08-26-2024, 04:17 AM -
Our TE room is solid. We have a couple of vested veterans in there who will not make the team, so they will be a straight release to Free Agency or a trade. I can't see us getting anything for them, so I expect they'll just hit the streets. Left with four TEs after cuts. Ian Thomas is the only one up in the air, I think. We've been holding him for a couple of years now... not sure why. Decent blocker, but no real output. Although he has caught a few passes this year..??? So, Ian Thomas... Leave or stay.?? Anyone have a coin.??
Edge guys are still a bit suspect. With D.J. Wonnum and Amare Barno on PUP, there is no room for error or injury early in the season. We have a decent stable when everyone is healthy, but some of the currently healthy ones are more nags than Thorobreds. Depending on what we actually KNOW about Wonnum and Barno, I could see us adding another Edge guy if a decent one shows up on the waiver wire.
Our D-Line guys are plentiful. We have 13 or 14 guys fighting for three (3) positions and backups. A bunch of them are going to leave, but I feel certain that we have more than enough.
ILBs are one of our strongest positions talent-wise. We have eight on the roster and I suspect we'll carry four or five. So, nothing happening here (except cuts causing some consternation).
That just leaves the DBs (Defensively..). This is our biggest room. We currently have 17 DBs; 9 CBs and 8 Safetys. The odds would seem to indicate that we have everything we need. Yeah, but I'm not so sure.... Of the 9 CBs only Chris Wilcox and Willie Drew are sure cuts, based on prep and stats and snaps. It seems like Canales has been openly confusing the situation. At least, I have NO IDEA what we're going to do with 7 CBs. Hey.. Over there, you with the axe, bring it over here will ya. We have some chopping to do. Of the 8 Safeties, there is only one I am unfamiliar with. That would be Rudy Ford. --- And to a lesser extent, Alex Cook. Although truthfully, Cook has played some decent ball so far when he has been on the field. So, of the 17 DBs, we will probably keep 9 or 10. I'm leaning toward 9 -- although with Horn's injury history there is room for some caution here.
QBs are set. Plummer will be on the PS if no one grabs him.
RBs look good... if you don't look too close at Miles Sanders. Another one is leaving (Jaden Shirden), and the 3 remaining are locks, I think. I'm NOT counting Jonathon Brooks because well, .... you know.... NFI, surgical knee, rehab and recovery, etc., etc. When Brooks comes back, we'll probably look at dumping another one of these guys (Watch Out Miles..).
WRs --- SMH ... Why is there so much grieving and teeth gnashing, and complaining about our WRs.?? We'll be fine (all 10 of them..). I'm thinking we will carry 6 on the roster. So four of these dudes are going to get the axe.
O-Line is a question. We have 16 O-linemen. 2 Cs, 6 OTs, and 8 Gs. I think we will carry about 10. Some of these guys will be "universal fit" type of players. So that means about six of our current O-Line guys will hit the streets.
Now some of these guys (about 17 of them) will come back to the PS. If another team scoops some of them, we'll just replace them with someone else.
If I were a betting man, I would bet on the Panthers picking up two (2) guys off of the waiver wire. Of course, there will be quite a few vested veteran FAs out there too, so maybe a 3rd guy.?? SO --- Don't think of our 53 roster as 53 players. If we add 3 from waivers and FAs that means we have to have room for them. So our initial 53 will really be our initial 50 instead. If you subtract 3 ST guys and the 2 QBs, that leaves us 45 guys who we can "flex" around different positions and groups.
Of course -- If we DON'T add the guys from Waivers and FA, well then, there are 3 more of our current guys we can add to the pile.
Edge guys are still a bit suspect. With D.J. Wonnum and Amare Barno on PUP, there is no room for error or injury early in the season. We have a decent stable when everyone is healthy, but some of the currently healthy ones are more nags than Thorobreds. Depending on what we actually KNOW about Wonnum and Barno, I could see us adding another Edge guy if a decent one shows up on the waiver wire.
Our D-Line guys are plentiful. We have 13 or 14 guys fighting for three (3) positions and backups. A bunch of them are going to leave, but I feel certain that we have more than enough.
ILBs are one of our strongest positions talent-wise. We have eight on the roster and I suspect we'll carry four or five. So, nothing happening here (except cuts causing some consternation).
That just leaves the DBs (Defensively..). This is our biggest room. We currently have 17 DBs; 9 CBs and 8 Safetys. The odds would seem to indicate that we have everything we need. Yeah, but I'm not so sure.... Of the 9 CBs only Chris Wilcox and Willie Drew are sure cuts, based on prep and stats and snaps. It seems like Canales has been openly confusing the situation. At least, I have NO IDEA what we're going to do with 7 CBs. Hey.. Over there, you with the axe, bring it over here will ya. We have some chopping to do. Of the 8 Safeties, there is only one I am unfamiliar with. That would be Rudy Ford. --- And to a lesser extent, Alex Cook. Although truthfully, Cook has played some decent ball so far when he has been on the field. So, of the 17 DBs, we will probably keep 9 or 10. I'm leaning toward 9 -- although with Horn's injury history there is room for some caution here.
QBs are set. Plummer will be on the PS if no one grabs him.
RBs look good... if you don't look too close at Miles Sanders. Another one is leaving (Jaden Shirden), and the 3 remaining are locks, I think. I'm NOT counting Jonathon Brooks because well, .... you know.... NFI, surgical knee, rehab and recovery, etc., etc. When Brooks comes back, we'll probably look at dumping another one of these guys (Watch Out Miles..).
WRs --- SMH ... Why is there so much grieving and teeth gnashing, and complaining about our WRs.?? We'll be fine (all 10 of them..). I'm thinking we will carry 6 on the roster. So four of these dudes are going to get the axe.
O-Line is a question. We have 16 O-linemen. 2 Cs, 6 OTs, and 8 Gs. I think we will carry about 10. Some of these guys will be "universal fit" type of players. So that means about six of our current O-Line guys will hit the streets.
Now some of these guys (about 17 of them) will come back to the PS. If another team scoops some of them, we'll just replace them with someone else.
If I were a betting man, I would bet on the Panthers picking up two (2) guys off of the waiver wire. Of course, there will be quite a few vested veteran FAs out there too, so maybe a 3rd guy.?? SO --- Don't think of our 53 roster as 53 players. If we add 3 from waivers and FAs that means we have to have room for them. So our initial 53 will really be our initial 50 instead. If you subtract 3 ST guys and the 2 QBs, that leaves us 45 guys who we can "flex" around different positions and groups.
Of course -- If we DON'T add the guys from Waivers and FA, well then, there are 3 more of our current guys we can add to the pile.
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