P Jon Ryan and LB Abdul Hodge Released

by Brandon on Sep 1, 2008 7:05 PM CDT in News Comment 2 comments

I was a little surprised at first, but the release of Ryan and Hodge make sense.

Someone had to be released so they could sign a long snapper. It turns out Hodge drew the short straw. I love the guy, but every other linebacker on the roster is good too. Hodge is either the 6th, 7th, or 8th linebacker on the roster. Maybe they could keep 8 linebackers if they played a 3-4, but keeping Hodge would have been a luxury, not a necessity.

I'm not surprised Ryan finally lost his job. Although he led the team in rushing during the final preseason game and he has a big leg, he isn't a good directional kicker. Ryan was the 2nd worst at touchbacks last season, and only pinned 18 kicks inside the 20 last season. Former Washington P Derrick Frost isn't much better at either, but he is an improvement, although Ryan had a better net kick average last season. Frost also thinks he got screwed by Washington who were determined to keep the rookie kicker they drafted in the 6th round, P Durant Brooks. Either Frost is right, or he has something to prove this season. It's debatable that Frost is better, but I'm glad they are trying to improve their punting.

Poll

Were These Moves Good or Bad?

Good

26 votes

Bad

55 votes

81 votes | Poll has closed

0 recs | Comment 2 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Frost

looked a lot better this preseason than he has previously.

Go register. Or else.

by Skin Patrol on Sep 2, 2008 1:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Abdul Hodge

He’ll be a starter somewhere else. He’s a football player, and all he does is make tackles. Tracy White can play special teams, but isn’t nearly the linebacker Abdul Hodge is. Another monumental mistake by the three stooges, TT, MM and MM. Maybe Hodge will wind up in Indianapolis, where they play and keep great players.

WI Cub

by WiCub on Sep 4, 2008 5:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs