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Originally Posted by staylor26

Exactly. It's his 3rd year, which means he knows the offense very well, and the team is comfortable with him in that role.

We forget sometimes (I know I do) that the practice squad isn't just our minor league developmental roster.

It's a group of guys they NEED to have out there during the week giving looks to the guys on the roster. They need those bodies out there who can be a reasonable proxy for NFL competition.

I don't honestly think the Chiefs believe Powell will ever amount to anything. They're not keeping him with the expectation that he's going to suddenly become a top 3 or 4 receiving option. They're just keeping him around because he knows where the dining facilities are and when practice starts. He's a guy they can toss out there to give McDuffie some reps.

Think of him as a AAAA player. Teams don't keep those guys around because they expect them to make a difference in the show. They keep them around because SOMEONE needs to play catch with the blue chip phenom in the bus leagues that they hope to have on the squad soon. And like any minor league team - some guys are Nuke LaLoosh - others are Crash Davis.

Some of these PS guys they keep because they hope they can contribute in a big way some day (Remigio might be an exmaple). But Cornell Powell is 'organizational depth' as they say in MLB. He's Crash. He's here on inertia and familiarity.