Shawnbrey McNeal

by **RGV Pony** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:58 pm

listed as cut by the Chargers on NFL.com

by **The PonyGrad** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:59 pm

Thought that was what you might say when I saw this thread.

by **indianmustang** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:59 pm

maybe he will be back on practice squad

by **Big Hoss** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:59 pm

Damn.

by **ponyscott** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:00 pm

RGV Pony wrote:listed as cut by the Charges on NFL.com

Too bad...I hope he gets picked up somewhere else, even for a practice squad.

by **PoconoPony** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:02 pm

I would guess that he does not have many chances left. Hopefully, he has the right agent who can stir up some interest elsewhere, but that may be a reach at this stage of his limited career.

by **smuuth** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:39 pm

And if all else fails he has that smu degree to help him for the rest of his life after his studies at "the U" and SMU! Thank goodness he wasn't just "used" for his fantastic athletic abilities at these great institutions.

by **GiddyUp** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:49 pm

smuuth wrote:And if all else fails he has that smu degree to help him for the rest of his life after his studies at "the U" and SMU! Thank goodness he wasn't just "used" for his fantastic athletic abilities at these great institutions.

I assume this is sarcasm

by **03Mustang** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:49 pm

smuuth wrote:And if all else fails he has that smu degree to help him for the rest of his life after his studies at "the U" and SMU! Thank goodness he wasn't just "used" for his fantastic athletic abilities at these great institutions.

Is this sarcasm?

by **SMUer** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:00 pm

Kinda harsh to cut a guy with only two preseason carries (one for 1, one for 4 yards)in 2011 and seven carries last year. Still, Shawnbrey doesn't really fit San Diego's FB-turned-RB backfield profile so if he didn't show surprising wiggle or speed (his career long with the Chargers if 5 yards), he didn't really have a chance.

by **Wuba** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:12 pm

SMUer wrote:Kinda harsh to cut a guy with only two preseason carries (one for 1, one for 4 yards)in 2011 and seven carries last year. Still, Shawnbrey doesn't really fit San Diego's FB-turned-RB backfield profile so if he didn't show surprising wiggle or speed (his career long with the Chargers if 5 yards), he didn't really have a chance.

Harsh to cut someone who does not get many touches? Help me understand your logic. They evaluate them all in practice and the guys who the coaches judge to be worthy of playing time are the ones who get the touches in games.

I am not disrespecting Shawnbrey, and I certainly wish him the best, just trying to understand what you meant. Someone posted something similar about AR only having 1 or 2 passes thrown to him in preseason and implied it was not a fair shake, so I am trying to understand the mindset.

by **GRGB** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:08 pm

smuuth wrote:And if all else fails he has that smu degree to help him for the rest of his life after his studies at "the U" and SMU! Thank goodness he wasn't just "used" for his fantastic athletic abilities at these great institutions.

Ah...he quit a year early

by **Junior** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:19 pm

GRGB wrote:
smuuth wrote:And if all else fails he has that smu degree to help him for the rest of his life after his studies at "the U" and SMU! Thank goodness he wasn't just "used" for his fantastic athletic abilities at these great institutions.

Ah...he quit a year early

sarcasm, my friend, sarcasm

by **SMUer** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:28 pm

Wuba wrote:
SMUer wrote:Kinda harsh to cut a guy with only two preseason carries (one for 1, one for 4 yards)in 2011 and seven carries last year.
Harsh to cut someone who does not get many touches? Help me understand your logic. They evaluate them all in practice and the guys who the coaches judge to be worthy of playing time are the ones who get the touches in games.

The Chargers are the team I support and in camp and on last year's practice squad all you heard were very positive things about Shawnbrey. You heard better things about Todman but all positives about McNeal, particularly his excellent hands. They liked him, they signed him, but ultimately didn't put him into position to prove/disprove himself. Little time in games 1&2. Good blocking when in, open for a couple of passes but not thrown to. My "harsh" comment was that he wasn't able to display and test against NFL teams all the things that they had like in him in practice.

by **Big Hoss** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:36 pm

Any chance he can sign with a CFL team?