Head coach Matt LaFleur has been surly lately about the team’s training camp performance. He is upset about a lack of urgency, a shortage of focus, and general sloppiness. The abrupt release of Jason Spriggs was probably one manifestation of the coach’s petulance. A few remaining marginal players, and particularly holdovers from past Ted Thompson drafts like Spriggs, are additional candidates for the chopping block.
One player who need not worry too much about job security is an unlikely one: Danny Vitale, a guy in his fourth year of trying to find his niche in the NFL. While LaFleur does hand out compliments as freely as he criticizes, how often do you hear him call someone “awesome”?