When is Marquice Cole going to be cut?

[goheels22002]

I'm worried about Coach Belichick. He might be losing it.

It's getting awfully close to game time and Marquice Cole hasn't been cut yet. Last I saw, Marquice was signed on October 7th. He's been on the roster for five days in a row. That's a lifetime in Marquice/Ventrone time.

I hope there's a simple explanation like Marquice has found all of Ross Ventrone's good hiding places at Gillette where "The Turk" can't find him. Maybe he's wearing disguise.

I hope this gets cleared up soon.

 

[Leemo]

the defensive back who cannot defend the back end.... the guy flat out sucks, i dont care how good he is on ST, he has to bring something worthwhile to the D for him to stick around. Cut him.

 

[supafly]

What time is it?

 

[Miguel]

He was not cut by the 4PM deadline so he is going to be on the 53-man roster for tomorrow's game

 

[Ozymandias]

My sources tell me that he'll be released on Monday then re-signed on Thursday only to be released again on Friday. After that it will be anybody's guess what happens to Marquice Ventrone.

 

[Brady6]

Re: Re: When is Marquice Cole going to be cut?

I'm worried about Coach Belichick. He might be losing it.

It's getting awfully close to game time and Marquice Cole hasn't been cut yet. Last I saw, Marquice was signed on October 7th. He's been on the roster for five days in a row. That's a lifetime in Marquice/Ventrone time.

I hope there's a simple explanation like Marquice has found all of Ross Ventrone's good hiding places at Gillette where "The Turk" can't find him. Maybe he's wearing disguise.

I hope this gets cleared up soon.

He must he healthy again, he isn't like Ventrone. Cole is being cut due to his health, Ventrone was added due to others health and then cut when that player was healthy again.

 

[Brady6]

Re: Re: When is Marquice Cole going to be cut?

the defensive back who cannot defend the back end.... the guy flat out sucks, i dont care how good he is on ST, he has to bring something worthwhile to the D for him to stick around. Cut him.

OK but we also have to cut these players:

Matthew Slater
Chris White
Nate Ebner

 

[ctpatsfan77]

OK but we also have to cut these players:

Matthew Slater
Nate Ebner

I sincerely hope you're being sarcastic.

 

[jmt57]

I'm worried about Coach Belichick. He might be losing it.

It's getting awfully close to game time and Marquice Cole hasn't been cut yet. Last I saw, Marquice was signed on October 7th. He's been on the roster for five days in a row. That's a lifetime in Marquice/Ventrone time.

I hope there's a simple explanation like Marquice has found all of Ross Ventrone's good hiding places at Gillette where "The Turk" can't find him. Maybe he's wearing disguise.

I hope this gets cleared up soon.

An explanation can be found here and here.

What New England is doing is essentially using loopholes in the CBA to basically put Cole on their own version of IR with the designation to return while protecting their own financial interests. By waiting until the end of the week to release Cole, Cole receives his full salary, $42.058.82 per week, and will never miss a game check provided they continue re-signing him to a contract after Sunday’s game.

Termination pay is that guarantee everyone always talks about when a veteran player makes the week 1 roster. In Cole’s case he would be eligible to receive the balance of his $715,000 salary, which at the time of his first release was $546,765 and this week would be $504,706, once released. However, because Cole never misses a game check he is ineligible to claim Termination Pay following the season.

If New England did what many would think is the normal routine of releasing a player and then re-signing him when he is expected to contribute the Patriots would have to pay Cole both the balance of his Termination Pay plus his salary on the new contract. So if they had released him outright last week and waited until week 8 to bring him back Cole could file a claim to receive his $546,765 and collect 8 weeks of salary on top of that amount. By releasing him after Tuesday the most he could have earned is the $546,765. This is why he will likely be back by next Wednesday and if he still can not play be released by Friday. If New England placed Cole on IR his season would be over, which they don’t want to have happen.

The risks for New England are minimal with this strategy. Cole does not need to clear waivers until after the trade deadline and its unlikely any team would sign him if he has a minor injury anyway, so there is a great chance that Cole is always going to re-sign with New England once asked. In fact it is probably agreed upon before the release that he will be back and not entertain offers from other teams. The team most likely will replace him with a Practice Squad player who will need to clear waivers once released, but considering the player has been free for any other team to sign off the Practice Squad anyway, waivers are not a concern. If a team wanted him that badly they would have made an offer before this time.

So it’s a small but neat little aspect of roster management going on in New England right now that ensures they have the players they want at the price they want for the remainder of the season.​