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Getty Images"There's not very much competition (on the practice field)," said Kiffin. "You know, some guys have been released at other places and people are picking them up, you'd like to pick up some of those guys and bring them in, because they've been in other camps, and push some of our guys. Unfortunately there are some guys right now on our roster that are borderline guys that, as of today, would make it just because we don’t have anybody else.
"You've got to be willing to release people. When guys are in the training room they're not out h ere practicing, you’ve to be willing to release 'em, and live with it, and pick other people up for more competition.
Asked if the unwillingness was his, Kiffin said, "No, it's not."
As for Walker, Kiffin said the wideout -- who signed a six-year, $55 million deal with Oakland in the offseason and was reportedly talked out of retirement by Davis earlier this month -- is still not sharp.
"Some of the same old stuff," Kiffin said. Inconsistency. Drops. We've got a long ways to go at that position. We need to get it figured out. We need to start playing better there so that we can have a complete offense. It’s extremely frustrating. But we just do what we can do. Try to challenge them. We've got some younger guys that we've bumped up and given some reps to because of the way they’ve been playing. We’ll go with the best guys in the end.
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"Javon is the starting split end for us right now. In the end if it becomes something where Javon is not playing as well as need him to play, both of those guys have learned "x" so they can go over there. I don't feel the need to do that right now.
"I expect Javon to have a big game (against the Cardinals on Saturday). I'm putting in a game plan and he should see some balls early in this game. Hopefully he'll make some plays.
"I spoke with him this morning about this is a big game for him, even though it's a preseason game. It's Week 3, and he'll play more than he's played in the first two, and in the fourth game we don't play our starters hardly at all. So, it's a big week for him, for himself, and for our quarterbacks throwing, as well."
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Wesseling: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for AFC teams.
Ryan Callahan scored for the fifth time in four days and defenseman Ryan McDonagh snapped a second-period tie to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
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