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We will have to agree to disagree. I won’t throw personal insults at you though.
Yes there were 9 during 2017 when I sorted the roster by position Croston was listed without a position.
8 seems to be the norm, 9 the exception and 10 an anomaly. Of course when you are starting the season with injured players on the 53 that can change things.
Just looking at the specifics of the situation, I don't see us keeping only 8 OL unless either Cajuste or Froholdt looks more ready to play than the average rookie.
To me, the starters are the only locks. Cajuste and Froholdt are almost definitely going to make the team based on their draft status (but I won't be afraid to leave them off my 53 if they look bad). However, I wouldn't trust either to be the primary backup at their respective position. This would mean you also need Veldheer and Karras (or whichever 2 guys you trust most as the tackle and interior backups). That makes 9, unless one of the rookies a vet backup expendable.
Of course, injuries always happen anyway so not really worth arguing about in May.