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After a little evaluation of The Sandbox, I thought I would share my findings with the group.
Named roster spots on offense = 18
Named roster spots on defense = 17 (4-3) or 16 (3-4, I assume, both my teams run 4-3)
The breakdown goes thusly:
Offense
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
QB
TE1
TE2
TE3
WR1
WR2
WR3
WR4
WR5
FB
HB1
HB2
HB3
The question is to the team owner as to how many positions to carry back ups at.
Positions with built in depth seem less necessary to carry them than solo spots.
BU Tackles can be found to cover both sides, and a G/C combo can cover one interior line issue.
BU QB seems a must, but how about BU FB? You can adjust your offense to compensate for the loss of multiple skill position players, so BUs everywhere but QB seem a luxury more than necessity.
Defense got interesting to me, seeing as we've not chosen yet for this season. Like I said, both my teams run the 43, and I think I see a distinct advantage to running the 34 in The Sandbox. I'm assuming the NT rotation isn't three deep, obviously, if it is, then it's fine. I know the 43, so I'll use that here:
RDT1
LDT1
RDT2
LDT2
RDE1
LDE1
RDE2
LDE2
WLB
MLB
SLB
RCB
LCB
FS
SS
NICK CB
DIME CB
Same thing on defense. How many BU LBs can you get away with? If you can get a combo LB, can a team carry just two BUs?
It seems it's unavoidable, you need to carry at least 6 DB, but can you adjust your nickle and dime defenses rather than carry BUs at those spots?
Figure in a punter and kicker for two more named spots and that is 37 names to plug in.
After those 37 names you put in, the question is can a street free agent perform reasonably as well as someone you commit contract dollars and years to?
That number, IMO, seems to be 3-6 justifiable BUs on offense and 2-6 on defense.
So what I've found is that a roster of 42-49 seems to be a fairly responsible number to land around for a Sandbox team.
Or is that just stupid?
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