View Full Version : It's Official Watson..... Cut
dayumnuttinleft
08-30-2003, 11:15 AM
It's official ... Watson was cut this morning to make room for SM, but my inside scoop saw that it was not a very popular choice by many of the players and byy Hue jackson himself, so much that Hue got kicked out of the meeting and getting into a verbal shout with the ole ball coach. Even lavar Arrington was present and told everyone, you guys are making a bad choice, so much as to say that we just cut the best back we have....... Cincy, was the first to contact him today but Watson has to sign his papers first...
rskinsfan10
08-30-2003, 11:18 AM
If true this is not good at all.
hail2skins
08-30-2003, 11:26 AM
Agreed and I read this morning that info wouldn't be available until tomorrow. You must have a good inside source.
dayumnuttinleft
08-30-2003, 11:27 AM
A Very !!!!!!!!! Very !!!!!!!!! good inside source....
GhostRider68
08-30-2003, 11:29 AM
Things aren't looking well in D.C. are they? Ole Ball Coach is looking more and more like Norv every day.:banghead:
RichardBradley
08-30-2003, 11:30 AM
Watson is the best all around back we had.. This is just plain stupid.
AZ#1SkinsFan
08-30-2003, 11:37 AM
As much as I like Betts, I think this is a bad choice. Let's hope Sultan makes the FO look smart and is the real deal.
I guess, what are you going to do with so many good backs . . . I guess we could have worse problems.
NCskinsfanatic
08-30-2003, 11:38 AM
Guys i hate to say it but we are on the road to having a new coach next year.I'm starting to have this sinking feeling that we are going to get treated to a repeat of last year.
They were talking about Spurrier on a show i was watching and they said that personell men and scouts alike said theat Spurrier's ability to game plan was a running joke around the NFL and just a week ago we could've traded Watson for something.
I think Betts can be good,watson/s just better right now.and remember SS drafted Bett's not Watson.
I just hope that the inside source got the exaggerrated version and it wasn't that bad.
GhostRider68
08-30-2003, 11:45 AM
How about a new owner to go with that new coach? We have become the laughing stock of the NFL.
hail2skins
08-30-2003, 11:46 AM
I understand the game planning issue, but the trade issue is the FO's I believe. We did hear how Spurrier thought that coaches spent too much time reviewing film (IE Saints coach). One would have thought that he would learn by now. I don't think he relies on team's tendencies like other coaches do. As far as us having another coach next year, we'll just have to see.
rskinsfan10
08-30-2003, 11:47 AM
Originally posted by Trung24
How about a new owner to go with that new coach? We have become the laughing stock of the NFL.
How did we leap frog the Bengals and Cardinals for starters?
RichardBradley
08-30-2003, 12:06 PM
We leapfrogged the Bengals and the Cardinals because they don't spend any money ever year we spend 100 million on bonuses and guaranteed money and we never get any better
rskinsfan10
08-30-2003, 12:08 PM
Oh, I see. We leaped frogged them because we actually have an owner that tries to make us better.
Go figure.
Redbeard
08-30-2003, 12:22 PM
Wow, what knee-jerk reactions in two weeks. And all over Noble? & now Watson? Puh-lease. I don't see Watson as a long term answer, but then again I don't see Betts as a long term answer either & would have stuck with Watson.
SkinsKY
08-30-2003, 12:30 PM
The uproar over Watson is that we could've at least got something for him and that Appraently everyone but Spurrier wanted to keep him to the point that Arrington and Jackson were getting angry about it. The coaching staff and team leader should be in a little bit more in agreement about this. They don't have to agree about everything but it's a big deal when your OC gets kicked out of a meeting because he's so disgusted with the decision.
rskinsfan10
08-30-2003, 12:33 PM
Originally posted by dayumnuttinleft
A Very !!!!!!!!! Very !!!!!!!!! good inside source....
BTW, I trust your source. I remember you telling us when you first registered here your connection to that source.
Tell him that I for one hate the move and that the Funky4 guys wish him well.
Rat_Boy
08-30-2003, 12:38 PM
Did anyone actually read the article?
Hamdan and Cowsette were also cut.
Just an FYI. :)
SkinsKY
08-30-2003, 12:40 PM
Cowsette is fine...I think Hamdan would've been better to keep than Woeful...honestly Spurrier, why do you keep signing him?
rskinsfan10
08-30-2003, 12:43 PM
Originally posted by Rat_Boy
Did anyone actually read the article?
Hamdan and Cowsette were also cut.
Just an FYI. :)
Yeah I read it. Not surprised with either honestly.
Someone mentioned the other day that they thought that they didn't play Hamden purposely to not give other teams a good look at him so that he would clear waivers, allowing them to sign him to the practice squad.
Monk81
08-30-2003, 12:45 PM
this is why Champ and all are good players want to leave our FO constantly screws up these situations.
jackson is also the RB's coach tou would think if he really thought Watson was a better fit to help the team they would listen to him.
Spurrier is a Jackass and I have said that since he was hired I was a fan of Marty. boring or not he wouldn't let this franchise keep dragging itself down
CarMike
08-30-2003, 12:46 PM
You see, Thats my BIGGEST beef with Spurrier. Why in the hell did we WASTE a draft pick on a friggen QB who would have been there as a UFA? We only had 3 draft picks and we wasted one of them.
Damnit, there have been teams that found a "diamond in the rough" in the 7th round. But know....Spurrier needed a damn project QB instead.
PennSkinsFan
08-30-2003, 12:54 PM
Well i guess I will be the only one on the forukm to defend the move, this all from one of Watson's biggest supporters and a fellow PSU Alum. Fact is folks, he is not your typical Spurrier prototypical back. McCulolough is, he is quick, he played special teams like a mad man. Watson did not have a good pre-season, not that he got alot of reps.
Lets take a look at the situation. Betts was a second round pick chosen by Spurrier. he has speed and power. He can get us the short yardage and I personally think he is goign to eventually win the joba nd be a big back here. Trung and Morton were safe, we all knew that. So it comes down to McCullough and Watson. McCullough had a better camp and a better pre-season, period.
Lavar pissed off. Oh well, he is a player not a coach. Watson is a former PSU guy that played with Arrington so of course he wont be happy, but like i said he is a player not a coach and should have NO decision ,making here.
I am actually getting tired of all this bullcrap from people in here. One minute we are all positive and feeling great (after the Dalton signing, after the Raven game [in which watson played no part in the win]) and then you fall down to how horrible this team is after Watson is cut. I dont get it.
Steve Spurrier is the coach. His system is here. If you dont like it then dont cheer for them until Spurrier leave or whatever, but man this badnwagon crap one day then falling off the badwagon the next. Lets dont count the season over just because Watson is cut, that is friggin absurd.
rskinsfan10
08-30-2003, 12:54 PM
Originally posted by Monk81
this is why Champ and all are good players want to leave our FO constantly screws up these situations.
I have to disagree with this. We have no proof that Snyder played a roll in this at all.
PennSkinsFan
08-30-2003, 12:56 PM
Originally posted by rskinsfan10
I have to disagree with this. We have no proof that Snyder played a roll in this at all.
Your right, and a RB situation liek this, i am sure Snyder did nto get involved, pullleezzee. This was a Spurrier decision based on what HE felt WAS BEST fopr the SYSTEM that is HERE and in PLACE!
rskinsfan10
08-30-2003, 12:59 PM
Originally posted by PennSkinsFan
I am actually getting tired of all this bullcrap from people in here. One minute we are all positive and feeling great (after the Dalton signing, after the Raven game [in which watson played no part in the win]) and then you fall down to how horrible this team is after Watson is cut. I dont get it.
Steve Spurrier is the coach. His system is here. If you dont like it then dont cheer for them until Spurrier leave or whatever, but man this badnwagon crap one day then falling off the badwagon the next. Lets dont count the season over just because Watson is cut, that is friggin absurd.
Well said. Very well said.
I've been trying to figure out us being the laughingstock of the league for the last hour or so and I can't seem to come up with anything that remotely puts us as the leader in that category.
PennSkinsFan
08-30-2003, 01:06 PM
Originally posted by Monk81
this is why Champ and all are good players want to leave our FO constantly screws up these situations.
jackson is also the RB's coach tou would think if he really thought Watson was a better fit to help the team they would listen to him.
Spurrier is a Jackass and I have said that since he was hired I was a fan of Marty. boring or not he wouldn't let this franchise keep dragging itself down
I dont get this hostility. If Champ wants to go, see ya later. His talk abotu Darrell Green and being that type of a player was all a lie then, screw him. Tag him and get two picks.
Jackson is a coach correct, but not the HEAD COACH! Spurrier is not DRAGGING the franchise anywhere. He is trying to make a systejm work and there is nothing wrong with that.
PennSkinsFan
08-30-2003, 01:08 PM
Originally posted by Trung24
Things aren't looking well in D.C. are they? Ole Ball Coach is looking more and more like Norv every day.:banghead:
Why? Cause he has a system he devised and feels Betts Trung, Morton,a nd Sultanare a better fit? Who are we to judge NFL talent for a particular system. This is all from a Watson supporter, which I was, but these kind of comments i dont understand,.
PennSkinsFan
08-30-2003, 01:08 PM
Originally posted by RichardBradley
Watson is the best all around back we had.. This is just plain stupid.
I did not witness that proof at all.
NCskinsfanatic
08-30-2003, 01:09 PM
Originally posted by champbailey
The uproar over Watson is that we could've at least got something for him and that Appraently everyone but Spurrier wanted to keep him to the point that Arrington and Jackson were getting angry about it. The coaching staff and team leader should be in a little bit more in agreement about this. They don't have to agree about everything but it's a big deal when your OC gets kicked out of a meeting because he's so disgusted with the decision. I agree!I'm not throwing the towel in and i love SS and hope that i'm wrong about his playcalling and preparation.However i want someone to stop the carnie ride and let me off because all this change year after year to no avail is making me a bit nausious.I thought we canned Marty too soon,and i'm worried SS so use to winning he won't be able to stand staying for the length of his contract.for me this isnt all over Noble and Watson it's over the continued state of the team and consistently making bad decisions.Will someone please tell little Jerry to hire a GM for gosh sake!:banghead:
Keino
08-30-2003, 01:21 PM
We are talking about a Back-up RB aren't we? I think SUltan played his way into a roster spot and we all knew that Watson was the most expedable because he was an undrafted Marty Aquisition and Betts was a 2nd round Spurrier Pick.
I personally like Watson more than Betts, but I didn't expect Betts to be cut before Watson. I don't understand all the anger...we are talking back-ups guys.
Skaggsrules
08-30-2003, 01:25 PM
All i know is someone had to get cut. WE traded a 4th rounder for Trung, so he was safe. Too much money for Morton, plus his blazing speed he was safe. I dont know how safe Betts was, for he hasn't shown as much as Watson, but 2nd rounder, wait awhile to dump him. A lot of people were on the Sultan bandwagon, and no body wanted to see him cut cuz someone would have taken him in waivers. So you cant keep all those RB, and Spurrier ran out of choices and had to dump Watson.
PennSkinsFan
08-30-2003, 01:27 PM
I disagree Skaggs. How can you sat Betts did nto show as much as Wtason. Neither showed much, niether was impressive in pre-season, but Betts, when totally healthy will be the man.
skinswin'emALL
08-30-2003, 01:28 PM
Originally posted by PennSkinsFan
Well i guess I will be the only one on the forukm to defend the move, this all from one of Watson's biggest supporters and a fellow PSU Alum. Fact is folks, he is not your typical Spurrier prototypical back. McCulolough is, he is quick, he played special teams like a mad man. Watson did not have a good pre-season, not that he got alot of reps.
Lets take a look at the situation. Betts was a second round pick chosen by Spurrier. he has speed and power. He can get us the short yardage and I personally think he is goign to eventually win the joba nd be a big back here. Trung and Morton were safe, we all knew that. So it comes down to McCullough and Watson. McCullough had a better camp and a better pre-season, period.
Lavar pissed off. Oh well, he is a player not a coach. Watson is a former PSU guy that played with Arrington so of course he wont be happy, but like i said he is a player not a coach and should have NO decision ,making here.
I am actually getting tired of all this bullcrap from people in here. One minute we are all positive and feeling great (after the Dalton signing, after the Raven game [in which watson played no part in the win]) and then you fall down to how horrible this team is after Watson is cut. I dont get it.
Steve Spurrier is the coach. His system is here. If you dont like it then dont cheer for them until Spurrier leave or whatever, but man this badnwagon crap one day then falling off the badwagon the next. Lets dont count the season over just because Watson is cut, that is friggin absurd.
Could not agree more.....Watson was a nice back up RB, nothing more. NO ONE would give us anythng for him. Betts has more upside and the only one the team got any trade intrest from other teams. McCullough had the best camp of all the backs and probably would have got picked up if cut.
If the worst thing in the world going for us is bickering over keeping a 3rd or 4th string RB over another 3rd or 4th string RB, I'm looking forward to the season.
I side with the FO on this one.
Skinzaholic
08-30-2003, 01:34 PM
Originally posted by PennSkinsFan
I am actually getting tired of all this bullcrap from people in here. One minute we are all positive and feeling great (after the Dalton signing, after the Raven game [in which watson played no part in the win]) and then you fall down to how horrible this team is after Watson is cut. I dont get it.
Steve Spurrier is the coach. His system is here. If you dont like it then dont cheer for them until Spurrier leave or whatever, but man this badnwagon crap one day then falling off the badwagon the next. Lets dont count the season over just because Watson is cut, that is friggin absurd.
Sorry Mark... but I disagree with your comments here. This place is filled with many different fans from all over... and these fans have many different opinions. In the end we are all fans... and can only see things from one side... ours! We have no idea what based the decision to cut Watson... and I dont agree with it at all either... but I trust the guys making the choices at the top. They get paid much more then I.
But to say that others opinions are bull crap is... well... bull crap! I dont think a fan who is vocal about their disagreement with their teams decision is "on the bandwagon". Truth is... this team has done NOTHING for almost a decade... and shown us fans NOTHING at all to cheer about. In fact... I am more inclined to see our FO as stupid before I see them as intelligent (based on past decisions).
SS has done very little to boost my confidence... Snyder has made mistake after mistake... and it seems every player we groom leaves for better waters as soon as they can (despite how much money we throw around).
So... I fully agree that so far this entire system has SUCKED... and although I will NEVER turn fromt he Skins (which may put me in the grave)... I still am waiting to see some good moves by the men in the suits.
If that makes me "on the bandwagon"... then so be it.
camasterton
08-30-2003, 01:36 PM
I have a hard time believing Hue Jackson, Sultans mentor, threw a fit over that choice or did not know Betts was the #2 Rb right now. Hell I knew and I'm 300 miles away. I also remember Hue Jackson, end of last year gushing about Betts' work and potential. He put Betts higher on the depth chart than Watson at the start of training. Betts' injury has filled everyone with doubts about him. And the speculation ran rampant. Cutting a guy loose, especially one who has been with the Team a while is painful. We all hate it and what was overheard was probably that anger of loosing a friend. I also have a hard time believing that the FO just "gave away" Watson without a trade attempt. What do Y'all think all this contact with other teams has been about. The fact is, no other team thought Watson was worth even a 7th round pick. N.O. never wanted Watson, they viewed Betts as a better back. Cinncinati did'nt offer because they probably think they have a great shot at being first to make a claim on him and did'nt need to give up a pick. As for what other NFL fishwives are whispering in thier "how could he know as much as us" clicks, I could give a rats...
Skinzaholic
08-30-2003, 01:37 PM
With THAT said... I wish we had been smarter and gotten SOMETHING for Watson. I like Betts and agree that he can offset Trung... and if the FO saw something in Sultan then I trust them...
How do we know SS wanted to cut Watson? Doesnt he hint that Snyder makes the final say? Perhaps it was Snyder who chose that?
PennSkinsFan
08-30-2003, 01:38 PM
That was alot of anger at the fairweatherness Skinz. I did not mean to be critical of opiniosn, it was more a bash on the swings back and forth everytime a little damn thing happens. Fact is we allknew tough decision were made and had to be. Watson to me was tough, but carrying two QBs is tougher.
I am glad we all have differing opinions that is what makes hR. BUT man, I hate all the optimism when we beat teh Ravens or we sign Dalton, and then a fourth string RB is cut and we are headed for disaster, i dont get it.
As far as the bad decisions by the suits, i dunno i give them props. They made some tough decisions today and they look to me pretty decent decisions.
Skinzaholic
08-30-2003, 01:41 PM
Im with ya Mark... and hate the swinging opinions as well... that is why there are REAL fans and then there are FAKE fans. When we win it all the FAKES will come out... but we will separate the wheat from the tares in here!
rskinsfan10
08-30-2003, 01:43 PM
Originally posted by Skinzaholic
Sorry Mark... but I disagree with your comments here. This place is filled with many different fans from all over... and these fans have many different opinions. In the end we are all fans... and can only see things from one side... ours! We have no idea what based the decision to cut Watson... and I dont agree with it at all either... but I trust the guys making the choices at the top. They get paid much more then I.
But to say that others opinions are bull crap is... well... bull crap! I dont think a fan who is vocal about their disagreement with their teams decision is "on the bandwagon". Truth is... this team has done NOTHING for almost a decade... and shown us fans NOTHING at all to cheer about. In fact... I am more inclined to see our FO as stupid before I see them as intelligent (based on past decisions).
SS has done very little to boost my confidence... Snyder has made mistake after mistake... and it seems every player we groom leaves for better waters as soon as they can (despite how much money we throw around).
So... I fully agree that so far this entire system has SUCKED... and although I will NEVER turn fromt he Skins (which may put me in the grave)... I still am waiting to see some good moves by the men in the suits.
If that makes me "on the bandwagon"... then so be it.
In my attempt to defend Mark, I believe that his comments are directly related to some saying that we should be considered the laughingstock of the league after these roster cuts. While I am a big Watson supporter and sad to see him go, I don't think that the ship is sinking because of this move, and some seemingly implied that it is.
rskinsfan10
08-30-2003, 01:44 PM
Oops, I see that he defended himself on this.
Skinzaholic
08-30-2003, 01:54 PM
No need to defend... Im with you guys... on the same team... in the same foxhole....... etc etc etc LOL!
Skinzaholic
08-30-2003, 01:54 PM
Amigos!
Skinzaholic
08-30-2003, 01:55 PM
Buds!
Skinzaholic
08-30-2003, 01:55 PM
Pals!
Skinzaholic
08-30-2003, 01:55 PM
:D
Watson's gone and that is that. We all know that he will sign on with another team, if he hasn't already. Big Deal, a third string running back on a fun and gun offense. How many touches was he going to get. Wasn't Candidate and Morton supposed to be the answer any way! The reason Morton came here was so he could get more time in the backfield. What I want to know is what other moves the skins are going to make, and who is going to be put on the practice squad Danny or Gibran?
skinswin'emALL
08-30-2003, 02:00 PM
ALLLL A'BOARD
There's room for everyone..............
NCskinsfanatic
08-30-2003, 02:03 PM
Ok, i after reading PSF's comments can see where you're coming from.I can only speak for myself.I don't think we are a laughing stock nor have i made any comments of the such.I've been a skins fan for 23 years and always will.It really doesnt matter to me that we let Watson go,i just wish we couldve gotten a backupTe,Ot,De or something for him.Perhaps that option wasnt there,i surely dont know.As far as Woeful SEE YA!But i dont get the 2 QB thing,thats not good planning IMO.Any critical comments i have made center around the FO,and the lack of someone besides Snyder having the say so here.We have all seen JJ run the cowboys into the ground i dont want to end up in that shape without the trophies to show for it.I trust that Spurrier will learn from his mistakes,and as stated befor i like SS.I love our franchise,i just want to see some consistency,i want us to be able to retain our core players and see this franchise rteturn to prominence and sometimes lack patience in waiting for this to come about.
hail2skins
08-30-2003, 03:57 PM
Wow, go get a haircut and come back to all of this. I didn't like the Watson release at all but I also liked the way Sultan played in preseason. I'll always support my Skins no matter what but I'll share my opinions of the moves we make. I read that Snyder had to make the decision because there was a disagreement between who should go and who should stay. That's how the old Squire ran things as well. So yes, Danny did have some involvement there. I did find the comment of us being the lauging stock of the league a little interesting and don't understand where it came from but that's that person's opinion. Fine.
Hey, the season is upon us and I'm very excited about it.
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!!!!!
Hailyeah
08-30-2003, 06:27 PM
Originally posted by hail2skins
Hey, the season is upon us and I'm very excited about it.
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!!!!!
YESSSSSSS! Enough with the rhetoric. Thursday can't get here soon enough.
I agree with PSF comments above. He was a huge Watson backer and objective opined that Watson didn't do anything, or at least any more than Betts this preseason, a fact that has escaped most of the posters in here. If the staff truly felt that Sultan would have been snagged up prior to being placed on the practice squad, then I can understand the decision to keep him over Watson. I have nothing against Watson at all. Seemed like an honorable guy and good player, but he clearly is not as dynamic of a runner as Betts for those Betts haters out there. I'm still flabberghasted that Trung has quietly waltzed in and unimpressively taken the starting tailback role without much fuss. Whatever, I'm ready to roll with the season.
rskinsfan10
08-30-2003, 06:56 PM
Gotcha Skinz..
PennSkinsFan
08-30-2003, 07:27 PM
Guys I dont want anyone in this damn forum to think that i am blasting opinion. Opinion are what hR is alla bout. I am blasting the notion that anytime the Skins, Spurrier, Snyder, Cerrato, or whoever does something opposite their opinion, that the Skins are headed for disappoitment, or last place skins, or spurrier sucks, or snyer's an ass....come on. The fact is some hated this move, some liked it, and some, like me, like Watson but believe it was the best move for the offense and that going in pre-season, Sultan deserved this roster spot and giving up on Betts already is crazy.
I love the Skins as much as any of you or i woudl not pour my heart and soul into this site, but i just get a little ticked when somethign is done that some of us may disagree with and then we call it a season before it even starts.
skinswin'emALL
08-30-2003, 09:34 PM
Originally posted by PennSkinsFan
Guys I dont want anyone in this damn forum to think that i am blasting opinion. Opinion are what hR is alla bout. I am blasting the notion that anytime the Skins, Spurrier, Snyder, Cerrato, or whoever does something opposite their opinion, that the Skins are headed for disappoitment, or last place skins, or spurrier sucks, or snyer's an ass....come on. The fact is some hated this move, some liked it, and some, like me, like Watson but believe it was the best move for the offense and that going in pre-season, Sultan deserved this roster spot and giving up on Betts already is crazy.
I love the Skins as much as any of you or i woudl not pour my heart and soul into this site, but i just get a little ticked when somethign is done that some of us may disagree with and then we call it a season before it even starts.
I think a lot of us fans hve some SS in us. We sometimes wear our emotions on our sleeves.
Trung was named the starter because he was traded for to be the starter. He also had a great camp in that he never ever missed a practice and never got hurt. He really didn't get much opp in the games. Lets wait and see. I believe.
dj_stouty
08-31-2003, 07:06 PM
"When it rains it pours!" "Doom and Gloom!" "The Sky is Falling!"
I laugh at how bi-polar some of our opinions get at the drop of a hat. The FO had to make a decision...and they made it. As Keino said; this decision was about a backup running back. In fact, Morton will probably see more carries this year than Betts! It really is a non-factor, as I see it.
Green-Is-Good
08-31-2003, 08:07 PM
I want a defensive minded coach damn it! I hope that Ray Rhodes gets fired next year. We could fire Spurrier, then hire him.
JoeDaSchmoe
08-31-2003, 08:17 PM
Lordy, now we're talking about firing Spurrier..... It's been one year! Jimmy Johnson was 1-15 in his first year! Give the man some time! He does have a pretty good track record, after all.
Skin-E-Dip
08-31-2003, 09:25 PM
Out of all the backs in the roster, Watson was the most solid but the lease explosive. HE will get you a good 3 to 6 yards a carry and thats it. Trung (in theory) could break any carry, Ladell has quickness, Morton can go the distant with a catch out the backfield, and Sulton looks like he can be very very special with time. So Watson was out. Not a big crime really
rskinsfan10
08-31-2003, 09:48 PM
Welcome to hR Skin-E-Dip.
Cool handle.
skinswin'emALL
08-31-2003, 10:38 PM
Originally posted by Skin-E-Dip
Out of all the backs in the roster, Watson was the most solid but the lease explosive. HE will get you a good 3 to 6 yards a carry and thats it. Trung (in theory) could break any carry, Ladell has quickness, Morton can go the distant with a catch out the backfield, and Sulton looks like he can be very very special with time. So Watson was out. Not a big crime really
Nice take clone.....errr.....Skin-E-Dip
Out
hail2skins
09-01-2003, 02:27 AM
Welcome to hR Skin-E-Dip, glad you joined us.
IowaSkinsFan
09-01-2003, 03:58 AM
It's amazing that for weeks we had all talked about which back we should trade or which one would be cut, etc, and now that it has happened, everyone is in shock. We all knew this was coming. Yes we tried to work out a trade, but the fact is that other teams knew we couldn't keep all 5 RB's, and among the 3 we were likely to let go, they were largely viewed as equals at this point in time. It's no shock that a trade wasn't worked out and somebody had to be released.
Betts will be the primary backup to Canidate, with Morton as the third down back and McCullough inactive on gamedays.
dj_stouty
09-01-2003, 10:18 AM
Originally posted by robert11273
It's amazing that for weeks we had all talked about which back we should trade or which one would be cut, etc, and now that it has happened, everyone is in shock. We all knew this was coming. Yes we tried to work out a trade, but the fact is that other teams knew we couldn't keep all 5 RB's, and among the 3 we were likely to let go, they were largely viewed as equals at this point in time. It's no shock that a trade wasn't worked out and somebody had to be released.
Betts will be the primary backup to Canidate, with Morton as the third down back and McCullough inactive on gamedays.
Great post!
None of us should have been surprised about the cuts.
Comparing Betts and Watson is really a wash to me. I know I've always preferred Betts, but I doubt I can make a list of things that make him the any better than Watson.
Sultan, on the other hand, REALLY showed his stuff out there during the preseason. He has mad skills, and i would love to see him contribute for this team in the future.
It's not all that bad when you have to get upset about backups to get fired up. Can you imagine Champ being traded lol
dj_stouty
09-01-2003, 02:08 PM
Originally posted by eric
Can you imagine Champ being traded lol
I could....if it was to the Bucs straight up for Sapp, Rice, Lynch, Brooks and Barber! :D
skinswin'emALL
09-01-2003, 02:13 PM
Originally posted by dj_stouty
I could....if it was to the Bucs straight up for Sapp, Rice, Lynch, Brooks and Barber! :D
DEAL!!!!:D
AGibbsGirl
09-01-2003, 03:52 PM
Now that you boys have calmed down...
I've liked Sultan from the get go...
Can't comment on anyone else.
Sometimes you boys are too far over my head with what you know about football!
The good, the bad, and the ugly, dosen't matter to me, I always learn something new from you! Keep the comments coming!!!!!!
JoeDaSchmoe
09-01-2003, 05:25 PM
Sometimes you boys are too far over my head with what you know about football!
I promise I could scare you with the random stuff I know. I'm obsessed. :D
AGibbsGirl
09-01-2003, 09:01 PM
Originally posted by JoeDaSchmoe
I promise I could scare you with the random stuff I know. I'm obsessed. :D
No scaring the old ladies Joe!
Plus, I'm used to men and their vast amounts of useless information (well, the exception being football of course).
My Dad, brothers and Hubbo know the most bizarre trivia, but good Lord, if they could only remember where they left their car keys!
JoeDaSchmoe
09-01-2003, 09:48 PM
Hey now, there's nothing wrong with forgetting where your keys are! ;)
I probably know as much useless information as anyone.... I could tell you which hand you need to shake with in Kenya, what the world's most common name is, and why signatures are called "John Hancocks." Not to mention most of the players on every team in the NFL....
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