D-3 Players in the Pros

[Pat Coleman]

Green Bay could.

[Jukebox Hero]

My beloved Pack need all the help they can get. We'd welcome a D3'er like Urban

[smedindy]

BFB - For a reserve DT those aren't bad stats. Besides, Seattle needs a lot of help up front as their game against J'ville showed.

[Ron Boerger]

Smed, I'm hardly going to be (too) logical where one of my guys is concerned.   One start in 48 career games.  Bennett had one OK year ('02), '03 was a pale shadow of '02, out with injury all of '04. got beat out by a rookie for the backup role in New England in '05.   His career page has highlights like "recorded a solo tackle."  Wow.   How much of a difference is he going to make?   Yeah, I know, Urban wasn't going do any better as a 7th WR. 

It is just really, really aggrevating that Seattle pulled this on him two years running.   Maybe he catches on somewhere else.

[Knightstalker]

It looks like Matt Turk is done with the Dolphins, he was hurt during the preseason and while he hasn't been cut yet his locker has been emptied.

[Pat Coleman]

They placed him on IR, so we can still claim him for another season.

[smedindy]

BFB - That happens time and again. The Colts did the same thing with QBs Jim Kubiak and Corey Sauter in the recent past - keeping them around, cutting them, signing them.

One thing is that one of the Seattle linemen could be out for the next game and they need a fill in for a game or two for depth. Usually it's the spare wideout that gets cut, because the spare DBs are usually on special teams.  And when you need someone for a game or two you usually sign a displaced younger vet.

I think Urban will get another shot, somewhere.

[mandfense]

Seattle did it again - made Jerheme Urban the first cut after the permanent roster was set, for the second year in a row.  This time they signed some DE, Rodney Bennett, who was on IR all of last year.  From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:  "Bailey has played in 48 games with one start, and has 39 tackles, 9 1/2 sacks and one fumble recovery."  Some damaged goods clown who doesn't even average one tackle per game?  GMAFB, Seattle ... 

Pathon got a tryout with someone today, hopefully Urb will too.  Hey, Dallas, you could use another WR.

As a Seahawks fan, I'll tell you they are hurting for depth on the D-line so they needed to do it.  Urban was the 6th or 7th receiver and couldn't be added to the practice squad so he was the odd man out.  I'd be shocked if he didn't sign on somewhere else.

[Knightstalker]

I think we will be able to claim Turk for a few more years, he is too good a punter to not get picked up for next season either by Miami or another team.

[Ron Boerger]

I think Urban will get another shot, somewhere.

From today's Seattle Times:  "Holmgren said the team would like to re-sign WR Jerheme Urban, who was released to make room for Bailey, later in the season."  Uh-huh.  Meanwhile, CNN/SI's "Truth and Rumors" quotes a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal report which mentions Urban as one of several WRs Green Bay "might be considering." 

[smedindy]

He'll be on the short list if a team gets short handed at wide receiver.  He fits nicely with any cap constraints.

[frank uible]

Pro Football Weekly's 2005-2006 version of its Pro Prospect's Preview has now been released. A quick perusal of it appears to reveal that its most highly rated DIII prospect for the 2006 draft is Brett Elliott (Linfield QB for those of you who haven't been paying attention). He is ranked by this publication as 16th among QBs. My interpretation is that if this ranking is valid and holds for the 2006 draft and if Elliott has a superlative forthcoming season, then he has an outside chance of being drafted in the 7th round (currently the draft has only 7 rounds) but very most probably no earlier. Pro Prospect Preview has a long history during which it has had a very good general track record of draft forecasting. However, the vast majority of the water has yet to pass over the 2006 draft forecasting dam.

[gordonmann]

Frank:

Out of curiousity, how many other D3 guys are on their list?

[frank uible]

gordon: I was afraid that would be a question. Since I started this exercise, here goes: Bob Dockery, 38th among TEs, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Casey Allen, 90 WRs, Linfield; Jason Trusnik, 31 DEs, Ohio Northern; Keith Culbert, 42 OLBs, Frostburg State. That is all.

[gordonmann]

Gratzi.  I know you "aim to please."