Argo cuts?

[gilthethrill]

Tripp has been battling a knee injury and missed the first pre-season game. Considering that he was expected to play a major role this year it is quite possible that he'll rejoin the team when healthy.

I'm not sure why anyone expects to see Gill again.

Gill brings speed. Lots of it. The only catch he made it felt like he was going go a long way. I realize our receiving corps is deep, but our return game needs revamping. I saw Gill as a player who could fill that roll.

I have to admit that one of the reasons I don't like the huge rosters these days is that the excitement and anticipation and worry has largely disappeared from the cut-down process. Between the 46-man active roster, the expanded practice roster and the lack of any limitation on injury lists, teams come out of camp with 60-plus players. In the "good old days" when rosters were 34 men, you had to make some very difficult cuts to get to the limit, and there was often movement from team to team by late-cut players. Now we head into the second ex game knowing that almost everyone on the roster will still be here a week later.

On a related note, it won't come as a surprise to those who have heard me bleat on this issue before, but I'm disappointed (altho not surprised) that the game rosters are expanding to 44 this year. IMO it will lead to the dressing of more specialists whose primary or only role is to stop teams with the ball, either as extra DBs or kick-coverage specialists. I realize that more bodies means less wear and tear, but I would still prefer to see starters forced to play on special teams and staying in the game most of the time on offence and defence.

I agree Paul. I am not thrilled about the game rosters being increased by 2 spots. The NFL is a prime example of too many specialists. I thought 42 was a good sized roster with most players being involved in the game.