TK Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 For Immediate Release September 3, 2018 REDSKINS MAKE ROSTER MOVES LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have made the following roster moves: The Redskins signed the following players to their practice squad: DT Caushaud Lyons QB Nic Shimonek The Redskins signed the following free agent: DT Caleb Brantley The Redskins waived the following player designated as injured: DE Anthony Lanier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaK9Trainer Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Brantley was a MONSTER at Florida!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jericho Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Shimonek is actually pretty intriguing. Unlike some of the other "name" QBs released like Tanner Lee, Shimonek actually had solid college numbers. He only really played on season (he was behind Mahomes), but accurate with the ball and avoids turnovers. It's still pretty much an extreme long shot to be anything, but for a practice squad guy it seems pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posse87 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Weird, I thought they were really high on Lanier and this guy seems to be a reclamation project off the Browns scrap heap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, posse87 said: Weird, I thought they were really high on Lanier and this guy seems to be a reclamation project off the Browns scrap heap. Not sure how severe it actually is or if it even means anything, but Lanier was waived with an injury designation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posse87 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 1 minute ago, Darth Tater said: Not sure how severe it actually is or if it even means anything, but Lanier was waived with an injury designation. Sounds more like they are just trying to save salary/paying him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jericho Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Caushaud Lyons has apparently spent time with Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, Tennessee , the Los Angeles Rams, Detroit, Chicago, Minnesota, and Denver. Dude gets around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonialWBSkinsFan Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 So lemme get this straight: Brantley can't crack the 53-man roster for literally the worst team in NFL history (1-31 in their last two combined seasons), yet we cut a self-developed promising player to pick him up.... Can someone more intelligent than me, PLEASE try to explain this to me, cuz I've got nothin.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSSkinz Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Are we ignoring the fact he's designated as injured? I can't imagine you can just make that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Junior Galette just tweeted that Lanier is a star in the making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jericho Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 11 minutes ago, JSSkinz said: Are we ignoring the fact he's designated as injured? I can't imagine you can just make that up. It's not being ignored, but he wasn't practicing due to his hip so they had to designate him as injured to cut him. Seems more like a coincidence (he was already on the bubble and had a minor injury) then the driving cause of the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drowland Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 The knock on Brantley was he was too inconsistent. He’d look like a 1st rd talent one play and then a UDFA the next. Apparently the Browns gave up on him because he didn’t take a step forward with his work ethic so they traded with the Saints for Davaroe Lawrence who’s basically the same type of player with a better work ethic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail4Life Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 What the ****! Lanier was someone I really wanted to see continue to trend upward this season...what the hell is this injury designation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 22 minutes ago, Hail4Life said: What the ****! Lanier was someone I really wanted to see continue to trend upward this season...what the hell is this injury designation? If he is not picked up they will resign him and put him on injured reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 1 hour ago, ColonialWBSkinsFan said: So lemme get this straight: Brantley can't crack the 53-man roster for literally the worst team in NFL history (1-31 in their last two combined seasons), yet we cut a self-developed promising player to pick him up.... Can someone more intelligent than me, PLEASE try to explain this to me, cuz I've got nothin.... I'll take a crack. The Browns did not go 0-16 because their defense sucked. They were ranked 14th in yards allowed. They were very bad in points allowed but 42 points were not scored on the defense while offensive and teams fails didn't help in many other cases. Their defense is very likely better than ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonialWBSkinsFan Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 50 minutes ago, Darth Tater said: I'll take a crack. The Browns did not go 0-16 because their defense sucked. They were ranked 14th in yards allowed. They were very bad in points allowed but 42 points were not scored on the defense while offensive and teams fails didn't help in many other cases. Their defense is very likely better than ours. Fair enough... that makes a little sense... but he was still cut from the 53, meaning he wasn't considered even the 6th best DLineman on the roster... plus numerous concerns about work ethic, laziness, and possible domestic violence.... still puzzled why we'd waive Lanier (even if trying to get him back on IR, or practice squad, etc.) to take on a big risk like this... guess we'll see.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDSKINS JR Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Any tape on him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsGuy Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 3 hours ago, posse87 said: Sounds more like they are just trying to save salary/paying him. That's ridiculous. They can't lie about Lanier's injury. Lanier was a decent player, but folks are acting as if the team waived Bruce Smith in his prime. From what I understand, one of the reasons the move was made was because Brantley is good against the pass and the run, while Lanier could be good in the pass but a liability against the run. I'm sure the Redskins still like Lanier, but you just can't keep everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 1 hour ago, ColonialWBSkinsFan said: Fair enough... that makes a little sense... but he was still cut from the 53, meaning he wasn't considered even the 6th best DLineman on the roster... Can’t the same be said about Lanier? lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilco_holland Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 The injured thing makes it weird. Why let him make the initial 53 then? Don't think it's a good move. I like pure passrusher Lanier better then Caleb. He is limited but has found his niche. 42 minutes ago, SkinsGuy said: From what I understand, one of the reasons the move was made was because Brantley is good against the pass and the run, while Lanier could be good in the pass but a liability against the run. I'm sure the Redskins still like Lanier, but you just can't keep everybody. Do we need a 3 down guy? He is the 6th lineman. He can be a limited rotation guy if you ask me. Hood is already your all over the field rotation guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Green Fan Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Sorry to see Lanier go. Nobody is claiming he was Bruce Smith but he did fill a role. Instead we have Ziggy Hood who played out of position some but not all the time and has never done anything here, another DT who has played on 8 other teams (never a good sign) and another guy who is just a guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I think there’s a lot of teams that are holding onto a few players at the bottom of their rosters — that are dispensable — and waiting to see what the cuts will bring forth... and what they could possibly swing for trades rather than outright cut (and give away). Players with *some* value.... but not necessarily the right fit for the team the way it’s currently constructed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsGuy Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 10 minutes ago, wilco_holland said: Do we need a 3 down guy? He is the 6th lineman. He can be a limited rotation guy if you ask me. Hood is already your all over the field rotation guy. But having a 3 down player that is good against the pass and run is an advantage if injuries start to be an issue. Not sure why this is a problem for some. Lanier was hurt, anyway. The team needed to bring in a healthy player. Unless you want the team to have an injured d-lineman as their back-up this Sunday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTskin Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 9 hours ago, JSSkinz said: Are we ignoring the fact he's designated as injured? I can't imagine you can just make that up. See: Ravens, ryan grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 7 hours ago, REDSKINS JR said: Any tape on him I sure hope so, otherwise I have no idea what our scouts were looking at... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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