Sydla
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I apologize for the length. A lot of this is just ramblings. Early guess at the 53. I suspect there will be some guys added via FA at some point like at S.
- I'll be honest, I was using the past few years initial 53 as a guide but I think there are going to be some very interesting battles. Last year we carried 7 LBs on the initial 53 but I can't come up with 5. Covington will be hard pressed to make the team IMO, for example. So they may need to find another cheap LB in FA after cuts, most likely.
- There's been talk they want 3 QBs, so that would mean they'd have to take a spot from somewhere else. They carried 4 TBs last year, but I could see them carrying 3 with Austin as an option at WR.
- WR is very interesting as well. They initially carried 6 and I can't figure out how Brown breaks through that 6 listed below unless someone gets traded or cut. Could Austin or Thompson be fighting for one spot?
- DL is going to be interesting to watch. Last year we carried 4 DEs and 4 DTs to open the season. With Armstrong and Ealy, that would bring us to 4 DEs already before you factor in Tapper or Gregory. But considering both are quick twitch guys, I suspect if one shows something, they would make the roster. Plus you have Irving as a swing guy at DE. Then at DT, you have five names now assuming Irving is listed as a DT. I wonder if they could/should have waited on Ealy?
- We carried 6 CBs last year (And in previous years), but I could only come up with 5 so it looks like we may grab a cast off at some point here.
QB (3) - Prescott, Rush, White
RB (3) - Elliott, Scarborough, Smith
FB (1) - Olawale
TE (4) - Swaim, Jarwin, Gathers, Schultz
WR (6) - Hurns, Williams, Beasley, Gallup, Thompson, Austin
OT (4) - Smith, Collins, Fleming, Green
OG (3) - Martin, Williams, Martin
C (1) - Frederick
DE (4) - Lawrence, Charlton, Armstrong, Ealy
DT (5) - Collins, Irving, Crawford, Ward, Price
LB (6) - Lee, Smith, LVE, Wilson, Thomas, FA
S (4) - Woods, Heath, Frazier, FA
CB (6) - Awuzie, Jones, Lewis, Brown, White, FA
Specialists (3) - Bailey, Jones, Ladouceur
- I'll be honest, I was using the past few years initial 53 as a guide but I think there are going to be some very interesting battles. Last year we carried 7 LBs on the initial 53 but I can't come up with 5. Covington will be hard pressed to make the team IMO, for example. So they may need to find another cheap LB in FA after cuts, most likely.
- There's been talk they want 3 QBs, so that would mean they'd have to take a spot from somewhere else. They carried 4 TBs last year, but I could see them carrying 3 with Austin as an option at WR.
- WR is very interesting as well. They initially carried 6 and I can't figure out how Brown breaks through that 6 listed below unless someone gets traded or cut. Could Austin or Thompson be fighting for one spot?
- DL is going to be interesting to watch. Last year we carried 4 DEs and 4 DTs to open the season. With Armstrong and Ealy, that would bring us to 4 DEs already before you factor in Tapper or Gregory. But considering both are quick twitch guys, I suspect if one shows something, they would make the roster. Plus you have Irving as a swing guy at DE. Then at DT, you have five names now assuming Irving is listed as a DT. I wonder if they could/should have waited on Ealy?
- We carried 6 CBs last year (And in previous years), but I could only come up with 5 so it looks like we may grab a cast off at some point here.
QB (3) - Prescott, Rush, White
RB (3) - Elliott, Scarborough, Smith
FB (1) - Olawale
TE (4) - Swaim, Jarwin, Gathers, Schultz
WR (6) - Hurns, Williams, Beasley, Gallup, Thompson, Austin
OT (4) - Smith, Collins, Fleming, Green
OG (3) - Martin, Williams, Martin
C (1) - Frederick
DE (4) - Lawrence, Charlton, Armstrong, Ealy
DT (5) - Collins, Irving, Crawford, Ward, Price
LB (6) - Lee, Smith, LVE, Wilson, Thomas, FA
S (4) - Woods, Heath, Frazier, FA
CB (6) - Awuzie, Jones, Lewis, Brown, White, FA
Specialists (3) - Bailey, Jones, Ladouceur
