Pre-Training Camp Final 53 Man Roster Projection

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Chiefs talk is completely dead right now, so knowing what we know from OTAs and with preseason right around the corner, I'm going to take another stab at the 53 that I think we will see barring injury or unforeseen circumstances.. starters are in bold. Everything is in depth chart order IMO.


QB: Alex Smith, Aaron Murray, Kevin Hogan. *I think Hogan could take the backup job by season's end.

HB: Jamaal Charles, Charcandrick West, Spencer Ware

FB: Anthony Sherman

WR: Jeremy Maclin, Chris Conley, Albert Wilson, Rod Streater, Tyreek Hill, DeMarcus Robinson

TE: Travis Kelce, Demetrius Harris, James O'Shaughnessy

LT: Eric Fisher, Jah Reid

LG: Parker Ehinger, Jarrod Pughsley

C: Mitch Morse, Zach Fulton

RG: LDT

RT: Mitchell Schwartz

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DE: Allen Bailey, Jaye Howard, Chris Jones, Nick Williams, Rakeem Nunez-Roches

NT: Dontari Poe

OLB: Justin Houston (sometime in the first month of the season), Tamba Hali, Dee Ford, Frank Zombo, Dadi Nicolas

ILB: Derrick Johnson, Justin March, Ramik Wilson, DJ Alexander

CB: Marcus Peters, Phillip Gaines, Steven Nelson, KeiVarae Russell, DJ White

FS: Eric Berry, Stevie Brown, Marcus Cooper

SS: Ron Parker, Eric Murray, Daniel Sorenson

K: Cairo Santos

P: Dustin Colquitt

LS: Who cares EDIT: Probably Winchester, but he blew last season.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by O.city

I don't know, having to turn the corner with a 300 pound man leaning on you isn't easy.

I don't necessarily think he will have issues with it, but it was obvious in the playoffs he was favoring it. I just hope he doesn't have lingering issues.

He was favoring it because the ACL slid off his knee.

Now that it's been repaired, there shouldn't be an issue.

When was the last time an NFL player had a failed ACL repair?

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

That's nice and all, but he's going to have to be better than he was the past two seasons.

If those numbers are at all indicative of his true performance ability or level, he deserves to be cut. Plain and simple.

He won "Best Teammate" award, or some other crap, that the players vote on out there. I wonder if he got Marcus Allen'd out there for some reason?

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

When Hill gets hurt who will be returning Kicks ?

Eric Fisher

[O.city]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

He was favoring it because the ACL slid off his knee.

Now that it's been repaired, there shouldn't be an issue.

When was the last time an NFL player had a failed ACL repair?

Having confidence in a surgically repaired knee is gonna take a little time. I doubt there's an actual issue, but mentally, it's not easy to come back from

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

Houston doesn't come off as the type of guy who would think too much about it

We talk a lot about his ability and the 22 sacks and all that, but more than anything his presence just changes everything for the defense.

When he is out there at full tilt, the already good talent around him gets much much better. We're gonna need that to get over the hump.

It seems like the last two years Houston wore down towards the end of the season. I think letting him recoup the first half and starting him game 9 or so would benefit a playoff run.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by O.city

Having confidence in a surgically repaired knee is gonna take a little time. I doubt there's an actual issue, but mentally, it's not easy to come back from

Good thing Houston's primary pass rush move is the bull rush. Don't think he'll be worried about pushing OL to the QB's lap since he'll be doing it in a straight line.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

It seems like the last two years Houston wore down towards the end of the season. I think letting him recoup the first half and starting him game 9 or so would benefit a playoff run.

Not to diss but I can't agree with that Hog.

In 2014 he closed out with at least one sack in the final 6 games and had 10 total.

Last year, he was starting to hit stride right before his injury.

If anything I think Houston is one of those guys who doesn't wear down so much as the year goes along, giving him advantages late in the year.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by staylor26

If anybody, it will definitely be Hogan.

Hogan will be our back up

[Chiefshrink]

We won't see Houston until mid-season.

[Meatloaf]

Originally Posted by Chiefshrink

We won't see Houston until mid-season.

IF Houston doesn't start the season, I suspect he'll be in after the bye week -- which I believe is week 5???

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by Meatloaf

IF Houston doesn't start the season, I suspect he'll be in after the bye week -- which I believe is week 5???

Let's hope he is not rushing it either

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Chiefshrink

We won't see Houston until mid-season.

You have less reason to believe this than the people who believe he'll be back very early in the season, if not the beginning

[TRR]

I would say the most likely scenario is after the bye week. That gives Houston an additional month+ to get his legs back underneath him. No reason to rush him back unless he is truly ready to roll. I'd rather have him for W16 than W1.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by TRR

I would say the most likely scenario is after the bye week. That gives Houston an additional month+ to get his legs back underneath him. No reason to rush him back unless he is truly ready to roll. I'd rather have him for W16 than W1.

There's never any reason to rush any player back from injury. Yet here we were last offseason with two aging athletes in Derrick Johnson and Mike DeVito who both suffered an injury worse than Justin Houston's with a track record of recovery that is less successful. And they both played Week 1.

Yes, they did their surgeries a couple months before Houston did, but they had a far more grueling recovery process, too.

Houston may not be participating in organized offseason activities, and he probably won't be doing much in training camp, but every step he takes in his team workout regimen is monitored by a strength and conditioning trainer and coach. They're not in the business of saying, "He's 100%, but eh... give him another 2 weeks. Don't want to rush it."

If he's healthy and ready to play, he's going to play. Period.

[RunKC]

7 month timeframe from his surgery to the opener. I think that he will play week 1, but on certain situations.

I think they'll ease him back the first month. 10 snaps week 1, 15 snaps week 2, 20 snaps week 3, etc. Mostly obvious passing downs.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

@ SNR

To be fair to DJ and Devito, they had surgery mid September of 2014. They essentially had a full year to be ready to roll, even though they were by training camp.

Houston has 7 months from surgery to week one. That's a big difference even though the injuries aren't the same.

I just want them to not dick this up. He's our diamond investment on the roster right now and I'd like to see him back at 100% soon, whether it's week 1, 5, 12 or so on.