Are Morency and Cole done in GB?

[The Leaper]

However, people have mentioned that letting guys go now is stupid.

That is the general gist. Why let one of your guys go for nothing? To just let someone walk free, they need to fall into both of the following categories:

1. They must be of no use to you going forward
2. Their salary is higher than you are willing to pay

Thus, we see why Bubba was hacked. He wasn't really any use to us going forward, and his salary was too high.

If you are of some use going forward, obviously you keep the guy. If a guy's salary is not a burden, there is no reason to let him go at this point in the offseason until he proves himself incapable on the field in camp. With an 80 man roster, there will be plenty of very weak players around. Someone who was part of your 53 man roster the year before certainly has the talent necessary to stick around.

[RashanGary]

Only reason to let guys go now is for salary cap reasons; otherwise let them come in

Yeah, my logic was that it's best to use valuable lower end rosters spots on guys with potential. Holwever, we can have over 100 players going into camp. These guys aren't in place of a young potential guy right now. They are in addition until we have to make the choice. Bottom line is there is nothing to lose in letting them go and keeping them just gives more options.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

I wish TT tendered Cole for a 3rd. I would love to get another high pick in the draft. Nobody will bit for a 2nd though.

There is no such thing as tendering him for a 3rd. The options are:

Right of first refusal (ROFR)
ROFR + draft selection in player's original draft round
ROFR + 2nd round pick
ROFR + 1st round pick
ROFR + 1st and 3rd round picks

Morrency was tendered at the second level, which turns out to be a 3rd round pick because that is the round he was drafted in.

Cole was a free agent, so the first and second levels were effectively the same.

Ah ok. Thanks for clearing that up.