Let the cuts begin

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(08-27-2023, 04:23 PM)casear2727 Wrote: I would be totally shocked if he made the 53.  If they think they can eventually coach him up the PS is an option, but we have many below average players that are competing for the PS.  

How many bacjup oline are we keeping on the 53?

LC is the only guarantee.
Scharping, Hill or Brown?  1 or 2 of these?
Carman, Smith, Adeniji, Ford? 1 or 2 of these?


How many are we keeping on the PS?

At least 3 maybe 4 of the above are candidates.
We only kept 2 oline on the practice squad last year.
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16 PS spots and these guys would seem highly likely:

Morgan if he doesnt make the 53
Taylor
Thomas if he doesnt make the 53
Wilcox or Hudson if they dont keep 4 TEs
Browning or Siemian
Johnson lll
Davis
Gunter
George

Question marks:
Corker?
Heyward?
Saylors?
Jackson?
Lassiter?

The initial PS last year:
1 QB
1 OT
1 OG
2 WR
2 TE
2 DT
1 DE
2 LB
1 CB
1 S
1 P
1 LS

Collins won't make the 53, he will be PUP. 

Carman (LT) & Scharping (G/C) will be the primary backups. Then it is: 

1. Do you keep 9 or 10? 

I go with 9. There are more deserving players who can actually help us at other spots: RB, WR, DE, DT, & S. Maybe CB & TE, too. 

2. Whom do you pick for the last IOL spit? Hill or Ford? 

3. Whom do you pick for the last OT spot? Smith, Adeniji, or Ford?  

4. If Ford is the answer on both, we could try to carry 8 until Collins is ready.   

I just think all those choices are mediocre/PS level guys. If we lose one, I am mot THAT upset. 

Ford is a vested vet and will not have to clear waivers. An handshake deal for him to make the PS & get called up if someone (Ossai, Smith) gets IR'd eould make a ton of sense.