@gardenman wrote:
@Spurt
Yeah, the Redskins, or anyone else, could sign Sudfeld from the Eagles. He did do an interview with CSN Philly and explained his reasoning for signing with the Eagles. It turns out the Eagles had shown a lot of interest in Sudfeld before the draft that year and were in communication with him throughout the process.
Here's what he said in the interview:
“I had a formal interview (with the Eagles) at the combine and I got to know Coach (Frank) Reich and (quarterbacks coach John) DeFilippo ... Coach Flip ... I still can’t pronounce his name very well," Sudfeld said.
"Got to know them pretty well in the draft process. Obviously they drafted Carson, but they still texted me and said, 'Hey good luck, you’re going to have a great career.' They always kind of seemed to be interested and have my back."
If you read between the lines, you can get the impression he doesn't think the Redskins had his back. Granted, they did cut him, so that's understandable. The problem any team has with signing him is he's in control now of whether he signs with them or not. If the Redskins had kept him on the roster they'd be in control of him. Now he's in control and can pick where to go. Once again the Redskins have a QB who is in control of his destiny and not the team.
Well, well, well, the Cowboys will have Ezekiel Elliott on Sunday, but not likely for the next six weeks as his suspension has now been upheld. It's up to the courts now to decide if things will get drawn out even longer. We'll have to see how this all plays out, but things don't look ideal for the Cowboys right now.
In other Cowboy news, it sounds like they aren't planning on having the untested rookie Cooper Rush as their backup. They put their tight end Rico Gathers on the IR list and re-signed Kellen Moore as the primary backup. There's going to be some serious roster shuffling going on in Dallas with suspended players coming and going, players getting injured, and the normal chaos of the season. Carrying three QB's may end up being too much of a luxury for the Cowboys. I suspect Cooper Rush may get traded before the trading deadline.
The Dolphins/Bucs game now looks like it'll be moved to Pennsylvania, either Pittsburgh or Philly. There's talk of asking for hurricane donations at the gate for fans wanting to see the game. We'll have to see what the league decides to do. They could still postpone the game until the two teams' bye week but that would have the teams playing sixteen straight games.
Way back at the end of last season the league asked for ideas on how to make the Thursday night opener into more of an event. I suggested an Olympics-like "Parade of Nations" opening where all 32 teams would march onto the field in full uniform pre-game with each team entering the field to their theme song. Sadly the league apparently hasn't decided to go that route, but I don't know what they are doing. (Granted it would be awkward getting all 32 teams to the same place at the same time, but it could look pretty neat.) We'll have to see what they decided to go with.
@gardenman
OK I wasnt aware of the Practice Squad rules until John Keim pointed it out. Interesting. And the reason NS signed with the Eagles over the Redskins makes sense now........I wonder if NS was more of a draft choice of Scot M rather than Allen and the coaching staff..........
Ya know I wonder if the whole Suva Cravens selection was the reason for the rift between Allen and Scot M. I had read that Cravens was unhappy and considered retirement last year, and maybe Allen didnt like the Cravens pick in the first place (maybe there was a DL he wanted more) and when he heard Cravens musings perhaps thats when Allen/Scot M got into a heated conversation and severed their relationship and led to Scot's being left out at this years combine/meetings etc---although the team more or less went with Scot's M's draft picks even though the team fired him....who knows.
I can certainly see canceling the game in Miami--how can the players have their mind on the game worrying abut safety of family/property etc. But poor Dolphins/Bucs that would be unfair for them to go 16 straight games without a break, NFL needs to come up with something else........JMHO
Pesonally, since they are an NFC East opponent, the Cowboys woes with players coming in and out due to suspensions, injuries etc....nothing pleases me more (EVIL GRIN)! 😈 Jerry needs to give character more priority than his "boys will be boys" attitude!
I think the Cowboys made another mistake going with Moore---Jerry doesnt want to entrust a rookie if Dak goes down because hes under the impression the Cowboys are Super Bowl bound....I dont see it with all their suspensions.....and who knows what Dak will be in his sophomore year and defense coaches now have film on the guy to now know his tendencies and game...........
As for your idea about the Parade Of Teams---that sounded like fun, I like it---perhaps a former fan favorite player from each team holding the team flag, versus an active player who needs to be with his team in prep for their first game. But not all teams have fight songs, our respective teams do....several teams use the Miami Dolphins old fight song that the old Houston Oilers used (just changed the tea name).....others like the Giants have no song...tsk tsk...............
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