Surprising Final Cut

[packer4life]

Ross has too much potential to be cut. The guy looked electrifying in a significant number of his returns at the end of last year. He could evolve into a game changer on STs.

[Patler]

I felt pretty good about Ross actually. He's been a returner before and he looked sure handed up to that point. I think he's sure handed, but the moment might have been too big for him. Something a little experience can solve.

Didn't Cobb drop one later in the game, but picked it up himself?

[wist43]

Ross has too much potential to be cut. The guy looked electrifying in a significant number of his returns at the end of last year. He could evolve into a game changer on STs.

Well, he certainly helped change the complexion of the Niner game... not that we would have been able to stop them anyway, but doing stupid shit like throwing a rookie into the deep end of the pool sure isn't helpful.

No way would I have had him out there.

Let him get his feet wet during the regular season... he had 4 career punt returns in the regular season, and MM trots him out there in the playoffs?? Brilliant!!

[packer4life]

I honestly didn't trust Cobb much more than Ross in the realm of ball security on returns at the end of last season.

[Guiness]

My gut should be a scout. Anytime anyone's back there but Cobb I get this gut feeling... When Ross is back there, even bicarb doesn't help.

How did you feel when Woodson was fielding them???

I hated it. I never doubted his hands or ability to field them, I couldn't believe they had their #1 CB/$10M vs salary cap man back there!

[Maxie the Taxi]

I wasn't concerned because he had sure hands, like you say. Plus, he was smart enough not to get leveled to often.

[CaptainKickass]

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The word "shocker" has been tossed around in here too many times without some smart-ass piping up with a visual.

So here:

[pbmax]

I honestly didn't trust Cobb much more than Ross in the realm of ball security on returns at the end of last season.

Cobb was just as shaky in addition to putting it on the ground during the run. But it was nice to have a threat.

[Fritz]

Yet Ross is as much of a threat on returns, kicks or punts, as Cobb was, in my estimation. Cobb seemed to get worse as the year went on, going from running North-South to East-West.

[Willard]

Pickett would be a surprising cut, but they may feel they have good young talent on the DL that they don't want to lose in order to keep a dependable, but expensive veteran who is playing on the last year of his contract.

[Patler]

I honestly didn't trust Cobb much more than Ross in the realm of ball security on returns at the end of last season.

Neither did I. He had become shaky on returns catching and securing the ball. I am fairly certain that he dropped a kick/punt later in the 49er game, but recovered it himself. That doesn't make it any less of an issue for him than it was for Ross.

[Patler]

Pickett would be a surprising cut, but they may feel they have good young talent on the DL that they don't want to lose in order to keep a dependable, but expensive veteran who is playing on the last year of his contract.

Further complicated by the fact that Raji, Wilson and Neal (is he still d-line?) are also in their last contract years. Not sure if they can or want to keep all of them after 2013, so the young guys have more value when looking a year or two down the time frame.

[Willard]

Further complicated by the fact that Raji, Wilson and Neal (is he still d-line?) are also in their last contract years. Not sure if they can or want to keep all of them after 2013, so the young guys have more value when looking a year or two down the time frame.

Right. I thought Wilson and Daniels Looked good. Raji is an enigma to me. Perhaps they only drop Pickett if they have decided to try to extend Raji? I am not knowledgable enough about the DL personnel to know if there is anybody else who plays the same position as Pickett. Anyhow, in the spirit of this thread I predict Pickett.

[swede]

Better to cut guys one year too soon than one year too late.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Better to cut guys one year too soon than one year too late.

Or as my barber used to say, "I can always cut it shorter, but I have a hard time making it longer."

that guy was a scream