Vikings Waive LB Leman; Need Four More Cuts By Tomorrow
by Christopher Gates on Aug 30, 2010 6:20 PM CDT
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PrintThe Minnesota Vikings have started the process of trimming their roster from 80 players down to the 75 they need to be down to by 3 PM Central time tomorrow by waiving LB J Leman. Leman, who signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and getting released during camp, also saw time on the practice squads of the San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles before re-joining the Vikings before the end of 2009. He was actually on the 53-man roster for the last three regular season games and Minnesota's two playoff games, but wasn't actually activated for any of them.
That means that the Vikings have to get rid of four more players in under 24 hours. I don't have any insider information as to who those players might be or anything like that, but if I had to venture a guess, here's who I'd go with.
OL Chris Clark - In the first three pre-season games, Clark has been, to borrow a phrase from noted American philosopher Charles Barkley, "trbl." That's T-R-B-L, trbl. False start penalties, getting his butt kicked in general. . .it says something about the Vikings' offensive line depth at this point that he's still getting a look.
OL Bill Noethlich - Okay, raise your hand if you have any idea who this guy is. Okay, Mrs. Noethlich, I mean anybody other than you.
CB DeAndre Wright - The Vikings seem to like what they have at the cornerback position with Antoine Winfield, Lito Sheppard, Chris Cook, and Asher Allen. Doesn't leave a whole lot of room for a guy like Wright, considering that former Gopher Marcus Sherels is probably ahead of him on the depth chart, too.
K Rhys Lloyd - And this one disappoints me, to be honest. He was brought in to bash kickoffs into the end zone, but he hasn't been doing that this pre-season. He might not get cut by tomorrow. . .heck, save Longwell from kicking in the last pre-season game, perhaps. . .but I think his chances of making the final roster are getting slimmer every day.
How's about everyone else? Who do you think is going to get a visit from the Turk by this time tomorrow?
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What is up with Lloyd?
One could make the argument that he is not kicking them deep on purpose to ‘show’ our ST work…
But C’mon!… we want the deep ball.
If we don’t see him kicking them deep soon… I agree. He won’t make the 53.
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by ArizonaVikingsFan on Aug 30, 2010 6:31 PM CDT reply actions
miss-hits
According to Coach Childress, 2 or 3 kickoffs out of Lloyd’s 4 or 5 chances at the Dome were “miss hits.” Link
In other words, he’s got the leg, he just needs to improve his technique. On the positive, even when Lloyd doesn’t get a touchback, he is still kicking higher and deeper than Longwell. I’m thinking we keep him, and he works on his technique.
by medicineball on Aug 30, 2010 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd say excution more than technique
He just mishit it, it’s not like he doesn’t know exactly what he did wrong. The guy is a proven commodity so I’d be shocked if he gets cut at all, much less tomorrow.
At the very least, they keep him around for next week and give him a chance to correct his mistakes from last week.
Lloyd
If we want to carry 6 Wrs for insurance then we should definitely not keep Lloyd. He is a longshot to make the 53 because we will probably keep more DL than we need just because we have so much talent there. Also having depth there would help in case some NFL stiff finds another loophole to knock down our wall.
Those are 2 reasons I think the Vikes will “trim the fat” and get rid of some players we don’t absolutely need.
If Rice is PUP'd
you don’t need to carry six. You can carry five and Rice is not counted against the roster.
"Whoever said that the pen is mightier than the sword never encountered automatic weapons."
do the vikes plan no to resign longwell?
because that is the only reason why they would keep him. I dont want to see ryan leave, he still has it.
its not to replace Longwell
It’s to help out our field position. That was one area we were getting beat consistently against the Saints and the Vikings don’t want that to happen again. Lloyd is one of the best kickoff guys in the league and will represent a 5-10 yard shift in avg starting field position, a significant difference with our defense.
good size - average talent . Insurance for EJ .
I see a youth movement on PS .
by gothicpurple on Aug 30, 2010 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
DeAndre Wright
He got burned a few times against the Seahawks. He could end up on the practice squad again this year.
I think the VIkes might cut two WR's
In the Stock Market report, I had Noethlich, Jon Cooper—you know, the center that sucks so bad that he’s been jumped by Herrera on the depth chart, although Herrera is the starting guard, DT Tremaine Johnson, and two WR’s, Marquis Hamilton and Freddie Brown.
Since Leman was on the PS last year, the way I understand the PS rules, he’s ineligible for it again, correct?
"Whoever said that the pen is mightier than the sword never encountered automatic weapons."
He can be on the ps for 2-3 years
and can’t play in more then like three games or something. Hell I don’t know…
It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...
Cooper has more upper body strength than all inside linemen other than Hutch . He is one dimensional and raw .
If Sully goes to PUP . Mawae is still available . I think . I do see Cooper as the 53 rd guy . But a trade or pickup is needed to unseat him .
Really?
I just don’t see anything on Cooper that jumps out at me. DeGeare and Radovich I have seen progress and/or a ‘hey, wow’ moment where you think that with a couple of years and some good coaching, that guy might be good.
I haven’t seen it with Cooper, though.
And if Kevin Mawae is available, I have no problems kicking the tires on him, esp. if Sully isn’t ready. Moving Herrera to center weakens two spots at once on the interior line. Especially with a 41 year old QB on a bum wheel.
"Whoever said that the pen is mightier than the sword never encountered automatic weapons."
Mawae
Spent last season blocking for a guy that ran for over 2,000 yards and a QB with a penchant for running all over the place.
Far as I know, the guy was still getting it done last season.
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by Christopher Gates on Aug 30, 2010 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
By my count...
the Vikings recently waived both Ryan Moats and Ray Small while only Javon Walker was added (with the Camarillo-Sapp trade being a roster count wash), therefore only three remain to face the axe. I could be wrong, but I usually have better info than vikings.com.
My guess is the dead men walking are Wright, Austin, and Clark.
Be careful what some of you say about Noethlich. He’s 6’7" out of Southwest Minnesota State, and his stepmother Teresa might clean your clock.
Wasn't Small cut to make room for Brett?
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by lifelongvike on Aug 31, 2010 1:49 AM CDT up reply actions
The first report that I read said that Jaymar was cut to make room for Brett...
Then a day later I learned that Jaymar was put on IR. Same flavor I guess.
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cuts
I think both Chris and Brynt Mckinne need to go.
HA HA HA HA HA
Who the hell would we replace Mt with?
It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...
oh wait, the source is Chip and Judd snooping about the locker room…
by Elgar on Aug 31, 2010 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
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