‘Merriman’s snaps went down as practice went on. Nix said, “I think he struggled a little, but he can play, he did everything, he’s been healthy since OTA’s, he hadn’t missed anything, he’s very attentive in meetings, he’s worked hard in practice and he’s played in spots really good during the games so he’s a hard worker. He’s done everything he could do. We think we’ve been patient, but it comes a point where we felt like we needed to move on and look down the road, so these young guys will get a shot.”‘