Cuts - Butler, Sweeting, Reddick and Rufus
 

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

Rufus didn't show up at all. Disappointing because he seems to have a lot of potential. Maybe another year on the PS would do him some good, assuming he hasn't been passed up by somebody else (somebody like Uko for instance).

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

Can't say I'm shocked, both guys never showed anything for us

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

ok for all that said rufus who? you get a :broccoli:

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

Kilgore and Sweeting not at practice, possibly cut.

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

LB Reddick also not at practice today

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

The injury bug definitely got Victor Butler.

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

The correct 6th round pick for us in 2013 was the very next pick after Rufus (Western Kentucky ILF Jackson). Would be nice to have a run-stopping ILB but we threw it away on a "Who?" last year then again this year on OT Rook. Shoulda taken best LB available in 6th this year, too.

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

I had such high expectations for Butler............he was already the starter in my mind.

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

Edibali is practicing with the 1st team today. I think they're taking a long hard look at him.

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

Edebali doesn't have prototypical speed or strength, but has the desire and determination, as well as prototypical size.

He will make the PS, or could possibly sneak onto the 53.

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

Reddick and Sweeting both were waived, are they eligible for PS?

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

yes, if not claimed elsewhere.

I take these cuts as really good signs that SP/Ryan/Mickey like what they have and are done playing the marginal player with maybe some potential game.

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

In previous years no, but you're right, the new PS rules allow them to now be on the PS

Here's a list of PS eligibility because of the new rules...

A look at Saints players with practice squad eligibility | Black and Gold

The NFL announced some changes to practice squads in 2014 and 2015, which increases the maximum number of players from eight to 10, and also expands the eligibility for players who have earned no more than two accrued seasons.

Previously, players who earned one or more accrued seasons were not allowed to be placed on practice squads unless the player spent fewer than nine games on the active roster in their accrued seasons.

Under the new rules, the two additional players on each practice squad can have up to 32 games on an active roster over their first two seasons. What this means is that any 2012 or 2013 rookie can now fill the final two practice squad spots.

The other eight players remain under the old rules.

For the Saints, who have a young roster, this means there are now several candidates who could fill out the practice squad.

The following is a list of players who have practice squad eligibility by one means or another (assuming our understanding of the new rules are correct). However, it should be noted some combinations of the following names would not work due to the differing sets of rules.

S Pierre Warren
T Terron Armstead
C Matt Armstrong
S Marcus Ball
CB Derrius Brooks
WR Brandon Coleman
WR Brandin Cooks
LB Todd Davis
K Derek Dimke
CB Brian Dixon
LB Kasim Edebali
RB Timothy Flanders
T Manase Foketi
LB Khairi Fortt
DE Glenn Foster
CB Terrence Frederick
QB Ryan Griffin
TE Je’Ron Hamm
WR Charles Hawkins
TE Josh Hill
TE Nic Jacobs
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste
NT John Jenkins
DE Rufus Johnson
FB Austin Johnson
T Marcel Jones
WR Seantavius Jones
G Senio Kelemete
QB Logan Kilgore
LB Kyle Knox
T Ty Nsekhe
WR Tobais Palmer
LB Ronald Powell
LB Kevin Reddick
RB Khiry Robinson
T Tavon Rooks
WR Kenny Stills
RB Derrick Strozier
S Vinnie Sunseri
CB Rod Sweeting
WR Andy Tanner
WR Nick Toon
DE George Uko
LB Chidera Uzo-Diribe
S Kenny Vaccaro
DE Tyrunn Walker
T Jason Weaver
S Ty Zimmerman

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

That's all :confused: ? :razz:

Re: Cuts - Butler and Rufus
 

Reddick showed promice last year. I guess he was maxed out. Rufus is a tweener who should just try to find a spot as a 4-3 rush end somewhere.