Predicting the Seahawks cuts – Offense
By Dan Viens
All NFL teams are required to cut their rosters from 90 down to 75 by August 30th. Here’s a look at the Seahawks offensive players most likely to be released.
The first major cut down day is just hours away, which means “The Turk” is lurking in NFL training camps all around the country. Everyone from undrafted rookies to older veterans hoping to extend their careers are checking and re-checking their cellphones hoping NOT to see any missed calls from the team office.
Trying to predict the cut to 75 is tricky, because it’s not simply just about getting rid of the 15 “worst” players on your current roster. There’s one more preseason game coming up on Thursday, and it’s one in which most of the starters will play very little if at all. Some players kept this weekend could be as much to help the Seahawks field a “B team” against the Raiders as it is anything else.
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Still, there are some positions battles remaining in the balance, and those will be on full display Thursday.
With that in mind, here are the offensive cuts I believe we’re likely to see in the next few hours:
- C, Will Pericak
- FB, Kyle Coleman
- RB/WR George Farmer
- TE Clayton Echard
- TE Joe Sommers
- WR Montario Hunter
- WR E.Z. Nwachukwu
- WR Deshon Foxx
THOUGHTS:
- Foxx has had his moments, but his snap count was lower than some of the other sleeper candidates for the 5th WR job. At this point it appears it’s down to Kasen Williams, Kenny Lawler or Tanner McEvoy. Williams has been hurt most of camp, Lawler has been mostly invisible, and McEvoy tweaked his groin Thursday against Dallas. His availability for the Raider game is unknown. If he’s healthy he’ll get a long look.
- Farmer and Coleman were position converts. Farmer has shown some promise, and is a good candidate for the practice squad. Coleman’s fate was probably sealed when the team re-signed veteran FB/DT Will Tukuafu.
- Pericak is simply a victim of the numbers game. There are too many promising young offensive lineman, and he’s 4th on the depth chart at his position.
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And if you’re wondering why I didn’t include QB Jake Heaps in this round of cuts it’s because you need a 3rd QB on your roster for the final preseason game. Russell Wilson won’t play much, if at all. Heaps will need to stick in case anything happens to Boykin. There’s no way he makes the final 53 man roster, however.