JSn
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Ok, so I was thinking about the RB committee, which is pretty dang impressive on paper. Does anyone agree that the RB and TE groups could be larger this year at the expense of in-name-only DL/OL/LB's? Will the new ST rules mean speed and one-on-one blocking will have more value than space-eating?
In my opinion, the answer is yes. Not to say there isn't need of big guys for ST's, but I think things will be different and I bet the Pats will be ahead of the curve on this one, along with maybe Buffalo who always have good ST's.
So here's a roster layout from that perspective.
And let me say first that YES, I believe The Firm and Guyton are in the team's plans.
Green-Ellis making a name for himself - The Boston Globe
Ok, roster time: (props to MGTeich for the layout)
ST/S (1) Slater
ST/LB (1) Banta-Cain
ST/DB (1) Williams
OFFENSE (25)
QB (3) Brady, O'Connell, Hoyer
RB (5) Taylor, Faulk, Morris, Maroney, BJGE
WR (4) Moss, Welker, Galloway, Lewis
TE (4) Watson, Baker, Smith, DeVree
OT (4) Light, Kaczur, LeVoir, Vollmer
OG/C (5) Mankins, Koppen, Neal, Hochstein, Ohrenberger
DEFENSE (22)
DL (5) Wilfork, Seymour, Warren, Wright, Brace/Green/Smith
OLB (4) Thomas, Crable, Woods, Redd
ILB (4) Mayo, Bruschi, Guyton, Lenon
CB (5) Butler, Bodden, Springs, Wheatley, Wilhite
S (4) Meriweather, Sanders, Chung, McGowan
SPECIALISTS (3)
K (1) Gostkowski
P (1) Hanson
LS (1) Ingram
STARTING THE SEASON ON THE PUP LIST (1)
WR (1) Tate
STARTING THE SEASON ON IR (1)
LB (1) McKenzie
I paired the the DL needs to 5. I know some of you won't feel comfortable with that, but Consider that in a 4-3 set, we can technically run an LB (ie: Bru) on the line. Also, we will likely be in a lot of 2-DL formations (like against NO and other high-pass ratio teams).
Wright can fill in at Nose and I don't know if Brace is going to be ready.
I think Smith is on the bubble and Green could find himself as a starter or on another team by September. Tough to tell how his $$$ gets translated into value at this point.
Also, some of the guys I assigned as ST can possibly start at their positions, it was just a way to put very good depth at those spots on the 53.
Ok, lemme slip into something manure proof and let you have at it.
In my opinion, the answer is yes. Not to say there isn't need of big guys for ST's, but I think things will be different and I bet the Pats will be ahead of the curve on this one, along with maybe Buffalo who always have good ST's.
So here's a roster layout from that perspective.
And let me say first that YES, I believe The Firm and Guyton are in the team's plans.
Green-Ellis making a name for himself - The Boston Globe
"He and [linebacker] Gary Guyton, obviously they should have been drafted," said Belichick. "We were hoping to get both of them, but if we really wanted him, we could have drafted him . . . but that is the scramble. [Green-Ellis] had two good years at Mississippi. We give our scouts and organization credit for having a group of guys there, and fortunately those two have come through for us."
With rushing touchdowns in four consecutive games, Green-Ellis is more than halfway to the franchise record of seven, set by Curtis Martin in 1996.
Ok, roster time: (props to MGTeich for the layout)
ST/S (1) Slater
ST/LB (1) Banta-Cain
ST/DB (1) Williams
OFFENSE (25)
QB (3) Brady, O'Connell, Hoyer
RB (5) Taylor, Faulk, Morris, Maroney, BJGE
WR (4) Moss, Welker, Galloway, Lewis
TE (4) Watson, Baker, Smith, DeVree
OT (4) Light, Kaczur, LeVoir, Vollmer
OG/C (5) Mankins, Koppen, Neal, Hochstein, Ohrenberger
DEFENSE (22)
DL (5) Wilfork, Seymour, Warren, Wright, Brace/Green/Smith
OLB (4) Thomas, Crable, Woods, Redd
ILB (4) Mayo, Bruschi, Guyton, Lenon
CB (5) Butler, Bodden, Springs, Wheatley, Wilhite
S (4) Meriweather, Sanders, Chung, McGowan
SPECIALISTS (3)
K (1) Gostkowski
P (1) Hanson
LS (1) Ingram
STARTING THE SEASON ON THE PUP LIST (1)
WR (1) Tate
STARTING THE SEASON ON IR (1)
LB (1) McKenzie
I paired the the DL needs to 5. I know some of you won't feel comfortable with that, but Consider that in a 4-3 set, we can technically run an LB (ie: Bru) on the line. Also, we will likely be in a lot of 2-DL formations (like against NO and other high-pass ratio teams).
Wright can fill in at Nose and I don't know if Brace is going to be ready.
I think Smith is on the bubble and Green could find himself as a starter or on another team by September. Tough to tell how his $$$ gets translated into value at this point.
Also, some of the guys I assigned as ST can possibly start at their positions, it was just a way to put very good depth at those spots on the 53.
Ok, lemme slip into something manure proof and let you have at it.