Quote:If Alualu doesn't stay on the roster, then Cecil Shorts will be the only player Gene drafted from 2009 - 2011 still on the team.

 

Assuming Blackmon never gets reinstated, that would leave just 3 of Gene's picks in 4 years still playing for the team.  And one of them is a punter. The years leading up to the Gene Smith era weren't good for us either. 

 

I think the Martin pickup the best of those. Hopefully it turns out to be a good upgrade.

 

Why wouldn't Alualu stay on the roster as a backup? He seems to get a good amount of playing time.

 

Currently we have Cecil Shorts (2009), Tyson Alualu (2010), Andre Branch (2012), and Bryan Anger (2012) from the Gene Smith years.

 

We traded our 2010 and 2011 secolnd round picks and our 2012 fourth round pick to move up in the draft.

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