vikesfan89 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 It's kind of weird that as good as Cook has been, he really hasn't had many great games until this season. I imagine injuries and shaky line play had a lot to do with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf54 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 3 hours ago, SteelKing728 said: Can we cut him without much of a hit? Wilson is just as good. can't be cut, he is injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 15 minutes ago, rf54 said: can't be cut, he is injured. I assume he's talking about the off-season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 28 minutes ago, rf54 said: can't be cut, he is injured. Not advocating for it, but players can be cut wit injury settlements. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf54 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, Cearbhall said: Not advocating for it, but players can be cut wit injury settlements. Usually those are UDFAs hurt in camp When a player under contract is injured, the team has a few options, partly depending on whether the player is vested (four years on an NFL roster): Designate the player as injured reserve. Vested veterans can be put directly on injured reserve. The player will continue to receive his weekly game checks (i.e., his base salary) for the remainder of the season. The team is responsible for his medical treatment. The team can sign another player, but must remain under the salary cap in doing so. Players designated as injured reserve can sometimes be returned to the squad in the same season, but often this is a season-ending designation. The player accrues a season toward becoming an vested veteran. Designate the player as waived/injured. This applies in the preseason to any un-vested player, and is an option for any player during the regular season. If a player is not going to be designated to the injured reserve list, the team will make the player an injury settlement offer. Typically this is some lump sum payment that would reflect all or a portion of any base salary and expected/unpaid bonus money, as well as the cost of medical treatment and rehabilitation for the injury. If the player accepts the settlement offer, they immediately become an unrestricted free agent and can be signed by any team in the next 24 hours. If the player accepts the settlement offer, and is not signed within the 24-hour waiver period, then he can be retained by the team, and moved to injured reserve. If the player rejects the settlement offer, things get awkward. The player essentially becomes designated as injured/reserve, receives pay and medical care accordingly, but has essentially burnt his bridge with the team, and probably can expect to be cut or traded at the earliest opportunity. They have already signaled their intent to move on from the player, so it’s pretty hard as a player to impose yourself on the team like that and then expect to be welcomed back with open arms. They probably felt it was necessary to waive the player in order to be able to sign a replacement player, so forcing them to retain the player on injured/reserve might be harming their chances to remain competitive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, rf54 said: Usually those are UDFAs hurt in camp That is true. What is not true is that the team can't cut him. That is all I was saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Tampa Bay is getting demolished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 9 hours ago, rf54 said: can't be cut, he is injured. After the season* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illadelegend215 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 12 hours ago, vikesfan89 said: It's kind of weird that as good as Cook has been, he really hasn't had many great games until this season. I imagine injuries and shaky line play had a lot to do with that I wouldn’t say all that. He is having a career season this year, but he has definitely had some great games prior to this season. 200 yards is an OUTSTANDING game and he hasn’t had any of those until now, but he def had some fantastic games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 We’re seeing more explosive plays from Cook this year than we have in previous years. He’s been more of that home run threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VikeManDan Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Nice win for the Vikes, Cook is amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SemperFeist Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Nice to see Gladney and Boyd up their. I was impressed with Gladney’s tackling in the open field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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