Giants Waive Five Players
by Ed Valentine on Jun 21, 2010 4:20 PM EDT
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The Giants today waived five players to create space on their roster for when they sign their draft choices.
The players let go were defensive back Vince Anderson, punter Jy Bond, tight end Carson Butler and linebackers Lee Campbell and Micah Johnson.
Anderson spent most of last season on the Giants' practice squad and was signed to the active roster on Jan. 4. Bond, a former Australian Rules Football player, joined the Giants on March 18. Butler, who has done stints on the practice squads of Detroit, San Francisco and Cincinnati, signed with the Giants on Jan. 19. Campbell, who played at the University of Minnesota, was signed prior to the rookie mini-camp that began on April 30. Johnson, a Kentucky product, attended that camp on a tryout basis and was signed on May 7.
Had the Giants not made these roster moves, they would have had to release a player each time they signed one of their draft choices to stay at the 80-man roster limit.
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like someone pointed out in another thread.....
releasing Micah Johnson may not be a popular decision, but I think Vince Anderson is more shocking….I know he was just an Undrafted FA but he’s been here a year, and you’d think that he would at least go back to the Practice Squad.
Oh well…..
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I thought they had to release the players to sign them onto the practice squad.
Or is it more complicated than that?
well, you are right.....
but they don’t do it this early in the off season…..not before camp.
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I think they were trying to turn Anderson into a S
Perhaps Shar’eff Rashad is way ahead and with the 3 new guys, MJ and KP they were 6 deep.
I’m disappointed that Micah didn’t get a shot to come to full camp. Perhaps that means they see something very good in Dillard or Goff??
musta been what happened.....
but again, makes you wonder…..Grant is no spring chicken, and KP is a question mark.
I think they tried and just ultimately decided to cut ties (hey it happens)
Micah reminds me of Mo’ Evans from last year….a fan favorite but never made it.
I just thought he was too big and massive to be that mobile MIKE that Fewell wants.
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Having more safeties than CB's seemed counterintuitive
Seeing as noone ever plays with more than 3 S’s on the field at a time while in some formations, you need 5 corners. Of course, cover-2 corners are essentially converted safeties… Ah, who knows
Too bad Micah didn’t make the cut. Didn’t really expect him to, but he should’ve been able to help solidify those piss-poor ST coverage teams.
I agree....
but for the Practice Squad?
I guess it just wasn’t meant to be for Vince.
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Grant isn't young
but he hasn’t missed a game in his entire 9-year career. That’s 144 games in a row.
well he's in NY now....which means...
he’s probably due © Chris Canty…
LOL….but seriously, I shouldn’t even comment on Grant. All I did was go off of what I read and heard b/c honestly, I haven’t seen him play that much. I also did the same with Bernard….and that taught me a lesson.
so while I will try to remain optimistic, history tells me to stay grounded.
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Right
But if they are releasing them now they won’t go to the practice squad.
by Ed Valentine on Jun 21, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
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Must of had some really bad outings to get released before they even sign the draft picks, I still look for Vince and Micah to be offered practice squad contracts.
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I think Micah gets picked up before hand....
he’ll be Training Camp fodder for someone….may even make a team if he has a good camp.
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Im shocked they waived Jy Bond already
Dodge and Bond are completely unproven punters. How can the Giants be so sure, this early, that Dodge is the right man for the job? I’m simply a fan and I am not going to pretend I know anything about kicking but I went to the first day of mini camp and watched both Bond and Dodge kick and I thought they both sucked. We knew Feegles’ leg was not what it used to be but he still could do directional kicking very well. We have neither with the rookie. I am frustrated with how the Giants don’t put much of an emphasis on their special teams.
Maybe they aren't
But, they drafted Dodge. Maybe they are convinced Bond “isn’t” the guy. Don’t be shocked to see another punter brought in during camp. Also, remember they only have 80 roster spots — not 85 like they used to. So, carrying extra kickers in camp is difficult.
by Ed Valentine on Jun 21, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
I made this exact comment on a ESPN board.
No way Dodge gets the job handed to him like this. The Giants will bring someone into camp to push him….at the very least keep him on his toes.
Garafolo tweeted that this means that Dodge gets it by default but the Giants won’t make it that easy for him….in fact it’s very likely that the competition they bring is will be better than Jy Bond was, so Dodge better look out.
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for what it's worth
Bond really didn’t look like half the punter that Dodge was during the open Mini camp day. Dodge can really boom it and may just be better than we think
This is a put up or shut up year
as far as I’m concerned. If you can tell that someone isn’t a fit for your team, cut him and move on. There’s no reason to play out the string.
+1
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by Plaxico Burress on Jun 22, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I've read that by year 3 or 4 (depending on how high a draft pick)
You either should be competing for a starting job or the team should cut you and move on
Obviously if you are 2nd string behind Strahan, you get some slack
The mini-camps nowadays take on a higher level of scrutiny..
Best to start as early as possible before camp officially starts..Gives them a longer runway to find talent before the countdown starts in August..
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Don't know if Johnson ever got back to 100% from his injury...
but that could have been a factor as well. I do agree that it would be good to have another option for the punter position, as it stimulates advancement.
Micah Johnson will be fine
And maybe it’s just me looking for the good in people, but I think if they cut him before training camp, they think he has a shot to make another team’s roster, just not ours and that’s OK. We don’t know a whole lot about what Fewell is looking for in a MLB, but obviously Johnson can’t do it. I just can’t imagine Coughlin, Reese and Fewell sitting in a meeting saying this kid has potential but doesn’t fit our defense, let’s ruin his career by cutting him. I think it’s more of a Ryan Grant scenario, UDFA, plenty of talent, bad fit. As for Jy Bond, is anyone surprised, really? Matt Dodge may not be Feagles, but he is a JPP type physical freak punting. He may or may not be the answer but I’m willing to bet that if they go with him, he will have 3+ tackles as much as it pains me to say that about our punt coverage.
I'm really disappointed he got cut, b/c I really wanted him to fit in...but
I agree with what you wrote…b/c after watching what Eisen said about him last week – he mentioned that Micah has been somewhat impressive in his last off season report. He even had a play shown on the video of Micah breaking up a pass. So, he definitely has the football talent. I think he’ll be picked up eventually and get on another club’s roster before it’s said and done. He just may not be in the plans on what the Giants need at that position, whatever that may be. I can only speculate.
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Maybe
The reason that they have cut them now is that they have already signed further draft picks and do not want the NFL jumping on them for breaking the roster limit.
Yes we know Jones has signed, but it always use to be that the Giants never announced individual signings just that the whole class had signed.
I see no reason why Petrus, DIllard, Dodge etc have not already been signed with the announcement pending.
by G Fan in England on Jun 22, 2010 3:52 AM EDT reply actions
They usually get it
done right before trarining camp starts, we know who will be last to sign. Maybe Bond can hook up with a soccer team for the rest of the world cup,haha. Thought Micah would make it to training camp?
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by Great Gatsby on Jun 22, 2010 7:25 AM EDT up reply actions
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