Three player-related notes on the eve of the 53-man roster.

I wonder if Chad Stanley¹ woke up this morning with a Jack-Bauer-esque countdown clock in his head. Considering it's 83.2% certain that Stanley will get the axe² at some point between now and Saturday afternoon, it's kind of fun to picture him racing around town today, trying to save his job. It's even more fun, however, picturing him getting a pink slip on Saturday morning. Lord knows he deserves it.

Jacoby Jones continues to show that he is a pass-catching, punt-returning, country-music-listening³ super ninja bent on total NFL domination. He ended the preseason with 11 catches for two TDs to go along with his two punt return TDs. Which, of course, means that Kevin Walter is still the second WR. Because, you know, those two catches and two drops he had over the past four games were simply dominant.

I have a love-hate relationship with Brandon Mitchell. On the one hand, he worships at the altar of Woody Hayes and, thus, is a soulless puppy-eating incubus. On the other, though, he's played well enough this preseason that I would actually feel better about our safety depth if he made the roster. Honestly, I would rather have him on the active roster than Brandon Harrison, whom Mitchell has outplayed in three of the four games.

Final roster decisions made today (trimming from 75 to 53) and most likely announced tomorrow. I'll have my last set of projections up sometime today. Because I'm sure Kubiak is waiting for my input.

¹ The turd-eating pederast.
² Only figuratively, damn it.
³ Huh?

Labels: Chad Stanley, Jacoby Jones is slighty less unheralded, Matt Turk rules, Ohio State makes baby Jesus cry, Preseason 2007, Preview, Secondary issues are primary

Posted by matt on Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 7:04 PM | Permalink