Annual PSA about the Bills’ cut-down to 53…

[eball]

…the roster the Bills announce on Tuesday at 4 p.m. will NOT be the 53-man roster they begin the season with on September 7.  I’d guess that 2-3 spots will change between Tuesday and the opener.  It’s one of the reasons predicting the bottom of the roster is something of a silly exercise, since teams wait to see all of the cuts and typically someone’s discards fill a gap on another roster.  For the Bills, I think the spots most likely to shift involve the OL and DL, particularly with rumors of Jordan Phillips in the house.  Further, there are potential PUP and IR moves that may occur after a player has “made” the team.  Just food for thought…it’s definitely a game involving some strategy as to which guys to release that they think they can get back on the PS.  This is where a fair amount of “wink, wink” deals are made.

 

[balln]

[GunnerBill]

Not as much as before because they can now IR two players for return in advance of cuts. That was new last year and as such fewer "wait in the car park" type vet cuts will happen. 

 

Sure there is still some calculation between an older bottom of the roster vet you might not lose if you cut him for the PS and a younger guy who is subject to waivers.... but generally these days a guy who is cut in the next 48 hours is cut because they were deemed not good enough to make the roster. 

[Matt_In_NH]

Its also not exactly 53  (OK it is 53 on the active) because a couple guys will end up on IR (ability to return), so you will have more like 55 or 56 in the mix.  Plus there are guys on IR now that will likely end up with injury settlements.  All of those add to the cap as well as the PS.   Curious to see if he is able to deal anyone.  The new IR rules greatly reduced the wink wink nod nod deals last year.

Edited 1 hour ago by Matt_In_NH

[blacklabel]

This is the year guys. This is finally my year. When they announce the all pros at the end of the year you're gonna hear, "Third string wire wrangler and tablet clerk, blacklabel!"