Aaron Rouse going to start for the Giants?

[Freak Out]

Did Rivera play at all for the Cowboys or just sign the contract and hurt his back again?

[hoosier]

Rivera was a FA. Sharper, Wahle and Clowney seem to be the only TT cuts who have gone on to be more than just bandaids with other teams. In time Meredith might join that elite group.

[gbgary]

Did Rivera play at all for the Cowboys or just sign the contract and hurt his back again?

he had a handful of games. total bust for dallas.

[Patler]

Did Rivera play at all for the Cowboys or just sign the contract and hurt his back again?

he had a handful of games. total bust for dallas.

Not a total bust. He started 30 games for Dallas in two seasons. But he played hurt a lot, just as he did in Green Bay for years. Dallas probably hoped to get another year or two out of him, but he wasn't a total disappointment.

[Patler]

How about just something more than a bottom of the roster player? Could be a starter, could be a role player, but someone who isn't sitting or who isn't just playing because the team has no competent player at that position on the active roster. Concretely: I am trying to distinguish between a guy like James Merideth, who is presumably only playing because right tackles #1-5 already went down, and someone like Hunter Hillenmeyer who, while nothing exceptional, clearly made a contribution.

How about Dave Tollefson for the Giants. Strictly a role player, but the Giants like him for that.
Vonta Leach has started at FB in Houston pretty much ever since the Packers released him.
Chris White was a backup center, now starts at guard for Houston, but I'm not sure why.

Going back 10 years, Andruzzi was released , then started for 5 years at NE and two in Cleveland.

Chris Johnson wasn't released, but the Packers gave up on him and traded him to St. Louis for Robert Thomas. Now he starts in Oakland and apparently is playing quite well.

[KYPack]

Did Rivera play at all for the Cowboys or just sign the contract and hurt his back again?

he had a handful of games. total bust for dallas.

Not a total bust. He started 30 games for Dallas in two seasons. But he played hurt a lot, just as he did in Green Bay for years. Dallas probably hoped to get another year or two out of him, but he wasn't a total disappointment.

Colin Cole starts at DT (sometimes) for the Seahawks
Daniel Muir starts at DT for the Colts.

Both guys are 4-3 type 3 tech DT's.

I always thought Muir outplayed Cole the Pre-season we cut him.

[Guiness]

How about just something more than a bottom of the roster player? Could be a starter, could be a role player, but someone who isn't sitting or who isn't just playing because the team has no competent player at that position on the active roster. Concretely: I am trying to distinguish between a guy like James Merideth, who is presumably only playing because right tackles #1-5 already went down, and someone like Hunter Hillenmeyer who, while nothing exceptional, clearly made a contribution.

How about Dave Tollefson for the Giants. Strictly a role player, but the Giants like him for that.
Vonta Leach has started at FB in Houston pretty much ever since the Packers released him.
Chris White was a backup center, now starts at guard for Houston, but I'm not sure why.

Going back 10 years, Andruzzi was released , then started for 5 years at NE and two in Cleveland.

Chris Johnson wasn't released, but the Packers gave up on him and traded him to St. Louis for Robert Thomas. Now he starts in Oakland and apparently is playing quite well.

Vonta Leach - that's a name I was trying to remember in another thread. He could never displace Hendo, so we kicked him out to the curb, but wow did he sometimes blow people up. There have been a few times over the past couple of years we could've used him, but he needed to beat out the incumbent when he was here and he didn't.

Chris Johnson is the player I was thinking of in this thread. He plays opposite Asomugha, so you KNOW he sees a lot of balls!