04-28-2018, 05:57 PM
(04-28-2018, 04:48 PM)bengal kitten uk Wrote: As I do every year, here's my immediate look at the state of our roster, with some blatant guesses about how we can fit the draft picks into the squad.
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QB (2)
Dalton, Barkley/Driskel
[Please, Andy, don't get injured!]
RB (4)
Mixon, Bernard, Walton, Hill/Williams/Carson
[Maybe they only go with 3 RBs on the 53 and keep a couple on the PS]
FB (1)
Hewitt
TE (3)
Eifert, Kroft, Uzomah
OT (4)
Glenn, Fisher, Ogbuehi, Hart
OG (3)
Boling, Westerman, Hopkins
[I could easily see Redmond here and Hart or Ogbuehi being released, with Boling backing up OT. Or maybe they just go with 8 OL]
OC (2)
Price
TJ Johnson
WR (6)
Green, LaFell, Boyd, Erickson, Malone, Ross
Total Offense: 25
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DE (4)
Dunlap, Johnson, Willis, Hubbard
DT (5)
Atkins, Glasgow, Billings, Baker, Brown
[Will Baker make the roster? Going 8 DL seems lighter than they'd normally consider]
LB (6)
Burfict*, Vigil, Brown, Rey, Evans, Lawson, Jefferson
[We can fit them all in for the start of the season, but what happens when Burfict returns?]
CB (6)
Jackson, Kirkpatrick, Dennard, then 3 from (Shaw, Russell, Harris, Phillips)
[Alternatively, one of these could move to safety, causing a cut there]
S (4)
Iloka, Williams, Bates, Fejedelem
Total Defense: 25
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K (1)
Bullock
P (1)
Huber
LS (1)
Harris
Total Special Teams: 3
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Thoughts?
Almost exactly what I would say. I see a few possible changes, but I would not be shocked if it was just as you predict.
-Fejedelem could be gone with Brandon Wilson as #4 Safety. Or Shaw could be #4 safety and we keep Russell, Harris and Phillips as CBs.
-Johnson could be gone with Lawson playing DE. Then we keep Jefferson even when Burfict returns.
-Might go with just 3 RB if we get Peermans ST play from another position.
Whatever happens that is a pretty good roster. If Eifert is healthy and the O-line gels we have the talent to beat anyone. I feel pretty good about the O-line, but Eifert is a HUGE "if". I really see him as the key to our season. We are a good team without him. But if he is healthy that chagnges everything.
