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

[Bowser]

Would they be smart to IR Joe McKnight? Let him get that knee fully healed up and see what he can bring next year.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Would they be smart to IR Joe McKnight? Let him get that knee fully healed up and see what he can bring next year.

Wouldn't happen. If he feels he's healthy and they tried to IR him, they'd get in big trouble with the NFLPA. He's a year removed from his ACL so he shouldn't need IR and he's been in the league long enough that he wouldn't allow a team to stash him on IR if he feels like he can still play.

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by -King-

Wouldn't happen. If he feels he's healthy and they tried to IR him, they'd get in big trouble with the NFLPA. He's a year removed from his ACL so he shouldn't need IR and he's been in the league long enough that he wouldn't allow a team to stash him on IR if he feels like he can still play.

Good point.

He's on PUP now though, no? Could they use that as a springboard to IR? And he still gets paid if the team IRs him, correct?

[Bowser]

McKnight intrigues me with his potential, especially in an Andy Reid offense. We're pretty good to go at RB, but it would kind of suck if he didn't get a shot with us (and maybe I'm just going full Mecca here, remembering his USC days...).

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Flybone McTimmerson

They very well may do just that.

Originally Posted by -King-

We probably are. James Michael Johnson has outplayed him so far and can cover the pass much better.

Perhaps. Nico Johnson is a player I'll have my eye on tomorrow night.

Really hoping to see a positive showing from the O-Line and WR's as well.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by Bowser

McKnight intrigues me with his potential, especially in an Andy Reid offense. We're pretty good to go at RB, but it would kind of suck if he didn't get a shot with us (and maybe I'm just going full Mecca here, remembering his USC days...).

Yes you are. McKnight is worthless

[thabear04]

No way they are cutting Hemingway.

[Ragged Robin]

I think Kyle Williams would make it over Wilson. Good value as ST/PR backup as well as slot duties on offense. My longshot hope is for Frankie Hammond to become a beast because he has pretty good measurables.

[Direckshun]

I'll say this: if we go a whole preseason without seeing Bray get to sling it once, I will become quite upset.

They gave him a whole quarter last week and squandered it by making him hand off the ball 80% of the time.

[Direckshun]

Warning to everyone in this thread, inccluding the OP: they're likely playing the 1s all 1st half, and 2s all 2nd.

You're not going to see a lot -- if any -- of Bray and Murray.

I don't think we see any Murray this prreseason. I'm guessing they are hiding him.

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Warning to everyone in this thread, inccluding the OP: they're likely playing the 1s all 1st half, and 2s all 2nd.

You're not going to see a lot -- if any -- of Bray and Murray.

I don't think we see any Murray this prreseason. I'm guessing they are hiding him.

They'll probably mix it up with Daniel and Bray. Bray will at least get a shot against the 3s.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by milkman

Who the hell is David Harris?

And where the hell is Ryan Harris?

A figment of my imagination. Either way, the bitch sucks... a shade of what he looked like he'd become when he entered the league.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by milkman

And we don't need to see DAT at RB.

You don't want to see it, I want to see if the little **** can handle the NFL beatdown he'd get there. I hate gimmick players, so he better be dynamite on special teams.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

They'll probably mix it up with Daniel and Bray. Bray will at least get a shot against the 3s.

The 3s will hardly play, is my point.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by John Dope

Not bad Crow.

I think Murray makes it over Bray. He's smarter and is more in the mold of Smith and Daniel. He can run around and run that pistol better than Bray. I also think Bray is going to choke under pressure in the preseason against the twos.

I think Nico Johnson is a lock over Mauga. Nico is very very good on special teams.

I think Hemmingway makes it and Jenkins gets cut.

I also think McMillan goes to the practice squad and either Duvernay-Tardiff or Harrison make the 53. I think one of those guys could get picked up if they put them on the PS and aren't careful.

I haven't assigned Murray to the PS in this edition and I haven't cut him yet either... he's the one guy I left in limbo. All I know so far is that Daniel played fairly well in Week 1, Bray wasn't terrible, and we hardly saw Murray (concerning if he has a shot of being on the 53-man this year and not the PS).

I don't think Nico is a lock over anything. Mauga is outstanding on special teams, a big reason they signed the guy to begin with. I'm at 90% right now on Nico hitting the road, unless he shows more than he has over the next few weeks.

The whole Hemingway/Jenkins/Rest of the Shit heap competition is a big unknown to me. I haven't seen any single WR stand out at any point in a game situation that makes me say "wow!" I think Wilson looked ok. Other than that, your guess is as good as mine.

I think Tardiff is too raw to make the 53 this year, so far. Harrison's hammy problems aren't going to help him. McMillian is going to make this team for sure, at least with his performance thusfar.