My 53-Man heading into Pre-Season Week 2

[kccrow]

Quarterbacks

1. Alex Smith
2. Chase Daniel
3. Tyler Bray

Bubble: All not named Alex Smith. Tough call so far. I need to see more of Bray and Murray.

Running Backs

1. Jamaal Charles
2. Knile Davis
3. DeAnthony Thomas
4. Cyrus Gray

Bubble: Charcandrick West

Fullback
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1. Anthony Sherman

Bubble: They aren't keeping more than one and Sherman is one of the best in the game...
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Wide Receivers

1. Dwayne Bowe
2. Donnie Avery
3. AJ Jenkins
4. Albert Wilson
5. Frankie Hammond Jr.

Bubble: Junior Hemingway

Tight Ends

1. Anthony Fasano
2. Travis Kelce
3. Demetrius Harris

Bubble: Richard Gordon

Offensive Line

1. Eric Fisher (OT)
2. Jeff Allen (OG)
3. Rodney Hudson (OC)
4. Zach Fulton (OG)
5. Donald Stephenson (OT)
6. Ryan McKee (OT)
7. Eric Kush (OC)
8. Rishaw Johnson (OG)
9. Ricky Henry (OG)

Bubble: David Harris (OT), J'Marcus Webb (OT), Jeff Linkebach (OG)


Defensive Ends

1. Mike DeVito
2. Allen Bailey
3. Mike Catapano
4. Jaye Howard

Bubble: Jermelle Cudjo
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Nose Tackles

1. Dontari Poe
2. Vance Walker

Bubble: Kyle Love

Outside Linebackers

1. Tamba Hali
2. Justin Houston
3. Dee Ford
4. Frank Zombo
5. Josh Martin
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Bubble: Devan Walker

Inside Linebackers

1. Derrick Johnson
2. Joe Mays
3. James-Michael Johnson
4. Josh Mauga

Bubble: Nico Johnson

Cornerbacks

1. Marcus Cooper
2. Sean Smith
3. Chris Owens
4. Phillip Gaines
5. Ron Parker

Bubble: DeMarcus Van Dyke, Vernon Kearney.

Safeties

1. Eric Berry
2. Husain Abdullah
3. Jerron McMillian
4. Malcolm Bronson
5. Daniel Sorensen

Bubble: Jonathan Amaya

Specialists

1. Dustin Colquitt
2. Ryan Succop
3. Thomas Gafford

Bubble: Cairo Santos

Practice Squad

1. Vernon Kearney - DB
2. Mark Harrison - WR
3. Laurent Duvernay-Tardiff - OT/G
4. Ben Gottschalk - OT/G/C
5. Charcandrick West - RB
6. Brandon Jones - DB
7. Alonzo Highsmith - LB
8. Kona Schwenke - DL

Cuts

David Harris - OT
Jeff Linkebach - OG
Junior Hemingway - WR
Nico Johnson - LB
J'Marcus Webb - OT
Dominique Hamilton - DL
Steve Gregory - S
Demarcus Van Dyke - CB
Joe McKnight - RB
Fred Williams - WR
Kyle Williams - WR
Jermelle Cudjo - DL
Darryl Surgent - WR
Weston Dressler - WR
Adam Schiltz - TE
Jerrell Jackson - WR
Justin Rogers - CB
Kevin Rutland - DB
Cairo Santos - K
Otis Hudson - OG
Jordan Campbell - FB
Deon Anthony - WR
Dezman - Moses - OLB - Cut 8/9
Kyle Love - DT
David Van Dyke - CB - Waived
Richard Gordon - TE

[OldSchool]

I'd rather keep an extra WR who has shown promise than an extra DB who will always suck donkey balls.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

I'd rather keep an extra WR who has shown promise than an extra DB who will always suck donkey balls.

Neither Jenkins nor Hemmingway have shown anything at all, let alone "promise".

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by notorious

I don't see the point in keeping Daniel.

If Smith goes down, we are ****ed. Why not get a young pup in there to see what he has.

Ideally, I agree. It doesn't seem the KC brass is trending that way however. Bray and Murray have both shown me enough to think they could both hold the clipboard as well as Daniel, and would combine to make less than Daniel.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

I'd rather keep an extra WR who has shown promise than an extra DB who will always suck donkey balls.

Shit I'd rather convert one of those WR to DB. Can't be any worse.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

Shit I'd rather convert one of those WR to DB. Can't be any worse.

Jenkins has some serious speed, maybe we should try it.

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Jenkins has some serious speed, maybe we should try it.

The knock on him is that he's soft. Not going to work.

I'd rather keep Van Dyke than have the 5th safety on the roster.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Neither Jenkins nor Hemmingway have shown anything at all, let alone "promise".

Agreed.

KC carried 3 RBs and 6 WRs last season. They carried 10 DBs. I see them going a similar route once again.

RB appears to have Charles, Davis and Gray with Thomas as a possible flex (WR primarily)

WR as Bowe, Avery, Thomas (flex RB), and what looks to be Hammond and Lewis to this point. Both Hammond and Lewis have shown me more promise than Jenkins and Hemingway. I'd have to say I might lean towards Hemingway if he could stay out of the tub, but neither have been much of anything.

As for the DBs, I look for KC to once again carry 5 CBs and 5 Safeties. That means the 5th safety spot almost has to go to Sorensen by default unless Amaya somehow steps up and amazes the next couple weeks. Obviously that kid from Georgia can't stay out of the tub. The CB situation is no less troubling, with little promise there. The defensive back situation is a huge mystery at this point.

If ya'll have better ideas on who makes it, rifle them out, its what I posted for


Edit. BTW I have Van Dyke on the 53 over Parker at this point, but if you think Parker would be a better keep than Sorensen, I'm all ears.

[htismaqe]

I wouldn't cut Sorenson, I think he's got good upside as a backup and ST ace.

[kc79]

Move Parker back to S. I'd keep K Williams over AJ Jenkins. I believe A Smith said something about the two of them having a connection

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by kc79

Move Parker back to S. I'd keep K Williams over AJ Jenkins. I believe A Smith said something about the two of them having a connection

I might trend towards the Parker over Sorensen move, but Williams has been a non-factor thusfar.

[OldSchool]

Good news for us, bad for the Cards. Darnell Dockett is out for the season, should make it a lot easier for the right side of our line. We still have to deal with Campbell on the left though.

[thabear04]

Originally Posted by kc79

Move Parker back to S. I'd keep K Williams over AJ Jenkins. I believe A Smith said something about the two of them having a connection

Thought Parker was a CB with us last season and not a FS or SS?

[TEX]

Originally Posted by kccrow

Ideally, I agree. It doesn't seem the KC brass is trending that way however. Bray and Murray have both shown me enough to think they could both hold the clipboard as well as Daniel, and would combine to make less than Daniel.

"Shown you enough?" This kind of stuff cracks me up. Your limited exposure isn't near enough to make a sound decision.

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by notorious

I don't see the point in keeping Daniel.

If Smith goes down, we are ****ed. Why not get a young pup in there to see what he has.

This is where I am with it. Add to it his price tag and it seems like a no-brainer.

[Omaha]

I feel like there may be some castoffs from other teams who could start in this OL. They looked just plain awful.