jeanpierre

True Dat...

ChrisXVI

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Cuts to 75: TE Rashaun Allen, WR Reggie Bell, WR Jared Dangerfield, DB Brandon Dixon, G Kaleb Eulls, DB Jamal Golden, WR R.J. Harris, LS Chris Highland, RB Sione Houma, G Cyril Lemon, DB Jimmy Pruitt, LB Tony Steward

NFL roster cuts tracker: Teams trimming to 75 players - NFL.com

jeanpierre

Everyone kept saying we're down to 75 and I'm counting 74, so I knew we're giving ourselves room to acquire another player, but who?!?

K Major

No pun intended but I think Tapp will eventually get the tap .

Tull could also be gone.

jeanpierre

Well, now we're at 75, but we have to cutdown to 53 in less than a week and there's definitely a log jam at that LEO spot...

jeanpierre

SAINTS DEPTH CHART - 2016 Cut Down To 75 man roster limit (Currently - 75)

OFFENSE

QB (3) 9 - Drew Brees, 18 - Garrett Grayson, 7 - Luke McCown

RB (5) 22 - Mark Ingram, 28 - C.J. Spiller, 36 - Daniel Lasco, 29 - John Kuhn,

34 - Tim Hightower, 23 - Marcus Murphy, 38 - Travaris Cadet, 35 - Austin Johnson

WR (3) 10 - Brandin Cooks, 13 - Michael Thomas, 16 - Brandon Coleman, 19 - Jake Lampmann

LT (2) 72 - Terron Armstead, 70 - Tony Hills, 79 - Joseph Cheek

LG (2) 75 - Andrus Peat, 78 - Landon Turner

C (2) 60 - Max Unger, 66 - Jack Allen, 61 - Marcus Henry

RG (2) 68 - Tim Lelito, 65 - Senio Kelemete, 77 - Khalif Barnes

RT (1) 64 - Zach Strief, 74 - Tyrus Thompson, 73 - John Fullington

TE (3) 82 - Coby Fleener, 89 - Josh Hill, 86 - Chris Manhertz, 45 - Garrett Griffin, 84 - Michael Hoomanawanui

SR (2) 83 - Willie Snead, 87 - Tommylee Lewis, 81 - Jordan Williams


DEFENSE

SDE (2) 94 - Cameron Jordan, 98 - Bobby Richardson, 63 - Darryl Tapp

DT (2) 90 - Nick Fairley, 93 - David Onyemata, 99 - Sheldon Rankins

NT (2) 95 - Tyeler Davison, 92 - John Jenkins, 96 - Ashaad Mabry

WDE (2) 91 - Kasim Edebali, 58 - Obum Gwacham, 55 - Davis Tull, 57-Chris McCain, 97-Paul Kruger

SLB (2) 50 - Stephone Anthony, 56 - Mike Mauti

MLB (3) 53 - James Laurinaitis, 52 - Craig Robertson, 51 - Jeff Schoettmer

WLB (2) 59 - Dannell Ellerbe, 54 - Nate Stupar

LCB (2) 40 - Delvin Breaux, 49 - De’Vante Harris, 27 - Damian Swann

FS (3) 31 - Jairus Byrd, 48 - Vonn Bell, 30 - Erik Harris

SS (2) 32 - Kenny Vaccaro, 41 - Roman Harper, 26 - Trae Elston

RCB (3) 25 - P.J. Williams, 46 - Ken Crawley, 39 - Cortland Finnegan, 20 - Brian Dixon


KICKING

K (1) 3 - Connor Barth, 5 - Kai Forbath

P (1) 6 - Thomas Morstead

LS (1) 47 - Justin Drescher



RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM

LB 44 - Hau'oli Kikaha (Prior to Cut to 75)



RESERVE/INJURED

FS 33 - Jamarca Sanford (Prior to Cut to 75)

CB 24 - Kyle Wilson (Prior to Cut to 75)

WR 12 - Kyle Prater (Prior to Cut to 75)

DE 77 - D.J. Pettway (Prior to Cut to 75)



RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY

DE 76 - Mitchell Loewen

OL 67 - Avery Young


Projected Starter

Veteran Free Agent Acquisition

Reserve/Injured/PUP/Non-Football Injury

Draft Selection/UDRFA/Future

Note: Jersey Numbers based on Nola.com, Twitter, and NewOrleansSaints.com Images and Reports

Note: Roster Unit Nos.: Offense - 37, Defense - 34, Kicking - 4, Total Roster - 75

It's not that my way is the right way, I just make the right way my way...

ChrisXVI

I'm thinking something like this...

WDE: Kruger, Edebali, Gwacham

SDE: Jordan, Richardson

It's quite possible that Gwacham gets cut too if Payton really likes this McCain kid.

jeanpierre

From my vantage, we have five (5) men who are essentially going to fight for two (2), maybe three (3) spots...

Kasim Edebali, Obum Gwacham, Davis Tull, Chris McCain and Paul Kruger...

What really sucks is that we have a walk-through practice, a game and then some are going to be let geaux...

Kruger wasn't signed this late into the process without a long-term agenda... 4 in 5

With a draft pick attached to keeping McCain, his retention could be doubtful, but Payton and the Mickster don't value draft picks... 1 in 5

Davis Tull has a terrific first step, athleticism, but is too small to anchor as a 4-3 DE; he's a 3-4 OLB, and maybe could be a SAM backer allowing Anthony to geaux back to MIKE? 1 in 5

Obum Gwachum was unable to anchor in the run game despite his hard work bulking up and with the recent acquisitions it would seem that experiment is done, but Payton has reward players who kept the faith... 2 in 5

Kasim Edebali seemed the heir apparent and had flashes, but has lacked consistency; get the feeling he'll be playing in Buffalo if he's not a DA guy, plus he won't be under contract after the season; expect a trade attempt...2 in 5

McCain acquisition was insurance in case we didn't get Kruger and gave some leverage to Saints...

Either way, what was on the roster didn't give Coach Payton comfort, so if you were a weakside defensive end rusher on the Saints roster prior to Tuesday, you have to be nervous...

It's either an extreme vote of no-confidence or one helluva shot across the bow...

It's not that my way is the right way, I just make the right way my way...

K Major

I think Tull is cut next time around. If this ends up the case, hopefully he can clear waivers and get placed on the practice squad.