Lions Make Final Cuts, Establish 53-Man Roster

I’ll share my thoughts on the cuts tomorrow. I’m wiped and am gonna enjoy some more football.

and whos out there we might sign

man we need DT

for putting this up so fast! Can someone put a list together of the 53 left?

Where is this official list located?

…..made some plays but he got juked and whiffed as many tackles as plays he made

The unofficial depth chart on the Lions main page is current…..the 53 man roster can be seen there.

man i hope there up to somthin here in regards to WR and DT

for the grand return of…RONALD CURRY! Sorry, I couldn’t resist

they did in fact keep Orion Harris (or is it Orien). Could be cut if we sign someone though…

They curretly have Sammie Lee Hill as the starter at RDT…..if it went down the way they currently have it, Hill and Cohen would start the season at DT.

Saftey Hey

Damn sleep!!!! I missed all the cut discussion.

Anyway, the guys I’m sad to see go: T. Davis (lol…I wish), Z. Follett, D. Gronkowski, D. Looker & S. Schweigert

Guys I’m happy to see go: A. Cason & K. Colbert.

has been released from the Colts, we should definitely look into picking him up. They are stacked at DT, so it’s hopefully not a issue with Taylor, would be awesome if he pans out.

immediatley to sign some of these guys

The reason the Lions waived guys like Looker when they could’ve waived Jennings, or Scheigert when they could’ve waived Manuel is they’ve been scouring the waiver wire and already found guys better than both of the guys mentioned previously. So, rather than keeping the better of the two and then hanging him out to dry when they pick up another guy off waivers, they waive them now so they have a better chance to find a team. This is a classier move and will put us a step in the direction of a good organization, a team that players want to play for. So sure we can waive Jennings and keep Looker, but then when we find an even better WR than Looker, he’s left scouring for a team of which most have already filled their WR needs. It seems like Schwartz and Mayhew want to build a classy organization that other organizations model (similar to the Patriots) and this just seems like the right thing to do. This also makes decisions on waived players alot easier, rather than tearing their eyes out about who is half a hair better than the other, they can make an easy decision on who to keep and who to cut.

Who knows maybe I’m reading too much into things, but this makes alot of sense to me

else notice the starting QB according to the unofficial depth chart ? CP over Staff.

Who would you guess we will make a claim on? There’s a lot of intriguing “kick the tires” guys out there, but who would we be most likely to actually claim?

I’d guess Marcus McCauley and Terrance Taylor. Both seem to fit what Gunther’s trying to do. Taylor’s a 6-0, 319 run-stuffing DT, rookie 4th-rounder. McCauley’s a big CB, 6-1, 203, runs a 4.40 40 (per Scout.com), and is similar in size to 2 of our other 3 backup CB’s, Cletis Gordon and William James, who also are both are at least 6-0, 200. Gunther seems to like big CB’s with safety size for his nickel/dime backs, especially if they’re willing to tackle, which McCauley apparently is. Not sure where Eric King fits into all this…..primary backup CB/cover guy? He hasn’t done much so far, even when he was healthy. Is he a guy we can easily cut?

I agree with Niyo…….they seem to have given themselves cap flexibility on subsequent cuts.

I’d be fine with resigning Curry.

Mr irrelevant gone is sad. I like Roberson why is on the PUP? Why don’t we go out and get Bernard Pollard at Safety and get rid of Pearson?

I live in Muskegon unfortunately, and Im rooting for him, but Lions please do not sign him. You go after good U of M players like Llamar Woodley

Stuart Schweigert was a saftey?

thoughT*

I really wanted Follett to stay for Special Teams and I liked Gronkowski a lot…

Both Aveion Cason and Keary Colbert got lots of playing time during the preseason. Maybe there was a reason for that? Cason had been here on-and-off for years, and Colbert did a little bit late last year. Then a new coach arrives, and Cason and Colbert pratice and play poorly (not that they ever were that great to begin with). Often, it’s the bubble guys that get a good long look, so the coach can be sure he’s doing the right thing in cutting them, especially if they had been useful in some way in the past. I’ve been wondering if Schwartz had been thinking of cutting Cason and Colbert all along, and wanted to make sure that was the right thing to do. He certainly gave them enough chances to prove they deserved a spot,…..and they didn’t improve. So they were cut with no regrets.

that the roster after cuts will likely not be the complete roster by start of the first game. so here’s hoping that there are a few changes yet. I think the following are still quite expendable:
Darnell Bing
Dylan Gandy
Ikaika Alama-Francis
Orien Harris

Hoping we look at:
Terrence Taylor
Tony Pashos
Mark Tauscher
Brian Russell
Anthony Madison
Alphonso Boone
Levi Jones (i can hear the complaints already…but with a line that performed well in preseason, great on the run so far, what is there to loose to have a long look)

Ryan Fowler LB Tenn. 6-3, 243lbs
Marcus Freeman LB Chi 6-1, 240lbs
Curtis Gatewood LB Phi 6-3 240lbs

In addition to londonlions list. I think that any one of these guys would be good depth at the linebacker position. Folwer is 27. Played the last two years at Tennessee. Was a starter in 2007. Knows what Schwartz wants from his LB’s. Freeman is a rookie from Ohio State. Just got lost in all the LB’s that are in Chicago. And the same with Gatewood. A 24 year old. With good size and speed. Just needs time to learn. But again, he was on a team that has good LB’s. Philadelphia.

I could add Donovan Raiola to the list. He got cut by the Bears. But, I am sure Dom is already making some phone calls. On his behalf.

wow…and they signed kendall simmons OG…

knowing the pats & their system , they probably see a lot of depth coming at dt over the next two years…i know there is some skill this year…perhaps draft the dt this spring & start replacing some of the other aging players

we got the vikings guy

i wonder if they looked at madison? i feel pretty good about the db’s now

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/category/rumor-mill/

well…ok anyway, no superstar shut down out there but solid players & depth i think

it truly is good to be out of that disaster

Darnell Bing
Dylan Gandy
Ikaika Alama-Francis
Orien Harris

Merriman allegedly “choked and physically restrained” Tequila as she tried to leave his San Diego residence.

He was taken into custody at 3:45 p.m. local time and charged with battery and false imprisonment. Tequila was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

makes me happy

news regarding lions transactions should be in a new fanpost or is that a waste of space. This post is getting full.

wonder what the compensation was?