Clearly, Bill Parcells is keeping tabs on the Packer’s practice squad.
Tracy White, who was cut late yesterday afternoon to make room for the elevation of rookie linebacker Danny Lansanah, tells Bob McGinn that the Dolphins had planned on singing Lansanah to their 53 man roster. It would have marked the second poaching of a Packer practice squad player by the Dolphins in less than a month, with Miami having signed tight end Joey Haynos a few weeks ago. It’s interesting that Parcells is zeroed in on these young players while he builds his squad in Miami. It makes you wish guys like Jarrett Bush had never been on the roster in the first place to make room for one of these guys.
And now we’ve lost White. I understand why he’s the one to get the ax and not Bush - the Packers are down to their fourth safety and Bush took snaps there throughout the offseason and training camp. They need the body there. But losing White hurts, and what hurts even worse is the intimation by White that the Vikings are interested in signing him. I bet they are, especially after having Reggie Bush make their coverage units look like little boys on national television. White would immediately improve their coverage units.
That said, White was a disaster from scrimmage, the play where he let Tampa Bay tight end Alex Smith free on a naked bootleg just one of many instances where he was less than up to the task. Going back and quickly watching some preseason action, Lansanah looks competent, if not special. If nothing else, he’ll bring speed and athleticism to a linebacking corps that has been missing both so far this season.
Cheezer said in October 8th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
