53 breakdown . how many per position?

McKDaddy said:

us fans certainly haven't seen enough action to know but he's the "name" player who seems quite vulnerable to being cut. Let me preface this by saying, in general, I think the new regime would prefer to keep younger players with room to develop over guys they already know the ceiling on. However, Covid would lend itself to favoring the known over the unknown and more likely you get a young guy thru waivers and back to the PS. Bottom line, who knows. Cuts will be interesting ..... as always.

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The flip side is that McCarthy has worked with Clinton-Dix and may value that experience.

I'm so glad undrafted LB Francis Bernard has came on to the scene, but given how fragile Gifford continues to be , i'm still concerned about the LB depth.... why Gifford always seem to be/get hurt ?

And it seems only a matter of time for Thomas. Got so bad that street guys like Malcolm Smith had to be brought in.
We really lucked out with Lee playing 16 games and playing both weak-strong
Just don't see the need for strictly special teammer in Justin March.

There is no risk on the practice squad. He would be one of the 4 protected players.

speedkilz88 said:

McCarthy won't risk DiNucci.

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JBond said:

There is no risk on the practice squad. He would be one of the 4 protected players.

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If I'm not mistaken Dinucci would have to make it through the initial waiver period first. Also from what I've read they can still be poached before 4 pm Tuesday each week.

Dalton
Rosen
Nooch

Do it.

America's Cowboy said:

Why 3 QBs? Already have enough with 2 in Dak and Dalton. We actually need a FB, especially since Olawale opted out of this season. I say keep Sewo as our FB. He's big (6'3", 240), fast (mid 4.5 40s), and super versatile since he can run, block and catch the football. We definitely need a FB more than we need a 3rd QB at this time.

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Dalton is a one year and they might see something in DiNucci. And Irish HC's love them some Italian QB's.

America's Cowboy said:

Why 3 QBs? Already have enough with 2 in Dak and Dalton. We actually need a FB, especially since Olawale opted out of this season. I say keep Sewo as our FB. He's big (6'3", 240), fast (mid 4.5 40s), and super versatile since he can run, block and catch the football. We definitely need a FB more than we need a 3rd QB at this time.

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If we have a fb we don't need 4 tight ends

Gotta keep enough linemen around. Always seem to get injured. WRs too.
QB 3
RB 3
WR 6
TE 3
OL 10
DL 10
LB 6
DB 9
ST 3

GhostOfPelluer said:

The flip side is that McCarthy has worked with Clinton-Dix and may value that experience.

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If he's a true HC that believes in the decisions and directions of his defensive coaches that he's hired on, then Clinton Dix's past history wont or shouldn't
matter anymore if those very same defensive coaches just are not feeling Ha Ha Dix anymore and don't think he's an asset.

It's a reason why he's bounced around on 1 year deals between the last two teams he's been on.
i always saw him as a stopgap band-aid until we finally found someone better ...but to lose out to journeyman Darian Thompson ?

Pantone282C said:

Gotta keep enough linemen around. Always seem to get injured. WRs too.
QB 3
RB 3
WR 6
TE 3
OL 10
DL 10
LB 6
DB 9
ST 3

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if Cooper or Gallup get dinged and have to be out a couple of game (ala Gallup missing 2 games last year) ..do you feel comfortable enough
that a Ced Wilson can sub and fill in very adequately ?

i agree with linemen in the trenches, they get rolled up and fallen on from behind all the time ..
But do you feel comfortable with going with Cam Irving ? .. or should we seek a late round trade or gamble with another vet street FA on the waiver wire ?

quickccc said:

I'm so glad undrafted LB Francis Bernard has came on to the scene, but given how fragile Gifford continues to be , i'm still concerned about the LB depth.... why Gifford always seem to be/get hurt ?

And it seems only a matter of time for Thomas. Got so bad that street guys like Malcolm Smith had to be brought in.
We really lucked out with Lee playing 16 games and playing both weak-strong
Just don't see the need for strictly special teammer in Justin March.

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You shouldn't. It's the best depth on our roster and probably best in the league.

We have two starters in Thomas and Lee as backups, along with exciting prospects like Gifford and Francis.

Our LB 5 or 6, whichever you consider Gifford, being fragile shouldn't worry you even a little bit.

quickccc said:

if Cooper or Gallup get dinged and have to be out a couple of game (ala Gallup missing 2 games last year) ..do you feel comfortable enough
that a Ced Wilson can sub and fill in very adequately ?

i agree with linemen in the trenches, they get rolled up and fallen on from behind all the time ..
But do you feel comfortable with going with Cam Irving ? .. or should we seek a late round trade or gamble with another vet street FA on the waiver wire ?

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I do like Ced. He's a gamer and I look for him to excel. Cam is adequate, but we can always get someone from the waiver wire or the PS. I would have kept Redmond over Erving, but c'est la vie. Maybe he clears waivers and gets on the PS.

QuincyCarterEra said:

You shouldn't. It's the best depth on our roster and probably best in the league.

We have two starters in Thomas and Lee as backups, along with exciting prospects like Gifford and Francis.

Our LB 5 or 6, whichever you consider Gifford, being fragile shouldn't worry you even a little bit.

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- How is Lee a backup ?

- Giiford is fragile and remains fragile means he's not likely to be avaliable when we'll really need his availability
Supposed to be a minor injury but he's already missed most of camp. He's very young while Lee is very old.
And that will likely be one less LB, ..so how can we not worry about that ?

- i like Bernard too, his college rep had him as an instinctive playmaker middle LB, and he's held up to that in camp.

- March is strictly a special teamer, and he's a non factor vs run and mediocre vs pass, he won't help our base or nickel packages if we
need a immediate injury sub, on a longer term period.
it's a good chance he may not make the 53 roster but special teams work may bring him back.

- i still don't understand why the team did not consider more LBs into camp to compete vs March.

- Thomas offers experience, (he's played in both 4-3 and 3-4 schemes) speed and versatility and he's a key special teamer as well.
but he can be bounced around vs run as he didn't play well as expected when injuries hit LVE and he was asked to fill in a lot more.
Thank goodness for Sean Lee 16 games in 2019..!!
. And i have hope Thomas' own usual dings and nicks don't end up having him unavailable as well.

- I could see the team looking the waiver wire around the league for a street vet LB (ala Malcolm Smith last year)
or a rookie guy LB they liked and didn't expect him to a surprise cut.

jaythecowboy said:

If we have a fb we don't need 4 tight ends

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Nope. I agree. Would not need 4 TEs if a FB kept. 3 TEs would do.

I think we keep 2 RBs on the active roster and the other 2 on PS. With the switch to a 3-4/4-3 hybrid plus injury concerns I think we go heavy at LB but a revolving door there just in case of injury.