NFC West Training Camp Breakdown: One STAR and one CUT for each team | CBS Sports

♪ ♪ [HQ SPOTLIGHT] ♪ ♪ >> Tommy: I HAD ALREADY MADE ONE FANTASY FOOTBALL REFERENCE, JENNY, EARLIER IN THE SHOW. CAN I MAKE ANOTHER ONE? >> Jenny: WITH YOU PLEASE? >> Tommy: OUT IN ARIZONA, PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT KYLER MURRAY AND MARVIN HARRISON JR., AND TREY MCBRIDE, FANTASY OPTIONS, ESPECIALLY ON THAT SIDE OF THE BALL. WE WON'T TALK ABOUT MCBRIDE TODAY, BUT THESE ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT COULD BE, IF KYLER MURRAY IS HEALTHY, HE HAS NEW WEAPONS AND IT COULD BE A NEW DAY IN THE DESSERT. >> Jenny: A NEW DAY. >> Tommy: TRAINING CAMP STAR AND CUTS, NFC WEST EDITION, EMORY, STARTING WITH THE CARDINALS. YOUR STAR, ONE OF THE TWO GUYS WE HIGHLIGHTED JUST NOW? >> Emory: YEAH, MARVIN HARRISON JR. HAS DONE A LOT IN THE TRAINING CAMP CLIPS AND PRACTICES YOU HAVE SEEN TWEETED. AND, HE HASN'T PLAYED IN THE GAMES, BUT HE'S THE #1 OPTION, ALONG WITH MICHAEL WILSON, THAT'S SOMEONE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT, KEEP AN EYE ON XAVIER WEAVER WHO HAS BEEN STARING IN THE PRE-SEASON GAME. I AM GOING TO SAY, THIS RECEIVING CORE FOR ARIZONA SHOULD HIT THE GROUND RUNNING EARLY. >> Tommy: WHO ARE YOU CUTTING THEN? >> Emory: THE DEFENSIVE BACK, THEY HAVE DRAFTED A NUMBER DEFENSIVE BACKS AND A LOT OF THEM ARE PLAYING WELL AS ROOKIES, SO A VETERAN MAY BE A LAST CUT, KEEP AN EYE ON HIM COMING BACK, BOUNCING BACK ON IT THE ROSTER AFTER WEEK ONE, AS THEY TRY TO SAVE MONEY. >> Tommy: GOING FROM THE DESSERT OVER TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. TALK BEING ABOUT THE 49ERS, WHO'S THE STAR? EMORY? >> Emory: MALIK MUSTAFA, HE CAME FROM THE DEEP THIRD,ED THE RUNNING BACK FOR A LOSS IN THE BACKFIELD. TACKLED. IT'S INSANE, GOING DOWNHILL. HE'S HAD A LOT OF BIG PLAYS AGAINST NEW ORLEANS. TO HELP HIS TEAMMATE BACK INTO THE FOLD, MUSTAFA, IS PLAYING LIGHTS-OUT. THEY FIND THESE TYPES OF SAFETIES. >> Tommy: MUSTAFA, AND SOME OF THESE NAMES ARE NOT EASY TO GET OUT A LOT TIME. AND A CUT, WHO ARE YOU CUTTING? >> Emory: TOUGH CUT, CODY SHRAIDER, WE WITH TALKED TO HIM AT THE COMBINE , HE WAS UNDRAFTED #1, THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DRAFTED. BUT SAN FRANCISCO, DEEP IN THE BACKFIELD, THEY WILL CUT A GUY AND PASS HIM THROUGH WAIVER AND THEN BRING HIM BACK AND WE WILL SEE HIM START BY, LIKE, WEEK SIX. LOOK FOR SHRADER, BACK ON THE 49ERS ROSTER, IT'S A PACKED ROOM, THEY HAVE TO LET SOMEONE GO, BUT THEY WILL KEEP HIM AROUND, I GUARANTEE IT. >> Tommy: YOU GAVE JENNY DIAGONAL A BIT OF A -- DELL, A BIT OF A SCARE. EMORY BROUGHT HIM BACK. WE SAW THE RUNNING BACK ROOM, IT WAS LIKE A CBS LIST, BY THE WAY. [ LAUGHTER ] NOW TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, EMORY, THE SEAHAWKS, WHO'S THE STAR? >> Emory: SAM HOWEL, HE DIDN'T PLAY BAT IN WASHINGTON, BUT GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE NUMBERS GAME, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIS OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE SEAHAWKS, PLAYING WELL IN THESE GAMES AND SHOWING YOU HOW VALUABLE THE EXPERIENCE IS; FOR A GUY THAT GOT TO START A LOT OF GAMES LAST YEAR, I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED TO SEE HOW HE HANDLES THE SITUATION AND NOW HE'S TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES. >> Tommy: TO KEEP IT WITH SAM HOWEL, IT DIDN'T GO WELL AT THE END THERE WITH THE COMMANDERS, BUT THERE WAS HYPE AND OPTIMISM, COMING INTO LAST YEAR, AND OBVIOUSLY, JAYDEN DANIELS, THE SIGNAL CALLER THERE; WHAT'S TO LIKE ABOUT HIS PARTICULAR GAME, HOW DO YOU GRADE HIM FROM THE TALENT EVALUATOR PERSPECTIVE. >> Emory: IF YOU LIKE BO NIX, THEY BOTH LIKE TO CUT DOWN THE PASSER AND DO A GREAT JOB OF COMPETING, THEY DON'T LET BAD PLACE LINGER IN MIND, I MAY HAVE THROWN AN INTERCEPTION, BUT I WILL COME BACK AND MAKE THE SAME THROW, BETTER, AND THIS TIME IT WILL BE A TOUCHDOWN. THEY STARTED A LOT OF GAMES, SO HE AND BO NIX, THEY ARE SIMILAR, AND DEFENSE WAS TERRIBLE IN WASHINGTON, DENVER HAS A BETTER DEFENSE, SO BO NIX IN MY OPINION, SHOULD HAVE A SOLID ROOKIE SEASON. >> Tommy: SAM HOWEL, FRESH TEAM FRESH START. NEW COACH. WHAT ABOUT THE CUT, IN SEATTLE? >> Emory: TRYING TO SLIDE SOMEONE THROUGH OUT OF THE WAIVER WIRE, GRAMBING, I SAW HIM AT THE EAST-WEST , 245 POUNDS, 6' 4". FITS THE WAY McDONALDS LOVES TO DRAFT, HE WILL BE CAUGHT UP IN THE NUMBERS GAME, HE'S ATHLETIC OFF THE EDGE. >> Tommy: JORDAN WINNINGTON, IS YOUR STAR, WIDE RECEIVER. >> Emory: HE'S GOTTEN ALL OF THE PASSES FOR LOS ANGELES DURING THE PRE-SEASON, AND THIS IS SOMEONE THAT WAS A STAR ON SPECIAL TEAMS AT TEXAS, IT WILL BE HIS WAY TO GET ON THIS TEAM, FOR THE RAMS IN THE REGULAR SEASON, HE PLAYED RUNNING BACKS, RECEIVER, DID EVERYTHING HE NEEDED TO DO TO BE A GREAT TEAMMATE, SEEING THAT PLAY OUT FOR THE RAMS AS A PRO, FOR ME, BECAUSE HE HAD A GREAT START TO THE PRE-SEASON, HE'LL FIND A WAY ON THE ROSTER, HE COULD DO ALL THINGS AND DO THEM WELL. >> Tommy: HOW DOES HE FIT WITH PUKA NACUA. >> Emory: HE PLACE SPECIAL TEAMS, YOU HAVE TO FORCE HIM TO PUT YOU OUT. BECAUSE HE DRIVES THOSE THINGS IN COLLEGE, HE'S USED TO PLAYING ON THE COVERAGE UNIT, AND THE RETURN. AND, HE CAN DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. THAT'S THE WAY YOU TRY TO MAKE WIDE RECEIVER 5-6 ON THE NFL DEPTH CHARTS. >> Tommy: AND THIS ONE, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, YOUR FIRST LIKE-FOR-LIKE, CUTTING FOR LA ANOTHER RECEIVER? >> Emory: BECAUSE OF WHAT I TALKED ABOUT, SPECIAL TEAMS, WILL PUSH A GUY LIKE STOOPS OUT THE DOOR. HAS PLAYED SPRING BALL EARLIER IN THE SPRING, FOR HIS DAD. AND SO IT'S NOT LIKE HE WON'T BE WITHOUT A JOB, BUT THIS IS SOMEONE, BECAUSE HE DOESN'T PLAY SPECIAL TEAMS AND HASN'T GOTENT OPPORTUNITIES TO STAR, LIKE WININGTON HAS, HE GETS PUSHED OUT AS A BUBBLE CUT, BECAUSE OF THOSE THINGS I LISTED EARLIER. >> Tommy: APPRECIATE YOU, NO MORE MINI-HEART-AT