Early Stab At The Roster

[woodbuck27]

Vince:

PRACTICE SQUADS

On Sunday, September 2, 2007, the day after the final pre-season cutdowns, each club may establish a Practice Squad of no more than eight (8) players who are free agents and who do not have more than nine games on an Active list in a previous season.

The minimum salary for a practice squad player is $4,700 per week, including the playoff weeks.

In addition, a player under contract to a club as a Practice Squad player is completely free to sign a contract with any NFL club to play on their Active/Inactive list.

[The Leaper]

That's the chance you take when you have players who have skills, but aren't good enough to make the roster. IMO, you don't keep them on the roster just because you're paranoid about them being claimed by another team who doesn't have the same talent level at the respective position.

I completely agree.

I'm not sure what in the hell Clowney has shown that has some of you in a tizzy. He can't run routes. He doesn't have great hands. As a receiver, he is probably 2-3 years away from being a contributor in the NFL. The only thing he has is elite speed...but that is a dime a dozen when you don't have any other solid qualities.

If you are scared of that getting snared from your PS...then you are quite paranoid. The fact of the matter is that if another team thinks Clowney can contribute now, so be it. It is clear he can't contribute now. He NEEDS at least a year on the practice squad.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Hmm, you know the roster limit is 53 not 55

Funny. Yeah, I knew that. I play in a fantasy football league that's similar to Madden franchise mode, and we have a 55 man roster limit in that, so I was temporarily confused.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I think the roster will contain extra WRs (lots of intriguing talent) and RB (lots of question marks). To get back down to 53, I think they only keep 5 LBs White could be gone if some of the young guys show ST skills. Otherwise, Johnson. They'll likely only keep 9 DBs, so Bigby, Williams, Dendy, Manuel, etc. are candidates to get cut. There was talk of Bigby doing well in the last camp, but that fell off when they started playing preseason games. He's an in-the-box safety, and I don't see that he's a good fit anyways.

[The Leaper]

I think Crosby beats Rayner. As I've maintained all along, Rayner is the guy who needs to beat Crosby.

Rayner faltered in the second half last year when the weather turned south. He missed 6 kicks in the last 7 games, and if I recall correctly, none of them were long distance attempts. Regardless of what Rayner looks like in camp, the downturn late in the year last season will still play heavily on the minds of the Packer braintrust.

I don't think it is merely a coincidence that TT took a big leg kicker from another cold climate locale in the draft. Rayner should have the advantage on the kid...he's been in the NFL for a couple years, received coaching on how to function at this level, and generally should feel more comfortable with the routine and process of camp. If Rayner doesn't CLEARLY BEAT the kid, then I think the Packers keep Crosby...who would have to be viewed as having more upside potential as he gains experience.

[pittstang5]

Funny how the "big" FA signing of Walker is almost at the bottom of the DB postion. Well, I wanted this guy to lock up the 3rd DB postion, but something in my gut told me that this guy could be another Boarigter or Boa-Constrictor....whatever the heck his name was - just a camp body. From what I've heard Dendy is not doing too bad, but I'd really like Bush or Blackmon to pave the way. This team is gonna need to replace some aging corners sooner or later. Groom 'em now, like the Eagles did.

[CaliforniaCheez]

QB(3)- Favre, Rodgers, Martin

RB(3)- Jackson, Morency, Herron, PS Pope

FB(2)- Miree, Hall

WR(6)- Driver, Jones, Jennings, Holiday, Martin, Bodiford PS Clowney and Brewster

OL(8)- Tauscher, Spitz, Clifton, Colledge, Wells, Moll, Barbre, Walter, Coston PS Blomvall

TE(3)- Lee, Franks, Alcorn PS Harris

DT(5)- Williams, Pickett, Jolly, Cole, Harrell

DE(4)- Kampmann, Jenkins, KGB, Hunter

LB(6)- Hawk, Poppinga, Barnett, Hodge, White, Bishop PS Havner

CB(5)- Harris, Woodson, Bush, Dendy, Blackmon PS Malone

S(4)- Collins, Rouse, Underwood, Culver, PS Bigby

(3) Rayner, Ryan, Davis

However, I think there should be trades of a Safety, CB, and WR, for anything. TE or Olineman. A conditional 7th is okay too. That of course would screw a lot of this up.

This is a changable list and is only a snapshot opinion at this time.

[HarveyWallbangers]

With the roster flexibility that their OL provide, I'm thinking they keep 8. I'm not sure there's another worthy of a roster spot.

Banking on sliding a guy to PS is a crapshoot. By midway through the season, the practice squad usually only has a few guys that were actually on the team in training camp. A team with no depth at WR that can wait on Clowney's maturation would probably take a chance on him.

[GBRulz]

It seems like most feel like Fergy is going to get the ax. I feel the same, unless he has one helluva pre-season.

[RashanGary]

I like your list Cheeze. I think we might keep 4 RB's and 5 WR's instead of 3 and 6.

[KYPack]

We gotta toss some kind of Forum party when Ferg gets the ax.

B has got to get a cake, a bottle of sauce, or something.

It must, no has to be, a party.

Watta ya think?

[MJZiggy]

I'm there. I'll have to think up what type of beverage a Fergy tossing calls for...

[KYPack]

A fifth of Makers Mark.

Fine KY bourbon.

And a case of beer (brand to be debated).

B gets the first 5 shots, at a minimum.

[Lurker64]

S(4)- Collins, Rouse, Underwood, Culver, PS Bigby
.

Other than possibly Collins, isn't Bigby having the best camp of any safety? I've heard a lot more about "will Bigby beat out Manuel" than "will Bigby be cut", honestly.

[GrnBay007]

Put the beer down, and go to bed.

I did.....lol
Although it wasn't beer. Tough times call for tough measures ...it was 2 bacardi and DP's.

However, you can still mark my words from that post Harv. :P