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Beemnseven · 08-31-2004, 04:49 PM

So they're going to keep five TEs and H-backs?

My guess is that Cooley and Koslowski at 1st and 2nd string H-back respectively, with Rasby and Royal being the TEs.

The final spot is a toss-up between Fred Baxter and Mike Sellers in my mind, but Baxter is still recovering from the sprained knee. Advantage: Sellers. Leonard Stephens has to be the odd man out thanks to his virtually non-existant playing time in preseason.

As far as receiver goes, barring injury, you will see three wideouts get the vast majority of playing time, and just a small fraction to a fourth receiver who could wind up with less than 10 catches this year -- seeing action mainly on special teams. Just ask former 4th and 5th WRs under Gibbs like Walter Stanley, Joe Howard, and Stephen Hobbs. If those guys ever saw the ball on offense in a regular season game, they should have played their Lottery numbers that day, because that was a truly rare event. My early prediction is that Jacobs will assume that role and yet again see more of the bench than the field this year. Again, barring injury.

08-31-2004, 04:49 PM	#4
Beemnseven Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Virginia Beach Age: 51 Posts: 5,311	So they're going to keep five TEs and H-backs? My guess is that Cooley and Koslowski at 1st and 2nd string H-back respectively, with Rasby and Royal being the TEs. The final spot is a toss-up between Fred Baxter and Mike Sellers in my mind, but Baxter is still recovering from the sprained knee. Advantage: Sellers. Leonard Stephens has to be the odd man out thanks to his virtually non-existant playing time in preseason. As far as receiver goes, barring injury, you will see three wideouts get the vast majority of playing time, and just a small fraction to a fourth receiver who could wind up with less than 10 catches this year -- seeing action mainly on special teams. Just ask former 4th and 5th WRs under Gibbs like Walter Stanley, Joe Howard, and Stephen Hobbs. If those guys ever saw the ball on offense in a regular season game, they should have played their Lottery numbers that day, because that was a truly rare event. My early prediction is that Jacobs will assume that role and yet again see more of the bench than the field this year. Again, barring injury.