Your Early 53

[Untouchable]

Sound off.  Let's hear your early predictions.  There's still two more spots open to reach 90 so of course subject to change...

QB (2) – Teddy Bridgewater, PJ Walker: Hurney likes 3 and won’t want to admit his mistake from a year ago. Here's hoping there is a WR they don't want to lose.

RB (4) – Christian McCaffery, Reggie Bonnafon, Rodney Smith, Jordan Scarlett:  Davis has too big of a cap hit to keep.  Smith is in a close fight for RB2.

WR (6) – DJ Moore, Robby Anderson, Curtis Samuel, Seth Roberts, Pharoh Cooper, Omar Bayless:  Bayless beats out Kirkwood for the final spot.  The versatility of McCaffery and Bonnafon means the 6^th WR could be lost in favor of another position.

TE (3) – Ian Thomas, Seth DeValve, Cam Sutton:  Sutton beats out Manhertz and DeValve absorbs Armah’s role.

OL (10) – Russell Okung, Dennis Daley, Matt Paradis, John Miller, Taylor Moton, Greg Little, Chris Reed, Fred Mauigoa, Brandon Bowen, Sam Tecklenburg: All but 1 of the starters in this unit has question marks.  Help is probably on the way for the backups.  Anyone listed after Little is in trouble.

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DL (9)– Yetur Gross-Matos, Derrick Brown, Kawaan Short, Brian Burns, Efe Obada, Stephen Weatherly, Bravvion Roy, Zach Kerr, Chris Smith: Smith could become expendable because they have a linebacker who can be used heavily in this group too.

LB (7) – Shaq Thompson, Tahir Whitehead, Jermaine Carter, Christian Miller, Andre Smith, Chris Orr, Sam Franklin: Orr beats out Kunaszyk, Franklin’s versatility steals the last spot.

DB (9) – Donte Jackson, Troy Pride, Juston Burris, Tre Boston, Jeremy Chinn, Stanley Thomas-Oliver, Kenny Robinson, Natrell Jamerson, Cole Luke: This unit looks rough.  Help better be on the way here too and that means Jamerson and Luke are on notice.

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Specialist (3) – Slye, Palardy, Jansen: Cheaper K wins the spot.  Rest is obvious.

[Daddy_Uncle]

Yikes that right there is a bottom 5 team roster. Still looks awful. Got to rely on a lot of young players and that doesn't usually work out. 

[LinvilleGorge]

I think there's at least one CB and at least one OL on the final 53 that aren't on the current roster. Maybe more than that, but at least that.

[Panthero]

Tyler Larsen is going to make the 53 man roster. WAY better than some of those other bums mentioned. 

[bababoey]

That secondary looks rough.  Free agency still has a lot of CB's left.

[hepcat]

Offense has talent, could surprise and be top 10. Defense is easily going to be one of the worst in the NFL with all those rookies playing key roles.

[kungfoodude]

[CWalker4205]

You can recalculate, the roster goes to 55 with the new CBA

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, hepcat said:

Offense has talent, could surprise and be top 10. Defense is easily going to be one of the worst in the NFL with all those rookies playing key roles.

The ideal situation is that Teddy acts as a placeholder while a bunch of young defenders take their lumps and get valuable experience, then we land a QB in next year's draft. I still think we're three years away from making any real noise.

I'm thinking (and hoping) this looks like Rhule's college rebuilds. Horrific first season, mediocre second season showing promise, truly competing in the third season.

[MHS831]

I appreciate you getting the ball rolling on this and I see your perspective and understand it.  I would say that you seem to think a lot of undrafted free agents will make the roster, beating out current veterans.  I think 3, maybe 4, but this suggests 9 will make the active roster.  That is indeed ambitious.

I think most will populate the PS--

I would say that WR  Bayless, OL Bowen (or the Auburn G), LB Orr, and maybe a TE like Sutton.

I mean, you also have all draft picks making the team---and that I can live with....we shall see.

Thanks for putting it out there.

 

[jfra78]

Gano will be the kicker.  He is better and it cost too much to cut him

[Captroop]

18 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

I appreciate you getting the ball rolling on this and I see your perspective and understand it.  I would say that you seem to think a lot of undrafted free agents will make the roster, beating out current veterans.  I think 3, maybe 4, but this suggests 9 will make the active roster.  That is indeed ambitious.

I think you've got the right take here. We'd be much more inclined to stash some of the rookies on the PS, rather than add them to the roster over guys who got some playing time last year and can't be PS'd. If they are still on the bubble, they'll get the nod so the coaches can get more looks at them. Hate to have to outright cut them and then go see them shine somewhere else.

[MHS831]

35 minutes ago, Panthero said:

Tyler Larsen is going to make the 53 man roster. WAY better than some of those other bums mentioned. 

And Paradis, if he is not improved.

[MHS831]

8 minutes ago, Captroop said:

I think you've got the right take here. We'd be much more inclined to stash some of the rookies on the PS, rather than add them to the roster over guys who got some playing time last year and can't be PS'd. If they are still on the bubble, they'll get the nod so the coaches can get more looks at them. Hate to have to outright cut them and then go see them shine somewhere else.

We will be one of the worst teams in the league--I do not see a raid of our PS next year.  Sorta like being the slowest kid in the slow class.  Not getting many certificates on awards day.