08-27-2015, 01:24 PM
(08-27-2015, 12:49 PM)jj22 Wrote: You guys keep saying Alford makes the team. But what have you guys seen this preseason that I haven't that guarantees a 7th round pick a spot on the 53? Is it because we don't have any better options? It can't be because you think he'll get claimed if we try to sign him to the practice squat. His tape this preseason isn't THAT good. I think it's a big two more games for him. If he still hasn't showed anything (as Hobs alluded to), I'm not sold a 7th round pick gets a guaranteed roster spot. Marvin Jones can run reverses.
Look for us to still sign/claim a receiver after final cuts. If were desperate enough to give a spot on the 53 to a 7th round pick, who hasn't shown anything (and at the very least was suppose to be an option as a return man which his is not) then that says a lot about our depth at WR.
I agree with what you are saying about how thin the talent is after the top 3, however I don't see the decision getting made on just a few dozen snaps in pre season games. The coaches have seen hundreds of reps in practice, so pretty much anything could happen.
And I think if Alford doesn't make our roster he clears waivers for our practice squad. I like the guy a lot, but I don't think other teams will be that eager to sign a project player that has not shown much in games.
After Green, Saun, and Jones I wouldn't be surprised to see any of the other guys either make it or get cut. Last year we kept a 7th round pick who barely played in college.
I really felt good about Moor when we signed him. He was in the doghouse in Oakland, but he was also just one year removed from putting up decent numbers as a legitimates NFL deep threat. But either he was injured worse than was reported last year or else his head is no longer in the game. I had him written in as one of the best #4 WRs in the league, and now he looks like a long shot to even make the roster.
