2006 end of season roster:
http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=2006Roster
Bathelmes and Bubin on the Practice Squad, and Bubin "retired." Barthelmes was a Pats UDFA who was re-signed to replace Stevenson when they cut him. Current players in the NFL the Pats had in camp or on the PS: Stevenson, Tucker, Ashworth, Gorin, Woody, and Ruegamer. Someone mentioned Klemm had signed with Oakland, but those are pretty sparse pickings if they constitute the Pats' Shadow Roster.
The thing with the Shadow Roster is no guarantees. I believe Chad Brown was cut because of injury, and when he was better Pittsburgh needed him before the Pats did, I don't see many players saying I'll only play if the Pats call me (one, and he is getting heavily into golf).
If you look at the roster you have:
- drafted first year starters: Light, Koppen, Mankins, Kaczur, O'Callaghan
- undrafted (by the Pats) Practice Squad projects: Neal, Hochstein, Britt, Mruczkowski, Yates, Barthelmes
- drafted Rookies: Elgin, Oldenburg, Hilliard
That breakdown suggests we may not want to get too comfortable with "past" practices. BB and SP have had this team for 8 drafts as they enter their 8th season, they've built a pretty consistent team, both starters and reserves, now they're shifting into maintaining that team at a competitive level. Ashworth and Tucker are the only players listed above whom I'd want back, Oldenburg and Elgin are cheaper (and I think Elgin looked better then Tucker anyway).