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Lundt playing LT first quarter and Van Denmark playing RT against the Bucs.

Not sure if they started since I turned on game with 5 min gone in first quarter but they've played every snap since I've turned on the game.
Lundt moving real well in pass protection setting bis base and squaring up the defenders.
 
Exit 4 said:
Interesting projection here on the Bills fan site about our OLs.

www.syracuse.com

Bills 53-man roster projection: Buffalo makes 2 trades and has one surprise at WR

Our latest projection on the Bills' roster after two preseason games.
www.syracuse.com www.syracuse.com
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Similar discussion: Bills final 53-man roster projection: Decisions at wide receiver, injury complications at CB

-> The other decision point is whether to keep Lundt, Ryan Van Demark or both. Keeping both will be difficult, especially with some stress on the roster to keep more players elsewhere. If the Bills were to only keep five receivers, either by trading Samuel or cutting one of the six listed, that could pave the way for Van Demark to stick. However, if they only keep nine offensive linemen, Lundt has played well enough — including how he looked at left tackle in the preseason finale — to make the Bills want to keep the rookie sixth-round pick away from waivers. With a league thirsty for depth offensive linemen, Van Demark could fetch a Day 3 pick in a trade, which is what I have them doing for the final roster projection. For all his pre-cutdown day deals, Beane has flipped a depth offensive lineman more than any other position.

Projected Trade: Ryan Van Demark to Falcons for 2026 6th round pick <-
 
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huskymedic said:
Similar discussion: Bills final 53-man roster projection: Decisions at wide receiver, injury complications at CB

-> The other decision point is whether to keep Lundt, Ryan Van Demark or both. Keeping both will be difficult, especially with some stress on the roster to keep more players elsewhere. If the Bills were to only keep five receivers, either by trading Samuel or cutting one of the six listed, that could pave the way for Van Demark to stick. However, if they only keep nine offensive linemen, Lundt has played well enough — including how he looked at left tackle in the preseason finale — to make the Bills want to keep the rookie sixth-round pick away from waivers. With a league thirsty for depth offensive linemen, Van Demark could fetch a Day 3 pick in a trade, which is what I have them doing for the final roster projection. For all his pre-cutdown day deals, Beane has flipped a depth offensive lineman more than any other position.

Projected Trade: Ryan Van Demark to Falcons for 2026 6th round pick <-
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Lundt played the whole game at LT and looked good against the Bucs. More than held his own against them. It's pre-season and I wasn't paying much attention but somewhere in the second half the Bills put in a different RT but Van Denmark looked plenty good while he was in the game.

Regardless of what happens both of them have had a fair chance and have plenty of game film snaps from the preseason. And I have zero doubt if the Bills put Van Denmark on the market, he gets snatched up quickly.
 
Husky25 said:
Any player who makes it this far has a good chance to end up on a practice squad.
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Unfortunately, no. It's not like the old days when they would cut some each week to gradually get down to target at the end of camp. Then, if you made it to the end of camp, you were pretty close to making the team. Now they go from the camp max of 90 to 53 in cutdown week. That was just the first cut. They still have to cut another 25+. The practice squads have grown to 16 so he does have a shot. Teams don't necessarily cut in order of interest in keeping a player, but early cuts generally have a lower probability of being resigned.
 
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texanswire.usatoday.com

Keep or Cut: Which Texans bubble players make the active 53-man roster?

The Houston Texans have 33 players fighting to make the roster. Here's who are the favorites to land on the active roster.
texanswire.usatoday.com texanswire.usatoday.com

-> DL Foley Fatukasi - Even though Fatukasi was limited this preseason, he's arguably the Texans' best run defender in the interior. That'll earn you a roster spot as a rotational option.

Verdict: Keep <-
 
kibblesnbits said:
Unfortunately, no. It's not like the old days when they would cut some each week to gradually get down to target at the end of camp. Then, if you made it to the end of camp, you were pretty close to making the team. Now they go from the camp max of 90 to 53 in cutdown week. That was just the first cut. They still have to cut another 25+. The practice squads have grown to 16 so he does have a shot. Teams don't necessarily cut in order of interest in keeping a player, but early cuts generally have a lower probability of being resigned.
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Honestly, I thought this was still the case. Evidently, as you say, they get cut from wherever they are to 53 all in one day...More or less.

There's both some positives and negatives to that. For one, it doesn't give the initial cuts any time to hook up with another team. On the other hand it gives them more game time to prove themselves. It also floods the waiver wire so if a team is trying to sneak a talent through to the PS, chances are other teams are as well and they are focused on their own.
 
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huskymedic said:


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Glad to hear about Nate Carter. But the other part of me is that instead of staying at UConn he transfers to a bigger and better program for what?

He was undrafted…

Nice…

Had he stayed at UConn and made a legacy and maybe more national exposure in that he would have been a small fish / little pond instead of option 2/3 .

I think Sky Bell figured it out.

If your goal is NFL, there is absolutely no reason you can’t do everything you want to do here at UConn.
 
UCan3 said:
Glad to hear about Nate Carter. But the other part of me is that instead of staying at UConn he transfers to a bigger and better program for what?

He was undrafted…

Nice…

Had he stayed at UConn and made a legacy and maybe more national exposure in that he would have been a small fish / little pond instead of option 2/3 .

I think Sky Bell figured it out.

If your goal is NFL, there is absolutely no reason you can’t do everything you want to do here at UConn.
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Sure, if all things were equal, but I don't think they were.

Carter's NIL Income is undisclosed, but that doesn't mean it was nothing. I love UConn, but doubt very much that UConn drew more eyeballs than MSU football, simply by virtue of who they play, week in & week out.

Carter wasn't just a JAG either. He was MSU's feature back in 2023 with >900 all-purpose yards against Big Ten competition. No other player was close. He was a captain in 2024 and led the Spartans with 5 Rushing TDs.

At the end of the day, he bet on himself and won. Multiple times over.
 
Husky25 said:
Sure, if all things were equal, but I don't think they were.

Carter's NIL Income is undisclosed, but that doesn't mean it was nothing. I love UConn, but doubt very much that UConn drew more eyeballs than MSU football, simply by virtue of who they play, week in & week out.

Carter wasn't just a JAG either. He was MSU's feature back in 2023 with >900 all-purpose yards against Big Ten competition. No other player was close. He was a captain in 2024 and led the Spartans with 5 Rushing TDs.

At the end of the day, he bet on himself and won. Multiple times over.
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All good points and much more informed than my original post :)

But to me, the best you get is undrafted? Really?

Look what Donald Brown did with us - staying the course in blue.

I still think NIL being the wildcard that there is a great case for players staying - UConn is televised each week, we get quite a bit of media coverage and it is perfectly good spot to have NFL scouts get a good look at you!
 
UCan3 said:
Glad to hear about Nate Carter. But the other part of me is that instead of staying at UConn he transfers to a bigger and better program for what?

He was undrafted…

Nice…

Had he stayed at UConn and made a legacy and maybe more national exposure in that he would have been a small fish / little pond instead of option 2/3 .

I think Sky Bell figured it out.

If your goal is NFL, there is absolutely no reason you can’t do everything you want to do here at UConn.
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There's tons of examples of guys who make your point. I don't pay attention to the NFL like I once did, but Carson Wentz is one great example of a player from a lowered level making his mark.
 
Scrutineer said:
There's tons of examples of guys who make your point. I don't pay attention to the NFL like I once did, but Carson Wentz is one great example of a player from a lowered level making his mark.
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There’s something about UConn football that doesn’t get talked about enough which is the exposure that these players get nationally. I know we’re not a top-tier program by any means but we’re always on TV and NFL scouts are always checking out our players. And these players get a chance to shine while here and pursue their NFL dreams.

Good players don’t get buried in lineups and they get a chance to show what they’ve got every week!

Again, Skyler is such a great example and I think he made a tremendously good decision staying with us.

When he gets drafted next year and goes on to have a good NFL career - I think this decision may have helped him!
 
There are always exceptions, but all things being equal (including kick off time), more eyeballs will be on MSU/Northwestern than UConn/FIU.

Regarding Donald Brown, he ran for 2,000 yards in a major conference and no NIL. He probably would have missed his window if he transferred and had to sit out a year. I don't think the two situations are really comparable.
 
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