K Graham resigned, QB Ryan Released

09-02-2014, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by saintfan

At least you got a call. My phone refuses to ring...

Do you have it in Falcons mode??

hennr · 09-02-2014, 10:36 PM

By allowing all the other teams including the rams to fill out the qb position on each teams 53 roster an practice squad it lowers the odds some team claims griffin or offers him a practice squad spot.Still its a risk i would not have done.Also the IR can return from what i understand can only be used one time only each season.So if in the atlanta game say Drew hurt his knee bad an you know the rehab will take say 8 weeks then you sure would wish you had the option of IR can return.I think they will use itthe IR return an could be on the fullback they just wish to see how the injury list looks after two to four games.Question now is who gets cut on the practice squad to make a spot for Griffin,

|Mitch| · 09-03-2014, 02:15 AM

Originally Posted by hennr

Question now is who gets cut on the practice squad to make a spot for Griffin,

Who's to say they even want Griffin on the practice squad? We are in win now mode with Drew's age and the backup QB needs the experience. By the time Drew retires, Griffin will be past his prime or close to it...

burningmetal · 09-03-2014, 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

But he's not a win now player. When Drew retires we can worry about the backup, in 5 years

Why is everyone so caught up in who's the next franchise quarterback when it comes to making QB decisions? It doesn't matter if Griffin is our long term guy of the future or not. The whole point of having backup quarterbacks is to have someone in case your starter gets hurt. In my opinion, Griffin is a better QB than Mccown and therefore gives us the best chance to win should anything happen to Brees. It makes no sense to me how they could take Luke over Ryan.

|Mitch| · 09-03-2014, 02:31 AM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

In my opinion, Griffin is a better QB than Mccown and therefore gives us the best chance to win should anything happen to Brees.

How do we really know? How much have we seen Griffin against a "starting" defense?

He had one good preseason game against the #2s/3s/4s, at least McCown has seen action against real defenses in his career...

FinSaint · 09-03-2014, 02:49 AM

Originally Posted by ScottF

Remember that SP makes the personnel decisions, and Mickey cuts the checks...seems like they might have a plan for the $3.2 mill in cap space we have left

Maybe they just plan on using it next off-season.

hagan714 · 09-03-2014, 04:43 AM

24 hours count down till all the questions are answered

Seer1 · 09-03-2014, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Well... they reached out to me for the kicking job. Being French, I am a soccer style kicker, not quite as good as Kickalicious, but not far off. We were negotiating, but I abruptly turned them down. They had no choice but to resign Graham.

Dammit Smashmouth, please rethink this!

ScottF · 09-03-2014, 07:12 AM

Griffin has obviously become a fav of many on the board, but it's clear from this move that SP & Mickey are either willing to risk losing him, or know that it would be a longshot for another team to make a roster move just to sign a third-stringer.
If they thought Griffin was better than McCown or the clear replacement for Drew, then no way do they cut him. Fact is, they did.
They played this game last year and won (Rams), so there is a good chance RG has a verbal from Mickey, and that is locker isn't even cleaned out yet.

Euphoria · 09-03-2014, 07:59 AM

I am not buying into all the love for Griffin.

He doesn't have it nor is he the long term answer for us either. He is expendable. Fact is he didn't show enough that he can contribute to us winning games this season and I seriously doubt next season as well.

If you aren't going to be able to help us win then you are taking up a valuable roster spot.

Be gone with him.

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09-02-2014, 10:36 PM	#32
hennr 100th Post Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 262	Re: K Graham resigned, QB Ryan Released By allowing all the other teams including the rams to fill out the qb position on each teams 53 roster an practice squad it lowers the odds some team claims griffin or offers him a practice squad spot.Still its a risk i would not have done.Also the IR can return from what i understand can only be used one time only each season.So if in the atlanta game say Drew hurt his knee bad an you know the rehab will take say 8 weeks then you sure would wish you had the option of IR can return.I think they will use itthe IR return an could be on the fullback they just wish to see how the injury list looks after two to four games.Question now is who gets cut on the practice squad to make a spot for Griffin,
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09-03-2014, 02:15 AM	#33
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: K Graham resigned, QB Ryan Released Originally Posted by hennr Question now is who gets cut on the practice squad to make a spot for Griffin, Who's to say they even want Griffin on the practice squad? We are in win now mode with Drew's age and the backup QB needs the experience. By the time Drew retires, Griffin will be past his prime or close to it... ScottF likes this.

09-03-2014, 02:25 AM	#34
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: K Graham resigned, QB Ryan Released Originally Posted by Danno But he's not a win now player. When Drew retires we can worry about the backup, in 5 years Why is everyone so caught up in who's the next franchise quarterback when it comes to making QB decisions? It doesn't matter if Griffin is our long term guy of the future or not. The whole point of having backup quarterbacks is to have someone in case your starter gets hurt. In my opinion, Griffin is a better QB than Mccown and therefore gives us the best chance to win should anything happen to Brees. It makes no sense to me how they could take Luke over Ryan.

09-03-2014, 02:31 AM	#35
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: K Graham resigned, QB Ryan Released Originally Posted by burningmetal In my opinion, Griffin is a better QB than Mccown and therefore gives us the best chance to win should anything happen to Brees. How do we really know? How much have we seen Griffin against a "starting" defense? He had one good preseason game against the #2s/3s/4s, at least McCown has seen action against real defenses in his career... ScottF likes this.

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09-03-2014, 02:49 AM	#36
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,961	Re: K Graham resigned, QB Ryan Released Originally Posted by ScottF Remember that SP makes the personnel decisions, and Mickey cuts the checks...seems like they might have a plan for the $3.2 mill in cap space we have left Maybe they just plan on using it next off-season.

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Seer1 Site Donor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bayou Bayfield CO Posts: 4,722	Re: K Graham resigned, QB Ryan Released Originally Posted by SmashMouth Well... they reached out to me for the kicking job. Being French, I am a soccer style kicker, not quite as good as Kickalicious, but not far off. We were negotiating, but I abruptly turned them down. They had no choice but to resign Graham. Dammit Smashmouth, please rethink this!

09-03-2014, 07:12 AM	#39
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: K Graham resigned, QB Ryan Released Griffin has obviously become a fav of many on the board, but it's clear from this move that SP & Mickey are either willing to risk losing him, or know that it would be a longshot for another team to make a roster move just to sign a third-stringer. If they thought Griffin was better than McCown or the clear replacement for Drew, then no way do they cut him. Fact is, they did. They played this game last year and won (Rams), so there is a good chance RG has a verbal from Mickey, and that is locker isn't even cleaned out yet. Danno likes this.

09-03-2014, 07:59 AM	#40
Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	Re: K Graham resigned, QB Ryan Released I am not buying into all the love for Griffin. He doesn't have it nor is he the long term answer for us either. He is expendable. Fact is he didn't show enough that he can contribute to us winning games this season and I seriously doubt next season as well. If you aren't going to be able to help us win then you are taking up a valuable roster spot. Be gone with him.

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