Examining a surprise Detroit Lions player who could end up being waived before the cut deadline.
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00:00 As we approach the upcoming roster cuts, let's explore how the Lions are
00:04 deciding upon the 53 man roster here today to explore is all line senior
00:09 writer, Vito Chirco.
00:10 Vito, I'm very curious.
00:11 Is there a player that could be a surprise cut when the decision needs to be made
00:16 by next Tuesday regarding getting this roster down from 90 players down to 53?
00:21 The one guy that really stands out to me right now, John, as I look at this topic
00:25 specifically, is a guy in Romeo Aquaro, who's a good veteran presence, you know,
00:29 as an edge rusher can get off the line, get to the QB was very good a few seasons
00:33 ago.
00:34 Yeah.
00:34 He's been hampered by the injury bug in recent seasons.
00:37 And now along with that, there are more options along that position at the
00:43 expedition, specifically when you have Aiden Hutchinson, consider him and what
00:47 he can do at the edge.
00:48 Uh, also James Houston, Josh Paschal, John Kaminski, you can go on and on about
00:53 all these different options.
00:54 The Lions have at the edge position guys that can get after the passer and do it
00:59 at a very efficient clip too.
01:01 Um, also Charles Harris, another dude that can really get off the edge, get up
01:05 in the QB, really wreak havoc against the opposition.
01:09 So those are the guys right now that are standing in the way of Romeo Aquaro are
01:13 really stiff competition to Aquaro at the same exact position too.
01:17 Subsequently, Aquaro, not looking great for him right now.
01:21 And there is a chance he could be a surprise cut come the start of the regular
01:26 season.
01:26 As in before the end of training camp, you could see a cut in favor of those
01:31 other options that are cheaper largely too.
01:34 Now, Aiden Hutchinson is obviously the guy you're going to build around.
01:36 So he's not going to be cheap long-term, but a guy that is part of your core,
01:40 right?
01:40 Had a great season a year ago, nearly recorded 10 sacks.
01:44 Also James Houston had a great start in his career a year ago, obviously got the
01:48 late start of the season, but once he got in there, was terrific coming off the
01:52 edge and getting after the QB.
01:54 So all those different options, plus second year pro Josh Paschal, the veteran
01:58 Charles Harris, once again, all these different dudes that had better campaigns
02:01 a year ago than Romeo Aquaro, thus hurting his odds of making the roster coming out
02:05 of camp this year.
02:07 Subsequently, once again, when I look at this topic, John, I really feel like
02:11 Romeo Aquaro could be the surprise cut of this year's training camp.