I agree with your QB choice.

After seeing Selvin Young come in this offseason a new man, I must push for a surprise change in the lineup heading into opening day.

Selvin Young
Travis Henry
Torain Train
Andre Hall

At the FB position, everything is up in the air for me.

Michael Pittman
Peyton Hillis

That’s right, Cecil Sapp may be left out. He should get a chance on special teams though. Spencer Larson’s foray into the FB position and Pittman’s signing tells me something about Shanny’s overall opinion of Sapp’s ability to play FB. Remember, Sapp converted to FB from the RB position as did Mike Bell. Just because Sapp did a better job of converting than Bell did doesn’t mean he is the answer we’re looking for.

rb- pittman may be moved to fullback, hillis to rb yet. hard to get a read on where these guys all fit in here. i predict the best rb/fb’s will be decided first, then maybe slotted according to roster needs/depth. sapp may be pushed down the chart here, and it looks like bell is done. alridge and hall are already on the bubble, it appears

te- agreed, jackson will make the team, with sheff being a health risk and a pass catcher

qb- cutler, ramsey, and i don’t care. i like ramsey as the backup, he did well under fire

wr- if we keep 6, parker gets in over martinez

ol- don’t know much about polumbus, maybe practice squad developement. the other 10 seem solid. positions still need sorting out here, also

dt- that looks like the top 4, if that’s our roster # there. would like a fifth, though

de- i like ekuban over engleberger, he seems stronger against the run, and more of a playmaker to me. i guess peterson and mallard were cut here from last year. again, i guess we just keep 4 here?

lb- woodyard seems too light for me here, maybe a special-teamer/blitzer with his speed? winbourn i have yet to see play, but i heard some good things. green may make the team if there is a problem with 1 of these guys, or larsen isn’t healthy

saf- if barrett makes the team, mcmanuel should be out. don’t like him much, and we have picked up mccree since we signed him

k/p- like you, i have no clue here

also, kr/pr- other than royal, this could be an interesting competition here. someone could grab a roster spot based on returning ability. williams, alridge, hall, and martinez could win a spot here. up for grabs behind royal, really

let’s not forget the camp surprises, and injuries. this competition should be something special to watch, and it may get nasty in dove valley. love it

from your list of 56/57 is hard enough, but let’s not forget about Leach, Long Snapper (technically a TE, but we all know how he earns his money). Leach is more essential now than ever for his strong, consistent play- considering the uncertainty in the P/K positions.

I think Shanny goes with 2 QBs again, and trys to stash Finnerty on the PS

NO way we’re keeping 12 OL, maybe not even 11 (we’ve gone with 10 before), but I also don’t see any of the OL rooks clearing wavers and making the PS.

Shanny’s always kept more than 3 TE (not including Leach), but this may be the case this year, especially if Hillis makes the roster – he has the ability to play TE, if needed. Mustard may be a sleeper due to his TE/OL versatility, and he’s not a bad pass catcher.

I, too believe that the battle for P/K return positions will be the key to several roster slots. This is going to be a fun battle to watch.

QB – Cutler, Ramsey
RB – T Henry, S Young, M Pittman, R Torain, P Hillis, C Sapp
WR – Marshall, Stokely, Royal, D Jackson, Colbert
TE – Graham, Scheffler, N Jackson, Mustard
OL – R Clady, Pears, R Harris, Kuper, Hamilton, Nalen, Holland, Wiegmann

DE – J Moss, Engelberger, Ekuban, Dumervil, Crowder
DT – D Robertson, M Thomas, McKinley, S Harris, J Mallard
LB – DJ, Boss, Niko, Winborn, Larsen, L Green
CB – Champ, Bly, Foxworth, Paymah, J Williams
S – Lynch, McRee, Abdullah, J Barnett

ST – Leach, Prater, Paulescu

Practice Squad – Finnerty, A Alridge, T Polumbus, Lichtensteiger, C Powell, Woodyard, R Rogers, Kern

Maybe Lichtensteiger and Powell make the 53 man roster over J Mallard and S Harris and possibly a 6th WR (G Martinez) over C Sapp

i mentioned this in another post, and i can’t find it now. my question was:
players have to clear waivers to be placed on the practice squad. is there a limit to how many players can be claimed from 1 team.
my concern is as bornorange suggested, there are some pretty good prospects that simply aren’t going to make the team(good points on leach and mustard, by the way). other than an “unfortunate” injury, is there any protection against being raided for players? any ideas?

For me, it’s still pretty early to speculate roster spots much less starting positions. Camp will determine who stays and who goes. I think JT’s list states the no brainers and a few that could go either way. I was surprised that his list included all nine Draft Picks. It could go that way, but a few of these guys will only make it as Special Team players; Just too hard to predict.

I also believe that a few bigger names are on thin ice before Training Camp and could see the highway before Labor Day if they don’t get it together (oh henry). It’s all about competition, and the dreaded word “potential” for the PS players.