and in preseason games. There is a big difference between being tough in the Big 10 compared to the NFL. Some guys simply can’t make the transition and it looks as though he’s one of them.

He really should have been traded to a 4-3 team because his best position is a 4-3 OLB, not a 3-4 ILB.

at least back then, at times you made sense…...lol

Burnett is a UFA after the season and getting up there in age. He has a history of getting injured.

ummmm…He was drafted 3 years ago ?? He was our second best ILB last season ?? He’s far better than Carpenter ??

Carpenter will still be under contract for 2 more seasons so this is a non issue

Are you high ??? A NON issue ? ...dude…IF this guy doesn’t produce and take over a good portion of snaps from Thomas, and actually produce when given the chance…IT’s going to be a HUGE issue…..He will be gone if he’s not a regular contributor
by the end of this season…..

Ayodele’s contract had nothing to do with it. His lack of production was in question after the end of last season

IF your being paid 3.5 million dollars to be productive, and your not….you get cut…...nuff said…IF he was making 1 million…I assure you..he’d be on this team.

His cap number was not that big that we really needed to get rid of him.

please refer to previous statement…..

Some blogs reports sited that Parcells wanted Carpenter but Jerry was unwilling to part with him.

LMAO…..new tag name….same ole unsubstantiated quotes and claims. SURE…..Tuna probably wanted him for a 6th round draft choice in next years draft…..till Jerry remembered….we already own that pick…..

I’ll just stop there….cuz you are crackin’ me up dude…..You think we are going to cut Newman and Burnett, MBIII, and Canty…..but we’re going to retain Austin and start him at KR, we’re going to start Carpenter cuz he has great “upside” ??.....LMFAO…and ..oh yeah….the best one of them all….Ball is going to be our starting 3rd CB over Jones, Jenkins, Scandrick, Butler, and Oglesby…cuz he’s got a year of riding the practice squad bench, and has lots of “upside”......

.......stop it…your killin’ me.

makes the team they will not be on the active roster, I’ll bet the house on it. They will be placed on the PS.

Second, your dying for Grizz to say Austin…lol

Relax man, I don’t know why you have such a bad taste in your mouth about Austin, but we will find out soon enough when training camp roles along.

I’ll tell you one thing. Were talking about Austin, but TG could be the one that get’s cut if he can’t make it back healthy.

It doesn’t matter whether our sixth round pick was at a position or depth, or whether other players might help sooner, which I doubt is the case. The roster is at the point where late round picks probably won’t get the opportunity to contribute, even if they were ready.

You mention Corey Lynch as an example. He’s a strong prospect, but he wouldn’t have helped the team this year anyways. We already have three free safeties. And its like that at nearly every position. It’s the “curse” of having a deep roster: we don’t need to draft for immediate need in the late rounds. We can take the player we think has the best raw skills or the highest upside.

This is why Walden makes some sense. We can keep him on the practice squad this year, and he’s got enough upside to be part of the rotation next year. He’s not going to much for the team this year anyways, but our scouts liked his upside so much that they wanted to make sure we missed out.

And frankly, when you’re talking about these boom or bust picks, it’s hard for fans to know whether the scouts were right. Combine numbers and youtube videos don’t tell the whole story. Now I have no problem criticizing or praising these early round picks because (a) we know alot more about these players and (b) we actually are drafting for need because first and second round picks are expected to contribute this year. But arguing over late round picks is really a waste of time.

Of course, arguing about late round picks on this website will make Grizz happy, so feel free to help keep his site active.