Cowboys cut Patrick Watkins, Scott Sicko & Terrell Hudgins
by Brandon Worley on Aug 30, 2010 10:41 AM CDT
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PrintThe Dallas Cowboys will need to be down to 75 players by tomorrow and the first big cut of training camp is veteran safety Patrick Watkins. Per Todd Archer of the DMN, tight end Scott Sicko and wide receiver Terrell Hudgins were also released this morning.
Watkins being released by the Cowboys should come as no surprise as the team has appeared ready to move forward with Barry Church and Danny McCray from the start of training camp. With Watkins missing significant time with an injury, Church and McCray received ample opportunity to prove they deserved to make the team.
While Watkins was a leader on special teams last season, coach Joe DiCamillis is still transforming the Cowboys special teams and it appears Church and McCray will be more than capable of filling his spot. One slight concern is that without Watkins, the Cowboys have just one safety on the team with any sort of significant amount of experience in the NFL.
A total of five players will need to come off the roster before tomorrow, so the Cowboys are expected to place John Phillips on injured reserve with Stephen Hodge moving to the PUP list as well. There was hope that Hodge, who was supposed to be a special teams monster, would be able to play sometime this season. By going on the PUP, he'll have six weeks in order to continue to recuperate and finally start making plays for the Cowboys since being drafted in 2009.
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Expect Sicko
to get picked up by somebody; TEs are in demand; he showed some talent. I guess Dallas will go with two fullbacks?
Not sure
He didn’t wanted to play Pro Football after going undrafted and he signed with the Cowboys after being convinced that he could play… But, after his concussion, we haven’t heard a single thing from him…
To me, the guy is getting back to were he was a few months ago, he doesn’t want to play Pro Football.
Arnold, almost 5 years of good memories, you'll be missed.
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
Sicko got money for his education. Is Hodge ever going to play?
or is it cheaper than a settlement?
There is still hope for Hodge.
That’s why he’s on PUP and not IR.
One of the last Joe Nieuwendyk supporters in Dallas....
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by Brandon Worley on Aug 30, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
I just wonder what the franchise expects from Stephen Hodge at this point
by AustonianAggie on Aug 30, 2010 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Plus
Sicko got a $10,000 signing bonus. Hudgins got $5,000.
by One.Cool.Customer on Aug 30, 2010 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
The death of Encyclopedias
Thank you #22, for everything you did for the Cowboys. There will never be another one like you.
by APerfectStar on Aug 30, 2010 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm glad they're still keeping Hodge around
I liked the pick a couple years ago and am happy to see they think he has enough upside to keep him around. That said, they won’t keep you around much longer if you don’t get on that field and prove your worth!
May be a strategy
Most teams would announce cuts tomorrow, by cutting these 2 players today we can wrap them up in Practice squad tomorrow. ( Sicko and Hudgins ) May be thatswhy these two didn’t get on the field much. Of course Sicko had Concussion and Hudgins a hamstring issue but still …..
cowboys weren't the only ones looking at sicko after the draft
I don’t see him making it long on the PS
I actively recognize my own stupidity, thank you!!!
by levcd on Aug 30, 2010 4:48 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm Not Sure a Doctoral Candidate
Will want to spend the next five months of his life making $5,200 a week and practicing, when he could start his academic studies and get on with his permanent career. He might put up with that, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see him retire.
There was a safety with the Bengals (?) a long time ago
who was paying for medical school by playing safety. I never followed up, just remembered it was mentioned in a game.
As expensive as graduate school is, the NFL sounds like a good place to earn the money.
When in doubt, empty your magazine
Tommy Casanova?
In 1972, Casanova was drafted in Round 2, pick 29 by the Cincinnati Bengals. He played safety for the Bengals from 1972 to 1977, being selected to the Pro Bowl in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. Known as a faster than average, hard-hitting free safety, Casanova also collected 17 career interceptions, in what is considered a short career. While playing for the Bengals, Casanova began to pursue his M.D. at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. In 1977, he quit playing football early to pursue his medical degree full time.
by One.Cool.Customer on Aug 31, 2010 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
WOW! That's him alright
OCC, you are awesome, the Google search master!
When in doubt, empty your magazine
Wow I really liked both Hudgins and Sicko
that sucks. I would have at least cut Will Barker, McQ, Farr and a few others before them.
This is definitely a head scratcher.
2009 BTB Fantasy Champ... Deal with it
I thought Hudgins would get to the psquad
But Sicko is meh..
by Dezstroyer88 on Aug 30, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Hudgins might still go to PS
if nobody else picks him up. But there was serious numbers problems there with his position.
"We'll see." --Bill Parcells
Who?
One of the last Joe Nieuwendyk supporters in Dallas....
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by Brandon Worley on Aug 30, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Was that before or after King spent a paragraph describing the vanilla latte he got at the Newark airport?
by East Bay Ray on Aug 30, 2010 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Before that paragraph, but after he spent a page bitching about airline food
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And somewhere in there Peter King was overwhelmed by existential thoughts about how amazing air travel is and the fact that you can go many places in a relatively short time period.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
by Cowboyfan729 on Aug 30, 2010 3:06 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
And yet...
…the topic he seems to be the worst on is baseball…and that’s saying something.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 30, 2010 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
As bad as he is on football and baseball, his worst topic, by far, is beer
The man is a complete and total ignoramus when it comes to God’s greatest gift to mankind
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Maybe he can offer him a job as his manservant
Seriously though, that cut surprised be. Watkins totally deserved the axe, Hudgins just never got a chance, but as much as they went after Sicko, they didn’t hesitate to cut him, maybe he had changed his mind again about football vs continuing his education.
Thank you #22, for everything you did for the Cowboys. There will never be another one like you.
by APerfectStar on Aug 30, 2010 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
that might be to give him a shot with another team
Original Pet-Cats: Duane Thomas, Roger Staubach, Walt Garrison, Charlie Waters, Bob Lilly
Sicko will get picked up by someone
He seems like a good pass-catching tight end prospect. A future TE2 for some teams.
But he’s a bad fit for our team. Between Jason Witten and (supposedly) Marty B we have all the pass-catching ability we need at tight end. When we put a 3rd TE on the field, what this team needs is a guy that can blow a linebacker across the field. The 3rd TE doesn’t need to ever catch a ball, if he can catch 7 balls a year like Phillips did, that’s just bonus. But right now this team needs a bulldozer, not a reciever.
There are probobly other teams with the opposite problem. Too many bulldozers, not enough pass-catchers. I think Sicko will get his shot with someone, it’s just that his skill set doesn’t match with what we need on this 53 this year.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Aug 30, 2010 11:35 AM CDT reply actions
This makes me sick'o'
AFB Condensed- New name, same flavor.
Quoting yourself doesn't require your own name attached to it. I'm going to assume if there isn't anyone else's name attached it's yours.
i knew it
everyone talking about how sicko would make the team. it seems like the only one who said this would happen
Don't break your arm putting yourself on the back
Thank you #22, for everything you did for the Cowboys. There will never be another one like you.
by APerfectStar on Aug 30, 2010 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
if you're going to make a bad joke
at least check your spelling
by Pete Mccullagh on Sep 2, 2010 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Way to go out on a limb, An undrafted FA coming to a team stacked at TE.
Didnt see that cut coming.
Ability is a poor mans wealth.
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
Talent is God given, Be humble. Fame is man given, Be grateful. Conceit is self-given, Be careful.
-John Wooden-
whatever
you know how much unnecessary hype this guy got
by Pete Mccullagh on Sep 2, 2010 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions
for what its worth.
dez bryant saying on twitter,he plays on thurs night…………
Davie Wilson
how bout them cowboys!!!
great news.............
Davie Wilson
how bout them cowboys!!!
by scotscowboyfan on Aug 30, 2010 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
You got that right.
Spears should help shore up the run defense, now that we’ve all gotten a little look at it without him.
"We'll see." --Bill Parcells
I will definitely tune in for that.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
by Cowboyfan729 on Aug 30, 2010 3:09 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Off the subject.
Antonio Bryant was outright cut by the Bengals. He collected 8 million in March and the Bengals ate it.
Lock n Load
nice money if you can get it!!!!
Davie Wilson
how bout them cowboys!!!
by scotscowboyfan on Aug 30, 2010 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I wish I could laugh
But Roy Williams’ 2010 $15 million paycheck makes the Antonio Bryant thing look like small potatoes.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Aug 30, 2010 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Some might argue that makes it worse
by Blue Eyed Devil on Aug 30, 2010 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
your killing me with your blind hatred for Roy
most your rants dont even make sense
by Musiccitynorm on Aug 30, 2010 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
for a change,
rw was one of the few good things in houston……
Davie Wilson
how bout them cowboys!!!
by scotscowboyfan on Aug 30, 2010 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, I didn't know about the TB thing
He’s the Roy Williams of crappy teams!
by Blue Eyed Devil on Aug 30, 2010 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
a bit surprised on these moves
i thought hudgins would have made a nice PS candidate (particulalry his effort on basically 1 leg against oakland), and hope his release before final cuts doesn’t diminish this possibility.
as far as sicko goes, he definitely showed well in his limited contribution in the 1st preseason game, but it looks like gronkowski is who the staff sees more potential in. this move also seemingly bodes well for cricket, unless one of the other backup TEs jumps out in such a way (or, more likely, another TE candidate hits the waiver wire) that makes him expendable.
as far as watkins, sad to see him go, as i had really high hopes for him coming into the league. having seen a good bit of him in college, i was actually hoping he declared early in 2005 in order to be a late round draft option. when he fell to 6th round in 2006 i was elated the boys grabbed him, but he never could grasp the centerfield role that his athletic tools are seemingly tailor-made for, & he physically can’t hold up as an in the box safety. he is a ST demon, but positions aside he & sam hurd were ultimatley fighting over the same roster spot, and danny mccray’s play at a much cheaper cost probably sealed his fate.
not surprised by Huggins getting cut
He’s simply too slow to make it in the league.
In Romo we Trust
I thought you believed 40 times were meaningless?
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
by Cowboyfan729 on Aug 30, 2010 4:32 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Fair enough
But what specifically did you see that indicated he was too slow? I saw him get behind people at training camp and he had a pretty good game against Oakland. I think your opinion wouldn’t be the same if you had no idea what his forty time was.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
by Cowboyfan729 on Aug 31, 2010 5:04 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I didnt think he would make. The few routes I got to watch him run I didnt see him changing speeds or setting up his breaks.
Ability is a poor mans wealth.
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
Talent is God given, Be humble. Fame is man given, Be grateful. Conceit is self-given, Be careful.
-John Wooden-
Maybe that's the case.
I didn’t see a ton of him but I thought he looked pretty good when the ball went his way. But if what you say is true than it would make some sense as to why he got cut this early.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
by Cowboyfan729 on Aug 31, 2010 5:09 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
They didnt isolate him much on camera so my body of work for judging was limited.
It doesnt feel right ripping a guy and seeing so few plays but what I did see was like watching Tebows wind up. You dont need to see much to know the odds are stacked.
He did well in college so maybe there is a spot for him with more work under his belt..
Ability is a poor mans wealth.
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
Talent is God given, Be humble. Fame is man given, Be grateful. Conceit is self-given, Be careful.
-John Wooden-
He's the type of guy who, if you lend credence to 40 times,
seems like he could use a year in the weight room to improve all facets of his physical ability. I have to imagine with him breaking all those Division II records that he has the other skills necessary to be a WR. I still would like to see the Cowboys get him on the practice squad.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
That was pretty ridiculous.
He probably should have been ejected for that.
by Baked Potato Soup on Aug 30, 2010 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Something's wrong with Delhomme then.
He said something goofy along the lines of the hit actually getting his adrenaline pumping. No wonder that goof threw all those picks last year.
More of that please.
Preferably against Brett Favre. Then maybe he and Favre can have the same kind of lovey dovey spirited rivalries Favre had with Sapp and his all-time asspal Michael Strahan.
Is Raf no longer with Blogging the Boys?
by Baked Potato Soup on Aug 30, 2010 4:06 PM CDT reply actions
whoa...I just noticed too he's not on the editorial team listed at the bottom of the page!
Someone talk me down from this ledge…FAST!
Yes, I was going to put something up...you guys caught it before I was ready
Raf has moved on just over the past couple of days, he got an offer from another blog and I couldn’t afford to match it. Very sorry to see him go.
by Dave Halprin on Aug 30, 2010 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I really hope that isn't the case
Maybe he got a higher paying gig though.
by houseofprime on Aug 30, 2010 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Good question . . .
I’ve been wondering the same thing.
Surprised
Watkins was a mercy cut. Wade wanted him to have the opportunity to make the trip to Miami before the final cutdown.
But I’m really surprised by Hudgins. He looked like our 7th best receiver – ahead of Holley and Manny Johnson. I thought he was a great practice squad candidate. But I seriously doubt we would cut a guy in the first round if we had any PS plans for him.
Huggybear Hudgins could still make the PS
He sure looked better than Manny and Holley as a WR. But not so much on the ST contribution, probably what did him in.
Thank you #22, for everything you did for the Cowboys. There will never be another one like you.
hudgins will get picked up.....
I didn’t see enough of Sicko to judge. Perhaps both to the practice squad.
About the oline....
getting trashed on the obvious math of the situation, nothing available to trade for?
Get your minds straight;
Backups 5 × 32 = 160 before retirements, injuries etc. from last year. Draft board over 100 and cut it down to 20 that can play at this level now and maybe 10 more within two years.
You’re saying you can’t find 5 targets who are unhappy being on the bench? Expiring rookie contracts? Teams that don’t need a dlinemen, lb or wr in exchange?
Let’s see how hitting the lottery goes on cuts, the oline is a front office mistake at the end of the day. My point about the 90’s team isn’t to compare talent but the attitude of the management that managed to fill holes then but drifts along over the value of “continuity” regarding the oline.
Take the Colts for example; 2 undrafted free agents starting, a 4th, 6th, 7th as starters as well. They have two of their own 2nds on the bench and a 4th.
I doubt the Colts are trading, that’s not the point. They were able to go and get players cheaply and get them in the lineup. It isn’t all a “five year plan” or a top pick or big FA signing.
Having what is argueably the best GM in football the last 30 years doent hurt.
They are better at picking up Oline but drafting DTs isnt their strong suit. Even the best have areas where their not as good.
Ability is a poor mans wealth.
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
Talent is God given, Be humble. Fame is man given, Be grateful. Conceit is self-given, Be careful.
-John Wooden-
Cutting early might help.....
them through waivers as every team is getting ready to cut. Maybe that was the stealthy purpose here for the two younger players.
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