Redskins make first round of roster cuts

I don't see a snowball's chance in hell of cutting Betts.

It is possible that we keep 4 rb's and cut Rock, but that does not seem likely.
Lotus, I defer to your level head over my hot head, but at what point do we get rid of career proven back ups that are over their prime? The young kids have fresh legs that might surprise...

Lotus, I defer to your level head over my hot head, but at what point do we get rid of career proven back ups that are over their prime? The young kids have fresh legs that might surprise...

Agree 100% we need backups to push the starters.

Lotus, I defer to your level head over my hot head, but at what point do we get rid of career proven back ups that are over their prime? The young kids have fresh legs that might surprise...

I think that keeping 3 backs, none of them named Rock, is a real possibility. Does that make you feel better?

Lotus, I defer to your level head over my hot head, but at what point do we get rid of career proven back ups that are over their prime? The young kids have fresh legs that might surprise...

At the point where one of them can replace his Special teams play. He may be a "career backup" on offense but on Teams he is one of our studs.

Mason fans aren't going to like this:

Which made special teams coordinator Danny Smith's comments on Mason at least slightly worrisome for the (fairly large) contingent of fans rooting for Mason to make the roster this time around. "I love Marcus Mason," Smith said, by way of introduction.

Good start, but Smith continued, "Marcus Mason has never played in an NFL football game, and he's been on three teams. Let's not name him MVP today. Okay? He's never played in an NFL football game. He's been on three teams! It ain't all about does he gotta make a tackle on special teams. And the kid has never played special teams, and he's never played in a real game."

This is not to say that Smith had no compliments for Mason; those came later. "He has improved from when we had him before," Smith explained, "on special teams, he really has. He's done a good job there. Now he's gotta start making plays. He's in position to make plays, and that's the first step. Now he's gotta start making those plays. And when he starts making those plays, we'll consider him for one of those core positions. And I think he has a chance to do that."

So a word to Mason Nation: rushing yards are fantastic, but it sounds like the thing to keep an eye on in Jacksonville is what your guy does on special teams.


Sunday, August 30 - Five Players Released (http://blog.redskins.com/2009/08/30/sunday-august-30-five-players-released/#continued)

Given the shoddy play of some of the spec. teams units, I don't see Rock going anywhere. The coaches have praised his leadership & will a lot of new faces on those units, they'll need it even more.

Would anyone take a chance on Dexter Jackson? I wouldn't necessarily, but curious if anyone else here would?

Would anyone take a chance on Dexter Jackson? I wouldn't necessarily, but curious if anyone else here would?

No...we have some options at WR that could be pretty decent. No need to bring a guy in who's never caught a ball.

I think we tried the Dexter Jackson experiment once before... his name was Cliff Russell. They sound pretty similar -- fast as lightning but stone hands. He was also apparently afraid of being hit:

"Almost from the beginning, however, Jackson appeared scared on the field, often cowering in the face of oncoming tacklers." Bucs cut Dexter Jackson, last year's 2nd-round pick (http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/aug/31/311019/bucs-cut-dexter-jackson-reach-75-man-roster-limit/)

Would anyone take a chance on Dexter Jackson? I wouldn't necessarily, but curious if anyone else here would?

He's tempting as a returner but, in the end, likely not worth a roster spot.