The Panthers cut 14 yesterday. Understandable. They still have 4 to go by today’s deadline, but I can’t understand why they cut Rod Rutherford, who played as a 4th string QB during the preseason. While Rutherford only had a few snaps during these four games, he made several nice plays – with his arm and with his legs. That alone is a bit of an accomplishment among Panthers’ quarterbacks (Jake’s red zone scramble a couple weeks ago notwithstanding).
Comparisons to Michael Vick may be a bit overstated, but still – I think they should have kept this guy. While he’s listed as a practice squad possibility, that means the Panthers have to cut him first – and with an exciting (though brief) preseason, other teams may have some interest. I hope he makes it through to come back and be on the practice squad. You have to wonder what they were thinking – is it really worth keeping near senior citizen Rodney Peete on the roster to give up potential like this?