best men are getting the job, and there's enough depth that we are seeing the unseating of vets who just weren't contributing enough relative to their salary.

I agree, but unfortuanately it also looks like they are keeping Jordan Black as the only back up OT. Well at least until they can search the scrap heap to find another OT.

Which players did we let go that you thought we should have kept?

You know, I don't really like Smith, Compton or Black, but Black would have been my last choice.

Most likely our back up OT isn’t on the team at this time.

langleyparkjoe · Post by **langleyparkjoe** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:40 pm

skinsfan#33 wrote:Any chance Cundiff gets cut?

Or is that just wishfull thinking?

There's a guy named Graham Gano who's available

Bob 0119 · Post by **Bob 0119** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:41 pm

They have to complete all the cuts by when; 5pm?

Bob 0119 · Post by **Bob 0119** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:43 pm

skinsfan#33 wrote:Any chance Cundiff gets cut?

Or is that just wishfull thinking?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-kCQMDpSVE&sns=em

Red_One43 · Post by **Red_One43** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:46 pm

Deadskins wrote:No, there's no difference.

But a team might trade for a player to ensure that another team doesn't scoop him up before they can. Might be worth a late round pick.

You can't be waived and not released, but you can be released and not waived.

Hightower was released but not waived because he has the vet minimum years of 4 years.

Willie Smith was released/waived because he doesn't have the vet minimum.

riggofan · Post by **riggofan** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:49 pm

Rumors of trade between Miami and Washington. Armstrong for Steve Slaton....

skinsfan#33 · Post by **skinsfan#33** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:50 pm

langleyparkjoe wrote:
skinsfan#33 wrote:Any chance Cundiff gets cut?

Or is that just wishfull thinking?

There's a guy named Graham Gano who's available

I bet Rackers is still available too.

oneman56 · Post by **oneman56** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:54 pm

riggofan wrote:Rumors of trade between Miami and Washington. Armstrong for Steve Slaton....

I hope not, I liked Slaton out of college but he couldn't make it in Houston so i'm not sure why he'd make it here in the same scheme with a worse o-line than Houston's. If this is the case, i'd much rather have just kept Hightower.

skinsfan#33 · Post by **skinsfan#33** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:55 pm

riggofan wrote:Rumors of trade between Miami and Washington. Armstrong for Steve Slaton....

So who gets the better end of that deal if it goes through? AAA has been more productive over the past two years, but Slaton was a beast his rookie season.

Let me couch that statement by this: If AAA was going to be cut anyway then this is reasonable. If they were going to keep him, then this trade would stink if it goes through.

Miami needs AAA more than we need Slaton.