Gilyard wavied

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  1. fdcnyc

    fdcnyc Active Member

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    as per Menta

    Jets waived WR Mardy Gilyard

    He didn't make it a week on the roster. The 99th overall pick in the 2010 draft by the Rams, Gilyard has now been given up on by two teams in two years.

    Kinda surprised he couldn't he make it as a returner.
     
  2. James Hasty

    James Hasty Well-Known Member

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    Too bad, I was pulling for him.

    Who did we pick up in his place?
     
  3. dieplz

    dieplz New Member

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    Now my Madden roster is all messed up lol.
     
  4. fdcnyc

    fdcnyc Active Member

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    They promoted Isaiah Trufant from the practice squad.
     
  5. MagillaGuerilla

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    Truth be told, I think they were more focused on him being a gunner than returning kicks...
     
  6. talisaynon

    talisaynon Well-Known Member

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    Dan Leberfield speculates that some team might have been trying to sign him off of our PS.

    What do we see in Trufant? Is he any good? I know he started for us during the Steelers game last year.
     
  7. Dierking

    Dierking Well-Known Member

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    I think its disrespectful to wavie some guy.
     
  8. IATA

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    I think they might like him as a player.
     
  9. Don

    Don 2008 TGG Rich Kotite "Least Knowledgeable" Award W

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    Trufant was on the team last year.
     
  10. Mambo9

    Mambo9 Well-Known Member

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    1) Trufant was cut before the Steelers game last year to make room for MTV (Tevaseu).

    2) Guy is severly undersized at 5'8" & 170lbs but was the UFL defensive player of the year so maybe he's got some skills. Would've preferred to keep Gilyard but I guess the CS knows best.
     
  11. nyjetsrule

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    I don't think Gilyard is done here....

    my first thought when I heard was that we wanted another DB up for this weekend. Or that Gilyard wasnt as good a gunner as Trufant right now. So we just are flip flopping them and putting gilyard on the PS till he learns...
     
  12. Al Dorow

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    Who gives a rats ass!
     
  13. Prince of Thieves

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    I never understood this one from the beginning.
     
  14. ScotsJet

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    Yeah, Mike should think about how inconvenient it is for these guys to get cut and how sad it makes them.
     
  15. Harpua

    Harpua Well-Known Member

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    Well, you cared enough to open the thread, clicked to reply, then typed 16 letters and an exclaimation point.
     
  16. Mantana Soss

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    It was a joke about the thread title typo.
     
  17. JCotchrocket

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    Gilyard isn't eligible for the practice squad.
     
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    First of all, Cimini's comment is pure speculation.

    Secondly, don't read into Ellis not dressing, if it turns out to be true. Kenrick Ellis wasn't drafted to dress week 1 in 2011; he was drafted to start week 1 in 2013. He looked good in the preseason, but he's got a lot to learn before he's ready to make an impact for this defense.

    That's OK.
     
  20. Don

    Don 2008 TGG Rich Kotite "Least Knowledgeable" Award W

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    You are right, he isn't. He dressed in 11 games for the Rams last year, two too many.
     

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