Closer To 53
Hat tip to bannyc9 for finding this list of early cuts from WPI. The rumor is that Bobby Sippio (no!) and Will “Route 71″ Svitek (YES!) have been cut by the Chiefs, but those reports are unsubstantiated rumors at this juncture. Here are the 17 cuts so far, and a nugget of info as well:
1. OC Rob Smith
2. OG Travis Leffew
3. OG Edwin Harrison
4. OT Anthony Alabi
5. TE Michael Allan
6. TE Michael Merritt (PUP)
7. WR Kevin McMahan
8. WR Sergio Joachim
9. WR Jabari Arthur
10. DE Jason Parker
11. DE Johnny Dingle
12. DT Derek Lokey
13. LB EJ Kuale
14. LB Steve Octavien
15. CB Rashad Barksdale
16. S Khayyam Burns
17. PK Connor BarthThere are no real surprises amongst this group but Warpaint Illustrated.com has learned that the Chiefs will carry five running backs to begin the season.
Kuale, McMahan and Parker are the best players on that list, and should land at least on a practice squad somewhere. The only other significant cuts were Alabi, Allan and Barth, three players some had high hopes for. Five cuts left…
If we go with 5 RB’s, doesn’t one of them (Savage) have to be a returner. Plus, with 5 rb’s we can’t keep two FB’s.
So, if this is true…. Manderino, Sams, Sippio, and Svitek are gone. One left?
August 30th, 2008 at 2:11 pmIf it is true…
August 30th, 2008 at 2:13 pmI don’t understand keeping so many backs and also Sams. I wish we’d have dumped Sams and Battle and kept Sippio and either Kuale and Rumph.
August 30th, 2008 at 5:43 pmRumph hurt himself with his out-of-control play. The Sippio move sucks, but I think that the coaches just see him as a poor man’s D-Bowe, and are looking for speed. That’s the only way I can make any sense of it.
August 30th, 2008 at 5:46 pmI definitely understand that, but I also look at it from another point of view. What’s wrong with keeping a baller around? If he makes the practice squad that tells me that he’s good enough to be on the team. So, why not keep a guy around that can be used as an example, good and bad? On the good side, you can use his positive aggressive points to put some extra bite into some guys that need it by commending him vocally. On the bad side, you can use his negative aggressive points as an example of what not to do sometimes. Guys sometimes make the roster for all sorts of alternative reasons (i.e. Savage for his heart) why not keep an “example” player around? Besides, how much playing time does the 53rd roster spot player get anyways?
August 30th, 2008 at 6:03 pm