With the NFL’s final cuts deadline passing, the NY Giants made a ton of moves, releasing several notable players from the roster this week. While most of the cuts were expected, some were a surprise and honestly, we’re not entirely sure if we agree with all of them.
Obviously Joe Schoen and the front office of the NY Giants know a lot more than us. However, some of the players released performed very well over the course of the preseason and could have potentially provided some meaningful playing time in the regular season.
Schoen has done a tremendous job rebuilding the NY Giants roster thus far, so there is a ton of reason to believe in the moves he recently made. With that being said, here are the four biggest mistakes Schoen made with the initial NY Giants 53-man roster.
4. Releasing Quincy Roche
While the release of Quincy Roche may not have been the most surprising, it still doesn’t make a lot of sense. Not only has Roche outperformed other players, he has also been healthier. However, it is somewhat understanding, as Roche was likely never a part of the new regime’s plan.
On the other hand, we still can’t wrap our heads around how Roche didn’t make the roster, but Oshane Ximines did. Not only did Roche outperform Ximines in almost every way last season, he has just simply proven more in his one season than Ximines has in three.
As unlikely as it is that Roche would receive a high amount of snaps this season, he still could have been a nice depth piece in the scenario of which Azeez Ojulari or Kayvon Thibodeaux goes down with injury, which we have already seen so far in the preseason. While Roche is back with the practice squad, we felt like he should have been on the 53-man roster for Week 1.