Saturday, August 23, 2008

New Irrelevant 53 Man Roster Predictions

*Updated after the first 5 cuts.

Ok, now that I've seen three preseason games, I wanted to tweak my roster predictions a bit. I think I was pretty close on my first try (especially the Justin Harrell being inactive thing).. but considering we will probably cut a couple guys this week <cough> Jarrett Bush <cough> Chris Francies.. <clears throat>... I wanted to give it another go.

Quarterbacks (3) - Aaron Rodgers, Brian Brohm, Matt Flynn
Same. Please stay healthy, Aaron.

Running backs (5) - Ryan Grant, Brandon Jackson, Vernand Morency, Korey Hall, John Kuhn
I've decided that Wynn-O is a giant turd who will never be consistently healthy. He's a reincarnation of Najeh Davenport, without the poop. I really want to keep Noah Herron or Kregg Lumpkin, but this isn't possible due to the offensive/defensive line issues. Hopefully we can stash Blumpkin on the practice squad.

Wide Receivers (5) - Donald Driver, Greg Jennings, James Jones, Ruvell Martin, Jordy Nelson
Same. Once again, I'd like to see Taj Smith on the practice squad.

Tight Ends (3) - Donald Lee, Jermichael Finley, Tory Humphrey
Evan Moore got hurt and it looks like Tory is getting healthy. The wild card is Joey Haynos, who has looked good, but would be a solid addition to the practice squad.

Offensive Line (9) - Chad Clifton, Allen Barbre, Scott Wells, Jason Spitz, Mark Tauscher, Darren Colledge, Josh Sitton, Breno Giacomini, Tony Moll
On second thought, due to the Sitton injury, and Moll's versatility, Tony Moll makes the team.

Defensive Line (9) - Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, Cullen Jenkins, Ryan Pickett, Johnny Jolly, Aaron Kampman, Colin Cole, Michael Montgomery, Jason Hunter, Jeremy Thompson
Same except for Alfred Malone to the practice squad. You can pick guys up like him anytime and we need to keep 7 LB's in my opinion.

Linebackers (7) - A.J. Hawk, Nick Barnett, Brady Poppinga, Brandon Chillar, Abdul Hodge, Desmond Bishop, Tracy White
This may sound crazy, but I almost want to dump Brandon Chillar. He hasn't done enough to warrant the money we're paying him, and unless we trade Desmond Bishop/Abdul Hodge I don't see any way we release either of them. I think we keep Chillar, but this is something to keep an eye on.

Cornerbacks (5) - Al Harris, Charles Woodson, Tramon Williams, Will Blackmon, Pat Lee
Same. It would be nice for Joe Porter to make the practice squad.

Safeties (4) - Atari Bigby, Nick Collins, Aaron Rouse, Charlie Peprah
Same.

Special Teams (3) - Mason Crosby, Jon Ryan, J.J. Jansen
Same.

1 comments:

lostinutah said...

Glad you note Korey Hall making the team. I often drive by the small (1,000ish) town he grew up in and I grew up nearby - been hoping he'd make the team again.

Keeping fingers crossed for Korey, the Packers - and Brett the Jet.