Agree 100%, but I think the expectations for him were way overblown when the Bills signed him. The Bills talked him up as a big signing but he was not an elite player in Washington. He is just an average rotational DE.
This is the most ludicrous article I’ve ever read. It uses “analytics” to evaluate the hypothetical fallout from a hypothetical season, the probability of which is based on nothing. Very scientific.
The practice squad has 10 spots plus a special 11th spot for players from the IPP.
If he is signed to the regular 10 man practice squad then he can be activated by the Bills or claimed by another team as usual.
If he is signed to the special 11th spot then he can't be activated by the Bills or claimed by anyone else. He just practices with the Bills for the year.
I may be fired but I wouldn't be banned from ever working in my profession again. Besides being illegal, that seem cruel and spiteful to me.
If there is a team willing to take the risk then who is the league to stop them? It seems punitive.
I'm actually fine with the reinstatement. It's the guy's livelihood. Give him a chance to make some money and contribute while he still has some game left.
Actually, Hauschka is the guy I'm worried about. Bad punting sucks but it is far better than bad kicking. A bad kicker will cost a team games. I would feel a lot better if he had a preseason game where he just made all his kicks.
Nobody's (Cosell or the fans) preconceived notions are going to be changed by one preseason game or probably even the entire preseason. They are going to see what they want to see to reinforce their pre-draft narratives. I suspect that by by the midway point of the regular season there will start to be a shift in one direction of another if Oliver's play calls for it.