Post Patriots game Update Prediction
IR: TE Davis, OT Tenuta, S Moore, FB Henry Pearson (lots of ST snaps for Pearson)
PUP: Stokes
I haven't heard anything update on S Moore, but it's a knee injury, so I generally fear the worst with knee injuries.
Also interesting to note that they have not placed TE Davis on the off-season IR ending his season to open a roster spot, are they going to keep him on the 53 man roster for a day to put him on thr in season IR list allowing him a chance to come back? If it's an ACL injury, I would doubt he has a chance to be back this year.
Offense QB (2): Love, Clifford (2)
RB (2): Jones, Dillon, Taylor (5)
WR (6): Watson, Doubs, Toure, Reed, Wicks, Heath (11)
TE/FB (3): Musgrave, Deguara, Kraft (14)
OT (5): Bakhtiari, Tom, Nijman, Walker, Jones (19)
IOL (5) Jenkins, Meyers, Runyan, Hanson, Newman (24)
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A more balanced roster this time.
RB Taylor makes it as the 250lb ST replacing TE Davis on STs. Taylor is simply the most versatile, though Wilson is making a strong case as a pure RB.
OT Jones, with his ankle injury, I was tempted to try to sneak him to the PS, but with Bakhtiari needing more rest and OT more a premium and Nijman in a co tract year, we need to try to continue to develop them.
IOL: Maybe one high on OL in general: Backup IOL is extremely close, and probably going down to pick the grow you have the more faith in, or you think has the more potential, which probably means that highest draft picks (Rhyan, Newman) will get the nod. BUT...
C Hanson, despite talk of Runyan and Rhyan being used at Center more, we haven't really seen it much in preseason games. And while Tom absolutely can backup Center, do they really want the starting OT to also be the backup Center? Plus Hanson has arguable outplayed both Newman and Rhyan so far and is more versatile. Again, probably going down to the highest draft picks, but Hanson might have played better than the others. (Of course, is Center easier to play than OG?)
OG Newman out played OG Rhyan this last preseason game. Though Rhyan was better in the first one, but I'm simply going with last result.
Just missed:
OG Rhyan
RB Wilson
RB Goodson
TE Austin Allen
WR/TE Dre Miller
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Defense DT (2): Clark, Slaton (2)
DE (3): Wyatt, Wooden, Brooks (5)
OLB (6): Gary, Smith, Van Ness, Enagbare, Hollins, Cox (11)
ILB (5): Campbell, Walker, McDuffie, Wilson, Mosby (16)
S (5): Savage, Ford, Owens, Johnson, Leavitt (23)
CB (5) Alexander, Douglas, Nixon, Valentine, Thomas (26)
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DL Ford seems to be playing himself out of a spot. Though Packers could use more NT depth, they have loaded up in lighter pass rushers that are more talented.
ST LBers: Looking at Wilson, Carpenter and Mosby mainly as STers. And at least according to PFF, Carpenter has struggled, while Wilson and Mosby (whom is listed at OLB on the depth chart) have been two of the 8 best. I moved Mosby to ILB because OLB is already crowded. And ST wise, Hollins might have to watch his back if Gary and Van Ness step it up and they're looking to release an OLB.
S: Moore has a knee injury and went to the IR in this draft, though again, I don't know how bad the knee injury is. Also, Moore keeps working himself up to the starting Reps, abd something then happens.
CB: Change here as Thomas took Ballentine's spot. Ballentine has been good enough to make the roster of another spot opens up (like if they release Hollins and don't need another larger ST body) but Thomas has simply been among the best on STs and pretty well on defense.
Just missed:
CB Ballentine
Ballentine is in a tier all of his own here. I probably need to find a way to get Ballentine on the roster too, maybe take out an IOL?
ILB Carpenter
NT Ford
CB Jean-Charles
CB Hooper
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Special Teams ST (3):
K: Carlson
P: O’Donnell
LS: Orzech