We have five safeties and seven corners, so Israel Mukuama might have been cut if not for those reserve players. At end, we have Lawrence, Gregory, Basham, Armstrong, Golston and Kamara, so either Golston or Kamara or both would have possibly been subject to waivers. Or we could have cut from the offensive line, trying to get Farniok to the practice squad or waiving Brandon Knight, who I'm sure would have been picked up by someone as a backup. At receiver, we possibly would have released Malik Turner or Simi Fehoko.
Maybe none of those players would have been claimed, but there was a better chance of it than who we had to release.