Cut Thoughts

Every team around the NFL made some surprising roster moves. The Pats were no exception. I never expected them to cut Zoltan Mesko, but Ryan Miller won the Ray Guy Award the last two years as the best collegiate punter. He will save them $1 million in salary, but has little game experience as the holder on extra points and field goals. Hopefully, this doesn't come back to cost them a game.

Tim Tebow was a surprise. I guess we all got caught up in the hype and pictured the Pats carrying him as a developmental project. That was naive for all of us. He didn't even play on special teams. There was really no point in keeping him on the roster.

I hope they didn't make a mistake with Gronk. I think everyone believes that he will be back sooner rather than later. I have no doubt that he will get back on the field. It's a question of whether he will get hurt again. When he had back surgery in college, he missed the entire season. I don't feel good about this decision. Putting him on the PUP list would have cost him six games. It was a more conservative approach that the team didn't want to take. Time will tell if this was the right move.