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Giants cut WR Alex Bachman from the Practice Squad

Anakim : 9/15/2020 3:02 pm

Dan Duggan
@DDuggan21

The Giants are cutting WR Alex Bachman from the practice squad, per source. Surprising since he had a strong camp.

Presumably to bring back Derrick Dillon

Dillon

AcidTest : 9/15/2020 3:19 pm : link

ran a 4.28. Judge has said he wants to improve team speed.

Very sad by this

5BowlsSoon : 9/15/2020 3:20 pm : link

I thought Ratley was the speed guy.

Raanan

jeff57 : 9/15/2020 3:32 pm : link

Bachman and Corey Coleman might’ve been the two most productive WRs throughout training camp. Now neither are on the roster or practice squad.

With Tate, Sheppard and Engram being best used in the slot

Blue Ninja : 9/15/2020 3:59 pm : link

Bachman is unlikely to be as useful for the Giants, as a X or Z type of receiver would be.

All we know is what we hear from the media

BillT : 9/15/2020 4:38 pm : link

I was hopeful both Coleman and Bachman could be contributors. Especially Coleman who is an outside guy with speed. But, as the saying goes, what do I know.

Probably clearing the way for the return of

mavric : 9/15/2020 5:16 pm : link

Derrick Dillon

Sage Allen Iverson

XBRONX : 9/15/2020 5:22 pm : link

was right about practice.

seemed like he had promise

Peter from NH (formerly CT) : 9/15/2020 7:11 pm : link

however, they probably viewed him as never a starter and too small to help on special teams

RE: seemed like he had promise

AcidTest : 9/15/2020 7:25 pm : link

In comment 14973707 Peter from NH (formerly CT) said:

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however, they probably viewed him as never a starter and too small to help on special teams

Bachman has reached his ceiling as a player. Dillon? Who knows? But that doubt is why he gets to come back to the PS.

I Think We Need

Trainmaster : 9/15/2020 7:25 pm : link

an Alex Bachman Appreciation Thread.

This is basically it

gtt350 : 9/15/2020 10:30 pm : link

Pretty sure he has to go to the Patriots

GiantJake : 9/16/2020 12:47 am : link

It's like a rule or something.