Metal Man Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Seems like there is some confusion throughout the board over the last several days on which players need to clear waivers and which don't so I thought this refresher could be helpful to some people. NFL Waive Wire Refresher 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Its kind of like being drunk versus being hammered 1 1 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnycage46 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Metal Man said: Seems like there is some confusion throughout the board over the last several days on which players need to clear waivers and which don't so I thought this refresher could be helpful to some people. NFL Waive Wire Refresher Love your avatar pic. That's one of my favorite Maiden albums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Man Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Johnnycage46 said: Love your avatar pic. That's one of my favorite Maiden albums. Thanks. New album out tomorrow. Early reviews are promising. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 This is waived in case anyone was wondering 1 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Fired or layed off, both mean unemployed… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Man Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Don Otreply said: Fired or layed off, both mean unemployed… That's true. But depending on what you were fired for your eligibility for unemployment benefits could be affected so there is at least some distinction. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Long Beach Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Thanks for the link. Isn't it nice to not be scanning the waiver wire after the cutdown for scraps? KNOWING that there's castoffs better than what's on our team. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mark Long Beach said: Thanks for the link. Isn't it nice to not be scanning the waiver wire after the cutdown for scraps? KNOWING that there's castoffs better than what's on our team. Being afraid another team will take our guys vs being excited to see which player another team cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyBills Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 18 minutes ago, unbillievable said: Being afraid another team will take our guys vs being excited to see which player another team cuts. That was my user name on the old BBMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 29 minutes ago, JerseyBills said: That was my user name on the old BBMB That's a long name. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBonhamRocks Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 How do these differ from being sacked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Do NFL players get unemployment checks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 What about being axed? Or given a pink slip? Booted? Kicked to the curb? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp14150 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Mark Long Beach said: Thanks for the link. Isn't it nice to not be scanning the waiver wire after the cutdown for scraps? KNOWING that there's castoffs better than what's on our team. unlike other sports, in football it’s hard to learn new systems. Many players success and failure has to do with the system they play. usually signings/ claims have to with familiar players which us why we e seen many folks from Carolina. They played in mid system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, unbillievable said: Do NFL players get unemployment checks? They do, and with the extra $600 we should not be surprised when they dont come back so quickly 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Our roster is so strong and deep that it was impossible to keep some players that are better than the guys on other teams. I'm actually happy to see the players we cut get picked up by other teams, partly in consideration of the player's career and partly as validation that we have so many good players. Success breeds success. There were long stretches of years where the only way the Bills could get good FAs was to overpay them. Now it seems McBeane can get the players they want -- they just don't want many because the guys here now are all keepers. Seriously, which players on the 53 are weak links? NONE. It wasn't long ago we were filling O line spots with Vlad Ducasse and similar lumps. Now, up and down the roster, they're all keepers. Not all are the best at their positions, which I think is OK with McBeane, perhaps even by design. The team is built to have everyone at least a B+ player by NFL standards, with most of them A-. We have a dozen A players and three or four A+ guys. This is how a team can afford to have strength and depth across the board, while staying under the salary cap. Teams with too many A+ players do so at the expense of holes in their roster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cba fan Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, eball said: What about being axed? Or given a pink slip? Booted? Kicked to the curb? let go, downsized, job eliminated, office reorganized, duties redistributed, Edited September 2, 2021 by cba fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, cba fan said: let go, downsized, job eliminated, office reorganized, duties redistributed, In any other context, they could say they were sacked. Not so much, in football. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 The player was "cut" handles both instances, I believe. Basically the team is doing the same thing in all instances--letting the player go. How that player's dismissal is handled by league rules differs with respect to the player's circumstances (injured, years of service). But to the OP, yes, this did need to be posted for many here, IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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