My best guess at the final 53

[TBonePatsFan]

Hey guys,

Here are my final thoughts on the final 53. Let me know what you think.

24 - Offensive
QB (3): Tom Brady, Matt Gutierrez,Kevin O'Connell
RB: (5) Laurence Maroney, Lamont Jordan, Sammy Morris, Kevin Faulk, Health Evans
WR: (5): Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Jabar Gaffney, Chad Jackson, Kelly Washington.
TE: (2) Ben Watson, Dave Thomas
OLine: (9) Matt Light, Logan Mankins, Dan Koppen, Nick Kaczur, Billy Yates, John Welbourn, Russ Hochstein, Wesley Britt, Mike Flynn


24 - Defense
DLine: (6) Richard Seymour, Vince Wilfork, Ty Warren, Jarvis Green, Mike Wright, LeKevin Smith
LB: (8) Adalius Thomas, Mike Vrabel, Jerod Mayo, Tedy Bruschi, Shawn Crable, Pierre Woods, Gary Guyton, Victor Hobson
CB: (6) Ellis Hobbs, Fernando Bryant, Terrence Wheatley, Jonathan Wilhite, Lewis Sanders, A. Spann
Safety: (4) Rodney Harrison, James Sanders, Brandon Merriweather, John Lynch


3 - Special Teams
K: Stephen Gostkowski
P: Chris Hanson
LS: Lonnie Paxton


2 - Floaters
Matt Slater, Ray Ventrone (special teams, offense and defense)

Total: 53


** Tough cuts were Larry Izzo & Eric Alexander

 

[JSn]

Hm. Dunno, I think Izzo stinks. I mean, sticks.

And I vote "Floaters" becomes an official position in the NFL, hehe.

 

[TBonePatsFan]

Hm. Dunno, I think Izzo stinks. I mean, sticks.

And I vote "Floaters" becomes an official position in the NFL, hehe.

Appreciate the feedback. I originally had Izzo on the list, but had a hard time dropping Guyton (younger, faster, more upside) and Matt Slater (looked pretty good on STs and on defense! Just too versatile)

you mean floaters isn't already a position? What position did Troy Brown play all those years

 

[JSn]

Appreciate the feedback. I originally had Izzo on the list, but had a hard time dropping Guyton (younger, faster, more upside) and Matt Slater (looked pretty good on STs and on defense! Just too versatile)

I agree, for sure. I just think Izzo gets a spot belonging to a lock hitting IR or at least PUP (Who's left?). Also, Spann may very well get cut (I like him, but he doesn't make my roster).

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

I agree, for sure. I just think Izzo gets a spot belonging to a lock hitting IR or at least PUP (Who's left?). Also, Spann may very well get cut (I like him, but he doesn't make my roster).

Izzo CANNOT go on PUP

 

[JSn]

Izzo CANNOT go on PUP

I know, bad grammarage. I meant if he gets a spot belonging to a PUPPIE or IR'd player. My bad.

 

[TBonePatsFan]

I know, bad grammarage. I meant if he gets a spot belonging to a PUPPIE or IR'd player. My bad.

I knew what you meant

"Grammarage"? well done

 

[JSn]

I knew what you meant

"Grammarage"? well done

Hehe. Don't tell anyone, but I actually know how to write. Even the best suck at night I guess.

Thanks for interpreting me correctly, hehe.

 

[BPF]

I think we need some time to digest what happened, watch tonight's game over again and then review all the other games as well before making any judgements. I also have a feeling that the Pats will make a trade or two before the final cutdown, just a hunch.

 

[JSn]

I think we need some time to digest what happened, watch tonight's game over again and then review all the other games as well before making any judgements. I also have a feeling that the Pats will make a trade or two before the final cutdown, just a hunch.

I've been having that hunch too. We have enough LB's to trade for a whole team, hehe.

 

[BPF]

I found this very interesting, the league really seems to be micro-managing lately. Not too many guys will sneak by anymore:

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2008/08/national-football-post-tavern-talk-9/

8. From this point forward all NFL teams have to report every workout or try out on the daily waiver wire. Before, if a player was an on-the-street free agent, a team did not have to notify the league that they had put a guy through a workout.

 

[Sean Pa Patriot]

izzo will not be cut

 

[BradyToMoss]

Great job, you're 53 is exactly what I would have...........

Spann has really shown nothing, so I'm not sure he's done enough in my eyes to earn a spot and cost someone else a spot, but he is young and BB might see the "P" word when he looks at him.

 

[mgteich]

The issue is special teams. You keep Spann, Guyton and Ventrone.
I keep Izzo, Alexander and Aiken.

Hey guys,

Here are my final thoughts on the final 53. Let me know what you think.

24 - Offensive
QB (3): Tom Brady, Matt Gutierrez,Kevin O'Connell
RB: (5) Laurence Maroney, Lamont Jordan, Sammy Morris, Kevin Faulk, Health Evans
WR: (5): Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Jabar Gaffney, Chad Jackson, Kelly Washington.
TE: (2) Ben Watson, Dave Thomas
OLine: (9) Matt Light, Logan Mankins, Dan Koppen, Nick Kaczur, Billy Yates, John Welbourn, Russ Hochstein, Wesley Britt, Mike Flynn


24 - Defense
DLine: (6) Richard Seymour, Vince Wilfork, Ty Warren, Jarvis Green, Mike Wright, LeKevin Smith
LB: (8) Adalius Thomas, Mike Vrabel, Jerod Mayo, Tedy Bruschi, Shawn Crable, Pierre Woods, Gary Guyton, Victor Hobson
CB: (6) Ellis Hobbs, Fernando Bryant, Terrence Wheatley, Jonathan Wilhite, Lewis Sanders, A. Spann
Safety: (4) Rodney Harrison, James Sanders, Brandon Merriweather, John Lynch


3 - Special Teams
K: Stephen Gostkowski
P: Chris Hanson
LS: Lonnie Paxton


2 - Floaters
Matt Slater, Ray Ventrone (special teams, offense and defense)

Total: 53


** Tough cuts were Larry Izzo & Eric Alexander

 

[dryheat44]

What I think?

23 - Offensive
QB (3): Tom Brady, Matt Gutierrez,Kevin O'Connell
RB: (5) Laurence Maroney, Lamont Jordan, Sammy Morris, Kevin Faulk, Health Evans
WR: (4): Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Jabar Gaffney, Chad Jackson
TE: (2) Ben Watson, Dave Thomas
OLine: (9) Matt Light, Logan Mankins, Dan Koppen, Nick Kaczur, Billy Yates, John Welbourn, Russ Hochstein, Wesley Britt, Mike Flynn


21 - Defense
DLine: (5) Richard Seymour, Vince Wilfork, Ty Warren, Jarvis Green, Mike Wright
LB: (8) Adalius Thomas, Mike Vrabel, Jerod Mayo, Tedy Bruschi, Shawn Crable, Pierre Woods, Gary Guyton, Vince Redd
CB: (5) Ellis Hobbs, Fernando Bryant, Terrence Wheatley, Jonathan Wilhite, A. Spann
Safety: (4) Rodney Harrison, James Sanders, Brandon Merriweather, John Lynch


Core Special teamers (8):
Gostkowski
Hanson
Paxton
Slater
Ventrone
Izzo
Alexander
Washington



Total: 53


I like where you are offensively. Defensively I'm going to change a few things. One of Wright and Smith makes it. I like Wright to make it, LeKevin to get cut.

Eric Alexander is arguably the best special teams player we have. He plays, and plays well, on both return teams and both coverage teams. That's certainly more important that a sixth defensive lineman on the active roster. I know he's one of our favorite whipping boys, but I would be stunned if he didn't make the team.

I think Lewis Sanders hits the highway in favor of either Vince Redd or one more year of Larry Izzo. The other five guys you have listed as corner plus Meriweather should set us at that position. In fact, my guess is that barring another IR candidate, Sanders and Hobson get cut. If we need more help at ILB, Junior's only a phone call away, and I've seen nothing to suggest that Hobson is better at ILB than Alexander would be in a pinch.

Put Aiken on IR, and next year he takes either Izzo or Washington's job.

 

[tatepatsfan]

Izzo and Alexander over Spann and Guyton, other than that I agree.