05-03-2016, 12:40 PM
(05-02-2016, 03:52 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: It's time for the way too early 53 man roster predictions
QB -2- Dalton, AJMC
FB -1- Hewitt
RB -4- Gio, Hill, Burkhead, Peerman
WR -6- AJ, LaFell, Boyd, Alford, Tate, Core
TE -3- Eifert, Kroft, Uzomah
OL -9- Whit, Boling, Bodine, Zeitler, Ogbuehi, Fisher, Westerman, Johnson, Winston
DT -5- Atkins, Peko, Sims, Billings, Hardison
DE -4- Dunlap, MJ, Hunt, Clarke
LB -6- Dansby, Maualuga, Vrey, Dawson, Vigil, Flowers
CB -6- Pickman, Kirkpatrick, Dennard, WJ3, Shaw, Lewis Harris
S -4- Iloka, Williams, Derron Smith, Fejedelem
STs -3- Nugent, Huber, Harris
Suspended - Burfict, Mays
PUP Brandon Thompson
Very few spots up for grabs. That is a very good sign.
Would not be surprised to see us sign some washed up DE before training camp. Hunt and Clark are both huge elite athletes. Everyone knows about Hunts raw athleticism, but Clarke also put up big workout numbers. However neither one of them has produced yet. I never write a guy off after his rookie season, but when guys have been round 2 or 3 years, like Hunt and Clark, they usually don't improve dramatically. So who id the next Derrick Harvey, Jamaal Anderson type signing?
Only other spot I am concerned with is depth at WR. But as long as Eifert stays healthy he will be just as dangerous of a receiving threat as a WR. So our #3 WR would be our #4 option. I am pretty sure Core will make the roster. He was a solid special teams player in college. So after Green, LaFell, Boyd, and Core I have no idea who is going to claim the last spot.
I could even see us going with 6 WR and only 3 RB if we are going to use any of the WRs as return men. When you get down to the very last player cut it is often more about who has the most talent over position. If we felt our #6 WR was a better player than our #4 RB we should keep the WR.
