Pre-Camp final 53 prediction

[MHS831]

Every year at this time people on the Huddle start bombarding me with requests for my prediction of the 53-man roster.  Every year, I have been right a percentage of the time.  So this year, once again, I present to you my
"first annual roster prediction before camp starts":

The offense

WR:  A bit of a lock, I was hoping to find a spot for Omar Bayless, but Zylstra is a favorite of ST coach Blackburn and he is a solid possession WR.  Man, this is a solid group, so I have 6 on the active roster.

OL:  So much depends on who wins the LT job.  Every position is up in the air, with the exception of maybe C and LT.  I like Scott behind Erving and I cut Little.  Christensen is going to start the season behind Moton for obvious reasons.  Moore from Grambling is the new backup C, grooming him to take Paradis' job soon.  Miller is underrated to most fans.  At LG, I think Daley wins the job, but he will compete at LT for a while, so Elf's experience gives him a shot.  In this wide zone scheme, he should be pretty good.

TE:  Tremble could be on the field a lot as the #2 TE.  Thomas?  Gotta play the game to avoid the shame. Darnold to Arnold for 600 yards is something you will see in 2021.

RB: Good group, great for the wide zone scheme.   Hubbard slides in behind CMC and Reggie takes some snaps at QB on Wednesdays.  Cannon and Smith to the PS.  FB:  I kept the bruiser, but if Tremble can play it...

QB:  After Darnold, yikes. 

The Defense

LDE:  I think Haynes is a fine backup for Burns.

RDE: YGM and Fox make that spot secure.

SAM: Reddick and Miller behind him.

WLB: We are a bit thin at LB, which makes Miller so valuable.  He can play anywhere.  Thompson and Luvu?  Luvu seems to be a special teams ace, so he finds a roster spot but sees little action that is not special.

MLB:  Paddy to PS, Perryman and Carter.  I put Carter behind Perryman due to Denzel's injury concerns--and he can play the position.

DT:  Basically, we have 4 DTs that can play N-3T, and some can play the 5T.  I put Panasiuck on the PS, but he could be a stud.  Mark my wirds.

CB:  Horn and Jackson to start, with Melvin and Bouye at nickel.  Looks like we are going to play some man coverage--Horn and Taylor at the other CB, with Pride as well?  Sick.

FS:  Now that we can call Chinn a FS, it makes it easier if it makes no sense until I see it.  SS?  Sure.  FS?  Are we taking him out of the mix a bit?  OK, I will bite.  Chinn at FS with Delano Hill (another sleeper I like) behind him.  Robinson is in the mix as well, but I have him at SS to have a better chance at PT.

SS:  Burris, Franklin, Robinson...I am not 100% sold, but they seem to like Burris, fwiw--maybe with better CB play, he can do what he does more effectively.

The Special Players

Kicker: Slye

Punter: Charlton

LS: Fletcher.  Bye to JJ Jansen who has only been perfect here.

The Practice Squad

I am not sure if all qualify--like Grier for instance--he probably does not--but I took a lackadaisical stab at it.

Offense

 

LWR       Moore, DJ                                                        Marshall Jr., Terrace                                                                                                              

 

RWR      Anderson, Robby                                           Zylstra, Brandon

 

SLOT      Moore, David                                                 Smith, Shi (PR/KR)

 

LT           Erving, Cameron                                            Scott, Trent       

 

LG          Elflein, Pat                                                       Daley, Dennis                                                

 

C             Paradis, Matt                                                  Moore, David                                                                              

 

RG          Miller, John                                                     Brown, Deonte                                                             

 

RT          Moton, Taylor                                                Christensen, Brady                                      

 

TE           Arnold, Dan                                                    Tremble, Tommy                            Thomas, Ian                                                                                                        

 

QB          Darnold, Sam                                                 Walker, P.J.                                                                                  

 

RB          McCaffrey, Christian                                    Hubbard, Chuba                             Bonnafon, Reggie (QB3)                    

 

FB           Stokke, Mason                                                                                           

 

Defense

 

LDE        53           Burns, Brian 19/1                           Haynes, Marquis                                                                                       

 

LDT        93           Jones, DaQuan                                Roy, Bravvion                  

 

RDT        95           Brown, Derrick                                Nixon, Daviyon

 

RDE        97           Gross-Matos, Yetur                        Fox, Morgan                                                                                

 

WILL      54           Thompson, Shaq                            Luvu, Frankie                                                 

 

MLB       52           Perryman, Denzel                           Carter Jr., Jermaine                                                                                   

 

SAM      43           Reddick, Haason                             Miller, Christian                                            

 

LCB        26           Jackson, Donte                               Taylor, Keith                                   

 

SS           31           Burris, Juston                                  Franklin, Sam                   Robinson, Kenny                                                                          

 

FS           21           Chinn, Jeremy                                 Hill, Delano                                                                   

 

RCB        8             Horn, Jaycee                                    Pride Jr.                                            

 

Nickel:                 Bouye, AJ                                          Melvin Rashaan                             

 

Special Teams

 

PT          Charlton, Joseph                                                                        

 

PK          Slye, Joey                                                                                                     

 

LS           Fletcher, Thomas                                                                       

 

PRACTICE SQUAD

 

Hoskins, Phil

 

Thomas-Oliver III, Stantley         

 

Fisher, Paddy

 

Panasiuk, Mike

 

Johnston, Clay

 

Hartsfield, Myles

 

Grier, Will

 

Tecklenburg, Sam

 

Horton, Mike

 

Smith, Rodney

 

Ricci, Giovanni

 

Draguicevich III, Oscar  

 

Bayless, Omar

 

Cannon, Trenton

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 11, 2021 by MHS831

[Jared Patterson]

We need to sign a FS after camp cuts.

[DaveThePanther2008]

I think Tremble could fill that FB roll when we use a FB.  Maybe keep Fisher for the LB group which I think is the weakest group on the defense.  

Possibly pick up a free agent at FS if we don't go an additional LB. 

[Basbear]

Bookmarked for morning morning toilet time ...

[Jared Patterson]

Apparently we have some interest in Geno Atkins and KJ Wright??? No clue why we haven't looked into any safety's. Im sure there will be more safety cuts after camp.

[MHS831]

6 hours ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

I think Tremble could fill that FB roll when we use a FB.  Maybe keep Fisher for the LB group which I think is the weakest group on the defense.  

Possibly pick up a free agent at FS if we don't go an additional LB. 

I struggled with this issue.  I think his value is the TE/FB role--like ND used him...A roster spot is worth something. 

[MHS831]

2 hours ago, Basbear said:

Bookmarked for morning morning toilet time ...

I am honored.  Hoping this will not disappoint.

[MHS831]

9 hours ago, Jared Patterson said:

We need to sign a FS after camp cuts.

I wish I could see how we are going to use our LBs as well.  This could be an area that we need to address---which is why Carter is so valuable. 

[Basbear]

19 hours ago, MHS831 said:

I am honored.  Hoping this will not disappoint.

Not much to disagree with- I have the same OL, WR, TE, ST, and DL. The others fall to where I disagree with who the last player is- example at RB I have Cannon over BonBon. (nitpicking) No FB......plus honestly QB is a mess after gringer cringer. I just really soured on both Walker or Grier this off-season. I have seen enough and neither are the future or worth a panther spot. Backup needs to be address now(via trade or claim) and near the very top the coming off-season.

 

I have learned over and over, do NOT discount ST aces. I have Julian Stanford over my 2019 under-dawg favorite CMiller. I also have Myles Hartsfield making the team and feel thats your biggest mistake here. Hill is off the team to make move, Hart started some to end the season, reason for Corn benching. Hes a top athlete and can play about anywhere in the back 7. I maybe alone but my main worries are with LB, not Safety. Clay Johnson could make the team, need SOMEONE to step up and he knows the brain waves Rhule likes. It has to help some, that his dad works for panthers and a former strength coach(I think Green bay). 

I love the PS guesses, I feel this year it will be a strength. The big deal is injuries.....Panthers have sooooooo many players with past injury history. That will for sure completely ruin most roster predictions this year. I also think panthers will claim 2-3 players during cuts. My guess is they will come form these groups- LB, OL, QB(maybe TE/FS). Overall I am happy with the "rebuild" at this year 2 point, I look forward to becoming a "sunshine" gang member in 2022 when I post playoff after playoff thread/post. 

[Jared Patterson]

22 hours ago, MHS831 said:

I wish I could see how we are going to use our LBs as well.  This could be an area that we need to address---which is why Carter is so valuable. 

I think linebacker will be fine if we add a safety... Im not worried about Perryman and Carter when it comes to rush defense, just coverage. If we add a above average FS we will have one of the best secondary's in the league and Perryman/Carter can focus on the run where they are fantastic. Also, Shaq is def an above average coverage LB.