I have to believe this means we did bring in Gray thinking we had a trade for Rosey that ended up falling through. Once that didn’t happen they didn’t have any need for him so why use the roster spot?

Well…

I guess I’m disappointed that we didn’t trade him away… but maybe that was the plan all along. It’s pure speculation, but maybe there was a handshake deal in place that said if the team couldn’t trade Sage, then Gray would be released shortly afterwards.

He’ll get picked up somewhere. He’s got too much talent to be buried on a depth-chart. Here’s hoping he finds some NFC team to make him happy.

I’m playing the race card on this one.

Does cutting black make it more likely that they’ll be keeping Spencer?
It’s weird to cut Gray, but IIRC he wasn’t making that much anyway. Maybe this means that Alex Brink is coming along nicely.

The new 80 player limit going into camp makes pre-camp cutdowns a new age reality of the NFL. I don’t like it, but it is fairer for 3rd string caliber players to find a roster spot elsewhere. I agree with texanphil that this is a big thumbs up for Alex Brinks. During the OTA’s he must have shown enough that Kubes is confident that he has a higher ceiling than Quinn Gray and can compete with Boyd for 3rd string. Sage, a solid 1A QB and ideal insurance against an injury to Matt, is in a one year deal. He will probably not settle for playing 2nd fiddle forever, and good teams always work on grooming a talented young QB for the future. If Matt survives the 1st half unscathed, I think we should look to move Sage for a #3 pick if that’s all we can get. Score one more for Smithiak.

Jordan Black did not have a chance on this team. He barely got off the bench last year.

After reading Chris’ takes on Spencer, I am concerned about his future. Kubes is being necessarily evasive in his comments about big Charles, and he too may get caught up in the numbers game. I am not sure that he wants to reserve a roster spot for someone that may not be able to contribute until next year, if ever at all. This all greatly saddens me because I remember the 2006 preseason when Spencer took the LT tackle spot by
the horns. His play was brilliant compared to his predecessors, but unfortunately the freak knee injury sidelined him. I blame Ron Dayne for the injury. Spencer was holding his block on the play, and Ron ran right up his back and kicked him in the back of the knee. Seen a lot of football, but I do not recall ever seeing this type of injury. Just another example of how cruel and violent the NFL can be.

6 more tough cuts to make before camp. Seven if we sign Colvin. Good teams have to cut good players. I think this means we are finally moving into the “good” category :)

GO TEXANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!