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Giants awarded Allen Bradford

Anakim : 9/12/2013 4:21 pm
Aaron Wilson & #8207;@RavensInsider 2m
Giants were awarded running back Allen Bradford off waivers, according to a source



It says he's a RB, but I believe he made the transition to LB. Was on the Seahawks
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So there was a Bradford Exchange?  
Big Blue '56 : 9/12/2013 4:22 pm : link
.
Sounds like a  
Headhunter : 9/12/2013 4:23 pm : link
Downtown Abbey character
There was a thread on him a while back  
Anakim : 9/12/2013 4:24 pm : link
Scott in Seattle should be happy
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I wonder whose roster spot  
Enoch : 9/12/2013 4:26 pm : link
he's taking.
11 draft picks made the Sea Hawks roster  
DelZotto : 9/12/2013 4:32 pm : link
Carroll has done an out standing job, our scouting has fallen off greatly. Has the loss of Gettleman had this much effect. I've never been a fan of Marc Ross.
Bradford  
dcp : 9/12/2013 4:32 pm : link
Good player at USC at tailback, converted to LB at Seattle. He is 5'11" and 242 based on Wikipedia info sheet.
I Certainly Am  
Scott in Seattle : 9/12/2013 4:32 pm : link
Watching this guy in preseason, he looked better than any linebacker on our roster. He was really instinctive and hit like a ton of bricks. The other guy I was hoping we'd pick up was Acho. And now we've got both. If Bradford plays like he did in the preseason, we'll be pleasantly surprised.
whoo hoo!  
santacruzom : 9/12/2013 4:33 pm : link
I lost my bet that this wouldn't happen, which is a good bet to lose.
maybe hes a two way player..  
spike : 9/12/2013 4:35 pm : link
High school: Colton (CA)
College: Southern California
NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 6 / Pick: 187
Debuted in 2011 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
maybe hes a two way player..  
spike : 9/12/2013 4:35 pm : link
High school: Colton (CA)
College: Southern California
NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 6 / Pick: 187
Debuted in 2011 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
we have a need  
spike : 9/12/2013 4:36 pm : link
both @ LB and RB
DelZotto  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 9/12/2013 4:37 pm : link
Gettlemen was pro personnel director, not director of college scouting.
Spike nails it  
mrvax : 9/12/2013 4:48 pm : link
This guy is a true 2 way player. Let him play MLB and be third RB.

J/K. I suppose the Giants must have taken him with MLB in mind.
Was a RB at the combine  
BillT : 9/12/2013 4:49 pm : link
Height: 5107
Weight: 242
40 Yrd Dash: 4.53
20 Yrd Dash: 2.55
10 Yrd Dash: 1.59
225 Lb. Bench Reps: 28
Vertical Jump: 29
Broad Jump: 09'05"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.39
3-Cone Drill: 6.97

see  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 9/12/2013 4:50 pm : link
Scott's thread. He flashed for the Seahawks at linebacker. He's a linebacker now.
Will they IR Connor  
BillT : 9/12/2013 4:51 pm : link
Or Release McBride.
Bradford preseason article  
BigBluDawg : 9/12/2013 4:51 pm : link
...
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Ideally,  
Enoch : 9/12/2013 4:54 pm : link
the team is now confident enough in Baas's health that Jim Cordle is the player being waived to make room. He's a pure backup, and would be extraneous if both Baas and Boothe are healthy. Other borderline guys like Donnell and McBride are more useful right now.
If Connor's burner doesn't improve...  
Big Blue Blogger : 9/12/2013 4:55 pm : link
...Bradford might go straight into uniform as Herzlich's backup on Sunday.

He will also probably be the best short-yardage back on the roster, which is pretty sad.
there was a play early in the Seahawks/Chargers preseason game  
santacruzom : 9/12/2013 4:55 pm : link
Where he looked like he was being controlled by a beginner Madden player in a tackle attempt against Antonio Gates. Just ran right behind him.

But aside from that he had a good game, and Gates will make a lot of rookie LB's look bad in preseason games.
Enoch  
BillT : 9/12/2013 5:00 pm : link
Don't see them going with only 8 OLs. TC has been pretty steady at 9. I think Donnell could be a choice too. 4 TEs is one more than usual.
BillT: Trattou could be in jeopardy...  
Big Blue Blogger : 9/12/2013 5:03 pm : link
...if Moore is full-go. Releasing McBride would surprise me. As for other bubble players, I think Donnell is safe until Robinson gets cleared, and I don't think Nassib has had enough time to prove they don't need Painter.
The argument for waiving Cordle  
Enoch : 9/12/2013 5:10 pm : link
is that he's a pure Center, and that he's clearly the #3 Center. He's certain to be inactive for any game where both Baas and Boothe are healthy, and I haven't seen anything out of him to indicate that the team views him as an important candidate for future development.

8 OL would be light, especially given that one of them is going to be out for another month or so. But I don't see how keeping Cordle on the roster makes the team better. (For what it's worth, the team also has 3 OL on the practice squad presently.)
5'10" - 5'11" and 240 would be...  
Mike in St. Louis : 9/12/2013 5:11 pm : link
one of the smallest LB in the league...
Blogger  
mort christenson : 9/12/2013 5:11 pm : link
I think Donnell is safe regardless. It's Pascoe who might need to be wary when Robinson heals up.

Trattou got work at LB this week. But yeah, he's on the end of the roster along with McBride. And if/when Baas is healed up, Cordle might be vulnerable.
I'd say McBride  
oldutican : 9/12/2013 5:12 pm : link
That would still leave 5 CBs (Webster, Prince, TT, Ross & Hosely)
If McBride were going to be the first guy cut...  
Big Blue Blogger : 9/12/2013 5:16 pm : link
...I don't think he would have made the final 53 at all. It doesn't make cap sense to keep a vested vet whose spot is that tenuous.
The trouble with releasing McBride  
BillT : 9/12/2013 5:17 pm : link
Is with only 3 safeties he represents the 9th DB and Hill isn't back for another 3 weeks. Also, with Price not practicing yet they're one player down at CB. It's not a clear choice unless they know Connor is really hurt.
Short guy but flies around  
Rich in L.A. : 9/12/2013 5:18 pm : link
and hits like a truck. Was an absolutely awesome LB in high school, then got switched to RB his sophomore year at USC, where he was a straight-line (but fast) tailback. The switch back to LB on the pro level could NOT have been easy. Talk about a learning curve.

I have no great expectations at this point for Allen, but he is a nice athlete and could conceivably help us on ST's and as depth.
is he definitely vested?  
mort christenson : 9/12/2013 5:19 pm : link
He's bounced around a lot.

But yes, he might not be #53. Still, he's the 6th CB. So he's vulnerable. The only thing is that Prince is iffy so thinking about it a bit more, I doubt he gets cut this week.
mort  
BillT : 9/12/2013 5:19 pm : link
But Donnell is PS eligible and Pascoe plays two positions.
This says our coaches are not thrilled  
chops : 9/12/2013 5:19 pm : link
with our LB corps
No, it say that our coaches  
Enoch : 9/12/2013 5:21 pm : link
know that they need more than 4 healthy LBs active on gameday.
Connor to IR  
mort christenson : 9/12/2013 5:22 pm : link
I was wondering about that too. And as I said, burners are not short term injuries once they have become repetitive.
Enoch  
BillT : 9/12/2013 5:23 pm : link
Good points on Cordle but 8 OLs with one of them injured as you pointed out. Can't see that happening.
BillT  
mort christenson : 9/12/2013 5:24 pm : link
Donnell wouldn't make it to the PS. Too many teams want TEs and he has film now showing he can play. And for all of Pascoe playing two positions, how many snaps did he get at either on Sunday? Hyno was clearly not ready and he played ahead of Pascoe.
mort  
BillT : 9/12/2013 5:24 pm : link
My first guess.
Agree  
AcidTest : 9/12/2013 5:24 pm : link
with Enoch. I would waive Cordle. Baas looks like he can go, at least as a backup this week, and Cordle was awful in the preseason.
mort  
BillT : 9/12/2013 5:26 pm : link
Maybe but we hear that all the time. Donnell has little experience or profile. Someone might grab him but it's not like he was a big star in the preseason games.
And TC  
BillT : 9/12/2013 5:27 pm : link
Is a big fan of Pascoe.
Great!  
TC : 9/12/2013 5:31 pm : link
You can put him behind Hynoski to pick up 1st downs too!
BillT  
mort christenson : 9/12/2013 5:31 pm : link
word was NE was watching carefully to see if we cut him. And TC might love Pascoe but not nearly enough to play him last Sunday over Donnell and more damningly over Hyno.
If this is the guy I think it is  
Lionhart28 : 9/12/2013 5:36 pm : link
during training camp, one of the Seahawks was talking about him (I think it was Michael Robinson) said how ridiculous of an athlete this kid is and how he is going to be a natural linebacker as he's super instinctive with very little experience.
mort  
BillT : 9/12/2013 5:38 pm : link
Moot :)
Bradford is a linebacker..  
Rsspro : 9/12/2013 5:42 pm : link
assuming wherever you read about running back was perhaps due to the constant talk about our RBs and injuries..
well he's a linebacker now at least..  
Rsspro : 9/12/2013 5:43 pm : link
..
Could he be our Refrigerator Perry?  
manh george : 9/12/2013 5:50 pm : link
Combo defensive player and short-yardage back.
One of the things I like about bbi,  
Ira : 9/12/2013 5:52 pm : link
is that there are posters who know about players like this. Wow. We may have acquired a lb who has the talent to play the position at a high level. If Connor is ready to play this weekend, I'd cut Herzlich. That experiment has not gone well.
Blogger - McBride is not a vested vet  
Optimus-NY : 9/12/2013 5:52 pm : link
He only has 3 accrued years. His contract is not guaranteed for the year. He is not termination pay eligible, and he has no bonus money on his deal. He is the ideal guy to get cut when Hill returns after week 4. Cutting him and adding Hill's cap number will actually give the Giants added cap room (about $114,000 worth).
Irs...Giants IR'd Connors tghis afternoon  
Blue21 : 9/12/2013 6:06 pm : link
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