Official Take A Stab At The 53 Man Roster Thread

[bobblehead]

Who?

You won't ask that by midseason.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I just spent a few hours really studying what the Packers might do on special teams. I'm having a hard time seeing how the Packers carry Jack Heflin. Kiondre Thomas got almost every snap on the punt return team. He was probably the best gunner on punt coverage. I could see him being a core special teams player. I've decided I really don't know what they'll do. I thought Thomas, Tariq Carpenter, and Ray Wilborn were some of the better players on special teams. Patrick Taylor also impressed me. Keisean Nixon, Dallin Leavitt, Shemar Jean-Charles, and Tipa Galeai look like core special teams players. Sprinkle in Krys Barnes, Isaiah McDuffie, and even Quay Walker on some special teams. I don't know how much the Packers will use their starters.

If I had to guess who are the preferred starters on each special teams unit, this is what I'd go with:

KICKOFF COVERAGE

R1 Shawn Davis
R2 Keisean Nixon
R3 Krys Barnes
R4 Kiondre Thomas or Rico Gafford
R5 Tipa Galeai
K Mason Crosby
L5 Ray Wilborn
L4 Dallin Leavitt
L3 Isaiah McDuffie
L2 Shemar Jean-Charles
L1 Micah Abernathy or Tariq Carpenter

KICKOFF RETURN

FL1 Shemar Jean-Charles
FL2 Isaiah McDuffie
FL3 Josiah Deguara
FL4 Krys Barnes
FL5 Kiondre Thomas or Tariq Carpenter
SL1 Tipa Galeai
SL2 Alize Mack was the only one who I saw play here. Jonathan Garvin and Kingsley Enagbare both played SL1 and SL3.
SL3 Tyler Davis
UB1/UB2 Patrick Taylor, Juwann Winfree, and Samori Toure exclusively played the two upback positions, but almost anybody could play here. Winfree didn't look that good here.
RET Amari Rodgers

PUNT COVERAGE

P Pat O'Donnell
LT Tipa Galeai or Ray Wilborn
LG Isaiah McDuffie
LS Jack Coco
RG Krys Barnes
RT Quay Walker
UP1 Josiah Deguara
UP2 Dallin Leavitt
UP3 Tyler Davis
GUN1 Who knows? They tried a lot of guys here. I thought Kiondre Thomas may have looked the best, but Rico Gafford's speed here is an asset.
GUN2 Keisean Nixon

PUNT RETURN

LOS1 Tipa Galeai or Tariq Carpenter
LOS2 Isaiah McDuffie
LOS3 Tyler Davis
LOS4 Krys Barnes
LOS5 Ray Wilborn
LB1 Shemar Jean-Charles
LB2 Dallin Leavitt
LB3 Shawn Davis
GC1 Kiondre Thomas or Micah Abernathy
GC2 Keisean Nixon
RET Amari Rodgers

[HarveyWallbangers]

I feel pretty good about 49 spots. The final four spots are all tough. They could all go either way. I think the final four spots come down to:

WR7 - Juwann Winfree vs. Samori Toure

I'm leaning Winfree. I don't know how much clout Rodgers has, but it's a consideration. I think they could get Toure on PS. I think Winfree might look for an opportunity elsewhere, if he were cut. This is the one I feel most wrong about. Generally, I'd go with the younger guy under team control for several years. However, with the question marks at WR (injury prone vets and rookies) they may coddle Rodgers.

OL10 - Caleb Jones vs. Rasheed Walker

I would normally lean Walker as a draft pick, but Jones got praise all camp. Walker seemed to be in the dog house most of training camp. I think both guys have intriguing potential, but I guess I'll lean towards the guy who has been the most consistent.

CB6 - Rico Gafford vs. Kiondre Thomas

I would lean Gafford for his speed as a gunner, but I think the gunners on punt coverage may end up being Keisean Nixon and Eric Stokes. Thomas looked solid as a gunner, and I thought he looked better as a CB. He's no slouch athletically either.

ST - Tariq Carpenter vs. Ray Wilborn

I like both guys on special teams, but looking at the projected special teams I think they could get by with just one more special teams ace. I like Carpenter's potential more.

My final prediction, I think:

QB (2) - Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love
RB (2) - Aaron Jones, A.J. Dillon
WR (6) - Allen Lazard, Sammy Watkins, Randall Cobb, Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Amari Rodgers, Juwann Winfree
TE (4) - Robert Tonyan, Marcedes Lewis, Josiah Deguara, Tyler Davis
OL (10) - David Bakhtiari, Jon Runyan, Josh Myers, Elgton Jenkins, Zach Tom, Yosh Nijman, Royce Newman, Jake Hanson, Sean Rhyan, Caleb Jones
DL (5) - Kenny Clark, Jarran Reed, Dean Lowry, T.J. Slayton, Devonte Wyatt
OLB (5) - Rashan Gary, Preston Smith, Jonathan Garvin, Kingsley Enagbare, Tipa Galeai
ILB (5) - De'Vondre Campbell, Quay Walker, Krys Barnes, Isaiah McDuffie
CB (6) - Jaire Alexander, Eric Stokes, Rasul Douglas, Shemar Jean-Charles, Keisean Nixon, Kiondre Thomas
S (5) - Adrian Amos, Darnell Savage, Shawn Davis, Dallin Leavitt, Tariq Carpenter
ST (3) - Mason Crosby, Pat O'Donnell, Jack Coco

PUP - RB Kylin Hill

POST 53 MOVES:

Elevate RB Patrick Taylor or RB Tyler Goodson from PUP until Hill returns.

[RashanGary]

Good guess, Harv. Rasheed Walker was out all camp with a knee. It’s part of why he slipped. I see him making it. Caleb Jones could more easily be slipped onto the PS

[Joemailman]

QB (2) Rodgers, Love
RB (3) A. Jones, Dillon, Taylor
WR (7) Lazard, Watkins, Cobb, Watson, Doubs, Am Rodgers, Toure
TE (4) Lewis, Tonyan, DeGuara, T. Davis
OL (10) Myers, Hanson, Jenkins, Runyan, Tom, Bakhtiari, C. Jones, Nijman, Newman, Rhyan
DL (5) Clark, Lowry, Reed, Slaton, Wyatt
OLB (5) Gary, Smith, Enagbare, Galeai, Garvin
LB (4) Campbell, Walker, McDuffie, Barnes
CB (6) Alexander, Douglas, Stokes, Jean-Charles, Nixon, Thomas
S (4) Savage, Amos, Abernathy, Davis
ST (3) Crosby, O'Donnell, Coco

PUP: Hill

Practice Squad: Danny Etling, Tyler Goodson Dexter Williams, Ishmael Hyman, Juwann Winfree, Sal Cannella, Rasheed Walker, Jack Heflin, Chris Slayton, Kobe Jones, LaDarius Hamilton Ty Summers, Ray Wilborn Rico Gafford, Tariq Carpenter, Ramiz Ahmed.

So far I missed on Thomas.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I think we all missed on Davis, but we didn’t know he had a knee injury.

[RashanGary]

Looks like everyone missed on kiondre Thomas too.

[Joemailman]

I missed 4. I did not have Rasheed Walker, Ford, Leavitt, and Carpenter.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I missed on Toure, Walker, Ford, and Abernathy.

[HarveyWallbangers]

KICKOFF COVERAGE

R1 Micah Abernathy
R2 Keisean Nixon
R3 Krys Barnes
R4 Tariq Carpenter
R5 Tipa Galeai
K Mason Crosby
L5 Ray Wilborn and Ty Summers are the only ones who played here. Do they go somebody like Quay Walker here?
L4 Dallin Leavitt
L3 Isaiah McDuffie
L2 Shemar Jean-Charles
L1 The guys who played here aren't on the team. It looks like this position might come from a starter.

KICKOFF RETURN

FL1 Shemar Jean-Charles
FL2 Isaiah McDuffie
FL3 Josiah Deguara
FL4 Krys Barnes
FL5 Tariq Carpenter
SL1 Tipa Galeai
SL2 Tyler Davis
SL3 Jonathan Garvin
UB1 Samori Toure
UB2 Juwann Winfree was here in the preseason. Could be any RB or WR.
RET Amari Rodgers

PUNT COVERAGE

P Pat O'Donnell
LT Tipa Galeai
LG Isaiah McDuffie
LS Jack Coco
RG Krys Barnes
RT Quay Walker
UP1 Josiah Deguara
UP2 Dallin Leavitt
UP3 Tyler Davis
GUN1 Tariq Carpenter was here at times in the preseason, but I don't know that he's the guy here.
GUN2 Keisean Nixon

PUNT RETURN

LOS1 Tariq Carpenter
LOS2 Isaiah McDuffie
LOS3 Tyler Davis
LOS4 Krys Barnes
LOS5 Tipa Galeai
LB1 Samori Toure
LB2 Dallin Leavitt
LB3 Micah Abernathy
GC1 Shemar Jean-Charles
GC2 Keisean Nixon
RET Amari Rodgers