Report: Dezmon Briscoe Decides To Sign With Buccaneers Practice Squad
by Josh Kirkendall on Sep 5, 2010 7:50 PM EDT
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PrintAfter clearing waivers when claims were due by noon on Sunday, Dezmon Briscoe was left with a choice. He could sign onto the Bengals practice squad, or he could choose to sign elsewhere.
He decided to sign elsewhere.
According to Joe Reedy (via Briscoe's agent), the wide receiver has elected to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad. The biggest reason, "they are paying the rookie minimum compared to the practice squad contract." According to this NFL.com report, the rookie minimum is $310,000 while the standard going rate for a practice squad player is $5,200 a week.
Deciding to sign with Tampa Bay's practice squad probably makes more sense for him anyway, considering he'd have to climb a mountain, not just to make the Bengals squad, but to actually get on the field on Sundays. With the Buccaneers, he would have an easier time signing with the team's 53-man roster with receivers like Michael Spurlock (no receptions from 2007-2009), Maurice Stovall (24 receptions in 2009 was a career high) and Reggie Brown (27 receptions in the past 24 games played).
And if worse comes to worse and we're in need of a wide receiver, the Bengals can simply sign Briscoe to their 53-man roster and he's back on the squad. Simple as that.
As for the Bengals, they still have a slot remaining to sign an eighth practice squad player. Any guesses? Chris Rodgers, perhaps?
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bahhahah
mike brown saves a buck and burns himself again.
"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl
Mike Brown isn't just a cheap bastard
he’s classless.
With as much money as the Bengals bring in they can afford to pay league minimum, and it’s this kind of penny pinching that makes a reputation of shoddyness league-wide. Not to mention not having an indoor practice facility and having to take a bus ride for several hours to practice.
by occams_tiger_teeth on Sep 5, 2010 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
always easy .....
to spend someone else’s money. Sounds like a congressman in the making
This does make Briscoe's decision to forgo his senior season
look pretty dumb, however. I hope he’s got some plans to finish his college education!
by occams_tiger_teeth on Sep 5, 2010 8:07 PM EDT reply actions
Were talkin about practice not a game practice.
The bengals were keeping that 8th spot available for him and he signs with tampa. I think he thought he should have been picked over simpson and had no interest in signing with the bengals after that. You have to remember that the bengals was his favorite team growing up, and he picked one practice spuad over another.
he picked an additional 210,000.00
can you blame a young guy, he’s going to a practice squad one way or another, take 310000 or less than 100000. which would you pick.
"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl
So the Bengals PS pays less than 100k, and the Bucs PS pays 310K? Call me an idiot. I don’t know anything about PS squad salaries
Special Deal
The Bucs made a special deal to pay Briscoe the regular rookie salary of 310,000 instead of the practice squad salary of 100,000, so he took it.
The minimum PS salary is approx. $5,200/week
But there is no maximum. You could pay a PS player as much as $1 million if you want, not that it would make much sense to do so.
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by Josh Kirkendall on Sep 5, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we should have kept Briscoe over Simpson.
I’m surprised he cleared waivers but I’m not surprised we won’t be seeing him in a Bengals uni.
Poorly played Cinci, but LeFavour makes up for it drastically!
let simpson drop a pass or two this season
fans will be booing him loudly.
"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl
I don't know how he is gonna drop that pass
I’m setting the over/under for him dressing at 2 games, assuming there are no injuries.
As far as Briscoe, I don’t see the value in paying him more than the standard when he can be signed away at any point. No matter what if he is on their practise squad or ours, anyone can pick him up.
Desperation. The team sucks right now, and doesn’t really appear to be “for sure” on the right path. They might be, but few are going to believe it without a bit of convincing. Money helps to do that convincing, so the team has to overpay promising players to get them to come play with them.
Every NFL player wants two things, money and a super bowl ring. Dez is not going to get one with the Bumpkineers in the foreseeable future. But if he gets more money and has a better chance to earn even more, he’ll take that. For now.
In four years, assuming that his career takes off, he’ll reconsider depending on just how good (or bad) the Bucs are at that point.
Simpson
Simpson looked way too good this year to give up on him now. He’s always been a freak athlete and now he’s understanding the system. He’s also started to contribute on ST. We’ll see more of him this year. I’m glad they kept him. He’s an investment that is slow to pay off, but will pay off.
So wait.. the Glazers are in massive debt, they have people saying they need to sell Manchester United (the real cash cow), they are getting mortgages on their properties, and they can afford to pay 8 guys who won’t even suit up 310,000 each?
They are actually in a fair bit of debt, but not as bad as their opponents want to pretend. Nor are they as cheap as their detractors want to pretend.
Add in the fact that when your team sucks you have to overpay to get decent players to come play for you, and that’s pretty much that.
By the way
Isn’t it sad that I work my butt off all year and an NFL practice squad player makes more than I do? Just sayin.
Off the subject.....
We don’t have a FB. The Jets just released Tony Richardson.
by brian.combs02 on Sep 5, 2010 8:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Would be a fantastic pickup
Coats for Richardson? I make that move in a nanosecond.
by occams_tiger_teeth on Sep 5, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
If Hard Knocks is any indication..
They are just cutting T Rich so his salary isn’t guaranteed. They’ll resign him after week one. He probably wants to retire a Jet.
PICK HIM UP NOW NO QUESTIONS
if we can put in a claim for him we need to do it ASAP this is the big break we needed
good does this mean we can stop talking about him?
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
Can't blame the kid.
I happy he found a better opportunity, even happier he did not sign with an AFC North rival.
"Ryan, Things in here don't react too well to bullets." - Marko Ramius
So when Brian Leonard gets healthy
We put Cedric Peerman on the PS to open a space on the 53 and take Briscoe off the Bucks PS.
speaking of Leonard
I haven’t heard diddly squat about his return projection. I know better than to expect to hear about it from Marvin, but someone should be throwing around some speculation/hints. Reedy? Chick? anyone?
As quiet as it’s been about him since the injury, I exected to see a cut down day IR assignment.
Should return by the end of the month.
That’s all we’ve heard. I’m sure he’ll need some rehab time to learn if he’s on projection or needs more time to rehab; if that’s the case, then you have to wonder if he’ll be put on IR.
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by Josh Kirkendall on Sep 5, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
What am I missing?
If Ocho or T.O. get hurt, who takes their place? Caldwell? Simpson? Cosby? Does Briscoe sound better? Next year when Ocho or T.O loses a step, who takes their place? The Bengals have 3 other players who can return kicks & punts as well as Cosby. And Cosby’s a little guy. Litle guys get hurt in the NFL.
The Bengals made a very smart move drafting Briscoe. Then they wasted it.
what you're missing
is if one of those guys get hurt, they could pluck briscoe off the bucs practice squad with no compensation to the bucs. that’s all. and i’m sure we can find a receiver similar to briscoe in next years draft if we needed it.
RIP Slim.
Hobson
Made mention that he believes that the team will go after a WR early in next year’s draft too, mostly because of age to the team’s starters. We still need to add components for next year, but we can wait on that next year.
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by Josh Kirkendall on Sep 5, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
as it stands now ......
my money is on OT. Hopefully, one that has his heart in the game.
Peter Warrick didn't do so well.
It’s a player-by-player comparison, man. No guarantees, ever. On the whole, bigger guys will stay healthier.
by Craig Conrad on Sep 6, 2010 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Another little guy
Anyone remember Monk Williams? (I said I was old.)
Who the heck was Monk Williams?
1968 Bengals — 5’7", 155 lb. kick returner from Ark-Pine Bluff College. He got kind of crushed in the last pre-season game, and Paul Brown released him. The starting offensive line (center, guards, & tackles) averaged just under 260 lbs. Nothing like the behemoths out there today.
Free information — no extra charge.
Essex Johnson ?
seems like he was under 5’10’’
Briscoe was never destined to be a X receiver
Simpson has way more physical talent then Breiscoe. I liked Briscoe but I never saw him as more than just a good meat and potatoes receiver. I think all of the Simpson bashers will be eating a bit of crow in a year or two.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
how many seasons of seasoning will simpson need
to develop a head for the nfl level of play? all the talent in the world doesn’t make a career when you blow your assignments. ask any of the heisman trophy winners that can’t find a job in the nfl. ask the guys like coffman that set collegiate records.
so far, 3 seasons into his career, simpson has failed to grasp the nfl level of play required of even a 4th wr in the nfl.
the only way the simpson bashers will be eating crow, simpson manages to contribute a 1000 yard season or 5-10 tds before he is forced into retirement even then is that enough to merit his draft pick or retention on the roster this long? how about we set the baseline a little higher, simpson not to be a bust needs 25+ TDs and 5000+ yards receiving for his career.
Anyone here even this has the remotest chance in hell of happening in the NFL? I have doubts Simpson could put up those numbers in the UFL.
"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl
It took Miles Austin
three seasons before he finally, fully got it in his fourth and even then he got a hand up because the Kansas team he broke out against wasn’t putting any effort into covering him.
Not saying that Simpson is 100% going to break out this season but WRs from small schools and minor-talent leagues take much longer to fully mature. What it does highlight is that Simpson was drafted way too high for what he was/is = highly talented physically with lots of potential but not polish. If you look at the draft gone players with that profile got drafted in rounds late 4-7. Brown fell in love with a no-name guy with lots of potential and drafted him several rounds too high.
if Simpson was drafted in the 5th round we might all just be excited that Simpson looks ready to contriubute
by Sheffieldbengal on Sep 6, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't like this comparison
Austin is much better than Simpson. Plus, prior to last season I believe he had more than 2 rec. Wasn’t Julian Edelman taken in the 7th or the 6th? Look what he did last season. The only person you can compare Simpson to is DeSean Jackson. We passed on Jackson for Simpson…Bravo Scouting Dept..lol. This was the guy who got hit in the face with the Football on Special Teams and caused a turnover, but hey he contributes on STs….Until I see him make a one-handed grab TD in the regular season, he still sucks. Shipley has potential. I seriously think they kept him for damage control.
I wasnt comparing the players style nor their career's specifically
but rather their smaller school background. I hardly think DeSean Jackson could be said to come from a small school. Cal may not be the biggest programme but it is sizable. Austin only had 19 receptions in his first few seasons so more than simpson but its not like he was well seasoned before his breakout year
and my second major point was also that Simpson was overdrafted as i noted small school unpolished WRs belong in the latter part of the draft but it may be time to ignore where he was drafted.
by Sheffieldbengal on Sep 6, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
+++
I agree. Making decisions because of someone’s draft position is foolish. I wonder: If Andre Smith was a 6th or 7th round pick, would he still be on the team? Conversely, would expectations be what they are if he was a 6th or 7th rounder? Well, they’ve got him. He is what he is. So is Simpson.
I agree with you on the the smaller school background and being overdrafted. My point was look at Julian Edelman. He was drafted in the 7th RD from Kent State and he was a QB. 37 recs for 359 yards and one touchdown; two TDs in a playoff game, 6 rec 44yds. My point being there were much better players than Simpson who could have been drafted…even in the later rounds a year later. Maybe if I can forget he was drafted, he might be worth a damn!
I think you are discounting the value of top level NFL style offenses in college
A player out of LSU, USC, Texas, OSU and similar programs have at least a year or two years of advantage over players in programs like Coastal Carolina. It is possible that Simpson simple fell thru the cracks out of HS and if he had gone to a big time school with a prostyle offense he wouls already been contributing. It is important IMO that we not look into the past with these style of players. How close is he now? That is what we need to ask.
Did we draft Simpson too early – maybe – but I have heard that a lot of teams were targeting him in the 4th-5th. it is the next 6-8 years that will determine his career.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
It's just Dez Briscoe
move on. What is the hang up about losing this guy? He did nothing in the offseason to make us think he’s got something special. Now he joins a team without much skill at the QB position and a host of rookie and/or failed wideouts. That’s not how you become successful. He may have made more money this year but I’m guessing it cost him more down the road.
Another way to look at it....
LeFauver was a 6th round pick taken about 10 picks before Dez. Who’s to say the Bengals weren’t ready to take him before the Bears did. Anyhow, hey lose their 6th round pick but pick up someone else’s 6th round pick. And as mentioned if someone gets hurt they can pick Briscoe off the ps.
well said
I still think they need a receiver to put on the PS just to be able to rest Chad and TO. Scott Long (Louisville; UDFA San Francisco), Jeremy Williams (Tulane; UDFA San Diego), Duke Calhoun (Memphis; UDFA NY Giants) are all options as none of them have yet to sign on a PS.
by bengaljohnboy on Sep 6, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
here's the deal on simpson
we’re not in meetings, we’re not on the practice field, we don’t know the playbook (aside from run, run, pass, punt). I can’t say what about the nfl game simpson hasn’t gotten or for what reasons he’s struggled. I do know that we need someone to start to step up into the #1 role over the next few years because as much as Ocho keeps in shape, he’s not going to be around forever. simpson has that ability and hopefully for whatever reasons they’ve left him out, he gets it now. i think we’ll see a little of simpson and caldwell alternating as the inactive receivers on gameday this year. owens can go underneath, as can gresham and shipley. simpson has more ability to take the top off a d just with his ability to sky over DBs. For all the talk of “he’s not getting it” he also hasn’t had a ton of chances, so i’m more than willing to wait and see how he does when he’s given a decent amount of snaps.
RIP Slim.
Wonder if Chase Coffman
could play in some WR packages?
For those upset...
Let me run a hypothetical scenerio by you.
Week 1:
Andre Caldwell returns a kick, plants a foot awkwardly and blows out his knee. The prognosis is bad and he is out for significant time. The Bengals FO puts Caldwell on IR and signs Briscoe off the Bucs Practice Squad. Bengals fans get Briscoe back and exchange high fives.
[Cue happy music]
See, it’s not the end of the world. :)
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