Final Cuts: Down To 53

To me, the most surprising cuts are Arian Foster and Brandon Harrison. I know that John Busing has had a good preseason, but I still had a sneaking suspicion that Harrison would win that spot. Also, even though Moats has shown more this training camp, Arian Foster showed more upside, which I thought would win him a spot especially given his similarity to the oft injured Chris Brown. Lastly, I'm a little surprised that Chaun Thompson beat out Buster Davis, although I think tht is of little consequence either way.

What do you think of the final roster, BRB?

0 recs | Comment 26 comments | Share

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

The only real surprise to me

…is that we kept four RBs, and that one of them was Hall over Foster.

Not that I was surprised Foster was cut – just surprised we kept four.

Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com

by HoustonDiehards on Sep 5, 2009 4:41 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Clark Harris

He was the only other surprise

by kozanack on Sep 5, 2009 4:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

"happy" I was wrong

In fact, I thought I’d seen Kubes talk about him being a shoo-in, and almost nobody else snapped. Major surprise.

Note to self: Insert something witty here.

by bigfatdrunk on Sep 5, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Go Casey

I thought that they were trying out Casey for the long snapper’s position and if he worked out then Clark was expendable. Guess he worked out OK? Either that or we will brng Clark back in later.

by RxDoogie on Sep 6, 2009 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Looks like Dreessen is the LS

Linky.

Note to self: Insert something witty here.

by bigfatdrunk on Sep 6, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chaun Over Buster

Surprises me quite a bit.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Sep 5, 2009 5:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Reason

Buster is 5’-9", Chaun is 6’-2". I think Buster is pretty well limited to being run-stuffer.

N.D. Kalu was discussing potential roster moves last night, and mentioned that Chaun Thompson should make the team. It seems like he’s been injured a lot, but my guess is that Chaun has a lot more talent.

by kozanack on Sep 5, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think it had more to do with versatility than anything

A player who can play several positions in a backup role has more value to a team than a player who can only play one.

by Bryan72076 on Sep 6, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dunta

If he accepts and signs soon… someone else will have to be cut. Also, I wouldn’t be surprised if we picked up someone else that was cut either for our secondary.

by wasteph on Sep 5, 2009 5:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Pleasantly surprised we kept Glenn Martinez

Other surpries:

(as Tim said) Chaun over Buster

Zgonina over either Nading or Jamison. Z played great in preseason, but I liked the young legs in both of the other 2.

Andre Hall over Arian Foster.

It took the Astros 44 years to get to the Series, the Oilers-Texans are due to get to the big dance...Go Texans!!!!!

by oiler-texan diehard on Sep 5, 2009 5:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Young vs old...

I don’t thing Nading or Jamison will be targeted by anyone. The practice squad is still there and I suspect they will at least try to land Jamison and Foster.

by RxDoogie on Sep 6, 2009 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

I'd give you a prize for your statement

but I’m lazy.

Note to self: Insert something witty here.

by bigfatdrunk on Sep 6, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Happy for Glenn Martinez

This is a tough team to make as a wide receiver (our deepest position?). He sure showed a lot of good this preseason. I didn’t expect him to make the team. I expected we cut him and someone else would sign him. I’m happy he made it.

Also Busing. I like that we’re seeing the people who play the best make the team. I think Kubiak did a great job picking his players.

by WhiskeyR on Sep 5, 2009 5:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Happy also

Im glad he made the team too. I saw him in Denver and liked his work ethic. He always seems to be doing the right thing. I really wanted him on the team even though it will be tough form him to get in the rotation. I think he is a better route runner that Jacoby though. He would def get signed by someone else if we cut him.

Do you think he could be possible trade bait??

by AZ33 on Sep 5, 2009 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Never sold

…on Foster and wasn’t surprised he was let go. The decision to retain Hall is a bit unforeseen though.

Glad Rexy made the team, after comparing his play to Orlovsky’s it seemed to be the only viable option

Unfortunate that a few names, like Harriosn, are gone but it’s for the good of the team

by canadian texan on Sep 5, 2009 6:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I give the final cut my seal of approval

by grungedave on Sep 5, 2009 7:05 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs

It is very close to what I expected

as I posted my list from before with current status info.

Yes/No B-flag # Player Name Pos WT College NFL season IOM Cut
Yes Confident 55 Myers, Chris C 4-Jun 299 Miami (Fla.) 5th 1
Yes Confident 23 Robinson, Dunta CB 10-May 182 South Carolina 6th 1
Yes Confident 32 Bennett, Fred CB 1-Jun 200 South Carolina 3rd 1
Yes Confident 35 Reeves, Jacques CB 11-May 188 Purdue 6th 1
Yes Confident 90 Williams, Mario DE 6-Jun 288 N.C. State 4th 1
Yes Confident 93 Bulman, Tim DE 4-Jun 267 Boston College 3rd 1
Yes Confident 94 Smith, Antonio DE 4-Jun 285 Oklahoma State 6th 1
Yes Confident 98 Barwin, Connor * DE 4-Jun 256 Cincinnati 1st 1
Yes Confident 66 Robinson, DelJuan DT 3-Jun 320 Mississippi State 2nd 1
Yes Confident 91 Okoye, Amobi DT 2-Jun 296 Louisville 3rd 1
Yes Confident 97 Okam, Frank DT 5-Jun 338 Texas 2nd 1
Yes Confident 44 Leach, Vonta FB Jun-00 265 East Carolina 6th 1
Yes Confident 64 Studdard, Kasey G 3-Jun 306 Texas 3rd 1
Yes Confident 65 Brisiel, Mike G 5-Jun 304 Colorado State 3rd 1
Yes Confident 69 Pitts, Chester G 4-Jun 321 San Diego State 8th 1
Yes Confident 3 Brown, Kris K 11-May 212 Nebraska 11th 1
Yes Confident 50 June, Cato LB Jun-00 229 Michigan 7th 1 IR
Yes Confident 52 Adibi, Xavier LB 2-Jun 243 Virginia Tech 2nd 1
Yes Confident 54 Diles, Zac LB 2-Jun 237 Kansas State 3rd 1
Yes Confident 56 Cushing, Brian * LB 3-Jun 262 Southern California 1st 1
Yes Confident 57 Bentley, Kevin LB Jun-00 245 Northwestern 8th 1
Yes Confident 59 Ryans, DeMeco LB 1-Jun 248 Alabama 4th 1
Yes Confident 1 Turk, Matt P 5-Jun 248 Wisc.-Whitewater 14th 1
Yes Confident 7 Orlovsky, Dan QB 5-Jun 230 Connecticut 5th 1
Yes Confident 8 Schaub, Matt QB 5-Jun 239 Virginia 6th 1
Yes Confident 20 Slaton, Steve RB 9-May 215 West Virginia 2nd 1
Yes Confident 21 Moats, Ryan RB 8-May 208 Louisiana Tech 5th 1
Yes Confident 22 Brown, Chris RB 3-Jun 234 Colorado 7th 1
Yes Confident 25 Ferguson, Nick S 11-May 202 Georgia Tech 10th 1
Yes Confident 34 Barber, Dominique S Jun-00 214 Minnesota 2nd 1
Yes Confident 73 Winston, Eric T 5-Jun 319 Miami (Fla.) 4th 1
Yes Confident 76 Brown, Duane T 4-Jun 313 Virginia Tech 2nd 1
Yes Confident 78 Butler, Rashad T 4-Jun 310 Miami (Fla.) 4th 1
Yes Confident 81 Daniels, Owen TE 3-Jun 245 Wisconsin 4th 1
Yes Confident 85 Dreessen, Joel TE 4-Jun 248 Colorado State 4th 1
Yes Confident 86 Casey, James * TE 4-Jun 244 Rice University 1st 1
Yes Confident 11 Davis, André WR 1-Jun 194 Virginia Tech 8th 1
Yes Confident 80 Johnson, Andre WR 3-Jun 228 Miami (Fla.) 7th 1
Yes Confident 83 Walter, Kevin WR 3-Jun 215 Eastern Michigan 7th 1
Yes Confident 89 Anderson, David WR 10-May 197 Colorado State 4th 1
Yes Bubble 62 Caldwell, Antoine * C 3-Jun 312 Alabama 1st 2
Yes Bubble 63 White, Chris C 2-Jun 290 Southern Mississippi 5th 2
Yes Bubble 28 Molden, Antwaun CB 1-Jun 192 Eastern Kentucky 2nd 2
Yes Bubble 29 Quin, Glover * CB Jun-00 203 New Mexico 1st 2
Yes Bubble 41 McCain, Brice * CB 9-May 179 Utah 1st 2
Yes Bubble 47 O’Neal, Deltha CB 11-May 194 California 10th 2 Y
Yes Bubble 95 Cody, Shaun DT 4-Jun 310 Southern California 5th 2
Yes Bubble 58 Davis, Buster LB 9-May 251 Florida State 2nd 2 Y
Yes Bubble 26 Wilson, Eugene S 10-May 200 Illinois 7th 2
Yes Bubble 40 Busing, John S 2-Jun 217 Miami (Ohio) 4th 2
Yes Bubble 87 Hill, Anthony * TE 6-Jun 269 N.C. State 1st 2
Yes Bubble 12 Jones, Jacoby WR 2-Jun 206 Lane College 3rd 2
Yes Bubble 84 Jenkins, Darnell * WR 10-May 191 Miami (Fla.) 1st 2 Y
No Bubble 24 Pittman, David CB 11-May 186 Northwestern (La.) State 4th 3 Y
No Bubble 92 Zgonina, Jeff DT 2-Jun 290 Purdue 16th 3
No Bubble 99 Johnson, Travis NT 3-Jun 303 Florida State 5th 3 Y
No Bubble 5 Grossman, Rex QB 1-Jun 217 Florida 7th 3
No Bubble 37 Foster, Arian * RB 1-Jun 215 Tennessee 1st 3 Y
No Bubble 43 Hall, Andre RB 10-May 212 South Florida 3
No Bubble 31 Harrison, Brandon S 2-Jun 226 Stanford 3rd 3 Y
No Bubble 82 Harris, Clark TE/LS 5-Jun 257 Rutgers 2nd 3 Y
No Bubble 17 Martinez, Glenn WR 1-Jun 185 Saginaw Valley 4th 3
No Confident 74 Helms, Brett * C 2-Jun 270 LSU 1st 4 Y
No Confident 27 Richardson, Matterral CB Jun-00 205 Arkansas 1st 4 Y
No Confident 36 Parson, Mark * CB 10-May 192 Ohio 1st 4 Y
No Confident 39 Davis, A.J. CB 10-May 189 North Carolina State 1st 4 Y
No Confident 72 Nading, Jesse DE 5-Jun 264 Colorado State 2nd 4 Y
No Confident 75 McClover, Stanley DE 2-Jun 260 Auburn 4th 4 IR
No Confident 92 Jamison, Tim * DE 3-Jun 263 Michigan 1st 4 Y
No Confident 96 Leonard, Josh * DT 3-Jun 305 Hawaii 1st 4 Y
No Confident 46 Grigsby, Boomer FB 11-May 237 Illinois State 5th 4 Y
No Confident Evans, Jonathan FB 1-Jun 245 Baylor 1st 4 Y
No Confident 68 Jones, Adrian G 4-Jun 330 Kansas 6th 4 Y
No Confident 51 Thompson, Chaun LB 2-Jun 243 West Texas A&M 7th 4 Y
No Confident 53 Campbell, Khary LB 2-Jun 224 Bowling Green 4 Y
No Confident 61 Verdell, Toddrick * LB 3-Jun 225 Florida State 1st 4 Y
No Confident 10 Brink, Alex QB 2-Jun 212 Washington State 1st 4 Y
No Confident 67 Torrey, Brandon T 4-Jun 295 Howard 1st 4 Y
No Confident 71 Watkins, Jason * T 6-Jun 302 Florida 1st 4 Y
No Confident 77 Washburn, Cliff T 5-Jun 315 The Citadel 1st 4 Y
No Confident 79 Stenavich, Adam T 4-Jun 308 Michigan 1st 4 Y
No Confident 13 Simmons, Mark WR 10-May 185 Kansas 1st 4 Y
No Confident 19 Jones, Mike * WR 4-Jun 210 Arizona State 1st 4 Y

You can't fix Dumb

by Texans-Brocos on Sep 5, 2009 7:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Not that I'm an NFL personnel guy...

But after seeing the vast majority of Harrison’s plays last season, the only way he should have beaten out Busing is if he absolutely dominated in the preseason. I’m glad he’s a goner.

Not happy with keeping Grossman. He and Orlovsky are too similar to me to devote two roster spots to the backup QB, even if Schaub is injury prone. Especially considering Orlovsky’s contract.

One guy I would’ve liked to have kept: Jamison. Think he has Bulman-upside as a rotation lineman.

- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement

by riversmccown on Sep 5, 2009 7:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed on Harrison.

I’m shocked that he’s gone, only because I expected Kubiak to hang onto the guy drafted during his tenure and keep him despite the fact that he made Petey look excellent in coverage by comparison.

Glad that Kubes decided to go with (marginal) talent over loyalty. Busing probably wouldn’t have made any other team in football, but with our lame safety crop, he definitely earned it.

by Nashmeister on Sep 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

harrison

Im glad he is gone. I was worried that we might keep him for the reason stated above. I think we have kept him long enough and I have yet to see him make a play. It makes me angry to see him on the field cuz he sucks! I like Busing over him any day, I think James Casey could do a better job at safety then him!

Im glad we aint waisting a spot on him anymore.

by AZ33 on Sep 5, 2009 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hall over foster...

kubes loves those DEN RB’s…

i think martinez can be the next david anderson!

by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Sep 5, 2009 9:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Also...

Are we carrying 6 WRs and 4 TEs? I tend to like all ten of those players, but it seems a bit excessive when we have probowl caliber talent at both spots.

Also, did we practice squad anyone? Or does that not happen yet? I wouldn’t mind hanging onto Arian Foster that way.

by Nashmeister on Sep 5, 2009 9:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Practice Squad

We can’t sign anyone to the practice squad until they clear waivers. Should be tomorrow at around 4:00 P.M. CDT when they announce the 8 players for that group.

You know... for kids.

by Jake on Sep 5, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry

4:00 P.M. eastern time.

You know... for kids.

by Jake on Sep 5, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Looking Around the League, I Noticed...

Old friend, Chris Taylor RB, was placed on IR by the New England Patriots due to a shoulder injury.

I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?

by Rip Jersey on Sep 7, 2009 1:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I like all this talk about the 53-man roster

…who will be the insignificant player who will be cut and who will be the almost insignificant player kept…..It’s like having a big debate on who will be the 7th round draft choice.

I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?

by Rip Jersey on Sep 7, 2009 2:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs