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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Love it. Love that you kept O-lineman Austin.
BUT... I think we need to lose a LB or WR to make room for... LeVoir.
He's an animal, and needs to be here.
You mean Mark LeVoir who was only even activated for 7 games last year as injury insurance. Sorry his spot is going to Nate Solder.
I honestly think they only keep 3 OT this year on the opening 53. They only kept 3 in 2009 (Light, Kazcur, Vollmer). Last year they really only had 3 active OT's in Light, Vollmer and LeVoir. Steve Maneri was claimed off waivers and had to be on the roster a few weeks before going to the PS. Kazcur was kept despite his back injury in hopes of maybe playing LG in place of Mankins but he never saw the field and ended up on IR.
So my prediction is Light, Vollmer and Solder as the 3 OT with Maneri heading back to the PS as injury insurance and another year of seasoning until he can replace Light in 2012.
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Light is old, and possibly injury prone. Solder is a rookie, and by some accounts, a semi-project. 3 tackles is NOT enough, especially when you look at our pass protection issues late in the year. LeVoir did an excellent job filling in last year. Given a choice between Levoir or fletcher or Tate, it's a no brainer for me. just my take.
As a longtime Herd fan, it pains me to say it, but I don't think Lee Smith makes the 53 unless he can long snap.
You'd keep Levoir at the expense of Fletcher? Fletcher's not getting cut. I do agree with keeping 4 tackles but I'd keep Maneri as the 4th.
Another great effort OTG, but I think the the 1.0 designation is an indicator that you have a long way to go before this 53 is a finished product. One thing we can agree on is that there are going to be some good football players who AREN'T going to make this team. Here are a couple of comments and suggestions for when you give us 2.0 this weekend.
1. Giving Yeatman a roster spot. I know he's a binky. I first saw his name in your mock draft that netted us 20 players . BOTH he and Smith will NOT make this roster, its one or the other, with Yeatman the more likely candidate to make it to the PS. What you don't seem to get is that Gronk is a better blocker than BOTH these guys right now. He's also the best receiver. Don't forget that we lose a roster spot with the addition of the 3rd QB. With the major log jams on the DL, WR, and RB, we are NOT going to go into the year with 4 TEs. Its just too much of a luxury.
2. Edelman is NOT going to be cut, hard or not. Just for his punt return value alone, he's a lock to make the team. HE is also the future slot receiver when the Pats let Welker go the proverbial "year too early". Remember this will be Edelman's 3rd year at the position. It wasn['t until Welker's 4th season that he started to get on people's radar. And not until his 5th that he blossomed. Edelman is right on track.
3. I think its a very original concept you make by suggesting the Pats won't keep one or more special teams specialists, like White and Slater. I doubt it happens by I appreciate the "off the grid" thinking.
4, DL is where I have the most problems. Love, Weston, Pryor, and Richards have been reported to have ALL impressed at one time or another this camp. Brace and Deadrick have BOTH shown flashes in real games last season. Those are 6 young guys who ALL have shown promise. Several of them are NOT going to make this roster. I think Haynesworth has shown in his brief appearance that he IS the real deal. So assuming in whatever purgatory he's in right now, he is working diligently to get out, his spot is a lock. Anderson showed will last scrimmage. Most people think Carter will be impactful, and Ellis will be an excellent Rotational guy. And lets not forget the guy who had 5.5 sacks in 7 games from an interior DL position
How many are you going to keep and who?. Are you willing to jettison one of your young DLmen so Will Yeatman gets a roster spot? At this point I couldn't even VENTURE a guess. Especially without knowing the true status of Brace and Deadrick
5. I see Ras as a CB. I see Barret, if healthy making the roster. I think Sanders is at more of risk of losing his job than Merriweather. Though I expect both to be here. I wouldn't be surprised to see Wilhite gone and some CB replace him off the waiver wire or FA.
Of course take this all with a grain of salt.....JMHO
Another great effort OTG, but I think the the 1.0 designation is an indicator that you have a long way to go before this 53 is a finished product. One thing we can agree on is that there are going to be some good football players who AREN'T going to make this team. Here are a couple of comments and suggestions for when you give us 2.0 this weekend.
1. Giving Yeatman a roster spot. I know he's a binky. I first saw his name in your mock draft that netted us 20 players . BOTH he and Smith will NOT make this roster, its one or the other, with Yeatman the more likely candidate to make it to the PS.
What you don't seem to get is that Gronk is a better blocker than BOTH these guys right now. He's also the best receiver. Don't forget that we lose a roster spot with the addition of the 3rd QB. With the major log jams on the DL, WR, and RB, we are NOT going to go into the year with 4 TEs. Its just too much of a luxury.
2. Edelman is NOT going to be cut, hard or not. Just for his punt return value alone, he's a lock to make the team. HE is also the future slot receiver when the Pats let Welker go the proverbial "year too early". Remember this will be Edelman's 3rd year at the position. It wasn['t until Welker's 4th season that he started to get on people's radar. And not until his 5th that he blossomed. Edelman is right on track.
3. I think its a very original concept you make by suggesting the Pats won't keep one or more special teams specialists, like White and Slater. I doubt it happens by I appreciate the "off the grid" thinking.
4, DL is where I have the most problems. Love, Weston, Pryor, and Richards have been reported to have ALL impressed at one time or another this camp. Brace and Deadrick have BOTH shown flashes in real games last season. Those are 6 young guys who ALL have shown promise. Several of them are NOT going to make this roster. I think Haynesworth has shown in his brief appearance that he IS the real deal. So assuming in whatever purgatory he's in right now, he is working diligently to get out, his spot is a lock. Anderson showed will last scrimmage. Most people think Carter will be impactful, and Ellis will be an excellent Rotational guy. And lets not forget the guy who had 5.5 sacks in 7 games from an interior DL position
How many are you going to keep and who?. Are you willing to jettison one of your young DLmen so Will Yeatman gets a roster spot? At this point I couldn't even VENTURE a guess. Especially without knowing the true status of Brace and Deadrick
5. I see Ras as a CB. I see Barret, if healthy making the roster. I think Sanders is at more of risk of losing his job than Merriweather. Though I expect both to be here. I wouldn't be surprised to see Wilhite gone and some CB replace him off the waiver wire or FA.
Of course take this all with a grain of salt.....JMHO
Someone forward this thread to Chris Berman. He may need some of these nick-names some day soon.
How often will versions appear? Or when should we expect 2.0? or even 1.71
Hah!! Thanks for asking, Bro.
I'm gonna try to crank out updates a few days after each of the 4 Prep Games.
......or a grain of saltpeter,PFK......what my friend,OTG has done is produce a 1.0 ver of a 53 man roster....It does no good to dissect it,using a bunch of "if's" and "maybes"......get off the tentatives and get to the positives.That's how you debate OTG's projected roster,imho.
So...if edelperson stays....who goes?.....Is it yeatman,smith or does alge return?
Pick 7 DL.....with Brace on PUP.......don't just lump them together in a potential mass.
I think White is a lock and Slater stays......I'm putting Tate and Faulk on Pup.....see it's easy,try it.:rocker:
Is it my turn to say that if a player has practiced he can't be put on PUP?