Re: Saints Cut C.J. Spiller
 

Uhhhhh it has to do with the team and the teams future....

Re: Saints Cut C.J. Spiller
 

This is just......wow.

Re: Saints Cut C.J. Spiller
 

This make no sense. They didn't sign Cortland, they cut Spiller. I am ASSUMING, I think they were gonna protest. No way will this come out publicly. It just don't make any sense both played admirable during preseason...... Again, I am assuming

Re: Saints Cut C.J. Spiller
 

Neither played all that well in preseason. And in the most important game in 2016 so far, Spiller was a healthy scratch.

We needed a roster spot for a CB and Spiller was the most expendable, but I am also assuming as well.

Re: Saints Cut C.J. Spiller
 

There's my answer

Re: Saints Cut C.J. Spiller
 

I have no doubt if ANY of us were sitting there in that room when they made this decision that we would have done the exact same thing knowing everything about the situation.

Re: Saints Cut C.J. Spiller
 

Who else should have been cut instead? Cadet clearly outperformed him and he plays every special teams unit. Lasco and Murphy also, and they're young and talented.

I can't point to one player on our roster who should have been cut instead of Spiller.

50 Anthony, Stephone LB 6-3 245 24 2 Clemson
72 Armstead, Terron T 6-5 304 25 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
48 Bell, Vonn S 5-11 205 21 R Ohio State
40 Breaux, Delvin CB 6-1 196 26 2 None
9 Brees, Drew QB 6-0 209 37 16 Purdue
31 Byrd, Jairus S 5-10 203 29 8 Oregon
38 Cadet, Travaris RB 6-1 210 27 5 Appalachian State
16 Coleman, Brandon WR 6-6 225 24 2 Rutgers
10 Cooks, Brandin WR 5-10 189 22 3 Oregon State
46 Crawley, Ken DB 6-1 180 23 R Colorado
95 Davison, Tyeler DT 6-2 309 23 2 Fresno State
47 Drescher, Justin LS 6-1 235 28 7 Colorado
91 Edebali, Kasim DE 6-2 253 27 3 Boston College
59 Ellerbe, Dannell LB 6-1 245 30 8 Georgia
73 Evans, Jahri G 6-4 318 33 10 Bloomsburg
90 Fairley, Nick DT 6-4 308 28 6 Auburn
82 Fleener, Coby TE 6-6 251 27 5 Stanford
58 Gwacham, Obum DE 6-5 246 25 2 Oregon State
41 Harper, Roman S 6-1 205 33 11 Alabama
21 Harris, De'Vante DB 5-11 190 23 R Texas A&M
30 Harris, Erik DB 6-3 225 26 1 California (Pa.)
34 Hightower, Tim RB 6-0 220 30 6 Richmond
89 Hill, Josh TE 6-5 250 26 4 Idaho State
22 Ingram, Mark RB 5-9 215 26 6 Alabama
92 Jenkins, John DT 6-3 359 27 4 Georgia
94 Jordan, Cameron DE 6-4 287 27 6 California
65 Kelemete, Senio C/G 6-3 300 26 4 Washington
99 Kruger, Paul DE 6-4 270 30 8 Utah
29 Kuhn, John FB 6-0 250 34 10 Shippensburg
36 Lasco, Daniel RB 6-1 205 23 R California
53 Laurinaitis, James LB 6-2 248 29 8 Ohio State
68 Lelito, Tim G 6-4 315 27 4 Grand Valley State
87 Lewis, Tommylee WR 5-7 168 23 R Northern Illinois
3 Lutz, Wil K 5-11 184 22 R Georgia State
86 Manhertz, Chris TE 6-6 255 24 1 Canisius College
56 Mauti, Michael LB 6-2 243 26 4 Penn State
7 McCown, Luke QB 6-4 217 35 13 Louisiana Tech
37 Moore, Sterling CB 5-10 202 26 6 Southern Methodist
6 Morstead, Thomas P 6-4 235 30 8 Southern Methodist
23 Murphy, Marcus RB/RS 5-9 195 24 2 Missouri
93 Onyemata, David DL 6-4 300 23 R Manitoba (Canada)
75 Peat, Andrus T 6-7 316 22 2 Stanford
52 Robertson, Craig LB 6-1 234 28 5 North Texas
83 Snead IV, Willie WR 5-11 195 23 2 Ball State
28 Spiller, C.J. RB 5-11 200 29 7 Clemson
64 Strief, Zach T 6-7 320 32 11 Northwestern
54 Stupar, Nathan LB 6-2 240 28 4 Penn State
55 Tapp, Darryl DE 6-1 270 32 11 Virginia Tech
13 Thomas, Michael WR 6-3 212 23 R Ohio St.
78 Turner, Landon OL 6-4 325 23 R North Carolina
60 Unger, Max C 6-5 305 30 8 Oregon
32 Vaccaro, Kenny S 6-0 214 25 4 Texas
25 Williams, P.J. CB 6-0 196 23 2 Florida State

Re: Saints Cut C.J. Spiller
 

You could almost make a case for Brandon Coleman, but with 6 RBs on the roster; Spiller was expendable...

Re: Saints Cut C.J. Spiller
 

Logic. Amazing when one actually uses it.

Re: Saints Cut C.J. Spiller
 

And maybe Kuhn, but Coleman and Manhertz were likely in their cross-hairs as well as Spiller.

But as you said, the most expendable position was RB, and Spiller was the weak link.