Petke identified Barklage too. He's the whole reason Barklage signed here.
True. It can't be easy for Petke to have to chose between who stays and who goes.
Especially Barklage. Cast off from the dcscum, he fought his way onto the roster and then into a starting position. A minimum salaried player whose career nearly wrecked by injury made it at New. York. Red. Bull. Hell, a player I could say "that could be me out there!" (if I had youth, athleticism and skill on my side)
And now he's gone. Whether it's the roster cap, or better skilled player, or coaches favorite...it does not matter, hes suddenly gone. No more talk of "Barks". No more one of "us".
As I said, I don't know how Petke swings the ax. Personally, I've a hard job "unfollowing" ex-players. Yes, I know Tyler Ruthven & Heath Pearce are still looking for a job and that Brandon Barklage and his wife & doggie are enjoying life on the West coast.