Roster Depth
 

How do you think this year's roster depth compares to the last several years?

It's possibly worse in a couple of areas that show up more in these sort of games. OL for example, we don't have anyone at Allegretti's level, and CB seems like there's a lot of depth but not good depth.

But, overall we're better at WR, TE etc than recent years. DL is exactly as bad as it's always been.

We need more depth on the OL.

That is the one position I've grown worried about. If we can make a trade with a mid-low round pick for swing tackle or G depth I'd do it. Just to be solid we can weather the storm this season...

Yep. OL and CB are concerning for the reasons u mentioned. OL depth is unproven, except for Naing, and he's proven he's terrible. Plus, if Morris is hurt, it makes the depth worse. IMO, they need to bring a vet in.

Regarding the CB's, we're really going to miss Sneed, especially early in the season. None of the other CB's look ready. The saving grace here is that Spags seems to be able to get the most out of young CB talent, and some of the guys could turn into something by the middle or the end of the year.

Completely agree about OL depth. Niang is awful. Nourzad and Hanson are rookies and unproven. Caliendo is below average. We need to sign a guy or two off the street as back ups.

Roster looks a little weaker and not as deep.

I would say it’s shaping up similar to last year, just different major weak spots. For example, I don’t foresee WR being a problem this year, but CB might be. My concern level for DL is the same as last year, but it might be a little more magnified due to the potential weakness at CB. I think our LB and S play is going to be better.

OL is never as deep as you want it to be in the modern league. You’re in great shape if you just really like your starters. I bet our tackle play on both sides is better this year.

Yeah - the secondary is my concern.

Not because I don't think there are some quality players there - but because they sure as shit didn't PLAY like it in the pre-season. These 2nd and 3rd string defensive backs were just god-awful.

Blown coverages, penalties; just mental mistakes left and right. It was pretty damn ugly.

And really, the DL didn't look much better.

Offensively I think they're fine. Oladokun was pretty much garbage yesterday and Book has been a tire fire every time he's taken the field. You just can't learn anything about the offensive depth when the spare QBs are playing that poorly.

But on defense, the DL and DB groups were pretty ragged.

That's my take as well. I expect this team to be better than last year's, but I also expect it to be quite different as well.

I’d like to go ahead and get one of these vets in the building before we have to force something at the trade deadline. At the current trajectory, I would bet about anything we trade for a pass rusher if not a CB by the deadline.

Just address it now with roster cutdowns and maybe they get ahead of the problem. Can you flip a WR for a CB? Surely there’s something out there.

I'm not too worried about Niang because I'm pretty sure he's played his way off the roster.

I kinda wonder if Ethan Driskell won't make the squad. He looked green but he looked talented. That last OT on the roster is going to be a gameday inactive most of the time anyway so if you're going to carry a 4th OT, why not have it be a developmental guy with 4 years of team control who has size and athleticism vs. Niang who's a pending FA and seemingly has...nothing?

I probably try to sneak CJ Hanson through on waivers (if we lose him, we'll find someone just like him next year) and get him to the PS. Driskell is someone I'd keep though - not a lot of dudes his size that can move like he can. I'd take that sort of raw clay over a known non-factor like Niang.

I find this post by Teicher HILARIOUS!


"Chiefs: After major roster changes at wide receiver during the offseason, when the Chiefs added speed in veteran free agent Marquise Brown and rookie Xavier Worthy, a first-round draft pick, the additions echoed throughout the depth chart. On top of that, former Super Bowl stars such as Mecole Hardman and Kadarius Toney are fighting for roster spots. Toney made a strong case Thursday against the Bears with his best preseason game, catching two passes for 26 yards and returning a punt for 16 yards." -- Adam Teicher

I wish they'd just kept Sneed.

Just off the top of my head I would say the offensive line isn't as deep as it was last year, because I don't think Caliendo is as good as Allegretti, and while I think Kingsley is going to be a stud, as I have stated I would have taken him in the 1st if no receiver was there, and we couldn't trade down, Smith is a steady veteran, and had a proven baseline of performance.


I would also say the secondary is kinda a mystery, too, because Spags has said no one has really stepped up to be that clear number two, plus Cook is coming off of an injury. I feel like Hicks is going to be very good, but he is a rookie and we really don't know how Spags is going to use him yet.

But, as a team, I feel like the roster is deeper. The WR is obviously much better, and although I wish McKinnon was back, I think the RB group might actually be better this year with the addition of Steele.

And, I also think the backup QB got a pretty sizeable upgrade as well.

He’d be great to have of course but I find it very hard to believe that he’s going to maintain that level of play moving forward. He doesn’t practice anymore and I don’t care what he says, that’s not confidence inducing about the knee. Eventually it’s gonna go.