Roster Competition?
 

So much has happened since the last time I saw a thread like this that I decided to start one.

What will the 53 man roster look like?

3 QB - Brady, Walter, O'Conell
7 OL - Koppen, Mankins, Light, Neal, Kaczur, Vollmer, Hochstein
4 TE - Watson, Smith, Baker, Thomas
5 RB - Moroney, Morris, Taylor, Faulk, BJGE
6 WR - Moss, Welker, Galloway, Lewis, Edelman, Aiken

Offense 25

7 DL - Seymour, Wilfork, Warren, Brace, Wright, Smith, Green
4 ILB - Bruschi, Mayo, Guyton, Lennon
4 OLB - Burgess, AD, Woods, Crable
5 S - Merriweather, Sanders, Chung, McGowan, Williams
5 DB - Springs, Bodden, Weatley, Wilhite, Butler

Defense 25

3 ST - Gostkowski, Hanson, Ingram

I think the odds of this being wrong are probably 100%, but I didn't post this to try to be right. Rather, as an excersise to see what names might drop off the 53. It looks to me that the depth this year is greater than in years past.

So I posted this to see what your thoughts were on this matter. In particular (but not limited to) the following:
- Are surprise cuts a guarantee?
- A lot of "Binkys" won't make this team, will they?
- Will it be extra risky this year to try to move a player to the PS?
- What about the names I left off, LeVoir, Orhenburger, TBC, Ventrone, any others?
- Could some of the Pats cuts could make significant contributions elsewhere?

It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out. I just wanted to see if others were thinking about this also...

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7 OL is probably too few, 8 is more realistic (sometimes its 9 or 10).

I'm counting LeVoir in, possibly Ohrnberger as well.

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I don't think 5 safeties AND 5 corners will make it...i think they will cut a safety or two and use those spots to keep more lineman...

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I didn't check to see what the team did historically. I probably should have. But if there are more OL then who doesn't make the 53?

I think that this is interesting this year as it seems there is more depth. Some good players will not make this team.

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Is this the end of the Tank Williams experiment? Or is McGowan just not good enough to make the team?

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I think the team would need to go with more than seven offensive linemen; that's just two backups for five positions where players are often dinged up. My guess is one less RB, TE, or WR (pick two), and add two more roster spots for the line - Orhenberger and LeVoir in my opinion. Edelman and BJGE look like they would be the most likely odd men out.

I don't know if both McGowan and Williams make the team. My guess is one gets cut and another linebacker stays, such as TBC or Alexander. Another option would be to keep another special teams ace such as Ciurciu, Slater or Ventrone.

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I'd guess 1 less RB and 1 less Saftey and 2 more OL guys.
Springs can play saftey if needed.
We got TEs for fullbacks.

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2 QB - Brady, O'Conell (Hoyer on the PS)
9 OL - Koppen, Mankins, Light, Neal, Kaczur, Vollmer, Hochstein, LeVoir, Yates
4 TE - Watson, Smith, Baker, Thomas
5 RB - Moroney, Morris, Taylor, Faulk, BJGE
5 WR - Moss, Welker, Galloway, Lewis, Edelman

Offense 25

6 DL - Seymour, Wilfork, Warren, Brace, Wright, Green
4 ILB - Bruschi, Mayo, Guyton, Lennon
4 OLB - Burgess, AD, Woods, Crable
4 S - Merriweather, Sanders, Chung, McGowan
5 DB - Springs, Bodden, Weatley, Wilhite, Butler

Defense 23

5 ST - Gostkowski, Hanson, Ingram, Slater, Aiken

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That certainly could shift dynamics. Hard to picture it going down like this, though. Unless someone like Walter could be a shadow roster guy.

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I'd go another OL over 5th RB. Law firm - lotsa love here, but I think he's the odd man.