NFL Roster Cuts 2011: Several Former Giants Cut Loose
by Ed Valentine on Aug 29, 2011 1:00 PM EDT
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PrintMany of you already noted that former New York Giants cult hero and practice squad quarterback Rhett Bomar has been released by the Minnesota Vikings. Bomar, though, was not the only former Giant to get his walking papers in the last 24 hours as teams begin cutting down to the 80-man limit they need to reach by Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.
The Detroit Lions said goodbye to former Giants safety Michael Johnson, who spent last season on injured reserve with the Giants. Johnson, 27, spent four seasons with the Giants. He had three tackles and a pass defensed in three preseason games with the Lions.
The Jacksonville Jaguars cut linebacker Gerris Wilkinson, who had recently signed with the team. Wilkinson spent five mostly undistinguished seasons with the Giants, starting all of seven games.
Kevin Dockery, a reserver cornerback with the Giants from 2006-2009, was released on Sunday by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dockery played last season for the St. Louis Rams.
You want any of these guys back? I am guessing Dockery might be the only one the Giants really think about.
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None. Don't want any of them.
I will take Chester Taylor though, for a good price. Just got released by the Bears.
Team Intervention:
Greg Jones
Tyler Sash
Jason Pierre-Paul
Will Beatty
Justin Trattou
by BigBlueIntervention on Aug 29, 2011 1:04 PM EDT reply actions
I like Taylor, too.
They really didn’t give him a fair shot, right? I may be wrong though…it’s hard to judge someone when they see the ball less than Cinderella after midnight – like Barden.
Let's agree to disagree - right after you admit that you're completely wrong.
i dont think we need him
who would he surplant in the RB rotation? prolly Scott, not Ware or Brown. JR’s not signing a vet to take the place of a rookie with potential.
Yes, I am a Giants fan. Now that we got that out of the way....
IMPEACH DOLAN!!!!
I will not - lose! -Jay Z-
Nah he sucked
Even as bad as the bears o line is, to average 2.4 yards per carry, you really has to suck
Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.
-John Madden
Sign dockery
Knows our system and was actually pretty decent for us a couple of years ago. We could probably pick him up cheap and probably would be an upgrade vs. the last corner on our roster right now….
Maybe not this exact system
But similar and he’d be with guys who know both.
The Giants will probabaly move to LA because they suck so bad
Considering their teams and depth at those positions
I’m surprised by everyone but Bomar. A year ago, CC Brown was a starter in Detroit. And Johnson can’t make the 80-man roster?
Team Okpokowuruk
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines."
Jacksonville has a lot of LBs
so GW had no real shot of making that team.
Team Ghost: Manningham, Sintim, Beckum, Barden, JPP, Anvil, Ross
And most of them are awful
Hence the $13 million a year for Poz and Sessions. Sessions may be the worst free agent signing of the year.
Team Okpokowuruk
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines."
Poz has something to say about that
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
What's the story on Dockery?
Is he any good?
"The nerve of certain youngins running their mouth.
Until [the Eagles] win something major, I don't want to hear it."
-the Facebook mayor of East Rutherford
by pataroons on Aug 29, 2011 1:14 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Not sure
but a blimp is usually involved
Let's agree to disagree - right after you admit that you're completely wrong.
birds eye view gives you a different angle and perspective
by jadedeed2327 on Aug 29, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
yes it does
but seriously…I think depth has a lot to do with who makes this cut. They won’t drop TEs or CBs right now because thet are hurting
Let's agree to disagree - right after you admit that you're completely wrong.
Dockery
I’d take Dockery over an undrafted rookie CB.
And I know he was also undrafted, but at least he has played in the NFL.
by Midnight Blue on Aug 29, 2011 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
soooo
is it weird that the #8 and #11 ranked Centers in the league are both out of work? way to go scouts inc.
Let's Go Giants!!!!
wasn't Gurode due to the money he was owed?
Yes, I am a Giants fan. Now that we got that out of the way....
IMPEACH DOLAN!!!!
I will not - lose! -Jay Z-
but they are teh bloochipz!
Team Intervention:
Greg Jones
Tyler Sash
Jason Pierre-Paul
Will Beatty
Justin Trattou
by BigBlueIntervention on Aug 29, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
so
can we throw Michael Lombardi off a blimp?
by BleedBigBlue on Aug 29, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
yes
Team Intervention:
Greg Jones
Tyler Sash
Jason Pierre-Paul
Will Beatty
Justin Trattou
by BigBlueIntervention on Aug 29, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Not really,
They are both expensive and have health issues. I guess the rankings might be a little weird.
Its kind of Funny
That other teams take a week to cut guys the Giants hold on to for YEARS……
I suspect Ramses Barden and Clint Sintim will get a real one week look from all the other teams in the NFL once they finally run there course here….
I see your point.
But when you draft a player, you have more invested in that player. Plus these guys who were cut have a professional track record, unlike when you are on your first team and have barely seen the field.
I will be at the season opener NYG @ WAS with a few friends. If you are going and feel like looking up a fellow BBVer and having some fun, let me know.
right
plus, they’re getting to there expiration date now. when we had them, they were 22, 23. you don’t just give up on guys that age, with potential, that quick.
now, 3,4,5 years later, teams have seen what their ceiling is. so it’s an unfair comparison dub.
Yes, I am a Giants fan. Now that we got that out of the way....
IMPEACH DOLAN!!!!
I will not - lose! -Jay Z-
HOW IMPORTANT IS SCHEME?
Spags won w/ Dockery, M. Johnson, and G. Wilkinson.
Now let’s all go back to blaming the players for EVERYTHING….the coaches are untouchable.
TeamJPP
w/ Gerris Wilkinson starting vs. the Bucks in the playoffs
Kevin Dockery playing starting Cornerback vs. Dallas in the playoffs
and M. Johnson contributing heavily throughout….
the fact is, this NYG Defense is stacked more so than any NYG Defense Spags had.
TeamJPP
+1
I’ve been saying that for years. People love to excuse Coughlin and his coaches.
Team Ghost: Manningham, Sintim, Beckum, Barden, JPP, Anvil, Ross
when spags was here
M. Johnson was mentioned as part of the “great draft class of ’07”
Dockery was “decent” and Wilkinson was still a “good player who couldn’t quite stay healthy”
when Spags left M. Johnson and Dockery became literally laughing stocks….and Wilkinson sucked all over again.
TeamJPP
by andiamo708 on Aug 29, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
agree and disagree
Wilkinson never got that healthy. We got tired of waiting and signed Boley.
Johnson had potential, but he was always a SS near the line of scrimmage under Spags. Once we moved him back, he got caught jumping the short route too many times (as in the Indy game last year). He had too many mental lapses. Basic zone safety 101: You have the deep route.
I’m not sure Dockery ever declined. I just think the organization thought we had better options. I’d take him back now. But if he was so fantastic, he would not have so much trouble sticking with other teams.
Team Okpokowuruk
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines."
you started to hit the nail on the head
when you talked about how M. Johnson was being used.
even Dockery.
These guys were put in the game w/ one mission….“here is the TE (or Slot WR). Stay on him!”. Don’t try to read the QB’s eyes outta the back field…don’t try to jump the play fake. Just stay on your damn man. It wasn’t read and react w/ these guys. It was kill the QB and the rest takes care of it’s self.
now granted, in ’09 the Secondary was hurt but putting box safeties like M. Johnson, CC brown, and Aaron Rouse in Cover 2 was absolutely laughable.
sometimes you gotta just play to your players strenghts. not your own (coaching) strength. and if that means, more blitzes and more single high, and less C2
TeamJPP
Yes
How can we blame the coaches? Is it really their job to motivate players, teach them and make the team cohesive?
Heresy, flame the poster, off with his head. Nobody can be better than TC and Fewell.
On second thought, yes, they are responsible for the team’s overall performance.
OK, you homers, rip me up. But the truth still stands. Our coaches are good but they need to be better.
All the Giants should play like Mark Bavaro.
Tom Quinn Must Go!
It is equally worthless when people are always optimistic or always pessimistic. Either way I take their opinion with a pound of salt because I know they only have one setting. I post my own thoughts, not what either side wants to read.
by UnknownJintsFan on Aug 29, 2011 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Cmon back K.Dock
Peyton May Have The Wins!!
But Eli Will Have The Rings!!!
Skydiving?Forgot your parachute? TUCK AND ROLLE! On fire? TUCK AND ROLLE Got shot? TUCK AND ROLLE Lost your car keys? TUCK AND ROLLE Failed that history test? TUCK AND ROLLE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SuCwrZrNQM&feature=related
At the moment, can't see where any of them are better...
than what we have in camp already.
I wouldn't say that for sure
until we see who else goes down. At the moment makes no sense. Let’s see what other CB’s get cut/
I am a fan of Kevin Gilbride and I don't care what you say
by Spider Lockhart on Aug 29, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
How about Bird, Parrish, and McHale? lol
I will be at the season opener NYG @ WAS with a few friends. If you are going and feel like looking up a fellow BBVer and having some fun, let me know.
Chester Taylor... really?
Nah, must have misread those posts… didn’t I?
Our Backs are ok.. seriously.. Chester may be ok to block, but the less than stellar (less than 3 yrds per carry) offering he has for any team this year isn’t worth cutting someone with some upside… no matter how small that upside is.
Chester is done. Bears brought in The Barbarion and still had 2 other backs who could contribute blocking and ST.. Chester is out of time… the hour glass is empty… please pass the popcorn this year’s gonna be fun.
by Cruisin4aBruisin on Aug 29, 2011 3:06 PM EDT reply actions
I'll pass on C Taylor.
Unless we really dont trust AB and B Jake to stay mostly healthy.
BUt with Dockery, Id sign him and see what he can do. HE was decent in man coverage while he was here. And to a depleted secondary…his depth or spot duty against 4wr units would be helpful
"they try to do what he do, and been where he's been, but they get folded in two.....he's the dude"
Dockery
should be worth a look, maybe as a stopgap until Prince is healthy. All he has to do is beat out Michael Coe, shouldn’t be that tough.
+1
I am a fan of Kevin Gilbride and I don't care what you say
by Spider Lockhart on Aug 29, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
We have depth on the O-line
We just need Beatty to be the player that the Giants think he can be.
Team Ghost: Manningham, Sintim, Beckum, Barden, JPP, Anvil, Ross
they shouldnt sign him
but the current giants should all think of bomar when they get depressed since they should all feel better that they arent the pathetic failure he is.
HELLO HELLO MR WILPON... BUY THAT MANSION. WE DONT NEED A CONDO.
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