Sometimes you never know, but honestly I'm confident the decision to cut Derrick Wimbush was an extremely stupid one on the Jaguars part. Even if he was falling out of the rotation in some areas, he was still by far the Jaguars best man on the kick coverage units, as well as the ideal lead blocker for a return man because he is a quicker Fullback who can also return himself if the opposing team kicks it short. Teams should be jumping on this guy in my opinion. Just about any team could use him for his Special Team skills. But he could be very valuable to zone blocking teams, where he fits the mold of the ideal Fullback in those schemes. I always thought he was a good blocker, and whenever he was thrown the ball he would catch it. His running skills were very raw, but I think with proper coaching on how to carry the ball he could actually be a Running Back as well. I would love to have him in Denver, even though we're loaded with these kinds of players we could use help on Special Teams all-around. But Wimbush, in my opinion, has a lot of potential to be a very versatile player. One team who maybe should look his way are the Carolina Panthers. With their change to a zone blocking scheme, a smaller athletic Fullback like Wimbush could be a great fit. But really, just about any team could use him because he does a lot of the little things. Houston would also be a decent fit, though I don't know if they need help at the Fullback position(of course I could totally see him playing Running Back ala Mike Anderson or Reuben Droughns in a couple of years under Kubiak). None of those other cuts were particularly dissapointing. But the Wimbush one seems like a foolish one, and it also kind of irritates me. I think teams around the league should give Derrick Wimbush and also D.D. Terry a serious look. Along with Quinn Gray and maybe Jamaal Fudge, these are players who could really turn into something if they ever got a legit chance.
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