Official Final Cuts/Roster Thread

[smuggler]

Kinda surprised they opted to go with the young Punter.

[Joemailman]

Kinda surprised they opted to go with the young Punter.

I thought with a rookie kicker they would go with a veteran holder.

[Tony Oday]

Rookie kicker, punter and a first year starting QB...could get interesting

[run pMc]

I thought with a rookie kicker they would go with a veteran holder.

Same, especially given O'Donnell was a guy Bisaccia had a man-crush on for a while, and O'Donnell knows the NFCN stadiums well and how to kick in them. It's an upside move that hopefully won't backfire.
I think after JK Scott and Bojorquez just having someone steady if unspectacular like O'Donnell was ok. Whelan does have a big leg, is cheaper, younger, and has more contract years under team control if he pans out.

Doesn't give me the warm and fuzzies, but I'm not going to speak a ST disaster into existence like when we had Bojo.

Both Carlson and Whelan can boom kicks, it's a question of whether they can do it consistently and with accuracy.

[bobblehead]

Bisaccia going to prove his worth if he gets BOTH those big legs under control. No word on him buying some dimestore glasses ala Charlie Sheen....aka "wild thing"

[jklowan]

initial cuts

• DE Ladarius Hamilton
• QB Danny Etling
• WR Jeff Cotton (injured)
• G Chuck Filiaga (signed by Saints)
• TE Camren McDonald (signed by Rams)
• OL Jake Hanson
• P Pat O'Donnell

[Fritz]

I just hope his leg doesn't shatter like an icicle when the weather turns cold. I remember JK Scott with some booming punts in warm weather.

This is no time to be resurrecting the ghost of JK Scott. This kid's different. Just compare the pictures!

[Fritz]

I just hope his leg doesn't shatter like an icicle when the weather turns cold. I remember JK Scott with some booming punts in warm weather.

Oops. Wrong picture above. HERE'S our new punter. Compare that mug to JC Scott's above:

[ThunderDan]

Our punter looks like a LB now.

[run pMc]

Jace Sternberger cut, along with veterans like Christian Kirksey, Desmond King, Kenyan Drake, Colt McCoy, and James Robinson.
(Some were likely cut for cap space)

[Joemailman]

Released/Waived

WR Cody Chrest
OL Cole Schneider
DL Jason Lewan
P Pat O’Donnell

LS Matt Orzech - Will be signed later

RB Lew Nichols - Will be waived with injury settlement.

[Joemailman]

QB:
RB: Lew Nichols, Nate McCrary
WR: Cody Chrest, Dre Miller, Deuce Watts
TE: Austin Allen
OL: Cole Schneider, Jean Delance, Kadeem Talfort

DL: Jason Lewan
OLB:
LB: Jimmy Phillips
CB: Kiondre Thomas, Shemar Jean-Charles, Innis Gaines, Tyrell Ford
S: Benny Sapp

K:
P: Pat O’Donnell
LS: Matt Orzech, Broughton Hatcher

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Cody Chrest, he who stood out in camp for being a sparkling white light in a universe full of dark matter, might never make an NFL team. But his Harvard education and pale skin should serve him well in the real world.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Oops. Wrong picture above. HERE'S our new punter. Compare that mug to JC Scott's above:

In essence, the Packers traded a handsome Irish (O’Donnell) for an ugly Irish (Whelen).

Good thing looks are irrelevant in the NFL. Ex-Pack, Ryan Grant, is one handsome fellow. Mad’s boi, Davante Adams, not so much. Guess who had the better career in the Green and Mustard Yellow?

[Fritz]

QB:
RB: Lew Nichols, Nate McCrary
WR: Cody Chrest
TE: Austin Allen
OL: Cole Schneider, Jean Delance

DL: Jason Lewan
OLB:
LB: Jimmy Phillips
CB: Kiondre Thomas, Shemar Jean-Charles, Innis Gaines
S:

K:
P: Pat O’Donnell
LS: Matt Orzech

Ah, so the Shemale Jean Claude Van Damme era comes to an end.

I am a bit surprised Innis Gaines was cut so soon. I thought the idea was that if you want to keep a guy around for the PS, you cut him last-minute in hopes that his name will get lost in the wash of all the cuts at the end. But I am guessing. Or maybe they don't want him on the PS.

I am unsure of what you meant above about Orzech being signed at a later date (?) So he was cut, but there's a hitch?

[SudsMcBucky]

Ah, so the Shemale Jean Claude Van Damme era comes to an end.

I am a bit surprised Innis Gaines was cut so soon. I thought the idea was that if you want to keep a guy around for the PS, you cut him last-minute in hopes that his name will get lost in the wash of all the cuts at the end. But I am guessing. Or maybe they don't want him on the PS.

I am unsure of what you meant above about Orzech being signed at a later date (?) So he was cut, but there's a hitch?

Or may Gute is playing 4 dimensional chess while the rest of the league is playing checkers.

[run pMc]

I am unsure of what you meant above about Orzech being signed at a later date (?) So he was cut, but there's a hitch?

Bill Huber is reporting that they are going to sign him back. Probably means they want to keep a guy like Tarvarius Moore or Dontayvion Wicks thru the cutdown and then IR them so they can bring them back in-season. If you get put on IR before cutdowns you're done for the year. They could easily cut both LS and resign whichever they liked better (Orzech). It's basically an end-around way to keep 53 and manage injuries.

[run pMc]

I could see Gute and Co. looking for a S, G, or TE in the cuts to bring in. Will depend on who they keep and who is out there.

[Joemailman]

Ah, so the Shemale Jean Claude Van Damme era comes to an end.

I am a bit surprised Innis Gaines was cut so soon. I thought the idea was that if you want to keep a guy around for the PS, you cut him last-minute in hopes that his name will get lost in the wash of all the cuts at the end. But I am guessing. Or maybe they don't want him on the PS.

I am unsure of what you meant above about Orzech being signed at a later date (?) So he was cut, but there's a hitch?

Orzech was cut. But my understanding is because he's a veteran, he doesn't have to clear waivers. He immediately becomes a free agent. So the Packers can work out a contract with him and release him today with the understanding he will be signed tomorrow. The reason they would do this is because they have a player (Wicks?) who they want to put on IR. But if the put him on IR before the final cutdown he is out for the year. So they want to carry him on the roster today and put him on IR tomorrow. At which point they would sign Orzech to the roster. I think that's what's going on here.

[Joemailman]

Brenton Cox has been told he's made the team. Malik Heath apparently has been told the same.