[CultBrennan59]

So right now after hearing about Training Camp Reports and Watching 1 preseason game heres what I see.

LOCKS (Baring Injury):

QB 2- RG3, Cousins
RB 3- Morris, Helu, Young (FB)
TE 4- Davis, Reed, Paulsen, Paul
WR 5- Garcon, Morgan, Moss, Hankerson, Robinson
OL 6- Williams, Compton, Lichtensteiger, Montgomery, Chester, Polumbus,

Total= 20

DL 6- Cofield, Bowen, Jenkins, Golston, Baker, Neild
LB 6- Fletcher, Riley, Kerrigan, Orakpo, Rob Jackson, Brandon Jenkins,
CB 3- Hall, Amerson, Crawford,
S 4- Doughty, Rambo, Meriweather, Thomas

Total= 19

ST 3- Forbath, Rocca, Sundberg

Total = 3

Overall Total LOCKS= 42. That includes 2 guys that will be suspended the first 4 games, which means that we could carry and extra 2 guys in their place for the first four weeks. So this number essentially could be 40 with an extra 2 guys we could keep the first 4 weeks then cut come week 5.

11 Roster Spots that are completely up for grabs (or 13 if we don't count Jarvis Jenkins and Rob Jackson)

Near Locks- Guys that I should have counted before, but theres always that small chance they don't make it in favor of a younger guy and/or clearly better player. Or guys that we spent too high of either a draft pick or pay on that we shouldn't cut based on that.

OL 2- LeRibeus, Pashos

LB 2- Kehl, Barnett

CB 2- Biggers, Minnifield

Total = 6

Now we're at 48 guys (including the suspended guys). That leaves 5 roster spots.

Now heres the On the Bubble Guys:

QB: Grossman
RB: Royster, Jamison, Thompson
FB: Kettani
WR: Stallworth, Briscoe, Lewis, Henderson, Dawson, Nick Williams
OL: Gettis, Hurt,

LB: Daryl Tapp
CB: Josh Wilson
S: Jordan Pugh, DeJon Gomes

We're definitely keeping another RB, so I'm going with Thompson if he's healthy, Royster if Thompson isn't healthy. We're going to keep another OL, and I'm not sold on LeRibeus being the answer. I say Mo Hurt makes it since he can play more than one position.

Daryl Tapp is a vet, played 4-3 DE and is looking decent as a 3-4 OLB, he has the veteran edge over impressive rookie Brandon Jenkins. And as of now, Tapp can play the first four games, baring some drug suspension. He also knows the NFC East well. I think another spot goes to him.

Jordan Pugh was on our roster last year, and is another safety back there. He's more of a SS than FS, but if Rambo got hurt, he could sub in there. I think 4 safeties on a team with a poor pass defense the year before is very risky. Add in the fact that Thomas has already gotten injured 10 minutes into his first preseason game, and I think its almost a lock to carry 5 safeties.

Can we go in with only 5 WR's? Yeah, but its risky. Then again, who is playing special teams of those WRs? I know Moss, Garcon and Morgan are definitely not covering Kicks and Punts. Hankerson and Robinson, I'm pretty sure don't cover kicks or punts either. There was an article that said that Stallworth could help on special teams. Add that in with his veteran experience and the fact that one of our NFC E rivals may add him, and use him (Eagles come immediately to mind) and I could really see him making the team.

Everyone is probably thinking why isn't Josh Wilson a lock to make the roster. Well if you saw A) how well Amerson looked against a bigger more physical WR than what Josh Wilson went against last year and faring much better than what Wilson has against other WRs. B) how much money Wilson is costing us ($2 million) compared to a guy like Amerson ($700,000), Biggers ($1.5), Crawford ($500,000) or Minnifield ($405,000) C) We don't plan on having him back next year, so why not let him get a head start somewhere else, as opposed to waste time with us here where he'll probably be behind Amerson and maybe even Biggers. D) He has (good) trade value, because he's still young and is an NFL starter.

So back to that 5th and final spot. Grossman, he knows the offense well, but he isn't helping himself with having a bad preseason and hoping for a job else where. Its here or no where. I'll get back to Grossman in a second. Now there are 3 people we can consider here. A young WR (Nick Williams or Skye Dawson), Donte Stallworth and Eric Kettani. Kettani intrigues me in a since of the respect that Shanahan has for him. He could be a guy that makes it for his versatility of being a FB/RB/ and possible H-Back as well as Special Teamer. There was an article a while back where Shanahan said that Eric has a real good shot at making this roster; something to think about. All the Veterans have been hyping up Skye Dawson. The problem is that he hasn't been showing up come 11 on 11 time, just 1 on 1 time. The flip side is Nick Williams, a guy I saw the other night whom I think is a young Welker/Amendola slot, shifty, fast WR with good return ability. But he looks like a project at this point. I think one of those guy's definitely makes the Practice Squad. So between I think Stallworth is your final 5th guy who sneaks onto the roster.

I think that Grossman and Kettani make the 53 as well, but are in consideration along with Daryl Tapp, to be cut by week 5.