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Weslye Saunders Released

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by TerribleTowelFlying, Oct 12, 2012.

  1. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    Did not see this coming. Steelers have released Weslye Saunders per well, all local news sources.

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  2. nitrous12

    nitrous12 Well-Known Member

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    Great that they really like Paulson, but keeping Pope over Saunders?
     
  3. CANTON STEEL

    CANTON STEEL Well-Known Member

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    What I was thinking as well
     
  4. Bristerfan

    Bristerfan Well-Known Member

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    So we give Saunders the boot & Keep Poop oops i mean Pope Really? WTF? Saunders has more talent,could play ST and i'm sure makes less $...Don't get it
     
  5. blair

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  6. strummerfan

    strummerfan Well-Known Member

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  7. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Being Haleys personal pet has it's benefits I guess.
     
  8. KnoxVegasSteel

    KnoxVegasSteel Well-Known Member

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    This is ludicrous. Watch Saunders go to a division rival and kick our asses. He has so much upside that it just doesn't make sense that you keep Pope. Dumb dumb dumb....
     
  9. Coastal Steeler

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    He may have a deal to replace Mendy when he goes IR next week
     
  10. JackAttack 5958

    JackAttack 5958 Well-Known Member

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    Absolutely senseless. It's like this team has lost its way in every aspect, coaching, player performance and FO personnel moves.
     
  11. Da Stellars

    Da Stellars Well-Known Member

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    dude didn't show jack in preseason...
     
  12. gpguy

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    While like everyone else is shocked at the move...who knows what the real story is. Will he be brought back? Was there some internal issues we do not know about...I mean it had to have been something that has come up recently (besides Paulson improving) or they would have just cut him before the season. My gut tells me he will be back...but who knows...hopefully nobody claims him and thats the case. Hope this doesnt come back to bite them in the ass.
     
  13. FeartheBeard

    FeartheBeard Well-Known Member

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    I give up... :shrug:
     
  14. SteelYourPoints

    SteelYourPoints Well-Known Member

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    That's a shame. Won't need too many more injuries before he was starting on the o-line. :shrug:
     
  15. gpguy

    gpguy Well-Known Member

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    Just some input from ol Mike Prisuta about this...

    Mike Prisuta ?@DVEMike
    Not a shock the #Steelers cut TE Weslye Saunders. Still some potential there but no consistency of effort/execution. Camp all but doomed him

    Interesting...while I kinda thought some of this in the preseason I just brushed it off and all. Who knows....
     
  16. SteelHack

    SteelHack Well-Known Member

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    Should have dropped any TE not named Miller...or LB Robinson...or S Golden.....or even 3rd QB Batch.

    Saunders showed enough to be a true weapon...Paulson has 2 catches more than Saunders did....in the same 5 game span...and one was not on the team.


    HACK
     
  17. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    unreal. he could have been next man up on the o-line last night. :cool:
     
  18. bigsteelerfaninky

    bigsteelerfaninky Well-Known Member

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    If he didnt try in camp why do u all think he would have trued now? I say good riddance we need linemen anyway
     
  19. AFan

    AFan Well-Known Member

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    Maybe someone can explain this to me. If they knew he wasn't part of the plan, why didn't the cut him earlier? In camp? at the end of the of Preseason? They kept him around all during his suspension, just to cut him the minute he became eligible? That doesn't make sense.
     
  20. blountforcetrauma

    blountforcetrauma Well-Known Member

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    From what the other Steelers sites are saying they are pretty puzzled by this too.
     
  21. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    Well, assuming they did know for certain he wasn't part of the plan, then it was likely as an insurance policy in case a TE got injured. The roster exemption from his suspension didn't expire until 4:00 pm today, so they didn't really have any reason to release him before then.
     
  22. Lizard72

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    So the team kept him around for a roster exemption while letting him think he was staying on the team and had a spot, then cuts him? Screw this team I know it's a business, but I thought it had more integrity than that! At least tell the guy he's not coming back!

    This is BS and a reason the rule will get changed so that a team can't pull this crap with a roster exemption!
     
  23. Wardismvp

    Wardismvp Well-Known Member

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    This is a head scratcher to me, I am not aware if he was
    in any more trouble? It just doesn't make sense to keep
    Pope? I am confused.
     
  24. SteelCity_NB

    SteelCity_NB Staff Member Mod Team

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    I can't see how this will work out favorably for us. Saunders potential is through t he roof. I get that they like Paulson, but noone on that coaching staff is going to tell m e Pope is more valuable than Saunders. This is certainly a case of Pope having ties to Haley, and IMO, this is the first strike against Haley.
     
  25. defva

    defva Well-Known Member

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    Why not? this doesn't surprise me.The organization have been making odd moves since last season.Ward was right.Not only will the ravens win the division...we may end up last in the div.
     

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