God, looking at the wiki for this, the US military just has to stop with the fucking acronyms. MALE (medium-alt, low endurance), UAVS (unmanned aerial vehicle system), controlled by a GCS (ground control station… really?),

And Unger has been there all preseason.

I’m sure they figured they would lose more by cutting Unger, because they’d be losing four years worth of exclusive rights (under a rookie contract; assuming his contract was five years) for a player who still has a lot of potential.

Seattle placed him on IR for his 2nd season, following a high ankle sprain in 2006. He probably could have returned, but his value as a player had to be multiplied by the fraction of games for which he’d be available (half? a third?) that season, and doesn’t necessarily reflect his long-term value. Weaver returned and played 30 games over the next two seasons.

Didn’t know about the NY Jets / female reporter thing until I just googled it. Wow.

But don’t let me bend your ear with puns as obvious as the nose on your face. Keep your chin up!

My personal preference is for Wrotto to get the job because Hamilton has looked pretty weak in the preseason….but I have no clue how to judge Andrews or Pitts as a guard. I’ll leave that to men much smarter than I.

A team (that makes way too many player transactions) turns its lonely eyes to you.

How bad is it? I assume it forced his retirement prematurely?

Hmmm… maybe I did know but spent too much of the past year drunk.

There is a reasonable chance Curry may figure it out over time and become the menacing force we thought he might be given his hype and draft position, and that Butler may become a reliable big-play threat.

But I personally find it hard to deny that the class has underachieved to date.

There are many linebackers who outplayed Curry last year. Unger, although a starter, hasn’t played well, and Butler has had very few receptions (although a couple big ones).

Cameron Morrah is still slowly coming along, and Teel was cut by multiple teams.

Though sometimes a few late-round gems can help salvage a bad draft if the high-rounders don’t pan-out.

If they put him on the Practice Squad he would be picked up by another team. This may be a win for everyone. Unger gets a year to learn and improve in the weight room. Alot of guys ned time to develop. He was pushed into the starting lineup on the O Line pretty quick. I don’t think they have given up on him at all. This move just improves our depth for next year.

I wonder if Rod Woodson was put on the IR when he tore his ACL in 1995, because I do believe he returned to play for the Steelers in the Super Bowl that year.

but I laughed at this.

Nope. Sorry, Hutch could not play LT at a high level, not even close. Hutchinson is a dominating in-line run blocker and a middling pass blocker. His skill set is PERFECT for driving back strong defensive tackles – but his poor foot speed and middling pass blocking skills mean he would get burned by the speed rushers that LTs have to deal with.

His value would plummet as a LT.

Speculating…

They don’t want to spend resources (salary & draft picks) on great linemen, or even really good linemen. They want average to above-average linemen, at moderate cost, who can execute zone blocking.

Okung?

If the last draft had been rich in 2nd-round OT talent, and they could have traded their top pick for two 2nd-rounders, I think they would have done so. But that wasn’t the scenario. They probably had Okung pretty high on their draft boards (e.g., a top 3 pick)— so it was the combination of opportunity and glaring need that incited them to make an exception and spend resources on a (potentially) great lineman.

Not when Hutch and compatriots rolled around in dough.

Dunno if the Pats’ll pay up tho. Not their style.