Annual Predict the Final Roster Thread: 2010 Version

BHA, doesn't Banks as KR/PR give you 54?

Someone mentioned this on the Monday Morning QB show on ESPN 980, and it's a good point: Reed Doughty appears to be relatively un-athletic and allows the pass to be completed more than he breaks the pass up. But there doesn't seem to be much debate that he'll be lining up next to Landry at the free safety position -- and that should be fairly alarming for anyone concerned about pass defense.

If opponents start lighting it up through the air against us, I'd be willing to bet Doughty will be the primary target.

Thanks for pointing that out. I copied Dirtbag's roster to use as a template and forgot to remove Banks. There's no way Banks makes the team. Even if he weren't too small to have an NFL career longer than 3 seasons, he puts the ball on the ground far too often. I think he's only got a 50/50 shot of making our practice squad. If anyone on the bubble played their way off the team last night, it was Banks. It won't be a tough decision for Shanahan.

Of course my picks (if I made them early in the season are wrong so now the cardinal game is over I'm going to make my prediction...

Offense: 25
QB: McNabb, Grossman, Beck
RB: Portis, Johnson, Packer, Torian Practice Squad: K.Williams
FB: Sellers
WR: Moss, Galloway, Armstrong, Thomas, Austin Practice Squad: Banks IR Furrey, Kelly
TE: Davis, Cooley, Vickers PS: Paulsen
LT: Williams, Heyer
LG: Dockery, Lictensteiger
C: Rabach, Montgomery PS: Cook
RG: Hicks, Rinehart
RT: Brown, PS: Capers

Defense: 25
DE: Haynesworth, Holliday
NT: Kemo, Golston
DE: Carriker, Daniels, Jarmon
OLB: Alexander, Orakpo, Carter, Wilson,
ILB: Rocky, Fletcher, Blades, Riley IR: Henson
CB: Rogers, Hall, Buchanon, Tryon, Barnes, Westbrook
FS: Moore, Doughty PS: Russell
SS: Landry, Horton

Special Teamers 3
K: Gano
P: Bidwell
LS: Sundberg

Possible Wildcard: Houshmandzadeh became available for trade I'd imagine we'd give them Horton or Doughty because they need safety help.

Offense
QB - McNabb - Grossman - Beck
RB - Portis - Johnson - Torain - Parker
FB - Sellers

WR - Moss - Thomas - Galloway - Armstrong - Austin
TE - Cooley - Davis - Paulsen

OT - Brown - Heyer - Williams
OG - Lichtensteiger - Dockery - Hicks
C - Rabach
OL - Montgomery

Total: 24

Defense
DL - Haynesworth - Daniels - Holliday - Kemo - Carrikier - Golston - Jarmon

LB - Orakpo - Wilson - Carter - Alexander - Fletcher - Blades - McIntosh - Riley - Henson

CB - Hall - Tryon - Rogers - Buchanan - Robinson
S - Moore - Horton - Carter - Landry - Doughty

Total: 26

Special Teams
K - Gano
P - Bidwell
LS - Sudenberg

Total: 3

Total Overall: 53

Some hard choices to be made.

On offense it will come down to 9 OL, 4 RB or 6 WR
On defense the CB position is a little wide open. I can see a serious battle for the 4th and 5th CB spots with Barnes being the loser. I possible have to many LBs but who knows?

Take away the fumbles and the kid would probably be a lock. Another muff last night makes him a big concern for me. If you can't be trusted to at least field a clean punt 99% of the time, you're not going to have a job for very long.

Yeah when I was just putting together my roster it was plain as day that without the ball security issues he is a complete and utter lock. He blew it. I think he actually played his way off the team putting the ball on the ground twice last night. Maybe they PS him but I gotta think another team picks him up.

Offense
QB - McNabb - Grossman - Beck
RB - Portis - Johnson - Torain - Williams
FB - Sellers

WR - Moss - Thomas - Galloway - Armstrong - Austin - Banks
TE - Cooley - Davis - Paulsen

OT - Brown - Heyer - Williams
OG - Lichtensteiger - Dockery - Hicks
C - Rabach
OL - Montgomery

Total: 25

Defense
DL - Haynesworth - Daniels - Holliday - Kemo - Carrikier - Golston - Bryant

LB - Orakpo - Wilson - Carter - Alexander - Fletcher - McIntosh - Riley - Henson

CB - Hall - Tryon - Rogers - Buchanon - Barnes - Robinson
S - Moore - Horton - Landry - Doughty

Total: 25

Special Teams
K - Gano
P - Bidwell
LS - Sudenberg

Total: 3

Total Overall: 53

So I used the template from FRPLG with a few tweaks.

Parker is gone, Williams makes the team.

I still think Banks makes it as the 6th WR. Buchanon will be the primary PR and Thomas the primary KR. Banks will be inactive most weeks but in a pinch can be activated and play but I don't see him being exposed to the practice squad with what he's put on tape thus far.

I cut Jarmon which is a huge waste of a pick IMO at this point. He's to slow to be a LB and not stout enough to be a DE. He's a much better 4-3 fit but trying to hold and trade him will just be a waste of a roster spot.

I put Barnes on the team. I think his value is in being able to be physical in blitz packages as well as playing on ST.

I also put Bryant on the DL because he's shown more than Kemo to this point and released Blades. I just don't see him as good of a fit anymore and he's missed a lot of tackles in the preseason. Riley and Henson are solid backups in those spots.

Do we know the extent of Henson's injury yet?

Offense
QB - McNabb - Grossman - Beck
RB - Portis - Johnson - Torain - Williams
FB - Sellers

WR - Moss - Thomas - Galloway - Armstrong - Austin - Banks
TE - Cooley - Davis - Paulsen

OT - Brown - Heyer - Williams
OG - Lichtensteiger - Dockery - Hicks
C - Rabach
OL - Montgomery

Total: 25

Defense
DL - Haynesworth - Daniels - Holliday - Kemo - Carrikier - Golston - Bryant

LB - Orakpo - Wilson - Carter - Alexander - Fletcher - McIntosh - Riley - Henson

CB - Hall - Tryon - Rogers - Buchanon - Barnes - Robinson
S - Moore - Horton - Landry - Doughty

Total: 25

Special Teams
K - Gano
P - Bidwell
LS - Sudenberg

Total: 3

Total Overall: 53

So I used the template from FRPLG with a few tweaks.

Parker is gone, Williams makes the team.

I still think Banks makes it as the 6th WR. Buchanon will be the primary PR and Thomas the primary KR. Banks will be inactive most weeks but in a pinch can be activated and play but I don't see him being exposed to the practice squad with what he's put on tape thus far.

I cut Jarmon which is a huge waste of a pick IMO at this point. He's to slow to be a LB and not stout enough to be a DE. He's a much better 4-3 fit but trying to hold and trade him will just be a waste of a roster spot.

I put Barnes on the team. I think his value is in being able to be physical in blitz packages as well as playing on ST.

I also put Bryant on the DL because he's shown more than Kemo to this point and released Blades. I just don't see him as good of a fit anymore and he's missed a lot of tackles in the preseason. Riley and Henson are solid backups in those spots.
Only thing I think is dead wrong is at safety. Carter is making the team. With Moore out we'll have 5 safeties and Carter is the only real option for the 4th safety right now.

Do we know the extent of Henson's injury yet?

Not that I know of...I assumed it was only a mild sprain and he would be fine. Obviously if he going to miss extended time it changes things up quite a bit. He probably isn't replaced by anybody but then we probably keep an extra OL or WR.