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  • Didn't she win Last Comic Standing a few years ago?

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  • Browns sign Coye Francies to practice squad

    The National Football Post

    The Cleveland Browns have signed cornerback Coye Francies(notes) to the practice squad.

    Francies is a 2009 Browns sixth-round draft pick who played this season in the United Football League with the Las Vegas Locomotives.

    He played collegiately at San Jose State after transferring from Oregon State, where he was thrown off the team in 2007 after a gun registered to him was found during a routine traffic stop.

    At San Jose State, Francies was named second-team All-Western Athletic Conference as he recorded 69 tackles, three interceptions and two forced fumble

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  • J jonnychan

    Zombo said:

    I know some Bucs fans liked him, but they are not the most knowledge sorts. He is more experienced and drafted much higher than Asante, so I'm hoping he finds a home with us.

    Zombo

    Dumbo!

    Show me ONE Bucs fan that likes him now. That guy is absolute garbage. He was outplayed by a 7th round rookie, even with experience he sucks at coverage, whiffs tackles and earns penalties on special teams.

    A dumbass like you commenting on Bucs fans' knowledge, oh the irony.

    @jonnychan said:

    Dumbo!

    Show me ONE Bucs fan that likes him now. That guy is absolute garbage. He was outplayed by a 7th round rookie, even with experience he sucks at coverage, whiffs tackles and earns penalties on special teams.

    A dumbass like you commenting on Bucs fans' knowledge, oh the irony.

    http://www.bbs.tbaybucs.com/index.php?/top...telli-released/

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    SABBY IS A MAJOR BUST

  • Anyone upset that we lost Asante. I thought he was going to be good after a year on the practice squad. I know he was drafted low, but wasn't he the leading tackler on Nebraska and first team All Big 12?

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  • I don't know why all the Elam hate but Tampa let this guy go and claimed Larry Asante from us, so they must have had a reason to let him go and like Asante more. Seems like our loss.

  • F Frenchie

    Anyone upset that we lost Asante. I thought he was going to be good after a year on the practice squad. I know he was drafted low, but wasn't he the leading tackler on Nebraska and first team All Big 12?

    @frenchie said:

    Anyone upset that we lost Asante. I thought he was going to be good after a year on the practice squad. I know he was drafted low, but wasn't he the leading tackler on Nebraska and first team All Big 12?

    Frenchie, a SF who can't cover is like a watch that can't tell time. May look great...may even be right twice a day...but in the end can't get the job done.

  • 150 tackles and 5 int in only five starts and around 20ish games just subbing in doesn't sound too bad to me especially since we basically got him for a guy we drafted late and couldn't break the 53 man roster. Elam, and the crap back ups we just use for special teams are what kept this guy on the practice squad, so I highly doubt he had the ability to do much this season or next season.

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  • I'm going to add a +1 on not understanding the Elam hate...

    Dude had 2 sacks last game, strip 6 the game before and some picks...

    Think the hate needs to be thrown on the Wright pile. Dude goes down, has a rookie come in to replace him and the secondary gets a huge boost.

    Not sure on this new guy. Wasn't this about the same time last year when they pulled Roth in off the wire?

    Maybe we will be pleasantly surprised.

    Either that or the practice squad just needed to fill the empty spot Asante left so they could scrimmage.

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  • hx214H hx214

    I'm going to add a +1 on not understanding the Elam hate...

    Dude had 2 sacks last game, strip 6 the game before and some picks...

    Think the hate needs to be thrown on the Wright pile. Dude goes down, has a rookie come in to replace him and the secondary gets a huge boost.

    Not sure on this new guy. Wasn't this about the same time last year when they pulled Roth in off the wire?

    Maybe we will be pleasantly surprised.

    Either that or the practice squad just needed to fill the empty spot Asante left so they could scrimmage.

    @hx214 said:

    I'm going to add a +1 on not understanding the Elam hate...

    Dude had 2 sacks last game, strip 6 the game before and some picks...

    Think the hate needs to be thrown on the Wright pile. Dude goes down, has a rookie come in to replace him and the secondary gets a huge boost.

    Not sure on this new guy. Wasn't this about the same time last year when they pulled Roth in off the wire?

    Maybe we will be pleasantly surprised.

    Either that or the practice squad just needed to fill the empty spot Asante left so they could scrimmage.

    My comment was based off of training camp, when Elam was sucking something awful. Elam is doing good as of late but I'm not ready to endorse him just yet just because of 3-4 straight good games.

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  • Elam's playing at a high level right now, not for two games but for 4-5. I read that he's not only playing faster and understanding his role better, but Ryan is adapting to his strengths.

    Sabby is expected to take Bubba Ventrone's nickel package in-the-box position, almost like a linebacker. Ventrone is getting abused because he isn't big enough for that role. We've never really talked about it, but Bubba has been on the field a lot, always up close.

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  • S shepwrite

    Elam's playing at a high level right now, not for two games but for 4-5. I read that he's not only playing faster and understanding his role better, but Ryan is adapting to his strengths.

    Sabby is expected to take Bubba Ventrone's nickel package in-the-box position, almost like a linebacker. Ventrone is getting abused because he isn't big enough for that role. We've never really talked about it, but Bubba has been on the field a lot, always up close.

    @shepwrite said:

    Elam's playing at a high level right now, not for two games but for 4-5. I read that he's not only playing faster and understanding his role better, but Ryan is adapting to his strengths.

    Sabby is expected to take Bubba Ventrone's nickel package in-the-box position, almost like a linebacker. Ventrone is getting abused because he isn't big enough for that role. We've never really talked about it, but Bubba has been on the field a lot, always up close.

    Agree 100% except for the part about Ventrone's size. Yes, he's short but he's not failing because he isn't big enough. He's failing because he isn't agile enough. In the last two weeks, he's given up big crossing routes while playing with INSIDE leverage. That's hard to do even when you stink. Hit 'em, slow 'em down, re-route them but do SOMETHING.

    I like the signing.

  • A Alo

    @samoth said:

    Every Bucs fan I know HATES this guy.

    He's got a reputation for being pretty bad in coverage and lost his job to Cody Grimm, a rookie making the transition from linebacker to safety.

    The Bucs cut Sabby and claimed Asante. Clearly, they thought our PS guy was better.

    @alo said:

    He's got a reputation for being pretty bad in coverage and lost his job to Cody Grimm, a rookie making the transition from linebacker to safety.

    The Bucs cut Sabby and claimed Asante. Clearly, they thought our PS guy was better.

    does this mean Sean Jones might get the start in Tampa now? 😒

    i miss that dude.

  • Zombo said:

    I know some Bucs fans liked him, but they are not the most knowledge sorts. He is more experienced and drafted much higher than Asante, so I'm hoping he finds a home with us.

    Zombo

    I don't know a single Buc fan who liked the guy, and most of that dislike had to do with where he was drafted. I hope the guy turns it around, obviously, but trumpeting his experience and draft position only amplifies just how much of a bust he has been to date.

    Here's a little back and forth between Shelton and Romano in the St. Pete Times today. Mostly unfunny rubbish, but it does nail the local perception of the player.

    GS: John, the good news is the Bucs are still interesting at the most interesting portion of the NFL schedule. The bad news is you're starting at safety. Now introducing: Sabby Romano.

    JR: I'd like to say I couldn't do any worse, but we both know that's not true. What's interesting about Sabby Piscitelli's release last week is that no one is pointing fingers at the Bucs. Sabby had become such a punching bag that fans seemed thrilled he was no longer on their sideline. I don't think it was Piscitelli's fault he was a bust. I think it was Tampa Bay's fault for drafting him in the second round.

    GS: Well, they wouldn't have drafted him there, but Dexter Jackson wasn't available until the second round of the following year. Seriously, the only question about cutting Piscitelli — the worst safety in Bucs history — was the timing. The closer Sabby got to the starting lineup, the worse he evidently looked. Put it this way, John. The Bucs traded a fading Booger McFarland for that draft pick, and Booger would have been a better safety. Is it a sad legacy to be remembered as not being worth a Booger?

    JR: Eeew. I don't know whether to tell you to wash out your mouth or blow your nose. At any rate, what kind of impact do you think it will have on the defense now that Cody Grimm is injured, Piscitelli is gone and the Bucs are down to Door No. 3 at safety? Does it change their willingness to blitz? To play man-to-man? To sing the Safety Dance?

    http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bu...is-late/1138202

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