Most of you no doubt know that Kirk Cousins will be the starting quarterback for the Washington pro football franchise this season. Jeff Darlington wrote a column suggesting that it’s best for Washington to cut Robert Griffin III now and get it over with.
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Month: August 2015
Notable Cuts Around The NFL, Aug. 31
The most notable cuts around the NFL as of Monday morning, Aug. 31.
Tim Jennings, CB, Bears: This may be the biggest surprise. Jennings is 31 years old but his $4.4M salary is fully guaranteed. If the Bears are thinking Jennings will just sign for that amount with another team, that’s not going to happen. Teams won’t have incentive to offer more than the veteran minimum of $970,000 and Jennings will take it, knowing the Bears will have to pay him the bulk of the salary he is due.
Donald Thomas, G, Colts: Thomas was activated from the PUP list and cut this morning. The Colts obviously made this move because Thomas was healthy enough to release without paying an injury settlement. Don’t ask if the Broncos will be interested; the answer is no.
Fred Jackson, RB, Bills: He’s a popular player, but at 34 years old, it made little sense to keep him. I suspect he’ll find another team, but it won’t be the Broncos, who have enough young backs who can contribute.
J.D. Walton, C, Dolphins: An old friend of ours failed to make the cut in Miami as a backup to Mike Pouncey. Again, don’t count on the Broncos bringing him back, especially given how Matt Paradis has impressed in the preseason.
Broncos Cutting Roster Down To 75
Waived: Tevrin Brandon, Andre Davis, Joe Don Duncan, Zac Dysert, Spencer Lanning, Ross Madison, Jake Murphy, Jeremy Stewart, Chase Vaughn
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) August 31, 2015
I imagine some of you will not be happy with the decision to part ways with Spencer Lanning. I can only assume that the Broncos didn’t find anybody they were comfortable with as the holder for PATs and field goals, a role that Colquitt fills.
I am not surprised Dysert is gone. It is pointless to keep four QBs when it’s clear Dysert won’t make the final cut and you need to see what other players can do in the final preseason outing.
The Stewart cut likely means Kapri Bibbs will get his chance to prove himself against Arizona.
Along with placing Jeff Heuerman on IR and the pending trade of Chris Clark, the Broncos have made 12 moves with three more to go.
ETA: Here is the more detailed list of the Broncos’ roster moves as of Monday morning, Aug. 31.
Broncos Trade Chris Clark To Texans for 7th Round Pick
Texans acquire OT Chris Clark from Denver for 7th in 2016
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) August 31, 2015
Texans acquire Chris Clark contract, due $1.4 million nonguaranteed base salary, up to $1 million playtime escalator clause
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) August 31, 2015
49ers at Broncos: The 10 Things I Liked and the 10 Things I Didn’t
This game determined which players have a chance to stay on the team before the first cut. 90 players are filling the Broncos roster, and by 4 PM EST on September 1st, 15 of those players will be cut. The first half of the game for most teams in the third preseason game will be first-team players. This either validates or invalidates coaching decision for starters. The second half of the game is focused on who has potential to stay before the cut.
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Quick Takes: 49ers at Broncos, 2015 Preseason Week 3, 19-12 Win
Hey there, guys, thanks so much for being so welcoming in my first post here filling for Leo.
This is probably my last, so I hope I get the same reception. Then the cut comes, and the starter is back to his job. Without further ado, let’s get to business.
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Game Thread: 49ers at Broncos, 2015 Preseason Week 3
Broncos Waive Solomon Patton; Sign “The Gronk of the Bronx”
On Friday, the Denver Broncos announced that they waived WR Solomon Patton. Per the team’s official website:
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Fantasy Draft Time Change: Sunday at 5 PM ET
My being 17, I forgot that normal adults work on Monday, as Rollston pointed out. Therefore, the draft will be Sunday instead. This will be the last fantasy related post on this site, all other posts will be in league updates.
How McManus improved his game
If you haven’t heard already, Brandon McManus won the starting kickoff and field goal job from Connor Barth. I wish Barth all the best in his career and as he is dead accurate in field goals and improved his power from last year. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough compared to McManus. Many people will question whether McManus’ accuracy improved, and I can say it did based off mini-camp and preseason games. But, you don’t have to take my word for it.