That is surprising, thought he would have at least made it to camp.

 

LOL wasn't Amani Toomer just hyping this guy up yesterday?

 

0000 that didn't take long after signing Ocho they are culling.

 

He wasn't a guy I was high on, but Toomer on Sirius and CK here both liked his potential.

 

Really thought he'd make it further. I guess Moore, Pruitt, and Wallace are actually showing something. One would think if they weren't, as holdovers of the old regime they would be out first. Or maybe Moye just didn't show what he needed to.

 

Interesting they'd bring in another FB after just signing Lane. So we have Clay, Lane, Mahaffey, and possibly Messam that could all play it? Obviously Clay's versatile enough to play multiple spots, but I just find it interesting, especially with Ovie Mughelli still out there.

 

The reality is the Dolphins didn't give Moye much of a chance by cutting him before he could strap the pads on and show what he could do in that environment. Padless OTAs were never going to be his venue. If they'd let him come to training camp then I think he would have been able to show that he can get off the press better than most young receivers, especially amongst the bigger guys. As a big guy, I think he was overshadowed a bit by Jeff Fuller who is more explosive and also has the ability to get off the press.

 

Wallace is the one that keeps getting positive mentions thus far, but IMO that means very little at this point.

 

Probably. His hands are no better than the other guys there.

 

I seem to remember reading something positive about Julius Pruitt but can't find it at the moment.

 

Wallace gets love because of his pure size and speed combination, which is what I've seen cited by the player(s) that mention him.

Having a wide receiver unit where the likes of Roberto Wallace and Legedu Naanee get a large portion of the praise is exactly why Jeff Ireland reached out in desperation for Chad OchoCinco.

 

Too bad. Seemed like a good kid who had a tough road to the NFL. Wish him well in the future.

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He might still a call when the pads come on.

 

such a shame... hope he gets a shot somewhere soon.

 

I doubt it. When they cut you in favor of the likes of Chris Hogan, that shows what they think of you. Come to think on it, Derek Moye never fit the Joe Philbin receiver profile to begin with. They had three guys that didn't fit that size profile and both Wallace and Fuller have captured more acclaim than Moye in the padless OTAs. If Philbin is generally against those 6'4" guys because he doesn't think they can move well enough to consistently beat man coverage, then I could see him deciding to trim the worst of the big guys.

 

Little surprised to see us do that before theyve even put the pads on and had an actual practice, but hmm... it is what it is I guess. Im sure there's a reason, guess he wasnt getting in done in OTA's so far.

 

Just goes to show Joe is serious about all the pass catchers catching rather than dropping passes! I read somewhere that Mr. Gates is also on this hot seat.

 

One day you're getting praise. The next you're getting cut. Welcome to the NFL. Good luck, Derek.

 

I think it's at a point where we have these mandatory OTAs and a mini minicamp coming up, so they wanna get solid reps for certain receivers, and Fuller may have flashed.

 

I didn't mean to imply it would be with us. Just that he will probably get a call from an NFL club. If he does, maybe he learned something from our OTA's that will help him stick.

 

Well Fuller was First Team All Big 12 in 2010 in a conference including Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Nebraska. He could still be pretty good if he gets back on that track.

 

Absolutely Km, I've said that getting him in undrafted free agency was a real nice get..I say that because when I watched him on tape, I saw a certain type of confidence when he went up against top competition, and for an undrafted free agent, at that size, it was a good swagger.

 

He was a total maniac on STs last season. The STs coach heaped some praise on his abilities. The last couple of WR slots will probably go to whomever can do the most on STs, or at least one slot will.

 

As suspected, Rishard Matthews assumes Moye's #86.

 

Oh Moye!

 

Last season he was all the rage in the OTAs.

 

Moye Vei!

 

No big surprise there.

 

Terence Brown probably not in shape enough to be taken seriously, even though he is pretty athletic and moves well. Coaches aren't going to want to put pillowy dough boys in front of the Hard Knocks cameras.

On the other hand, Zach Thomas was notoriously chided by teammates for his physique as a rookie...until hitting started.

 

I recall their teammates referred to he and Izzo, as Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble when they were both rookies. Zach was Fred and Larry was Barney.

 

Last year, Darren Rizzi said Pruitt was as good as he'd ever seen.

 

If Wallace and Pruitt are close as WRs, then it is likely special teams acumen will be the deciding factor. Early in 2010, I wasn't impressed with Wallace covering kicks. He had a tendency to get out of his lane far too soon. He may have improved. I've yet to see Pruitt fail to do that and cost the team a long return.

 

FYI the Saints picked Moye off waivers and cut one of their own WR prospects.

 

hard to argue with, making the catch is much more important than YAC in the WCO where moving the chains is more important. The size helps a WR make the catch but not necessarily always get the big YAC.