Rufus for Senn
and drop Cornelius for Hughes

it’s either going to be Sorgi or Painter

I would add another LB or DB to the list as a replacement for the dropped QB

how does injury status play into whether a player can be on the practice squad? I like Hart a lot, but with his status, I would think they keep a guy like Lance Ball on the active roster. Hart is too similar to Brown so they might rather have a different option like Ball available.

Austin Collie can handle both, even though in college I think he had a total of 2 yards, so maybe not.

Sorry about the formatting, I tried to get “Weak-Side Linebacker” to show on the page but it’s not working.

The defensive backs?

I think we want explosiveness out of a returner…on the other side, if Pierre Garcon/Chad Simpson/someone-else starts to struggle and drop balls, we may go to Collie as a Wes Qelker returner that the best thing he’ll do is CATCH THE BALL, then get a few yards. 20 once in a while

On a side note guys, i am starting to like Caldwell a lot. He will hold people accountable and isnt scared to change things up to make the team better. He has already addressed most of the teams glaring weaknesses.

Starting with a new DC- bringing in bigger DT’s

New special teams coach (Im being KIND when i say out ST was awful)

Brought in a running back to help the running game.

Also you guys should check out this video of what we should expect.

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80fd5d56

that they used near the goal line in 06 and 08, right?

I just didn’t imagine that right?

Anyone making roster predictions now deserves a little love for their efforts.

I think Okwo will probably at least make the PS. And Johnson may beat out Taylor in the beginning, but I dont’ see it staying that way long.

I also have a hard time seeing us carrying 10 O-linemen and 10 D-linemen with some of the linemen being able to play both positions. Charlie can play both OT and OG, and Brock can play both DT and DE.

Pretty sure Richard outplayed Pollack last season, and there’s no real reason to have backup centers if almost all our guards were centers.

LB, O-line, and D-line are going to be seeing some serious cuts.

for back-up center.

QB-Manning, Painter/Sorgi (can’t see them carrying three QBs and Painter would be much cheaper, plus they’re screwed if Manning goes down anyway so why not save money on cutting the Sorge?) (2)
RB-Addai, Brown, Ball, Hart (PUP) (3)
WR-Wayne, Gonzo, Hall, Collie, Garcon, Giguere (6)-They always keep six WRs and from what BP has said about Hall and Giguere I think Giguere stays
OL-Saturday, Ugoh, Diem, Richard, Justice, Lilja, Pollack, Thomas, Lewis (9)
TE-Clark, Tamme, Santi (3)
DE-Freeny, Mathis, Howard, Curtis Johnson (4)
DT-Moala, Taylor, Foster, Johnson, Brock, Dawson (6)
WOLB-Wheeler, Hagler (2)
SOLB-Session, Senn (2)
MLB-Brackett, Seward (2)
CB-Jackson, Hayden, Jennings, Coe, Hughes, Powers (6)-They always keep six, and after last year’s injuries they’ll probably do it again
FS-Bethea, Bullitt (2)
SS-Sanders, Giordano, Silva (3)
ST-Snow, Vinatieri, McAfee (3)
Total-53

I don’t see them keeping Robinson this year after his goat-ish performance during the last sack of ‘08. I figure they’ll try to run one of their extra TEs as a situational H-back. Blocking from that position is going to suck again anyway with the three Dallas Clarks we have on our team, why waste a roster spot on a guy like Robinson who’s slow AND can’t block?

I figure they’ll try to convert Thomas to OT someday, and keep the OT they got of the UDFA list (Lewis), while the three OCs they drafted last year provide solid depth on the interior line. If Lilja’s ready for the start of the season, Charlie Johnson’s gone. His arms are so short it looks like his hands are attached to his elbows.

Dawson is too versatile for them to cut, and he’s pretty darn good, though undersized.

It could be Rufus Alexander, Senn or someone else as that sixth LB, but they will probably keep six. I like Senn because he’s a good special teamer, but who knows?

Good work, though. I did one of these right after the draft was over and I’ve been revising it ever since. My final one could end up looking just like this.

1. Great feedback!!!! My biggest problem with my own Roster speculation was exactly what other people are picking up on. Too many #s for OL and DL – however, arguably, those were our 2 weakest sections on the roster last year. My original thought was they would want that flexibility so they would keep more people there. However, we really just didn’t have the “quality depth” (to steal a new Polian-ism) that it looks like we might have between those 2 sections of the roster now.

2. My proposal: I will update the roster based on feedback of the masses. If we come to consensus, I’ll make the changes. If things get really heated we can add in polls. Need feedback on whether the effort is worth it. Please let me know!

Grady vs. Dawson – go!

I’ll try to keep it organized and do Players Head to Head first. Please being up new polls and we’ll do them in order.

Per roster section (aka Wayne vs. Giguere – that one I think would be one-sided).

We can later debate total numbers per roster section (aka Keep 10 OL and 10 DL vs. 9 OL and11 DL).

Because it doesn’t work for me…

BBS, shake n bake, anyone know how I can reset the polls all together without creating a whole new post?

I voted for Hall in your poll, but I want both around. Giguere can spend another year on the practice squad, but isn’t Hall ineligible now? I’d be of a mind to keep 6 WRs (or put Collie on the PS, though I think it would be somewhat of an admission his 4th round selection was misguided) but with likely keeping 3 QBs that is difficult. Hall is a good ST player; Giguere might be. To keep 6 WRs would mean that the Colts would have to keep one less DB or OL. Usually the reserve DBs double on STs; for Giguere to justify staying on the active roster he’d have to be able to contribute that way.

Actually, it’s a good dilemma to have. Depth is a luxury in the NFL.

Collie replaces Marvin on the depth chart and the rest remains the same at WR. Hall, Garcon, Collie, Gonzalez, Wayne instead of Hall, Garcon, Harrison, Gonzalez, Wayne.

That is, of course, unless Giguere proves better as a receiver than Collie/Garcon. At which point Collie/Garcon will be fighting for a roster spot on special teams. I don’t foresee that yet but who knows. Is camp here yet?

So, for now, we’ll debate position numbers.