Some of the surprising cuts to get the team down to 53 players

[DJ]

Sio Moore was the main one. As a rookie a few seasons ago, he was legit and a surprise after being selected in the 3rd round of the 2013 draft. He played well as a rookie but struggled at times last season, especially in pass coverage.

He was in jack Del Rio's doghouse most of the pre-season.


CJ Wilson was the other surprising one.

 

[cdumler7]

Any idea what Sio did to get in the dog house? From what I saw he was having a very good preseason where it looked like he was set to have a bounce back season.

 

[DJ]

Any idea what Sio did to get in the dog house? From what I saw he was having a very good preseason where it looked like he was set to have a bounce back season.

Not sure. I found this:

Oakland Raiders' Jack Del Rio: Sio Moore wasn’t going to make 53-man r - AFC West - ESPN

 

[cdumler7]

Not sure. I found this:

Oakland Raiders' Jack Del Rio: Sio Moore wasn’t going to make 53-man r - AFC West - ESPN

I forgot that he was hurt. Part of me wishes the Broncos would have looked into this trade as I was a big Sio Moore fan. Unfortunately we are pretty darn deep at Linebacker. Not happy that you guys sent him to Indy of all places.

 

[DJ]

I forgot that he was hurt. Part of me wishes the Broncos would have looked into this trade as I was a big Sio Moore fan. Unfortunately we are pretty darn deep at Linebacker. Not happy that you guys sent him to Indy of all places.

I was amused the Colts said they plan to use him like a Von Miller type. He's a solid player (when healthy and like he played in his rookie season) but not even close to being in Von Miller's class.

 

[cdumler7]

I was amused the Colts said they plan to use him like a Von Miller type. He's a solid player (when healthy and like he played in his rookie season) but not even close to being in Von Miller's class.

Hadn't read that they were planning on using him that way. They might want to look at his tape before making such a claim. I mean his rookie year he had 4.5 sacks. Not quite up to Von Miller type standards.

 

[DJ]

Hadn't read that they were planning on using him that way. They might want to look at his tape before making such a claim. I mean his rookie year he had 4.5 sacks. Not quite up to Von Miller type standards.

I know.....right?

 

[idahoraiderfan33]

SIO didn't earn his spot, so they traded him.. End of story..

 

[flaraider]

This will be a good opportunity to assess JDR judgement and eye for talent.

If we are as deep as he says we are, our D should be strong. IMO, the Raider D did look strong in the preseason, and I expect our offense to light some scoreboard s up this year.


That's what it takes to win in this league.