As natural as it might seem to accept the Green Bay Packers' newly formed 53-man roster as is, the truth is that it could look different Sunday.
The Packers trimmed their roster from 80 to 53, but they left one very important area unguarded and they very well might have to address it with a player from another team. They are eligible to sign any veteran with four or more years of experience or try their luck with a waiver claim for a younger player.
Whatever the case, the position to watch is offensive guard.
General manager Ted Thompson kept just eight offensive linemen, which is a dangerous proposition when one - veteran Evan Dietrich-Smith - is the lone backup at the three inside positions. Behind him are two natural tackles, Marshall Newhouse and first-round pick Derek Sherrod, although Sherrod competed at guard in camp.
Sherrod showed that tackle is going to be his future position.
There is one way the Packers can skate with just eight linemen and that is to keep a couple of guards available on the practice squad. Kevin Poston, the agent for released rookie guard Ray Dominguez, said the Packers already have expressed an interest in him returning if he doesn't get claimed on waivers.
Center/guard Nick McDonald also is eligible for the practice squad and could be brought back.
Dominguez and McDonald could develop in practice and be on call if an injury occurred that required Dietrich-Smith to play. But if Thompson views Dominguez as a long-term project, then odds are he'll reach out and try to get someone off the waiver wire.
The Packers obviously thought they could do better than sixth-round draft pick Caleb Schlauderaff, whom they traded to the New York Jets for a conditional draft choice. Finding an experienced lineman who isn't on his last legs will be difficult, and Thompson and his personnel staff may try to identify someone not as green as a rookie.
Where's the beef? The trade of fullback Quinn Johnson to Tennessee for an undisclosed draft choice raises the question of whether the offense will have the hammer to lead into the hole in short-yardage situations.
The club has had trouble with short yardage the last two years, but the one thing it did know was that the 260-pound Johnson gave it the best shot at opening a hole. Typically, fullback John Kuhn lined up behind Johnson in short yardage.
Now with Johnson gone and Kuhn the only fullback, coach Mike McCarthy is going to have to come up with a winning combination for short-yardage situations. If he plans to use Kuhn as the ball-carrier, he's probably going to have to use a tight end as a lead blocker.
Another option would be to enlist nose tackle B.J. Raji like he did in the playoff game against Atlanta last season. Raji lined up as a fullback in an inverted wishbone formation with Johnson to his left and was the lead for Kuhn on the running play.
Raji didn't exactly clear out a hole on the play, but Kuhn did score.