Anybody notice that 7 of our 8 draft picks made the 53?

[PhillyRam]

I did't say it's totally bad...just a lil disconcerting that 5th, 6th, and 7th rounders could beat out veterans...that WERE drafted higher....

The bottom of the roster should experience a little turnover....this seems like a bit much.

Nowadays not a lot of draft picks get cut before the 1st 53 cut down of the year. I would guess that opening day rosters throughout the league contain 80% of their teams draft class.

Again cheap labor. In fact I would guess most teams keep at least two to three undrafted FA' s.

With FA even contending teams see significant turnover from year to year. Just the way things are. It's not like years ago when you could stash guys for two to three years on IR or taxi squads. Heck I remember Jackie Slater did not see the field for 2-3 years when he started his career.

Plus with salaries so high at the top of the roster, you don't keep middling vets.

 

[PhillyRam]

Looking at GBN, which highlights rookie cuts, Cincinnati and Minnesota cut the most draft picks, 3.... but the Bengals had 11 picks and the Vikes cut three of their four 7th rounders.

http://gbnreport.com

Otherwise not many teams cut more than one or two picks and just about all 6th and 7th rounders.

Also teams don't want to look bad. The Eagles reached for Donnel Pumphery in the 4th this year. Has looked over-matched in preseason, just too small at 170 lbs, but they kept him, but they also kept Corey Clement an UDFA RB, because they had to since Pumphery is not capable of backing up now, where Clement is.

So teams try to save face, but eventually guys like Pumphrey will disappear.

 

[Kevin61]

They did well in the draft and UFA.

 

[Mojo Ram]

Hey @-X-
Did Cooper Kupp make the team?

 

[-X-]

Hey @-X-
Did Cooper Kupp make the team?
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I'll let Walter answer that one.

 

[Soul Surfer]

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I had a girlfriend that had the hots for this guy.

Otherwise she seemed pretty normal.

 

[Mojo Ram]

I had a girlfriend that had the hots for this guy.

Otherwise she seemed pretty normal.

My ex wife had the hots for George W Bush. She was 21 at the time. True story.

 

[nighttrain]

My ex wife had the hots for George W Bush. She was 21 at the time. True story.
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