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Originally Posted by Schneed10
If I had to choose the roster right now, here's how it would look. Identifying the 53 man roster helps determine where the biggest training camp battles will be for roster spots.
QB - 3 - Ramsey, Brunell, Campbell
WR - 6 - Moss, Jacobs, Patten, Thrash, Brown, McCants/Dyson
TB - 2 - Portis, Betts
HB/TE - 5 - Cooley, Royal, White, Broughton, Sellers/Cartwright
O Line - 9 - Jansen, Thomas, Rabach, Dockery, Samuels, Ray Brown, Molinaro, Wilson, Raymer/Friedman
Total Offensive Roster Spots - 25
DE - 4 - Wynn, Daniels, Evans, Warner
DT - 4 - Griffin, Salavea'a, Noble, Boschetti
LB - 7 - Arrington, Washington, Marshall, Chris Clemons, Holdman, McCune, Brian Allen/Jared Newberry/Clifton Smith/Khary Campbell
S - 5 - Taylor, Bowen, Clark, Prioleau, Lott/Dixon
CB - 5 - Springs, Harris, Rogers, Wilds, Jimoh/Rufus Brown
Total Defensive Roster Spots - 25
Special Teams - 3 - Tupa, Albright, Hall/Chandler
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I'd agree with most of that analysis with the exception that I think we will carry 8 or 9 LB's and one or two less DB's. I just remember an analyst saying that New England carries a lot of LB's b/c of their versatility and special teams adaptability.
Additionally, I get the feeling that Williams' defense is very LB dependent and really revolves around have 2 or three good corners, solid D linemen and a lot of LB's to form a deep flexible response to the whatever unique attributes the opposing offense presents in a particular week.
I think your offense and ST's analysis is probably correct, but I see the defense breaking down like this:
DE - 4 - Wynn, Daniels, Evans, Warner
DT - 4 - Griffin, Salavea'a, Noble, Boschetti
LB - 9 - Arrington, Washington, Marshall, Chris Clemons, Holdman, McCune, Clifton Smith, Khary Campbell
Brian Allen/Jared Newberry/
S - 4 - Taylor, Bowen, Prioleau,
Clark/Lott/Dixon
CB - 4 - Springs, Harris, Rogers
Jimoh/Rufus Brown/Wilds
Total Defensive Roster Spots - 25
In the DB battles I see emphasis being given to ST ability which would favor Ade and Lott. Also, if one of the bubble Safeties can serve as a 4th or 5th corner that would work to their favor also. I think when you get down to the 4th and/or 5th stringers (offense or defense) it will Danny Smith's call so some of these battles may be across positions (i.e. Sellers v. Campbell or Cartwright v. Wilds, etc).
My guess is that R. Brown, Lott, Wilds and Dixon will be gone. Of these the only one I would miss is Wilds in that I think he may just need some time to develop - The staff seemed pretty high on him last year. But the numbers may just crunch him out.