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The Stamps cut their roster down today and some key names have gone which may leave Stamps fans scratching their heads. The big names were mostly on the defensive side. On the defensive line Terrance Patrick is no longer in the mix, once highly touted under the Creehan regime. Same goes with Trey Young, a fan favorite for his monstrous hits. This one makes the least sense but what can you do with the ratios the CFL imposes. Young was probably one of the better safety's in the league, however, was moved to linebacker because Calgary wanted to use two Canadians at the spot (Lysack and Kharikari). That meant Yound had to try his can at lineback which he did. Turns out the team wants to keep Matt Grootegoed at middle lineback. I haven't seen Grootegoed make plays for a while, he's small and subject to mistakes on the line. But perhaps things have changed since......



Lastly Crance Clemons was released in a tough competition at the talented DB position. That means all QB's are still around and new DB markus howell. Also both RB prospects are still around. Here is the full list of cuts.

• Defensive lineman Terrence Patrick*
• Linebacker Trey Young*
• Cornerback Crance Clemons*
• Receiver Nate Curry*
• Defensive back Jesse Burton*
• Receiver Eddie Montgomery*
• Offensive lineman Tom Dolezel
• Defensive lineman Charleston Hughes*
• Defensive lineman Hakeem Kashama
• Receiver Reggie Williams*
• Defensive back Sean Manning
• Fullback Jonathan Lapointe
• Defensive back Willie Byrd*
• Defensive back Milton Collins*
• Receiver Greg Hetherington
• Receiver James Banks*

[tags]trey young, terrance patrick, crance clemons[/tags]