Cut Larry Donnell thread

In comment 13187591 jeff57 said:

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Can't catch, can't hold on to the ball, and can't block.

So you're saying he's perfect for the offense?

CUT HIS ASS

my wife likes to remind me to put out the Larry Donnell by the curb

they could have Delanie Walker or Bennett,

In comment 13187611 jeff57 said:

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they could have Delanie Walker or Bennett,

Not really. We were in a cap crunch when Bennett was here which is why we couldn't match the 4 year deal he got from the Bears and I'm not sure when we were supposed to sign Walker.. he signed an extension with TEN while he was still under contract.

and sign Jim Dray

In comment 13187385 rmkabadi said:

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Donell IS ACTUALLY "a net negative."

Izzy?

who will still do a better job at 36.

a walking turnover machine. Another one of Jerrys boys.

In comment 13187621 arcarsenal said:

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In comment 13187611 jeff57 said: Quote: they could have Delanie Walker or Bennett, Not really. We were in a cap crunch when Bennett was here which is why we couldn't match the 4 year deal he got from the Bears and I'm not sure when we were supposed to sign Walker.. he signed an extension with TEN while he was still under contract.

I'm talking about when Walker initially signed with Tennessee. And they also could have gotten Bennett for this season.

not a good trade-off.

The real question is how can this coaching staff put up with this and keep playing this stiff, at some point his counter-productive play becomes totally UNACCCEPTABLE!

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In comment 13187734 gmenatlarge said:

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The real question is how can this coaching staff put up with this and keep playing this stiff, at some point his counter-productive play becomes totally UNACCCEPTABLE!

And that is the great question. What are the circumstances where a coach can honestly say Donnell is a better option on the play then someone else? They are pretty rare. I used to be a big fan of Donnell but simply can't see his value anymore. Cut him, bring in someone else, anything. But cut him and don't bring him back.

he is not a football player.

has previously done? Of course not, but they didn't get rid of him then and there's no reason to think they'll get rid of him now. It's puzzling how a player can be allowed to HURT the team for so long and not even fall down the depth chart, let alone be cut.

a replacement in the middle of a season.

One possibility is Brian Leonhardt, who is currently on the Vikings Practice Squad. He has been in the NFL 3 years, has some catches, and has been a 'final cut' type with the Raiders, 49ers, and Vikings.

He is well worth a shot and could develop with the right opportunity.

Its the bye. Make it happen Jerry.

But I honestly can't remember thinking he screwed it up. He was surrounded by seemingly half the defense, one member of which got a perfect hit on the ball. Or did I dream this?

I'm sure he would join Rueben Randle, Preston Parker, and Unga on the list of guys who have gone from prominent roles / starters for this team to out of football.

Reese might be joining them at some point in the near future.

The worst skill position player I have ever seen in the NFL. It is impossible to believe that there aren't MANY tight ends who have gotten cut by other teams who aren't better then him.
For the poster who said that Shockey at 36 would be better, I recently ran into him at the Fountainbleau and he is in great shape though of course,totally retired.

TE's are not important. Or, at least not important enough to devote real cap or draft resources to. But, one of the real tragedies of the Eli era of Giants football is the inability of this franchise you get a reliable starter at the TE position. No one is saying we need a dynamic playmaking All-Pro at this spot. What this team does need is an NFL caliber stater who can run the routes, catch the ball, break the occasional tackle and complete their responsibilities in the run game. A player who can do this consistently for at least a three year period.

Donnell is not this player. He was not even a TE in college. He is project who now projects to jack shit. He hurts the team and he is the opposite of the player described above.

I do not want anyone to lose their job, but I do want the Giants to look elsewhere for a TE. Donnell if cut would likely not be signed by any NFL club.

and now we have the Franchise Liquidator

In comment 13188064 santacruzom said:

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But I honestly can't remember thinking he screwed it up. He was surrounded by seemingly half the defense, one member of which got a perfect hit on the ball. Or did I dream this?

When you fumble, you screw up..put two hands on the ball and protect it..

So cut him?

In comment 13188205 KWALL2 said:

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So cut him?

so you think he was playing well up until that?

As is Wade but I couldn't fit him in the above topic line.

The sooner both no longer wear the Blue jersey the better.

Donnell can't block, drops the ball far too frequently, runs the wrong routes regularly and is awful at ball security.

to the #3 (not #2) TE.

looks like the best TE on the roster physically. He looks the part, I guess he is just way too raw right now? I Just hope he can come along and play a bigger role in the 2nd half of the season because Donnell is horrible. I still wish there was a way we could have locked Bennett up when we had him although I know that's ancient history at this point

Anyone been watching him this year?
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He's an average player who doesn't make much with some + and - to his game.

I wouldn't point to this guy as the problem on the offense. And cutting him doesn't help anything.

Donnell is not an average player. The only thing he does average is catch the ball and saying he's average at that is generous. He is awful at every other facet of the game. He is not an NFL caliber football player.

On that play. It's as if the coaches lit into him last week for not running over a smaller defensive player to get the first down.

This week he tries to run over 2 of them.

He's basically the Ian Allen of tight ends

I think it's fair to say he's athletic, but at the same time clumsy and slow. Those things should seem to be at odds with eachother, but he somehow pulls off the combination. He can't block and it kills the running game. He is a fumble machine. Yes, yesterday's fumble was his first this season but he makes you hold your breath constantly with his history and just last week had a scare vs Baltimore where the ball was in danger.

Its the MISTAKES.

He is the same type of player as Reuben Randle.

Two big mistakes last week in running out of bounds and trying to leap over defenders with the ball in the air.

And then the fumble yesterday.

These are not "one time" issues either. They have plagued him his entire career here. At this point, he is not going to out grow them. He has had plenty of time. He is who he is. He epitomizes the mistake-prone nature of this team.

Sorry but this is not a player you want on the field.