Quote Originally Posted by somebodyshotmypaw View Post
I assume all players get a chance to show out at practice. So that is a player's opportunity. Again, it is competitive environment. Life can be dog-eat-dog. I have no issue kicking any player to the curb if we can find someone better. I'm not a "participation ribbon" type of guy. I hope we recruit over every player on our roster. I absolutely love Fluff Boutwell for instance. But if the next version of Barry Sanders is available, Fluff will be watching from the sidelines with his helmet in his hand. And if he bitches I will say "Barry Sanders just did to you what you did to guys like Xavier Gayten".
We had to build up the roster before we recruited over guys. But you can already see shades of it. Most teams would've just stuck with Booth but we chased Ahmad Hardy and Fluff Bothwell.