First cutdown time

[Patler]

You'd think they'd cut the guys Sunday, not Monday. Why have them sit in on meetings, then cut them an hour later.

Maybe they're hoping they'll bring donuts.

Sometimes players are advised early, but for various reasons there is no public announcement immediately. There have been times when reporters have noted that several players were not at practice, and later that day it was announced that they were released. Sometime when it is an injured player, they are working out details of an injury settlement for a day or so. Wouldn't surprise me if Zombo, Dominguez, Johnny Jones, Hoese, Smithson, Cosby and/or Bennett are released with settlements.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Hargrove got limited snaps, as though he was 3rd team. Understandable as he was facing an 8 game ban.

Apparently he wasn't happy (though who would be) and then last week got into a kerfuffle with Trgovac when he ignored an oder to come out (of a drill) or over to the coach. Got heated in ear shot of reporters. All in all, not a good camp.

I read somewhere this summer that HArgrove was winning a lot of battles in practice.

Maybe he is a head case. I'm sorry to see him go, since having him inactive and unpaid for 8 weeks made him a good option for cheap, midseason re-enforcement. I don't think his base salary was much.

[pbmax]

I read somewhere this summer that HArgrove was winning a lot of battles in practice.

Maybe he is a head case. I'm sorry to see him go, since having him inactive and unpaid for 8 weeks made him a good option for cheap, midseason re-enforcement. I don't think his base salary was much.

As a group, the D line had some struggles in one on ones versus starting O line. But second team O line, the ones that Hargrove most likely saw, were sieves.

[rbaloha1]

SS is on the Bubble

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Rob Demovsky
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It’s taken him nearly all of the preseason to get healthy but now that Sam Shields appears to be over the elbow injury that kept him out of the first two exhibition games, he knows exactly what he needs: One more good week.

“I think so,” Shields admitted after making his preseason debut Thursday at Cincinnati. “There’s always opportunities out there, and I’ve got one more week to do it.”

Shields likely will get extensive playing time in Thursday’s preseason finale against Kansas City.

Shields’ preseason debut against the Bengals was a mixed bag. He fell down in coverage against receiver A.J. Green in the second quarter only to get bailed out when Andy Dalton overthrew Green. Had the ball been on target, it might have gone for an 80-yard touchdown.

“I just tripped up,” Shields said. “Things like that happen, so you’ve just got to go to the next play. The turf was kind of bumpy, but that’s not an excuse.”

He also allowed a 30-yard reception by rookie Justin Hilton in the second half. But he made an athletic interception in the fourth quarter, picking off a Zac Robinson pass intended for receiver Ryan Whalen.

After playing most of the last two seasons as the Packers’ third cornerback in the nickel package, Shields now appears to be fighting for a roster spot. He has been demoted to the dime defensive back and hasn’t factored into the competition for the starting right cornerback spot, which appears to be down to Jarrett Bush, Casey Hayward and Davon House (if healthy). It could be an indication that Shields’ play hasn’t been up to par, or perhaps it’s a sign of how much more depth the Packers have at cornerback.

“I feel good about the secondary,” starting left cornerback Tramon Williams said. “All the guys have shown they can get the job done and make plays when they’re out there. This might be the deepest we’ve been in a long time in that secondary. Whatever move they make, I don’t think they can go wrong.”

[rbaloha1]

I read somewhere this summer that HArgrove was winning a lot of battles in practice.

Maybe he is a head case. I'm sorry to see him go, since having him inactive and unpaid for 8 weeks made him a good option for cheap, midseason re-enforcement. I don't think his base salary was much.

Were talking about practice, practice.

[pbmax]

http://jerseyal.com/GBP/2012/08/26/nfl-practice-squad-rules-an-explanation-in-plain-english/

A list of Practice Squad rules in English and CBA.

NFL PRACTICE SQUAD RULES:
Accrued Season:

a) If a player has been on a team’s practice squad for three regular season or playoff games during their first or second year on the practice squad, that counts as an accrued season.
b) If a player has been on a team’s practice squad for one regular season or playoff game during their third year on the practice squad, that’s an accrued season.
c) a bye week counts as long as the player remains on the practice squad for the entire bye weekend.

Players can be on the practice squad a maximum of three years, but certain conditions must apply to allow a third year.

Eligibility for players in their first or second year in the NFL:

Players who do not have an accrued season in the NFL (in other words, rookies are automatically eligible).
Players with one year NFL experience who were active for less that nine regular season games.

Eligibility for players in their third year in the NFL:

They have to meet the requirements above, plus, their team has to have at least 53 players on it’s roster for the entire time he is on the practice squad. (I imagine this means if a team releases a player during the week and decided not to replace him on the roster, any 3rd year practice squad players would no longer be eligible.)

Signing with other clubs:

Any player on a practice squad is completely free to negotiate with any other team to be signed to their 53-man roster without his new team having to give any form of compensation to his former team. A player can’t be signed from one team’s practice squad to another team’s practice squad. The newly signed player counts against his new team’s 53-man roster for three weeks, even if he is released and signed to another teams 53-man roster or practice squad.

A player may not sign with his current teams next opponent after 4PM EST of the sixth day before their game. This of course, is to prevent teams from signing their next opponent’s practice squad players to gather “inside information.” (If it’s a bye week, the limit is extended to 10 days.)

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If you want to look up other details of practice squad rules (such as salary rules and some special provisions), here is a link to the full CBA document. The practice squad section starts on page 160.

http://images.nflplayers.com/mediaResources/files/PDFs/General/2011_Final_CBA_Searchable_Bookmarked.pdf