The first cut is the deepest

[TJHoushmandzadeh's Shiny Shoes]

I wonder how much gamesmanship is involved with the cuts this year.

Teams have no pre-season tape so if you want to get someone onto the practice squad do you cut them early so they clear waivers whilst teams are still cutting down? These all seem like practice squad candidates to me but there's no way to know without having seen them in action.