The first couple weeks of camp are over and the first preseason game is this Thursday at Dallas against the Cowboys. With new coaching and management in the organization, there has been lots of turnover for the team. Some positions are cemented for players like Dumvervil and Bailey but other spots, there will be battles, like the receiver and linebacker position. Keep in mind that this is the first depth chart released and plenty of these players will not be with the team come start of the season. Several more charts will be released.
What we can take from this is who's stock is rising and who's is falling. I am wondering how much playing time the first team will get in the game against the Cowboys. Usually the starters only play a couple possessions but because of the lockout, I wonder if there will be a bit more playing time making it harder for the younger guys to make an impact. The rookies are the players most impacted by the lockout.
Take a look at the first depth chart of the 2011
Offense
QBS - Kyle Orton, Tim Tebow, Brady Quinn
FBS - Spencer Larsen, Austin Sylvester
RBS - Knowshon Moreno, Willis McGahee, Lance Ball, Lendale White, Jeremiah Johnson, Brandon Minor, C.J Gable
WR 1 - Brandon Lloyd, Matthew Willis, Eron Riley, D'Andre Goodwin, Demaryius Thomas
WR 2 - Eddie Royal, Eric Decker, David Anderson, Britt Davis, Mark Dell, Jamel Hamler
TE - Daniel Fells, Richard Quinn, Dan Gronkowski, Dante Rosario, Julius Thomas, Virgil Green
LT - Ryan Clady, Chris Clark, Adam Grant
LG - Zane Beadles, Stanley Daniels, Shawn Murphy
C - J.D. Walton, Manny Ramirez, Jeff Byers
RG - Chris Kuper, Russ Hochstein, Eric Olsen,
RT - Orlando Franklin, Herb Taylor, Curt Porter
DEFENSE
RDE - Elvis Dumervil, Derrick Harvey, Jeremy Beal
DT - Kevin Vickerson, Marcus Thomas, Mitch Unrein, Ronnell Brown
NT - Brodrick Bunkley, Ty Warren, Ryan McBean, Louis Leonard
LDE - Robert Ayers, Jeremy Jarmon, Jason Hunter, David Veikune
SLB - Von Miller, Lee Robinson, Mike Mohammed, Derek Domino
MLB - Joe Mays, Mario Haggan, Nate Irving, A.J. Jones
WLB - D.J. Williams, Wesley Woodyard, Braxton Kelly, Deron Mayo
RCB - Andre Goodman, Nate Jones, Syd'Quan Thompson, Brandon Bing
LCB - Champ Bailey, Cassius Vaughn, Perrish Cox, Chris Harris
SS - Brian Dawkins, Kyle McCarthy, Quinton Carter
FS - Rahim Moore, Darcel McBath, David Bruton
SPECIAL TEAMS
K - Matt Prater, Steven Hauschka
P - Britton Colquitt, Matt Prater
LS - Lonie Paxton, Chris Kuper
PR - Eddie Royal, Syd'Quan Thompson, David Anderson
KR - Cassius Vaughn, Lance Ball, David Anderson
Not much for surprises. Interesting to see Rahim Moore is the starting Free Safety. Tim Tebow is the number two. Some people were worried he would go down to number three. Another battle was Moreno vs McGahee but it will be a tandem system anyways running the ball and is good to see that Knowshon is in much better shape then previous years. Another notable is Perrish Cox playing on the third team after being the third string guy last season.