Camp Battles- The journey to 53

No surprise. Sounds like LL may be iffy for the opener too. Hope he gets well soon.

As much as I want to keep the youth movement going, it is too risky to let ATV go IMO. We would be in a dicey situation if Hightower went out.

As much as I want to keep the youth movement going, it is too risky to let ATV go IMO. We would be in a dicey situation if Hightower went out.

kinda funny that ATV is now a vet! One of our old RBs

As much as I want to keep the youth movement going, it is too risky to let ATV go IMO. We would be in a dicey situation if Hightower went out.

Torain's a young vet, he's only 25. I agree, if anything were to happen to Hightower and Torain not be available, we would be down to two rookies, Helu and Royester....not a good situation especially if Keland Williams is also released. I would think one of the veterans would have to stay.

Recovered Ryan Torain ready to prove himself - The Insider - The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/recovered-ryan-torain-ready-to-prove-himself/2011/08/30/gIQAzpNopJ_blog.html)

Torain's a young vet, he's only 25. I agree, if anything were to happen to Hightower and Torain not be available, we would be down to two rookies, Helu and Royester....not a good situation especially if Keland Williams is also released. I would think one of the veterans would have to stay.


I think any team would be in trouble if they lost their starter and their #2 guy. I think we're set at RB.

I think any team would be in trouble if they lost their starter and their #2 guy. I think we're set at RB.

Except the Saints. I don't remember if it was last year or the year before last when they were down to their 3rd and 4th string RB and they did okay. But yeah, your average team would be screwed up if the top two RBs are out.

I think any team would be in trouble if they lost their starter and their #2 guy. I think we're set at RB.

I wasn't speaking of losing them both. Only referring to what the RB situation would look like if Hightower (god-forbid) went down for more than a game or two. We'd be left with Helu and a player with early projections to be on the PS.

I wasn't speaking of losing them both. Only referring to what the RD situation would look like if Hightower (god-forbid) went down for more than a game or two. We'd be left with Helu and a player with early projections to be on the PS.

Peyton Hillis was pretty beast as a rookie until he got hurt. Some guys can just play regardless of their lack of experience. Helu doesn't make me that uncomfortable. Royster might though, but he still has another game to show his stuff.

And honestly running back is one of the positions where the learning curb is different than say WR. Besides, running backs generally do very well playing for Shanny regardless of their level of experience.

So, what position will we fill instead of the #3 qb? I'm thinking banks as a 7th wr (from everything I've heard chris russell and rich campbell say this week Paul is a near lock as a 6th wr) or perhaps gibson as an extra linebacker?

Here's my guess of our final roster (i didnt care enough to list special teams):

Quarterbacks (2)
Beck , Grossman, (clemmons on speed dial)

Running Backs (5)
RB: Hightower, Helu, Torain, Royster
FB: Young

Tight Ends (3)
TE: Cooley, Davis, Paulsen

Wide Recievers (6)
Moss, Gaffney, Austin, Armstrong, Hankerson, Paul, (Banks to IR)

Offensive Line (9)
T: Williams, Brown, Locklear, Hicks (G/T)
G: Lichtenstreigher, Chester, Hurt
C: Montgomery, Cook (C/G)

Total Offense: 25


Defensive Line (7)
DE: Carriker, Bowen, Scott, Worthington
DT: Cofield, Bryant, Nield

Linebackers (9)
OLB: Orakpo, Kerrigan, Alexander, Gibson, Jackson/White (depends on how likely White is to be claimed off the PS)
ILB: Fletcher, McIntosh, Fox, Riley

Defensive Backs (9)
CB: Hall, Wilson, Barnes, Thompson, Westbrook, (Buchannon - suspended list. Thompson has 4 weeks to prove his worth)
S: Landry, Otogwe, Doughty, Gomes, (Moore - PUP list... jackson, Thompson, Westbrook and Moore will fight for one spot when Moore's healthy)

Total Defense: 25