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The Detroit Lions have cut quarterback Jake Rudock http://www.thelionsfootballauthentic.com/devon-kennard-jersey-authentic , paving the way for veteran Matt Cassel to move forward as Matthew Stafford's backup.The Lions announced Saturday that they have cut their roster down to 53 players, waiving Rudock, defensive end Alex Barrett, wide receivers Jace Billingsley, Dontez Ford and Chris Lacy, linebackers Freddie Bishop and Darnell Sankey, cornerbacks Mike Ford and Chris Jones, defensive tackle Jeremiah Ledbetter Youth LeGarrette Blount Jersey , safety Rolan Milligan, punter Ryan Santoso, tackle Dan Skipper and running back Dwayne Washington.Detroit also released linebacker Jonathan Freeny, center Wesley Johnson, tight end Sean McGrath and cornerback DeShawn Shead 鈥?and put running back Zach Zenner on injured reserve. Zenner hurt his back in Thursday night's preseason finale against Cleveland.The Lions put wide receiver Andy Jones on the reserve/physically unable to perform list and waived defensive tackle Toby Johnson from injured reserve. Detroit also traded tackle Corey Robinson to the Carolina Panthers for a draft pick.Rudock was drafted by the Lions in the sixth round out of Michigan in 2016, but he has attempted only five passes in three career NFL appearances. He played most of the first half against Cleveland on Thursday, and the Lions went into halftime trailing 25-0.The 36-year-old Cassel has started at least one game in each of the past 10 seasons, most recently for the Tennessee Titans in 2017.The backup quarterback spot hasn't been terribly crucial for Detroit recently. Stafford hasn't missed a start since the 2010 season.Washington had 110 carries for the Lions over the past two seasons http://www.lionscheapstore.com/ricky-wagner-jersey-cheap , but Detroit tried to bolster its running game this offseason by adding free agent LeGarrette Blount and drafting Kerryon Johnson in the second round.Lions-Jets Week 1 snap counts highlight team’s 2nd-round pick failures Here are the snap counts and some observations from the Detroit Lions’ Week 1 game against the New York JetsOffense:QuarterbacksMatthew Stafford: 63 (90%)Matt Cassel: 7 (10%)Running backsTheo Riddick: 41 (59%)Kerryon Johnson: 16 (23%)LeGarrette Blount: 13 (19%)FullbacksNick Bellore: 6 (9%) — 18 (56%)Tight endsLevine Toilolo: 20 (29%) — 5 (16%)Hakeem Valles: 18 (26%)Luke Willson: 14 (20%) — 14 (44%)Michael Roberts: 14 (20%) — 9 (28%)Wide receiversKenny Golladay: 65 (93%)Marvin Jones Jr.: 62 (89%)Golden Tate: 57 (81%)TJ Jones: 17 (24%)Bradley Marquez: 7 (10%)— 18 (56%)Offensive tacklesTaylor Decker: 70 (100%) — 5 (16%)Rick Wagner: 70 (100%) — 5 (16%)Guards/centersGraham Glasgow: 70 (100%) — 5 (16%)Frank Ragnow: 70 (100%) — 5 (16%)T.J. Lang: 69 (99%) — 5 (16%)Kenny Wiggins: 1 (1%) — 5 (16%)Observations:The Lions are clearly taking the slow and steady approach with second-round pick Kerryon Johnson. He only played 16 total snaps, and it may have been even less had starter LeGarrette Blount not gotten benched/hurt. Blount did go down with an injury, but the teamlater said they didn’t have an injury to report for Blount. Based on my own observations, it looked like they were subbing in Johnson immediately, before they realized Blount was even hurt. On the play he was injured, Blount fumbled the ball—though officials rules his forward progress stopped. All of this is to say that I think Blount was simply benched, not injured, and it may mean more Johnson going forward. Good to see the offensive line finally play an entire game togeth—oh hell... Expectations were low for tight end Luke Willson after an underwhelming training camp. Apparently the coaches saw the same thing http://www.lionscheapstore.com/t.j.-lang-jersey-cheap , as Willson played in just 14 snaps, the lowest of all four tight ends—tied with Michael Roberts, who has been just as big of a disappointment. Defense:Defensive endKerry Hyder: 45 (75%) — 7 (22%)Da’Shawn Hand: 32 (53%) — 8 (25%)Ezekiel Ansah: 19 (32%) — 2 (6%)PDefensive tackleRicky Jean Francois: 47 (78%) — 9 (28%)Sylvester Williams: 46 (77%) — 9 (28%)LinebackersJarrad Davis: 58 (97%) — 9 (28%)Devon Kennard: 58 (97%) — 9 (28%)Christian Jones: 27 (45%) — 12 (38%)Jalen Reeves-Maybin: 26 (43%) — 18 (56%)Marquis Flowers: 12 (20%) — 15 (47%)Eli Harold: 9 (15%) — 3 (9%)CornerbacksQuandre Diggs: 58 (97%) — 6 (19%)Nevin Lawson: 56 (93%) — 13 (41%)Darius Slay: 54 (90%) — 10 (31%)Jamal Agnew: 23 (38%) — 17 (53%)Teez Tabor: 2 (3%) — 15 (47%)SafetyTavon Wilson: 47 (78%) — 5 (16%)Glover Quin: 40 (67%) — 8 (25%)Tracy Walker: 1 (2%) — 18 (56%)Miles Killebrew: 0 (0%) — 22 (69%)Charles Washington: 0 (0%) — 18 (56%)Observations:Let’s check in on the Lions’ recent second-round picks... In the past two years, Glover Quin has played 100 percent of the team’s defensive snaps in 67 of 80 games. Either his age is catching up with him or he’ll have a decreased role due to Quandre Diggs’ emergence, but either way he just played 67 percent of snaps on Monday. After scratching A’Shawn, the Lions leaned heavily on their two veteran defensive tackles. Williams (age 29) and Francois (31) both played over 75 percent of snaps. I can’t imagine their bodies can withhold that kind of workload for an entire season. After Ziggy went down early, we mostly saw Kerry Hyder on the right edge. Not exactly a great situation for this defense to be in considering Hyder is coming off a torn Achilles. Special teamsSam Martin: 12 (38%)Don Muhlbach: 8 (25%)Matt Prater: 5 (16%)