Chris Perry along with 5 other players were cut yesterday in order to make room for the players drafted this past weekend. While I was never a huge Perry fan, we did waste a 1st round pick on him and I always wished eh would succeed and become a franchise back if not a 3rd down option…yet that never came to be. With his release his fate as an NFL rusher is pretty much sealed.
One of the 5 other players cut was an OSU favorite of mine, Mike Doss. I don’t quite understand this move as we didn’t draft a safety at all to fill the void left by his release. While Trent Morgan was drafted at cornerback, I don’t see him as a potential safety option what so ever. Doss’s release has led to some speculation that this means Roy Williams will be signed, yet I highly doubt we will move in that direction.
The release of Gary Russell means that there is high belief that one of our two running backs (Vakapuna was a fullback that can be converted) will make the roster and be the 3rd back behind Benson and Watson. I believe that back will be Bernard Scott, yet due to his off the field issues if he has any altercations during camp or at the beginning of the season I see him having a one strike policy, and being let go.
With all of the moves in the past week I can’t help but be excited for the upcoming season. On a “bad taste” note, I am also excited Troy Palamalu happens to be on the cover of Madden. As we all know of the Madden curse I can only hope it stays true and causes the Steelers to have a week secondary this season!
Keywords: Bengals, Bernard Scott, Chris Perry, Gary Russel, Mike Doss, steelers, Troy Palamalu
