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How hard will it be to make cuts with no pre season games?

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Here's what I mean by that question. In a normal year you have OTA's and TC plus 4 pre season games to see what players can do. Yoy can practice all you want but nothing like to see players in a real game, even if is a pre season game. Now coaches don't have the benefit of seeing those players in games so I wonder, how many mistakes with teams make(not just the Dolphins) by keeping the wrong players or cutting the wrong ones?

Keep in mind that some players are very good in practice but once the game start they suck. On the other hand, some players don't practice good but play great in games. You'd think every teams is in the same boat but we have a lot of new players while you have teams that won't have that many new faces. Anyway, I hope we pick the right guys to keep but I imagine is hard to trim down to 53 without any games(scrimage is just a glorified practice imo)
 
I definitely think it will be much more difficult for all teams to make the decision on younger players. Tough year for rookies to show their in game skills.
 
I think Flo will of had a good idea what the majority of the roster will look like even heading into training camp.

For those few battles in which ST might determine which players stick, the expansion of the PS from 12 to 16 and game day rosters from 53 to 55 will let the coaches play those battles out during the first couple of games.

The only player I would be disappointed if he were to be claimed that has a chance of being placed on the PS is Perry.

The unknown right now is if Grier/Flo have interest in players on other teams that might be placed on PS and would then have to be on the 53 if Miami claims them.
 
They got tape from every different direction on the practice field of these players.

shouldn’t be that hard. fringe guys rarely play anyways. Carry a few guys strictly for specials.
 
It's a good time to have dudes like Marvelous Marin and Reggie on staff

not to mention Flo's eye to process what's going to be a LOT of personnel

moves and resulting free range talent...

Competition on the bottom 15% of the roster should be intense!

Couple that with the sweet 16 PS and dudes will be flying around quite a lot!

And of course we've already shown a willingness to stay aggressive re the roster

throughout the year... Turnover is going to be fast and furious I'd bet.

Move 'em in, Move 'em out...
 
hoops said:
They got tape from every different direction on the practice field of these players.

shouldn’t be that hard. fringe guys rarely play anyways. Carry a few guys strictly for specials.
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You have to feel bad for those guys that don't necessarily shine in practice but in games, they really stand out. This is not the year for those types of players.
 
datruth55 said:
You have to feel bad for those guys that don't necessarily shine in practice but in games, they really stand out. This is not the year for those types of players.
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In other words... not a good year for the guys that matter
 
I've always believed that players who don't look as good in practice are just basically lazy. If you want to play, if you want to be the starter, then you'd better lead by example and show us your best.

While I do understand that we might cut a player who can help us during game time, I also wonder if this contributes to a lazy and unmotivated team.
 
datruth55 said:
You have to feel bad for those guys that don't necessarily shine in practice but in games, they really stand out. This is not the year for those types of players.
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name some of those guys? It’s usually guys who show up in practice and lay eggs in games

I’m really not that worried about if Patrick laird is making the roster or not
 
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Churning at the bottom of the roster 2 or 3 off the 53 and the 16 PS squad will be brutal this year, as teams search for what they missed and whats available league wide.

Teams must cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. on Saturday but can promote two players from their practice squad each week to have a roster of 55.
 
The real shame of it is that there are guys at the bottom of the roster who could have earned a spot by breaking out in a practice game who won't get that shot.

I think I saw Wayne Chrebet say there was no way he would have made the jets without the preseason games.

The Fins should have an easier time than many since their roster is still not all that deep, it should be pretty obvious who to keep.

On the other hand they have more rookies than most so dealing with them is tougher.

It is going to be interesting to see if there are a lot of surprising cuts around the League, the Fins are high up on the waiver list so they could benefit there.

Personally I hope they stick with a lot of the young guys they invested in back in April.
 
It's tough for the bottom of the roster guys to make the cut without the preseason games. Those guys only get so much work in practice, so it's the games when they get to make the stand out play.

Think about this...I have heard from HOFer Terrell Davis that he may not have made the team if not for this.

 
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