Merged: TE/H-back depth chart

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

Wasn't Stephens playing with Gibran in Amsterdam? Where did he go?

Stephens was just put on IR by Frankfurt. He hadn't played the past couple of weeks. He has an abdominal strain I think. His stats for the season were 2 catches for 22 yards. But he might have also been blocking for Skip Hicks, who has had a pretty good NFL Europe season.

Interestingly enough, this Sunday the Frankfurt Galaxy take on the Berlin Thunder just six days before they meet again for World Bowl XII...I can't wait to see the commercials during the World Bowl. LOL

[joecrisp]

Originally Posted by joecrisp

I think they'll keep at least 5 TEs-- Rasby, Cooley, Baxter, Sellers and Kozlowski-- with Ware or Royal as either a 6th TE, or on the practice squad... most likely the practice squad. The reason I say that, is Gibbs needs at least 3 TEs that he can put on the field at any one time. There are bound to be injuries, and he will also want to be able to rotate guys in and out frequently to keep them fresh. In that scenario, he'd need a minimum of 5 TEs, which he would probably keep on the active roster. The 6th guy he could keep on the practice squad, and activate him if injuries crop up.

I'm sticking by my original post, with the slight modification that 5 TEs will make the 53-man roster, and 1 will go to the practice squad (Ware or Royal). Of the 5 who make the 53-man roster, 1 of them will be inactive on game day, which would give you the 4 active TEs that Nunyo referred to.

The 4 gameday actives:
TE1: Rasby
TE2: Baxter
H-back1: Sellers
H-back2: Cooley

Gameday inactive:
Kozlowski

Practice Squad:
Royal or Ware

That gives you a total of 6 guys who will remain Redskins in some capacity, with Royal, Ware and Stephens "battling" for the practice squad spot. Aside from Cooley, those three are the only ones eligible for practice squad designations.

I think Baxter and Koz's veteran experience gives them a giant leg up on Royal, Ware and Stephens. Gibbs is going to make the best use of his roster spots, and if you have 2 TEs who are essentially equal, but one has a ton of experience and one has very little, Gibbs will take the vet every time, and put the youngster on the practice squad.

Again, to keep SC happy, I must add the caveat that I can't read minds, nor am I a close personal associate of Joe Gibbs, Joe Bugel, Vinny Cerrato or Dan Snyder...

Just my , humble opinion, what have you.

[Hogskin]

8588: I would think they will keep 4 RB's also. The 4 would be Portis, Betts, Rock, and Morton. At least it would appear that way at this time. They will probably keep 5 WR's since they use 3 in many formations. Typically, they would keep 8 OL's and 2 QB's (the 3rd string QB suits up, but does not count). That is 23 for the offense, and only leaves 20 for defense (don't forget the K & P each use up a slot). With the may varied formations Williams likes, he will need the 20.