26CornerBlitz Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) @mikerodak · 20m Running back Ronnie Wingo was among the Bills’ cuts this morning, I’m told. Team must get down to 75 by tomorrow. @mikerodak · 14m Another Bills cut this morning: QB Dennis Dixon, per source. @buffalobills · 1m #Bills release 11 players, reduce roster to required 75 ahead of league deadline http://ow.ly/AGHLL pic.twitter.com/EkQwrJXAhq The Buffalo Bills got to the business of reducing their roster to the maximum of 75 a day ahead of the league deadline by trimming 11 players from their squad Monday. VIEW ROSTER | TRANSACTIONS LIST Buffalo released the following players from their ranks to be at the required 75-player limit. The NFL deadline to do so is Tuesday (Aug. 26) at 4 p.m. ET. S Derek Brim QB Dennis Dixon P Jake Dombrowski WR Tori Gurley S Jajuan Harley K Dustin Hopkins DT Damien Jacobs C Macky MacPherson WR Chris Summers G J.J. 'Unga RB Ronnie Wingo League rosters need to be reduced to 53 for the start of the regular season by Saturday Aug. 30 at 4 p.m. Edited August 25, 2014 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 @mikerodak · 1m No surprise here: 38-year old Brian Moorman has won the Bills’ punting job. Harvard’s Jake Dombrowski was waived this morning, per source. @mikerodak · 37s Official cuts by Bills: K Dustin Hopkins, G J.J. Unga, C Macky MacPherson, WR Tori Gurley, WR Chris Summers, S JaJuan Harley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The team announced that place-kicker Dustin Hopkins was among 11 players released today. The move was not a surprise. Most teams do not opt to keep a kickoff specialist, and Hopkins never was a threat to Bills place-kicker Dan Carpenter, who was signed to a contract extension in the offseason. Also released were: quarterback Dennis Dixon, receivers Tori Gurley and Chris Summers, running back Ronnie Wingo, guard J.J. 'Unga, center Macky MacPherson, defensive tackle Damien Jacobs, safeties Derek Brim and Jajuan Harley and punter Jake Dombrowski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmalibu Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 official release of cuts http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-reduce-roster-to-required-75/6011a2d1-96e9-4472-bfd2-2817cb0f2768 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The team announced that place-kicker Dustin Hopkins was among 11 players released today. The move was not a surprise. Most teams do not opt to keep a kickoff specialist, and Hopkins never was a threat to Bills place-kicker Dan Carpenter, who was signed to a contract extension in the offseason. Also released were: quarterback Dennis Dixon, receivers Tori Gurley and Chris Summers, running back Ronnie Wingo, guard J.J. 'Unga, center Macky MacPherson, defensive tackle Damien Jacobs, safeties Derek Brim and Jajuan Harley and punter Jake Dombrowski. Hopkins was another genius move by the Bills burning a draft pick on him. I would not be surprised to see Dixon in St. Louis as a backup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hopkins was another genius move by the Bills burning a draft pick on him. I would not be surprised to see Dixon in St. Louis as a backup Denver might give Hopkins a look with Prater being suspended for the first four games this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hopkins was another genius move by the Bills burning a draft pick on him. I would not be surprised to see Dixon in St. Louis as a backup Hopkins got hurt. Kickers don't get hurt much. Not sure you can really bad mouth the team for that. Then they picked up a guy who had one of the best seasons in Bills history. The only reason Hopkins doesn't make the team. Blame the team for drafting the punter who sucked, but not Hopkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hopkins got hurt. Kickers don't get hurt much. Not sure you can really bad mouth the team for that. Then they picked up a guy who had one of the best seasons in Bills history. The only reason Hopkins doesn't make the team. Blame the team for drafting the punter who sucked, but not Hopkins. Hopkins could be back for a PS spot since it has been expanded to 10 spots. @buffalobills Here's what the #Bills depth chart looks like with the roster now at 75: http://ow.ly/AGKaW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hopkins got hurt. Kickers don't get hurt much. Not sure you can really bad mouth the team for that. Then they picked up a guy who had one of the best seasons in Bills history. The only reason Hopkins doesn't make the team. Blame the team for drafting the punter who sucked, but not Hopkins. agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 @MikeCatalana I think Dustin Hopkins is going to find a job. Several teams in need of kicker including Denver and Philly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Bills current roster count by position In the wake of Monday’s 11 player cuts here’s where the Bills roster stands in terms of numbers by position. QB – 3 – EJ Manuel, Jeff Tuel, Thad Lewis RB – 4 – Bryce Brown, Boobie Dixon, Fred Jackson, C.J. Spiller FB – 2 – Frank Summers, Evan Rodriguez WR – 9 – Mike Williams, Sammy Watkins, Robert Woods, T.J. Graham, Marquise Goodwin, Chris Hogan, Marcus Easley, Naaman Roosevelt, Caleb Holley TE – 5 – Scott Chandler, Tony Moeaki, Chris Gragg, Lee Smith, Dominique Jones OT – 12 – Cordy Glenn, Seantrel Henderson, Chris Hairston, Cyrus Kouandjio, Erik Pears, Kraig Urbik, Eric Wood, Doug Legursky, Cyril Richardson, Antoine McClain, Jared Wheeler, Chris Williams DL – 12 – Jerry Hughes, Marcell Dareus, Kyle Williams, Mario Williams, Jacquies Smith, Stefan Charles, Corbin Bryant, Manny Lawson, Landon Cohen, Jairus Wynn, Bryan Johnson, Ike Igbinosun LB – 9 – Brandon Spikes, Nigel Bradham, Keith Rivers, Preston Brown, Ty Powell, Jimmy Gaines, Randell Johnson, Xavius Boyd, Kiko Alonso (Active/NFI) CB – 10 – Leodis McKelvin, Corey Graham, Stephon Gilmore, Ron Brooks, Ross Cockrell, Sam Miller, Nickell Robey, Mario Butler, Bobby Felder, Kamaal McIlwain S – 6 – Aaron Williams, Duke Williams, Da’Norris Searcy, Jonathan Meeks, Deon Broomfield, Kenny Ladler K/P/LS – 3 - Dan Carpenter, Brian Moorman, Garrison Sanborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenseWinzChampionshipz Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I don't know his name but, #41 on defense should not be on the team right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonechiller Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hopkins was drafted to replace Lindell. Carpenter brought in as a stopgap, He bounced around to 3 or 4 other teams first. I cannot believe he turned out so good, how he did not stick anywhere else is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 I don't know his name but, #41 on defense should not be on the team right now... Kamaal McIlwain: http://www.nfl.com/player/kamaalmcilwain/2530590/profile Don't worry, he'll be gone on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 No surprises. I don't think we'll see any big surprise cuts this season actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hopkins got hurt. Kickers don't get hurt much. Not sure you can really bad mouth the team for that. Then they picked up a guy who had one of the best seasons in Bills history. The only reason Hopkins doesn't make the team. Blame the team for drafting the punter who sucked, but not Hopkins. FWIW, Hopkins was pretty bad prior to getting hurt, at least from what I saw. 2013 preseason kickoff stats 2013 preseason FG stats 5/5 on FGs, but with a long of 39. Very poor on KOs. And the one day I was able to make it to camp, he was comically bad on FGs. He had like 3 or 4 straight kicks that he "popped up" that landed well short of the goal posts. Probably either a mental problem or a weird technique error, and correctable I'm sure, but not a good sign nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The other thread is getting buried so I will repost here. Cuts are not a big surprise. Although a little miffed by the kickers. Dombrowski seems to boom some huge ones, but gets some really bad ones in there as well, I guess they sided with consistancy with Moorman, he is consistantly below average. Also I thought Hopkins would make it to 75, he took all the Kickoffs the other night. I am not and was never a fan of the kickoff specialist, so I am glad he is gone. But jeez, why can't this kid learn to kick field goals effectively. Carpenter had some absolutely booming kickoffs in both directions against Pittsburgh, we will be just fine there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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