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This whole Russell thing is odd. Giving up on a 3rd round pick this soon is rather unusual; on the other hand, if the Chiefs simply took the approach of looking at the least productive member on the roster, well, it'd be hard to find a lesser productive player than Russell. Either he couldn't or wouldn't play special teams, he was having difficulty picking up "the system", he apparently ran his mouth far beyond the norm for a non-productive rookie, and the coaches obviously felt he was the worst CB on the team and were not enamoured with his "potential".
If they felt Moses was needed to shore up the OLB position, then they needed to drop someone. Lo and behold, that someone was Russell. I guess they could've dropped an OL, but the numbers were already a little thin in that position. Could've dropped a TE, but they like the 3 TE sets, so that wasn't going to happen. Wouldn't make much sense to drop a runner what with Charles still a bit banged up.
All in all, Russell didn't do anything to distinguish himself (other than run his mouth), so they simply cut the guy. Too bad he was a 3rd round selection, but sometimes you just flat miss on a guy.
Would this consitute a "football decision", or am I just trying to build a case using minimal facts and a bunch of guessing? In any event, it is unusual to see a 3rd rounder cut this early. Hmmmm...
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