The Way Too Early Pick Your 53 Thread

[drew4008]

So which 53 make the squad??

Give me a min and I'll do mine, just wanted to get it up before I forgot.

 

[RIP#40]

Give me a min and I'll do mine, just wanted to get it up before I forgot.

They have pills for that now.

 

[drew4008]

Italics signifies that I think the player will make the squad, but it is also very possible that he won't, and is thus a borderline player.

QB (2)
Tom Brady
Matt Cassel

RB/FB (4)
Laurence Maroney
Kevin Faulk
Sammy Morris
Heath Evans
Justise Hairston

TE (3)
Ben Watson
Kyle Brady
Dave Thomas

WR (6)
Randy Moss
Donte Stallworth
Wes Welker
Kelley Washington
Reche Caldwell
Jabar Gaffney
Chad Jackson (PUP)

OL (9)
Matt Light
Logan Mankins
Dan Koppen
Stephen Neal
Nick Kaczur
Russ Hochstein
Ryan O'Callaghan
Billy Yates
Corey Hilliard

DL (7)
Vince Wilfork
Richard Seymour
Ty Warren
Jarvis Green
Mike Wright
Kareem Brown
Le Kevin Smith

LB (7)
Tedy Bruschi
Mike Vrabel
Adalius Thomas
Rsoevelt Colvin
Eric Alexander
Larry Izzo
Justin Rogers

CB (6)
Asante Samuel
Ellis Hobbs
Randall Gay
Tory James
Chad Scott
Eddie Jackson

S (6)
Rodney Harrison
Eugene Wilson
Brandon Meriweather
James Sanders
Mel Mitchell
Willie Andrews

ST (3)
Josh Miller
Stephen Gostkowski
Lonie Paxton

 

[drew4008]

They have pills for that now.

Bah shaddup, I'm only 19.

 

[WhiZa]

Garrett Mills will make this team!

 

[Michigan Dave]

No Pierre Woods. Interesting.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

No Pierre Woods. Interesting.

or Troy Brown....

 

[ClevTrev]

Yeah, it's way early, but I'm eager to get this season started.

My comments:

QBs - I believe they'll go with a third this season.

RBs - Replace Justise Hairston with Garrett Mills. I know Mills is a TE, but we'll call him an HB. If healthy, this guy will excel in this now wide-open offense.

WRs - Troy Brown will either open the season on PUP or replace Gaffney. Chad Jackson will either open the season on PUP or replace Gaffney. Either way, Gaffney is the odd man out in my mind, unless they move Caldwell before the season.

LBs - change number to (8) and add Pierre Woods.

CBs - reduce number to (5) and cut Eddie Jackson. The reason they can do this is that Wilson & Meriweather represent CB/S swingmen.

I agree with the rest. Who will be sacrificed with the addition of a 3rd QB remains to be seen, and I'm sure we'll be posting adjustments to this roster for quite some time.

 

[letekro]

QB (3)

Brady
Cassel
FA

RB (5)

Maroney
Faulk
Morris
Evans
FA

WR (7)

Moss
Stallworth
Welker
Caldwell
Gaffney
Brown
Jackson (pup)

TE (4)

Watson
Brady
Thomas
Mills

OL (8)

Light
Kaczur
O’Callaghan
Mankins
Neal
Koppen
Britt
Yates

DL (6)

Seymour
Warren
Wilfork
Green
Wright
Hill/Smith/Brown

LB (9)

Thomas
Colvin
Vrabel
Bruschi
Seau
Woods
Alexander
Izzo
Gardner/FA

DB (9)

Harrison
Wilson
Meriweather
Sanders
Samuel
Hobbs
Gay
James
Hawkins


K, P (2)

 

[denverpatsfan]

I won't go so far as to pick the whole roster, but I am betting that Kelly Washington does NOT make the team. Too often injured to stay on the field.

Also CJ will start on PUP and subsequently pop his hammy getting out of his car and be placed on IR starting week 5.

 

[Crowpointer]

No Pierre Woods. Interesting.

I think that's Dave's way of saying "are you f@#king kidding me" Like the time he got the Ohio State sweater vest for Christmas.

 

[Boston Boxer]

I won't go so far as to pick the whole roster, but I am betting that Kelly Washington does NOT make the team. Too often injured to stay on the field.

Also CJ will start on PUP and subsequently pop his hammy getting out of his car and be placed on IR starting week 5.

i will agree with that...also, i think Mills will be a FB

 

[drew4008]

I forgot about Seau. Scratch Rogers and put him in. And I still have a feeling Brown will retire.

 

[AzPatsFan]

I'd rather try to ascertain the rebuilt PS. Gutierez QB; Oldenburg T, Hilliard T/G, Elgin C; Rogers OLB/DE; Lua ILB; Kight WR; Malone P.

Three new students for Dante; a third emergency QB; the obligatory DE/OLB conversion candidate; a spare ILB candidate; a WR; and a Punter backup for octogenarian Josh Miller.

 

[thechris]

Would it be too crazy to suggest that Troy Brown could be our #3 QB?

 

[QB12]

Would it be too crazy to suggest that Troy Brown could be our #3 QB?

That's a great idea!

QB12

 

[cstjohn17]

So which 53 make the squad??

Give me a min and I'll do mine, just wanted to get it up before I forgot.

Serious, serious competition for the final roster spots. Anyone near the bottom of the depth pile better hope they can kick some butt on special teams or they are as good as gone.

These players are fighting for the final spots, I won't be surprised to see any of them cut loose. We will be cutting some good players (call them future Jets):
WR - Caldwell, Gaffney, Washington, Brown, Childress, Kight
OL - O'Callaghan, Yates, Kaczur, Oldenburg, Hilliard, Elgin
RB\FB - Hairston, Mills
TE - everyone except Brady, Watson and Thomas
DL - Wright, Thomas, Hill, Brown
LB - Woods, Mays, Rogers, Lua, Izzo
CB - James, Scott, Richardson, Spann
S - Mitchell, Andrews, Hawkins
P - Miller, Malone, the other guy

 

[Fencer]

Toughest omissions in italics. Some of those guys should make it due to injury or other disappointments ahead of them.

24 on offense, 26 on defense.

QB (2)

Brady
Cassel


RB (4)

Maroney
Faulk
Morris
Evans
Fifth guy

WR (5)

Moss
Stallworth
Welker
Caldwell
Gaffney
Washington
Brown (pup or not signed at all until somebody else is injured)
Jackson (pup)

TE (4)

Watson
Brady
Thomas
Mills

OL (9)

Light
Kaczur
O’Callaghan
Mankins
Neal
Koppen
Hochstein
Britt
Yates
Their favorite among the rest

DL (7)

Seymour
Warren
Wilfork
Green
Wright
Brown
Smith

LB (9)

Thomas
Colvin
Vrabel
Bruschi
Seau
Woods
Alexander/Mays
Izzo
Gardner/other vet
Mays/Alexander
That USC kid

DB (10)

Harrison
Wilson
Meriweather
Sanders
Samuel
Hobbs
Gay
James
Hawkins
Scott
Andrews

K, P, LS (3)

 

[bigrichard93]

QB (2)
Brady
Cassel

RB/FB (5)
Maroney
Faulk
Evans
Morris
Mills/Hairston

TE (3)
Ben Watson
Kyle Brady
Dave Thomas

WR (6)
Moss
Stallworth
Welker
Caldwell
Gaffney/Washington/Brown
Jackson (PUP)

OL (9)
Light
Mankins
Koppen
Neal
Kaczur
Hochstein
O'Callaghan
Yates/Britt
Hilliard/Oldenburg

DL (7)
Wilfork
Seymour
Warren
Green
Wright
Smith
Brown/Hill


LB (8)
Bruschi
Vrabel
Thomas
Colvin
Seau
Izzo
Rogers
Alexander/Mays


CB (5)
Asante Samuel
Ellis Hobbs
Randall Gay
Tory James
Chad Scott


S (5)
Harrison
Wilson
Meriweather
Sanders
Hawkins

ST (3)
Josh Miller
Stephen Gostkowski
Lonie Paxton