Players of note who have been waived:
Kenny Irons, RB, Cincinnati: Irons was drafted in the 2nd round last year, as was touted as being either a replacement for Rudi Johnson, or to work with him in a backfield committee. During the pre-season he was injured, and placed on IR - it appears his injury is not healing as well as was expected. Expect Cincy to pick him back up and place him on IR if no-one else goes for him, which would surprise me given the potential he showed at Auburn and throughout the 07 pre-season.
LaMont Jordan, RB, Oakland: Injury-prone, finding himself in an ever crowded backfield and erring on 30 saw Jordan released today (Saturday) in a move that has been coming since last November (There was talk of him not being released in case the Chiefs were to have picked him up prior to their late-season match-up). With Darren McFadden, Michael Bush and Justin Fargas all reasonably expecting some playing time this season, Jordan proved to be the odd-man out. He's the best FA running back at the moment, and could land somewhere that need the experience and alternative to their current situation, particularly as a 3rd down specialist. Expect him to be signed by the end of the month.
Eric Johnson, TE, New Orleans: A much touted signing last season, who was expected to thrive in the Saints passing game, only saw 48 receptions at 7.9 YPC. He proved slow to recover from his ankle surgery, which forced the Saints hand in regards Jeremy Shockey. Expect it to be a while before he signs with another team.
Saturday 26 July 2008
Pennington and Garcia the odd men out?
An interesting part of the circus regarding Brett Favre's potential trading to either the Bucs or Jets, is the effect that may have on the current incumbent Quarterbacks at those teams.
Firstly, in New York, it's pretty likely that the aquisition of Favre would lead to Chad Pennington asking to be released or traded. The veteran is entering the autumn of his career, and in any case, it's unlikely the Jets would be interested in paying him $4m+ dollars to sit on the bench as a potential third string QB.
Where could Pennington land? Kansas City has been mooted for some time, and it would certainly make sense to reunite with former Jets coach Marvin Lewis. Perhaps another team interested could be Chicago, who have limited options at QB and where coach Lovie Smith has spent the last week emphasising the need not for players who can win games, but who don't lose them. Many pundits have considered this an endorsement of Kyle Orton over Rex Grossman, but the description fits Pennington equally well.
Heading down to Tampa Bay, it's hard to imagine Jeff Garcia being enthused about the team bringing in a QB the same age as him, but with a much higher profile. Unfortunately for Garcia, the team would like to keep him around at his low salary (the source of Garcia's ire this offseason) and ship off one of the many other QB's they have.
However, in the end, Garcia's value in any trade may hold the key. Again, teams like the Bears and Chiefs are looking for a veteran QB who will keep the offence ticking over. Garcia is also amongst the top signal-callers in the league when a play breaks down - something that is likely to happen all too frequently for both offences during the coming season.
Firstly, in New York, it's pretty likely that the aquisition of Favre would lead to Chad Pennington asking to be released or traded. The veteran is entering the autumn of his career, and in any case, it's unlikely the Jets would be interested in paying him $4m+ dollars to sit on the bench as a potential third string QB.
Where could Pennington land? Kansas City has been mooted for some time, and it would certainly make sense to reunite with former Jets coach Marvin Lewis. Perhaps another team interested could be Chicago, who have limited options at QB and where coach Lovie Smith has spent the last week emphasising the need not for players who can win games, but who don't lose them. Many pundits have considered this an endorsement of Kyle Orton over Rex Grossman, but the description fits Pennington equally well.
Heading down to Tampa Bay, it's hard to imagine Jeff Garcia being enthused about the team bringing in a QB the same age as him, but with a much higher profile. Unfortunately for Garcia, the team would like to keep him around at his low salary (the source of Garcia's ire this offseason) and ship off one of the many other QB's they have.
However, in the end, Garcia's value in any trade may hold the key. Again, teams like the Bears and Chiefs are looking for a veteran QB who will keep the offence ticking over. Garcia is also amongst the top signal-callers in the league when a play breaks down - something that is likely to happen all too frequently for both offences during the coming season.
Glenn Waived
DALLAS, TX:
Dallas Cowboys WR Terry Glenn has been waived to make room for the Cowboys' draft picks, and also to enable them more time with young receivers Patrick Crayton, Miles Austin and Sam Hurd.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones explained that if no team signs him off waivers that they could be in a position to resign the veteran receiver.
Our take on this is that Glenn could be used well at the slot by a few teams shy of veteran savvy and proven ability - on the proviso that he passes extensive fitness tests. There are a few teams we can picture him at straight off the bat, namely Buffalo, Tampa Bay, The Jets, Washington and Oakland.
Dallas Cowboys WR Terry Glenn has been waived to make room for the Cowboys' draft picks, and also to enable them more time with young receivers Patrick Crayton, Miles Austin and Sam Hurd.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones explained that if no team signs him off waivers that they could be in a position to resign the veteran receiver.
Our take on this is that Glenn could be used well at the slot by a few teams shy of veteran savvy and proven ability - on the proviso that he passes extensive fitness tests. There are a few teams we can picture him at straight off the bat, namely Buffalo, Tampa Bay, The Jets, Washington and Oakland.
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