Captain Quint Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Per text message. No surprises, but the Bell was Joel Bell, not Demetrius. I always thought that Costanzo was a good ST'er, but I guess they have better guys to fill his role. OL Joel Bell LB Blake Costanzo DT John Faletoese DB Kyle Ward DE Gerald Washington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yall Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I was pulling for Bell. Interesting story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Slots are now open to acquire an experienced LB and DT. Git-er-done, Brandon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Slots are now open to acquire an experienced LB and DT. Git-er-done, Brandon! I'm curious too as to why they are doing that now. Sumpin must be up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justice Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I'm curious too as to why they are doing that now. Sumpin must be up. Maybe they needed the roster space to sign their draft picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Maybe they needed the roster space to sign their draft picks. Are there metrics we can look at that would take the guess work out of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 And so the Joel Bell era comes to an end. Shocking. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Maybe they cut them based on what they saw at mini-camp, and just want to move on. Besides, cutting them now is in the players' best interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justice Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Are there metrics we can look at that would take the guess work out of this? All I know is unsigned draft picks don't count on the roster during OTA's until they are signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 The article stated the Bills cut these five guys to get down to 75 players. You can only have 80 players on the team in the offseason. Hopefully this means the Bills will start signing some of their 8 draft picks. Joel Bills is an interesting story. Have a feeling the Bills are maybe trying to sneak him thru waivers and resign him to the practice squad. Bell is a mammoth guy that hasnt played the game long. He is learning and could develope. He will need a few years before any team knows what he has to offer. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 The article stated the Bills cut these five guys to get down to 75 players. You can only have 80 players on the team in the offseason. Hopefully this means the Bills will start signing some of their 8 draft picks. Joel Bills is an interesting story. Have a feeling the Bills are maybe trying to sneak him thru waivers and resign him to the practice squad. Bell is a mammoth guy that hasnt played the game long. He is learning and could develope. He will need a few years before any team knows what he has to offer. IMO. That's normally done with training-camp cutdowns. If they're not even bothering to take him to camp ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I'm curious too as to why they are doing that now. Sumpin must be up. Could be they just think they have no chance of making the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKOOBY Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Ring the bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan Trapped in Pats Land Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Interesting that Nick Hennessey (who also can't attend because of the stupid final exam rules) is still on the roster and Bell is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Interesting that Nick Hennessey (who also can't attend because of the stupid final exam rules) is still on the roster and Bell is not. That probably means those 5 didnt show enough in training camp. The Bills will need those spots for their draftees anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperKillerRobots Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Are there metrics we can look at that would take the guess work out of this? The team can only have 80 players under contract at one time, which they had before the releases. The un-signed rookies don't count against that number until they sign their deals. Since SF signed a few players taken one spot before our players, the FO probably anticipates the signing of our draft picks to be quick - at least for the late rounders. They probably thought those five guys were not going to make the team, but had a chance to make another team, so they let them go so as not to stiffle their slim chances at an NFL roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haven Moses Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 We ought to bring those guys in for a look. Oh wait, we cut them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief D Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Hated to see that they cut Joel Bell. You can't teach big!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Hated to see that they cut Joel Bell. You can't teach big!!!!! But you can teach fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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