Lewis, Lasco or Bighill?

nola_swammi · 08-29-2017, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL

Um, nope. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practice_squad:

There's no right of first refusal. Other than the "immediate future" restriction, the only requirement is that a PS player is signed to a 53 man squad. Practice squad players are street free agents that get the opportunity to be paid and to practice with an actual NFL organization. Nothing more.

SFIAH

if you have them on your practice squad you can make them active on your roster so another team can't scoop them up. The downfall and risk is that you must drop someone off your active roster to make room. Which means the player you waive or cut to make room will be able to sign with any other team if they make it through the waiver wire and if they don't be picked up you're still liable for the contract against your cap.

In order to make the PS the player will be waived and if no team pick them up then the saints can sign to PS. Players I can't see making it through waivers are Victor & Muhammad

SaintFanInATLHELL · 08-29-2017, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by nola_swammi

if you have them on your practice squad you can make them active on your roster so another team can't scoop them up.

But that is true for all 320 players on all PS for all teams. The point I continue to push is that the Saints have no more rights to their PS players than any other team. All 32 PS are a league resource. The only advantage you have with your 10 PS players is that you see them everyday and they practice with your organization. But all 32 teams have tape on all players in training camp. That includes all 320 PS players and the nearly 800 other street free agents that'll be released at the end of the week. It the pro scouting department's job to have targeted players in each position that can be signed if the situation arises.

The downfall and risk is that you must drop someone off your active roster to make room. Which means the player you waive or cut to make room will be able to sign with any other team if they make it through the waiver wire and if they don't be picked up you're still liable for the contract against your cap.

Exactly. But of course the upside is that resigning players after week one means that their contract isn't guaranteed for the year. So no team is going to be claiming iffy players off waivers and putting them on their 53 this weekend unless they have an actual need to fill.

In order to make the PS the player will be waived and if no team pick them up then the saints can sign to PS. Players I can't see making it through waivers are Victor & Muhammad

Right on the mark on both accounts. So you have to start asking questions about their competition: Loewen and Lasko. Would either of them clear waivers?

SFIAH

08-29-2017, 12:08 AM	#1
nola_swammi 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Monroe, La Posts: 2,627	Re: Lewis, Lasco or Bighill? Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL Um, nope. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practice_squad: There's no right of first refusal. Other than the "immediate future" restriction, the only requirement is that a PS player is signed to a 53 man squad. Practice squad players are street free agents that get the opportunity to be paid and to practice with an actual NFL organization. Nothing more. SFIAH if you have them on your practice squad you can make them active on your roster so another team can't scoop them up. The downfall and risk is that you must drop someone off your active roster to make room. Which means the player you waive or cut to make room will be able to sign with any other team if they make it through the waiver wire and if they don't be picked up you're still liable for the contract against your cap. In order to make the PS the player will be waived and if no team pick them up then the saints can sign to PS. Players I can't see making it through waivers are Victor & Muhammad

08-29-2017, 09:18 AM	#2
SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,783	Re: Lewis, Lasco or Bighill? Originally Posted by nola_swammi if you have them on your practice squad you can make them active on your roster so another team can't scoop them up. But that is true for all 320 players on all PS for all teams. The point I continue to push is that the Saints have no more rights to their PS players than any other team. All 32 PS are a league resource. The only advantage you have with your 10 PS players is that you see them everyday and they practice with your organization. But all 32 teams have tape on all players in training camp. That includes all 320 PS players and the nearly 800 other street free agents that'll be released at the end of the week. It the pro scouting department's job to have targeted players in each position that can be signed if the situation arises. The downfall and risk is that you must drop someone off your active roster to make room. Which means the player you waive or cut to make room will be able to sign with any other team if they make it through the waiver wire and if they don't be picked up you're still liable for the contract against your cap. Exactly. But of course the upside is that resigning players after week one means that their contract isn't guaranteed for the year. So no team is going to be claiming iffy players off waivers and putting them on their 53 this weekend unless they have an actual need to fill. In order to make the PS the player will be waived and if no team pick them up then the saints can sign to PS. Players I can't see making it through waivers are Victor & Muhammad Right on the mark on both accounts. So you have to start asking questions about their competition: Loewen and Lasko. Would either of them clear waivers? SFIAH
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