- reassigned K Connor Hughes
Tuesday, April 3rd
- activated LB Jerome Hayes
- placed FB/LB Brandon Perkins on injured reserve
- suspended OL/DL Bryan Robinson
Wednesday, April 4th
- assigned K Connor Hughes
- placed WR Donovan Morgan on injured reserve
From the look of things, it seems as if K Phil Marfuggi still isn't completely healthy after suffering a left hamstring injury last week. K Connor Hughes in an emergency signing kicked well for the Soul against the Gladiators going 8-of-9 on PAT's and only allowing 4 kickoffs to be returned out of the end zone. If Marfuggi still can't go this Saturday, Hughes will do just fine in that role for a second consecutive week.
FB/LB Brandon Perkins after 3 games has only recorded 2 tackles on the season thus far. It's a far cry from his 51.5 total tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT, and 2 FF season last year with the Soul. LB Jerome Hayes preformed modestly last season with the Soul in a limited role; he registered 21 total tackles, 1 sack, 3 pass break-ups and 1 INT. He may provide a nice spark for a linebacker group that really hasn't done much in the play-making department as of yet. Sure LB Joe Goosby has an INT, but that's basically it from a unit that was suppose to cause chaos on a regular basis. LB Dusty Bear has only 7 total tackles (1.5 for a loss) along with no sacks or QB hurries after 3 games. The Soul's linebackers need to produce something significant soon because this defense needs to get going at some level.
What I don't like about these recent transactions involve the suspension of DL Bryan Robinson and the placing of WR Donovan Morgan on injured reserve. Robinson is by far the Soul's most productive defensive lineman with 7.5 total tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass defensed and 3 blocked kicks. Losing him would not be ideal for the Soul, but as you all should know by now, a player can be suspended one day and activated the next. So we'll have to see what materializes from this, but Morgan is an entirely different situation. I'm not sure what's wrong with Morgan, but if the injury is significant enough for him to miss Saturday's game then the Soul will have some problems. The Soul needs Morgan, WR/KR Jeff Hughley and WR Tiger Jones all healthy in order for them to have a chance at winning games based off of what the defense has shown us thus far. Morgan's value to this team should not be understated and hopefully this is just an injury listing that lasts a couple of days.
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