NFL Eliminates 75-Man Roster Cuts

[Nate Dogg]

 

Thoughts? I love it. Gives more time to guys like Jeremy Cash, Byrd, Boulware, Sanchez etc. to show their stuff. It will also give us more bodies for the meaningless final preseason game and that will hopefully prevent some injuries and make sure contributors are fresh and ready to roll for week 1.

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

I love these changes.  Would also like to see the gameday inactives eliminated.

[KillerKat]

Would also like to add the roster size to 55 and being able to keep everyone active.

[jumpman910]

I honestly cant find a circumstance where Byrd makes the team. CMC and C4 are better returners and they can also fill the slot void if need be. Hell wasn't Fred Ross a better punt returner in college than Byrd? If he is, which I'm pretty sure he was, that kinda wipes out any reason for Byrd to be on the roster unfortunately  

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

5 minutes ago, jumpman910 said:

I honestly cant find a circumstance where Byrd makes the team. CMC and C4 are better returners and they can also fill the slot void if need be. Hell wasn't Fred Ross a better punt returner in college than Byrd? If he is, which I'm pretty sure he was, that kinda wipes out any reason for Byrd to be on the roster unfortunately  

I think this is going to be a great competition.

[KillerKat]

8 minutes ago, jumpman910 said:

I honestly cant find a circumstance where Byrd makes the team. CMC and C4 are better returners and they can also fill the slot void if need be. Hell wasn't Fred Ross a better punt returner in college than Byrd? If he is, which I'm pretty sure he was, that kinda wipes out any reason for Byrd to be on the roster unfortunately  

Only way Byrd makes it is to beat out Clay for return duties.

[Devil Doc]

I wish they would expand the team to 55, and 12 Practice Squad players.

[Khyber53]

It's just delaying the inevitable for many of the guys, but it might make the difference for one, maybe two, players per team.

But it also keeps a heavy workload on the coaching staff for a week or two more than usual.

[Mr. Scot]

Guess I'm the first who's not a fan.

The thing about the early cuts was it gave guys a chance to catch on with another team before the frenzy of final cutdowns.

Now it'll be everybody scrambling at once.

[shaqattaq]

Only way Byrd makes it is to beat out Clay for return duties.

I doubt either make it.

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[dpm0409]

26 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Guess I'm the first who's not a fan.

The thing about the early cuts was it gave guys a chance to catch on with another team before the frenzy of final cutdowns.

Now it'll be everybody scrambling at once.

Definitely a valid point from a players perspective.

[outlaw4]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Guess I'm the first who's not a fan.

The thing about the early cuts was it gave guys a chance to catch on with another team before the frenzy of final cutdowns.

Now it'll be everybody scrambling at once.

That is a good point. Then again, if you were not good enough to survive the 75 man cut, then the odds of making the final 53 elsewhere are shaky at best. 

If the league would increase the final roster size and practice squad as others have suggested, then that may be a way to compensate. 

[KB_fan]

I think this is a GOOD thing in terms of allowing the team to choose the best players.  More time to evaluate some of the guys on the bubble.  Also, I know that either in 2015 or 2016 (I think it was 2016) we ended up cutting a few promising guys due to injuries at a position, meaning we had to keep extra bodies for a position for the final preseason game.  Immediate sShort term needs at a position perhaps jeopardized being able to keep a promising player... that won't happen now.

[Ivan The Awesome]

Who's C4?