Player Signing Patriots claim DT Marquan McCall (update: waived again for failed physical )

[captain stone]

Anyone know if there were any other claims made for McCall besides ours?

 

[sb1]

Anyone know if there were any other claims made for McCall besides ours?

I always wondered if the NFL publishes that information. Here's the waiver wire but it doesn't say what other teams made claims on a player.

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[Sciz]

Anyone know if there were any other claims made for McCall besides ours?

There’s no official record, but it’s often “leaked” to reporters the following day.

For example:

 

[50-yard-line]

Don't know yet if this is just a case of taking a free look at somebody who played almost every game as a rookie UDFA, or if this is more serious than that and one of Carl Davis, The Big Guy or Godchaux is in trouble...

It costs the Pats 2.5 million more to cut Godchaux - the hit would be almost 13 million. He leads the team each year in snaps on the DL.

He's not an NT. He never was.

Closest thing to McCall on the Pats is Carl Davis. He's the one made expendable if McCall works out.

Pats would save 3 million cutting Lawrence Guy. I don't think they do it. He's been a good teammate and leader in the locker room, and great in the community.

 

[Sciz]

Aaaaaaaand he’s gone.

 

[n1997y]

Aaaaaaaand he’s gone.

Is that undisclosed knee injury perhaps why he was a surprise cut? If he clears waivers he might have grounds for a grievance. Will be interested to see if the NFLPA speaks up on his behalf.

 

[patsfanfromoversea]

Aaaaaaaand he’s gone.

 

[Family]

Aaaaaaaand he’s gone.

Now we'll find out if someone else claimed him.

 

[203Pat]

Yeah I like this claim; They've had chances the last couple or so years to add somebody with this body type but have until now chosen to ignore them... Maybe their poor run defense this preseason has woken them up to Reality...




Don't know yet if this is just a case of taking a free look at somebody who played almost every game as a rookie UDFA, or if this is more serious than that and one of Carl Davis, The Big Guy or Godchaux is in trouble...

Godchaux was getting embarrassed in Green Bay the other night. I don't know why Bill is so in love with that guy.

 

[p8ryts]

NOOOO!!! There goes my big fatty.

 

[Zuma]

Godchaux was getting embarrassed in Green Bay the other night. I don't know why Bill is so in love with that guy.

Maybe but Davis was doing a fantastic job impersonating a turnstile at age 31ish.

 

[203Pat]

Maybe but Davis was doing a fantastic job impersonating a turnstile at age 31ish.

That run defense has a whole was a mess.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Godchaux was getting embarrassed in Green Bay the other night. I don't know why Bill is so in love with that guy.

Because he is good and it's a preseason game.

 

[Sicilian]

Godchaux was getting embarrassed in Green Bay the other night. I don't know why Bill is so in love with that guy.

Maybe but Davis was doing a fantastic job impersonating a turnstile at age 31ish.

That run defense has a whole was a mess.

These all feel like exaggerations IMO. They gave up 4.1 ypc. 4.4 if you only want to count the 7 runs by the starters Jones and Dillon. Hardly stout, I'm sure they want to be better, but "embarrassed" and "a mess" are just being hyperbolic. 4.4 ypc would have been ranked middle of the pack last year as a run defense. 4.1 would have been tied for 4th.

 

[Zuma]

These all feel like exaggerations IMO. They gave up 4.1 ypc. 4.4 if you only want to count the 7 runs by the starters Jones and Dillon. Hardly stout, I'm sure they want to be better, but "embarrassed" and "a mess" are just being hyperbolic. 4.4 ypc would have been ranked middle of the pack last year as a run defense. 4.1 would have been tied for 4th.

Davis had problems against GB. That was mentioned by some of the media and I’m pretty sure it didn’t slip by BB. Davis has been “ok” against the run the past couple years but maybe the team wanted a change. I don’t see it as a hot take.

 

[Wozzy]

Davis had problems against GB. That was mentioned by some of the media and I’m pretty sure it didn’t slip by BB. Davis has been “ok” against the run the past couple years but maybe the team wanted a change. I don’t see it as a hot take.

Davis was playing late into that Green Bay game, the Packers certainly weren't having a lot of success running directly at him, they had to go around him. I think this signing might have been to light a fire under Davis for one more season, he is a player who always needed some motivation. He's been great against the run in limited snaps, that's what they pay him for, 10-12 snaps a game.... 3rd and short and goal line.

Maybe he's lost a step, if so they should be able to find another big fatty after roster cutdowns. Teams can't afford to roster multiple one dimensional run stuffers.

 

[Sicilian]

Davis had problems against GB. That was mentioned by some of the media and I’m pretty sure it didn’t slip by BB. Davis has been “ok” against the run the past couple years but maybe the team wanted a change. I don’t see it as a hot take.

Definitely not. Like I said, I'm sure they want to be better, and I wanted McCall to work out. I'm just tired of every time something doesn't look dominant, the default reaction here is, "IT SUCKS!" So I provided some perspective. The actual results on the field were mediocre. Not embarrassing. Not a mess.

 

[Love The Drake]

He must really be hurt.

 

[203Pat]

Because he is good and it's a preseason game.

Is he though?

 

[Zuma]

Maybe he's lost a step, if so they should be able to find another big fatty after roster cutdowns. Teams can't afford to roster multiple one dimensional run stuffers.

You just made my point and I agree. He played well against the run in the past but he lost a step and you’re not the only one to see it obviously.