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Numbers Game

Number of running backs waived by NFL teams last week: 57.

Number of wide receivers waived by NFL teams last week: 121.

Total quarterbacks, backs, receivers waived last week: 200.

Number of quarterbacks, backs, receivers claimed on waivers by NFL teams: one.

The Patriots claimed quarterback Matt Corral from Carolina. The Panthers cut him after rosters were cut to 53, trying to sneak him through waivers and onto their practice squad. But New England signed him to the active roster.

I asked three GMs around the league why pickings were so slim at the skill positions last week. One said quarterbacks are hard to claim this time of year, because it’s time to prepare for games, not time to try to teach a longshot quarterback your offensive system. The most interesting response from one of the GMs:

This just shows the quality of the draft last year [2022] wasn’t very good. You see a lot of teams giving up on some of their picks from that draft
Corral was the 96th overall pick in 2022. The Patriots waived four of their final five picks from 2022, for instance.

Whatever the reason, and it could be just coincidence, one waiver pickup out of 200 skill players is a stark reminder of what a long shot it is for bottom-of-the-camp-roster players to make the team—any team.

There is a shortage of quality Rb and Wr across the league. Its not just the Colts struggling to find wide outs