Rams Pick RB Quinn Porter Off Browns' Practice Squad, Cleveland Finds Replacements

by Chris Pokorny on Sep 14, 2011 7:44 PM EDT

With the injury to RB Steven Jackson, the St. Louis Rams were forced to go out and sign RB Quinn Porter off the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. Porter was with with the team throughout training camp and on the practice squad toward the end of last season. Porter was the second player taken off the Browns' practice squad this week; the other was FB Eddie Williams.

Porter and Williams were replaced by the following two players: FB Will Ta’ufo’uo and RB Xavier Omon. Doesn't it seem a little unusual for the Browns to continue keeping fullbacks on their practice squad? It would seem more practical to put an offensive lineman there. Anyway, Ta'ufo'uo is the second straight fullback we signed who was with the Denver Broncos in camp. He had been with the Broncos off-and-on since 2009.

Omon's story is a little more interesting. He started off as a sixth-round draft pick by the Buffalo Bills in 2008. Since then, he has bounced between the Seahawks, Jets, and 49ers' offseason rosters or practice squads. Omon was just released from the 49ers' practice squad a couple of days ago.

Hat tip to Buckeye Brad for this news.

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I love the Bills’ new uniforms. Also, Tennessee needs to go back to the Oiler days and make those uni’s permanent

Pittsburgh is just jealous. We got Cudi and they have Wiz.

by SpecialBrownie on Sep 14, 2011 8:04 PM EDT reply actions

Old Oiler unis were awesome.

My dog is a badass. His name is Kosar.

by Brownie's Year on Sep 14, 2011 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions

This. OT, but anyone remember the old Oilers WRs in Techmo Bowl with Haywood Jeffires and Ernest Givins? Those dudes caught everything.

by chitown browns fan on Sep 14, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Sweep to the left with Ernest Byner was a guarenteed touchdown

by Granville74 on Sep 14, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Any play with Bo Jackson was a guaranteed touchdown. Unless you had LT on the other side.

I think Christian Okoye was the funnest guy to run with in that game. Could. Not. Be. Tackled.

by fivekmd on Sep 15, 2011 7:48 AM EDT up reply actions

One of my cousins used the Raiders exclusively, so I’m intimately familiar with this phenomenon. That game taught me how to endure real smack talk for the first time during sport.

by chitown browns fan on Sep 15, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions

i can’t wait for the Bills to use their white uniforms in the snow. Dirty Genuiuses.

"You are the worst villains in football, your evil plan never ceases."-Mooncamping

by discoinferno083 on Sep 14, 2011 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Hide a safety in a pile of snow in the deep middle, then have him pop out and grab INTs. Brilliant.

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by rufio on Sep 15, 2011 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions

insert obligatory “we should have kept Vickers” comment here, in regards to FB depth.

"You are the worst villains in football, your evil plan never ceases."-Mooncamping

by discoinferno083 on Sep 14, 2011 10:26 PM EDT reply actions

FB depth

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by rufio on Sep 15, 2011 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Here’s a player that may be worth bringing in to try on the PS. A Little undersized for TE, but decent size for a FB. Was released by Seattle. From his video catches the ball very well could be a nice find coming out of the backfield.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEUT16_0wiM

by gambler23 on Sep 14, 2011 10:37 PM EDT reply actions

I like that he seems to run away from everyone while at West Liberty, but I want something of him playing while he isn’t at West Liberty.

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by rufio on Sep 15, 2011 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions

I am just confused with all of this. Would they just make sense of this whole thing? Chris is right why not an offensive lineman. Sounds like they have a small amount of faith thus far in Marecic. The choice to let Vickers walk is becoming more significant each day.

by Granville74 on Sep 14, 2011 10:59 PM EDT reply actions

No, it’s really not.

Pittsburgh is just jealous. We got Cudi and they have Wiz.

by SpecialBrownie on Sep 14, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree, its not. Looks like we are gonna have apologists for Colt, well I guess I will start it up for Marecic. It was his first NFL game, which last I checked is a bit different than the Pac-10 or 11or 12.

"There's a gleam men, there's a gleam!" Marty

by Red-Right-88 on Sep 15, 2011 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Also, in his first game, right out of the draft, he already has Vickers beat. So, chew on that everybody.

Pittsburgh is just jealous. We got Cudi and they have Wiz.

by SpecialBrownie on Sep 15, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m not hating on Merecic or anything, but how on Earth does he already have Vickers beat? It was his first NFL game, and it looked like it.

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by Adrock2099 on Sep 15, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I didn’t even notice him the entire game, so it’s hard for me to feel like his presence made a difference one way or the other.

"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools" -Hemingway

by notthatnoise on Sep 15, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I think part of the argument is why didn’t we run Hillis at the 3 yard line. Are we not confident in Marecic to open up a hole. From what I seen he was getting pushed around pretty good. Vickers didn’t get pushed around. He knocked you on your ass.

by Granville74 on Sep 15, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t think you can blame the failure of our run game on one player. We didn’t get anything approaching good OLine play on Sunday.

"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools" -Hemingway

by notthatnoise on Sep 15, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions

We did run him down there. There was one series where we didn’t.

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by rufio on Sep 15, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Me made a “stabbin’ mike linebackers in the heart” block down near the goal line to pave the way for Hillis. It was pretty sweet.

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by rufio on Sep 15, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions

I say this in the idea that Marecic has come out and performed quicker and better (from what I’ve seen and heard) than when Vickers was at the same level.

Pittsburgh is just jealous. We got Cudi and they have Wiz.

by SpecialBrownie on Sep 15, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions

This is just frippery to cover up the loss of Tyler Clutts and Eddie Williams.

by mooncamping on Sep 15, 2011 4:30 AM EDT reply actions

frippery

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by rufio on Sep 15, 2011 6:08 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

I guess it’s actually a word. According to Dictionary.com:

frip·per·y [frip-uh-ree]
noun, plural -per·ies.
1. finery in dress, especially when showy, gaudy, or the like.
2. empty display; ostentation.
3. gewgaws; trifles.

by Buckeye Brad on Sep 15, 2011 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions