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Originally Posted by htismaqe
So this Whitley guy is likely to play? He has to be elevated to the active roster so might as well play him.
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I look at it as competition for Kaindoh and Herring. 3-4 weeks and Whitley could even get cut. But I think they are thinking they will eventually get the DL roster set back to 10 or even 9 guys and they’re trying to find the next man up for when Clark has a flare up with his digestive/stomach problems etc. Neither have gotten the chance to show if they are ready. Kaindoh has the high ceiling with his frame and length but he’s not showing much especially his football IQ and discipline within the scheme, being gap sound. Herring and JK I think they’re maybe trying to decide who fits where in regards to the PS and 53. It gave those two a couple extra weeks to work with Cullen and for the team to evaluate that.
What irritates me is there doesn’t seem to be much urgency when Kaindoh has got on the field. Sooner or later he needs to show progress or their going to lose hope on that upside. Herring is in his second year but is basically a rookie because they can’t practice while on NFI like he was his entire rookie year. I think they add Whitley as who they identified as having the most potential to contribute from young DEs the personnel department from preseason film. So they’re throwing numbers at it and they will eventually waive one of the three once they make their choice. Then that player who they waive will either get claimed or not or added to the ps or not but whatever happens someone will have the chance to step up. Not an exciting topic, the bottom 5 or so spots on the roster...just how I view it. Bring in competition to get the attention of a couple guys you need to make a choice on when other positions need help in the future and they can’t afford to carry that many DL