Time to move up some practice squad players

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by skins89moss

You mean like Anthony Armstrong was on PS last season now he is 2nd wr and deep threat. I guess Zorn did not know talent either.

Nah, ARE, Devin, Kelly, and Marko were just taking up space.

[CRedskinsRule]

Also, some guys can be "stashed" on the practice squad. Austin can sit on the practice squad, and unless some other team wants to take a flyer on an unproven talent, then he's basically safe. Galloway is either on the team or he isn't.

So, Austin can be on the field thru the week, train, practice etc, and at some point move up, but Galloway if cut is gone. Now at this point I think it is fair to say, well he ought to be gone, but in the early part of the season one can think that he would have given more stability to a immature receiving corps.

[scott.sharrer]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Also, some guys can be "stashed" on the practice squad. Austin can sit on the practice squad, and unless some other team wants to take a flyer on an unproven talent, then he's basically safe. Galloway is either on the team or he isn't.

This is one of the biggest reasons young players stay on the practice squad for a full season. Coaches want to groom them, get them trained on the playbook, prepare them for the following season, all the while keeping them on the team.

It is not uncommon around the NFL for a player to spend a full year on the practice squad, then compete for, and win, a roster spot the following preseason. It is a great tool to develop young players into the scheme you run.

[freddyg12]

Now this about Galloway:

Redskins Insider - Coaches not pleased with Joey Galloway's play Monday

It's pretty dumfounding to the avg. fan; a guy that we think for weeks shouldn't be on the field, yet now over halfway through the season the coaches are finally on him (though he was demoted from #2 to 3 for AA). He must be making it on his practice habits, influence on the youngsters, etc.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

Now this about Galloway:

Redskins Insider - Coaches not pleased with Joey Galloway's play Monday

It's pretty dumfounding to the avg. fan; a guy that we think for weeks shouldn't be on the field, yet now over halfway through the season the coaches are finally on him (though he was demoted from #2 to 3 for AA). He must be making it on his practice habits, influence on the youngsters, etc.

When you're beating teams like the Eagles and Packers it's much easier to overlook the on field errors and recognize his value to the team with his "veteran intangibles" when you lose to the Lions and give up close to 60 to the Eagles, it's not as easy. We should have kept Bobby Wade over Galloway in my humble opinion, not that he would have been a savior either

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

When you're beating teams like the Eagles and Packers it's much easier to overlook the on field errors and recognize his value to the team with his "veteran intangibles" when you lose to the Lions and give up close to 60 to the Eagles, it's not as easy. We should have kept Bobby Wade over Galloway in my humble opinion, not that he would have been a savior either

True, but even in our wins the passing game hasn't looked good overall. There have been bright spots, but not an overall good game other than the Houston loss. And Galloway has been a part of that.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

Now this about Galloway:

Redskins Insider - Coaches not pleased with Joey Galloway's play Monday

It's pretty dumfounding to the avg. fan; a guy that we think for weeks shouldn't be on the field, yet now over halfway through the season the coaches are finally on him (though he was demoted from #2 to 3 for AA). He must be making it on his practice habits, influence on the youngsters, etc.

Practice, man. It's all about practice. "Practice good, and we'll love you" is the Shanahan mantra. Taylor Jacobs would have been god to them.

[SBXVII]

As little of production as the Skins are getting out of Galloway AND R.Williams, I'd say cut both and bring up whatever WR's we have on the PS.

What troubles me most is at any other position if someone is not producing they are benched, ie; McNabb, Haynesworth, RB's that have come and gone. But Galloway who produces so little is allowed to suit up week in and week out. How about treating Galloway like one of the other WR's or RB's that have come and gone and cut him.

[DCtoAZ]

James Davis
Terrance Austin

that's IT ! .. don't get crazy .. we are 4-5 .. let's see what happens this week .. 5-5 your telling me we are done ? 4-6 doesn't even mean your done

[SouperMeister]

Promoting Brandon Banks and Ryan Torain from the practice squad worked out well. I want to see Austin and Davis promoted next. If we continue to freefall in the standings, Shanny may as well promote Capers and Cook to see whether they are good fits for his zone blocking scheme.

[Terpfan76]

Patrick Turner just got promoted to the Jets active roster. There is really no excuse for Galloway being on our active roster, none at all.

[sportscurmudgeon]

Let me try to explain this differently:

If the coaches truly believe that there are players on the practice squad who are better than players on the active squad, there is really not a lot of incentive for the coaches to keep the practice squad players where they are.

Coaches live and die by the team's record. Coaches on teams that win 10-12 games every year rarely get fired; coaches on teams that lose 10-12 games every year usually get fired.

Therefore, keeping "superior players" on the practice squad and keeping "inferior players" on the field works against the coaches' best interests.

The players you pine for to be on the active roster will get there as soon as the coaches believe they are better players than the ones on the active roster. As of last Monday night, the coaches did not believe that to be the case.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Let me try to explain this differently:

If the coaches truly believe that there are players on the practice squad who are better than players on the active squad, there is really not a lot of incentive for the coaches to keep the practice squad players where they are.

Coaches live and die by the team's record. Coaches on teams that win 10-12 games every year rarely get fired; coaches on teams that lose 10-12 games every year usually get fired.

Therefore, keeping "superior players" on the practice squad and keeping "inferior players" on the field works against the coaches' best interests.

The players you pine for to be on the active roster will get there as soon as the coaches believe they are better players than the ones on the active roster. As of last Monday night, the coaches did not believe that to be the case.

You sometimes seem to struggle with the concept of fans chatting on a message board, don't you?

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

You sometimes seem to struggle with the concept of fans chatting on a message board, don't you?

I want to start a thread titled "Time for the coaches to do what's in their best interests"

[Terpfan76]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Let me try to explain this differently:

If the coaches truly believe that there are players on the practice squad who are better than players on the active squad, there is really not a lot of incentive for the coaches to keep the practice squad players where they are.

Coaches live and die by the team's record. Coaches on teams that win 10-12 games every year rarely get fired; coaches on teams that lose 10-12 games every year usually get fired.

Therefore, keeping "superior players" on the practice squad and keeping "inferior players" on the field works against the coaches' best interests.

The players you pine for to be on the active roster will get there as soon as the coaches believe they are better players than the ones on the active roster. As of last Monday night, the coaches did not believe that to be the case.

So just what exactly is Galloway bringing to the table on the field? I couldn't care less what he's doing on the practice field and I'm not pining for some practice squad player to be activated, I'm just of the opinion that there has to be someone better, be it on the active roster or on the street/practice squad, than Galloway. Galloway has done nothing overtly that demands his being on the team let alone seeing the field.