Upshaw and Bauman are released

[ChounsMan]

I stand by Gibb's decision to cut those players... He knows how to win & I trust he's making the best moves to get us their.

Glad to see Gibran was cut, Spurrier & his vision for a QB future wasted that pick on a guy that might not have seen regular season play ever....???

[Hogskin]

Originally Posted by ChounsMan

Glad to see Gibran was cut, Spurrier & his vision for a QB future wasted that pick on a guy that might not have seen regular season play ever

He HAD to be cut to be put on the practice squad, which is where he will end up. There has never been any question of him making the 53-man roster.

[joecrisp]

Originally Posted by ChounsMan

Glad to see Gibran was cut, Spurrier & his vision for a QB future wasted that pick on a guy that might not have seen regular season play ever....???

Hamdan was the 18th pick of the 7th round in 2003, by the way. He was never expected to be much more than a project and a career backup, which is what most 7th rounders are, if they're lucky enough to make a roster. I think even Spurrier would tell you that. He's the kind of guy that sits on the practice squad for a couple of years, learns the ropes, and then becomes a 3rd-stringer for a couple of years. If he's lucky, he gains enough experience to maybe become a backup somewhere 4 or 5 years down the road. I expect he'll be signed to the practice squad, and probably play in NFL Europe again next spring.

[Hogskin]

Well said, Joe. Scott Secules was one example of that. He managed to hang around a few years with Miami. I coached him in soccer as a pre/early-teen in Centreville. He was a terrific kid and our best athlete - AND I believe his dad was football coach at Annandale HS. I was really pulling for him to make it big, but his destiny was much like Hamden's appears to be.