Remember These Guys? Former Arizona Cardinals on the "Streets"

MAYBE Blackstock, eh but come to think about it probably not. The only other name that draws my interest would maybe be Steponovich

The guy was a beast at TE for Fresno State. He has receiving skills and is a solid blocker. I think he would be a good fit for a Whiz offense or, rather, any offense.

Another TE, Jason Stupar from the Bills, showed some great hands and toughness, but couldn’t break into the top 3 over there. Not sure about his blocking, but I liked what I saw — he always seemed to make the play when the ball came his way.

Seems like a bevy of quality RBs also hit the market, but I’m not sure what the likelihood of keeping one on the PS would be since we have 4 on the actual roster. Hopefully we bring in one or two of these TE’s that everyone is bringing up…

D’you think they’ll look to bring back Raiola for the PS? Canfield is supposed to be a G/C, and again, I’m not sure how many they usually plan to carry, but thought I’d throw it out there.

I’m happy about bringing Gant back — he seemed to shape up some as the preseason wore on, and started getting involved in special teams. Only other “notable” left from that group is Onrea Jones and (I think Urb mentioned this) he went to the Redskins PS. Glad he caught on somewhere, as well, at least for a while.

All these guys are taken (even Raiola) except TE Pascoe and LB Freeman. P Trapasso is also out there (I only really know of him because of his sweet TD run in the hall of fame game).

The only former Card mentioned: Buster Davis actually signed to the Texans practice squad. How ’bout that?

I’m pretty sure Grankowski was picked up or signed by another team. Didn’tPeerman get picked up by the Browns?

Crowder was cut loose by Denver. He can pass rush.

Beau Bell – He’s at the top of my list. He’s got size (6-1, 250) and was a promising fourth round pick in 2008. The Browns new staff must not have liked him but I think he’s still practice squad eligible and no one has signed him yet. Here’s some Youtube clips of him (draft day and highlights).

Morlon Greenwood – Veteran presence (31 yrs old) with starting experience but not great size (6-0, 241). He’s probably more a 4-3 backer but he’s started over 100 games in the past decade. Had a string of four consecutive 100 tackle seasons between 04 and 07.

Matt Stewart – He was here in camp last year and didn’t make the cut but he’s got more experience than any of our current backups. Not great size though (6-3, 239).

Matt Wilhelm – Has starting experience in the 3-4 (six seasons in SD) and has good size (6-4, 245). Not too old, 28.

Anyways, obviously I’m worried about linebacker but there’s my wish list.

Chauncey Washington – I’d be ecstatic if we could get him on our practice squad (he’s played in six games but still eligible). He’s got good size (5-11, 222) but didn’t really get a chance to shine at USC until his senior season. He’s struggled with injuries but he’s a tough inside runner who’s patient enough to wait for blocks and he posted a blistering 4.35 at USC’s pro day. Check out this highlight reel here.

Methinks he’s worth a look rather than having to rely on Ware for much. We’d basically be trading ‘cisco for Giordano, I guess. All I know is that he’s fast.

Beau Bell and/or Bruce Davis seem like good options if we’re looking for more potential guys. I’m inclined to think the team would go for Wilhelm before Greenwood or Stewart again. But again, they all fill a Hobson/Beisel role, and apparently Whiz is looking for upside rather than experience with the backups. Can’t blame him — even if one of our starters goes down at LB, there’s still a ton of experience out there to get the ‘new guy’ into position.

He was picked in the 7th round by the Bengals, then released. Apparently he’s a strong, competent blocker lacking quickness and change-of-direction skill, with some injury history. Here’s his draft synopsis:
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2009/profiles/fui-vakapuna?id=238487

Welcome back Chris! Did Chad Joh, er, Ochocinco ever shut up after kicking that extra point?