A Defiant Goose
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Would y'all leave Steve alone already my godDid our high draft pick RB Harris not make the cut????
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A thought that keeps entering my mind as training camp progresses....
If the Captain ends up being correct about both Dawson and Williams, I will never, ever forgive Belichick.
What the **** does this even mean?I will never, ever forgive Belichick.
My surprise cuts are Burkhead, Allen, and (somewhat surprise) Berrios
Yeah, Burkhead can be also used in the slot and ST's. He's made himself useful....when healthy.Burkhead would be a surprise while Allen would not.
Here's mine so far:
QB (3) T.Brady, B.Hoyer, J.Stidham
RB (5) S.Michel, J.White, D.Harris, J.Develin, B.Bolden
WR (6) J.Edelman, M.Harris, J.Meyers, P.Dorsett, M.Slater, N.Harry
TE (2) M.LaCosse, B.Watson
C (2) D.Andrews, J.Ferentz
G (3) S.Mason, J.Thuney, T.Karras
T (4) M.Cannon, Y.Cajuste, D.Skipper, I.Wynn
DE (5) M.Bennett, D.Wise, C.Winovich, J.Simon, D.Rivers
DT (4) L.Guy, M.Pennel, A.Butler, D.Shelton
ILB(2) J.Bentley, E.Roberts
OLB(4) D.Hightower, K.VanNoy, B.King, J.Collins
CB (5) S.Gilmore, J.McCourty, J.Williams, J.Jones, J.Jackson
SS (3) P.Chung, O.Melifonwu, N.Ebner
FS (2) D.McCourty, D.Harmon
ST (3) S.Gostkowski, J.Bailey, J.Cardona
Total players: 53
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Extra comments:
Noteable players left off:
CB: Duke Dawson
P: Ryan Allen
LB: Christian Sam
DE: Keionta Davis
RB: Rex Burkhead
TE: Lance Kendricks, Stephen Anderson, & Ryan Izzo
WR: DeMaryius Thomas, & Dontrelle Inman
S /ST Ace: Nate Ebner
- Ben Watson is suspended...so add one more TE.
- Josh Gordon is suspended...so cut one more WR later.
- Cameron Meredith is on PUP...maybe cut one more WR later.
- Have 9 OL-men..not sure about Yodny Cajuste being available this season. Also, not sure we will keep Dan Skipper..if all OT's get healthy.
DEFENSE
1) Brooks has a fine contract and will make the team. I don't know whether this will be in place of Ebner or ObiWan. I suspect that Ebner will be put on PUP or will retire.
OFFENSE
2) We will have at least one more TE in the 53. As you say the first one doesn't count. readiness will decide whether we need both Kendricks and Anderson (or even another acquisition).
3) You forgot OG Froholdt; presumably Cajuste will be on the PUP list.
4) I'm fine with Karras a the Game Day backup at center and guard (or Froholdt). There is no need for Ferentz. I would keep Burkhead with this saved roster spot.
5) You waffle on Ebner, both on the 53 and one of the key players cut.
I posted one a few weeks ago that's nearly identical to this one; the only real change from the preseason game is I've replaced Stephen Anderson with Ryan Izzo for blocking specialist purposes.
QB (3): 12 Brady, 2 Hoyer, 4 Stidham
RB (6): 26 Michel, 28 White, 34 Burkhead, 37 Harris, 38 Bolden, 46 Develin
WR (5): 13 Dorsett, 16 Meyers, 82 Harris, 8 Harry, 14 Berrios
TE (3): 83 LaCosse, 81 Kendricks, 85 Izzo
OL (8): 72 Skipper, 62 Thuney, 60 Andrews, 69 Mason, 61 Cannon, 76 Wynn, 75 Karras, 64 Froholdt
DL (5): 77 Bennett, 93 Guy, 98 Pennel, 71 Shelton, 70 Butler
EDGE (4): 91 Wise, 55 Simon, 95 Rivers, 50 Winovich
LB (5): 54 Hightower, 8 Collins, 53 Van Noy, 51 Bentley, 52 Roberts
CB (5): 24 Gilmore, 30 McCourty, 31 Jones, 27 Jackson, 33 Williams
S (4): 32 McCourty, 23 Chung, 21 Harmon, 25 Brooks
ST (5): 3 Gostkowski, 7 Bailey, 49 Cardona, 18 Slater, 36 King
PUP/NFI/Susp (8): 1 Meredith, 10 Gordon, 11 Edelman, 43 Ebner, 47 Webster, 65 Cajuste, 84 Watson, 88 Thomas
I know we've only seen one preseason game that was out of control from the start, but it's hard not to feel like this team is as complete + healthy in August as it's been in years (knock on wood).
- The best case for QB is Hoyer miraculously plays himself into having trade value while Stidham continues to look at least roughly on his level.
- The moment Edelman becomes a full participant, I'm replacing Berrios with him. It sure would be nice for WR reinforcements to slowly trickle in over the season (Meredith, Gordon, Thomas specifically). That way, the offense can figure out how to live without them if and when it happens again.
- On the note of PUP/NFI, I expect Edelman and Ebner to return by week 1 and be on the 53. Not sure what Cajuste's deal is but his spot is safe once healthy. We should ideally have 9 OL, not 8, but keeping 8 now ensures Cajuste that spot.
- Not sure what the deal with Pennel is but I'm not changing my projections based on recent speculation about him quite yet.
- I wonder if Wise has the lowest upside of all those edge players. Note that I consider Bennett (and Calhoun, who was close to making this projection) DL because they slide inside to DT more often than they stand up as OLBs.
- I was starting to worry about Bentley having a quiet camp after the injury but he looked like his old self (coincidentally last seen in Detroit 2018) on Thursday.
- I don't even know if I'd want Dawson on the practice squad at this point. I would definitely want to keep Crossen on the PS, if not find room on the 53.
- Obi is a tough cut but our top 3 safeties are ironmen and Brooks looks capable with the added ST ace factor making him a lock regardless of what we do with Obi.
- Positions we could trade away: RB, EDGE, LB, CB (specifically Jones)
- Positions we could trade for: WR, TE, T, DL, S