In my first run through, I have 41 guys I am pretty sure make the roster assuming health. I made one surprise cut. I kept Santoso over Dixon. Odds are I am wrong but call that a hunch probably based on a wish. I have 12 spots left. I will make my choices in the 2nd run through.
QB (Current)-Jones, Glennon, Thorson, Webb
QB (Keep)-Jones, Glennon
QB (cut)-Thorson, Webb
RB (Current)-Barkley, Booker, Chunn, Mizzell, Platzgummer, Brightwell
RB (Kept)-Barkley, Booker
RB (cut)-Chunn, Mizzell, Platzgummer
Battling: Brightwell
FB (Current)-Penny, Gillaspia
FB (Kept)-Penny
FB (cut)-Gillaspia
WR (Current)-Bachman, Board, Dillon, Golladay, Mack, Pettis, Ross, Shepard, Sills V, Slayton, Toney
WR (Kept)-Golladay, Shepard, Slayton, Toney
WR (cut)-Bachman, Board, Dillon, Sills V
Battling: Mack, Pettis, Ross (Core?)
TE (Current)-Engram, Griffin-Stewart, Hikutini, John, Rudolph, Smith, Toilolo, Wieting
TE (Kept)-Engram, Rudolph, Toilolo, Smith
TE (cut)-Griffin-Stewart, Hikutini, John, Wieting
OL (Current)-Wiggins (G), Harrison (C), Lemieux (G), Murphy (G), Barton (T), Peart (T), Solder (T), Thomas (T), Hernandez(G), Slade (G), Gates (C), Fulton (G), Heggie (C), Burton
OL (Kept)-Lemieux, Peart, Solder, Thomas, Hernandez, Gates
OL (cut)-Wiggins, Barton, Heggie, Burton
Battling: Harrison, Murphy, Slade, Fulton
DL (Current)-Lalos, Odenigbo, Speaks, Hill, Lawrence, McIntosh, Williams, Johnson, Moa, Shelton, Johnson III
DL (Kept)-Hill, Lawrence, Williams, Johnson, Shelton
DL (cut)-Lalos, Moa, Johnson III
Battling: Odenigbo, Speaks, McIntosh
LB (Current)-Anderson, Brown, Brunson, Carter, Coughlin, Crowder, Downs, Garrett, Harris, Martinez, Ragland, Ximines, Elerson Smith, Ojulari
LB (Kept)-Brown, Carter, Crowder, Martinez, Elerson Smith, Ojulari
LB (cut)-Downs, Garrett, Harris
Battling: Anderson, Brown, Brunson, Coughlin, Ragland, Ximines
CB (Current)-Beal, Bradberry, Holmes, Jackson, Jarren Williams, Wilson, Harper, Yiadom, Rodarius Williams, Robinson
CB (Kept)-Bradberry, Holmes, Jackson, Robinson
CB (cut)-Jarren Williams, Wilson
Battling: Beal, Harper, Yiadom, Rodarius Williams
S (Current)-Hartage, Ryan, Love, McKinney, Peppers, Kalu, Milton
S (Kept)-Ryan, Love, McKinney, Peppers
S (cut)-Kalu, Milton
Battling: Hartage
K (Current)-Gano
K (Kept)-Gano
K (cut)-
P (Current)-Dixon, Santoso
P (Kept)-Santoso
P (cut)-Dixon
LS (Current)-Kreiter, Tinker
LS (Kept)-Kreiter
LS (cut)-Tinker
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Figure for the 12 spots I have open, have to keep at least one more RB, 1 more WR (and probably 2), 2 more OL (and probably 3), 2 more LB (and as many as 4 possibly) and 1 more CB (and probably 2 but possibly 3). I have 9 spots probably allotted to specific positions.
So at RB, Brightwell is the guy who has the inside track. The other possibility is that Penny is the 3rd RB in addition to being the FB (or keep Gillaspia as FB). And Brightwell goes to the PS. But not to overcomplicate things, I will go with Brightwell.
At WR, I think we keep 2 more. Between, Mack, Pettis and Ross (and maybe Core comes back but I won't consider him now), Ross seems to have the inside track. But if he is the 5th WR, he needs to play STs and he doesn't. So I think he needs to win a role playing WR or win the return job. I think it is as likely as not that he doesn't beat out Slayton or Toney for snaps. And Pettis may be the better KR option. So while the conventional wisdom is Ross over Pettis and Mack, I will go with Mack as #5 and Pettis as #6. One caveat: if Ross shows enough that they feel he will be good protection against an injury, they could try to go with Mack on the PS. Probably a low risk he gets claimed. In that case, Ross probably is inactive most weeks without a STs role.
At OL, I am not sure that our 9th OL is on the roster but for now the next 3 to me are Harrison, Murphy and Fulton. I will assume all 3 stick.
Keeping a 6th DL is not a definite but I think Odenigbo is likely to make it. I am rooting for Speaks but the drafting of Elerson Smith probably made his chances pretty low.
At LB, figure Ragland makes it. And I think we keep 2 more. Brown and Coughlin are draft picks form last year. I will say Brown for sure. And Coughlin will have to beat Anderson out. I am mentally cutting Ximines and hoping he comes in looking completely different. Like Beal. So...forced to pick, I will go with Anderson over Coughlin.
CB-I think Yiadom makes it. And Harper v R Williams for the 6th spot. I will say Harper wins and Williams goes to PS but the reverse could be true too. Beal, like Ximines is already gone for me. And if he comes in and shocks me, it will be gravy.
S-I like Hartage but I think we upgraded talent all around too much for him to stick.
And that completes my 12 spots open leaving me with this 53.
QB (Keep)-Jones, Glennon
RB (Kept)-Barkley, Booker, Brightwell
FB (Kept)-Penny
WR (Kept)-Golladay, Shepard, Slayton, Toney, Mack, Pettis
TE (Kept)-Engram, Rudolph, Toilolo, Smith
OL (Kept)-Lemieux, Peart, Solder, Thomas, Hernandez, Gates, Harrison, Murphy, Fulton
DL (Kept)-Hill, Lawrence, Williams, Johnson, Shelton, Odenigbo
LB (Kept)-Brown, Carter, Crowder, Martinez, Elerson Smith, Ojulari, Anderson, Brown, Ragland
CB (Kept)-Bradberry, Holmes, Jackson, Robinson, Harper, Yiadom
S (Kept)-Ryan, Love, McKinney, Peppers
K (Kept)-Gano
P (Kept)-Santoso
PLS (Kept)-Kreiter
Agreed, unless Ross gets hurt again or looks like garbage in camp and pre-season he is a near lock.
This is a great point. NFL literally cut salaries and added games this off season. NFL players union is the the worst in all of sports.
WR (Kept)-Golladay, Shepard, Slayton, Toney, Ross, Mack, Pettis
TE (Kept)-Engram, Rudolph, Toilolo
There is always some flexibility. For example, can keep 8 OL and more on the PS. Or 9 or 10 and less on the PS. All depending on who would get through waivers, injuries at the time etc.
WR (Kept)-Golladay, Shepard, Slayton, Toney, Ross, Mack, Pettis
TE (Kept)-Engram, Rudolph, Toilolo
My thinking is by this point, usually a guy is who he seems to have been. The second chances and stops don't usually turn out better. So I decided not to fantasize but it is more fun your way.
I also felt I could let the Ross fantasy go once we drafted Toney. Ross would be a more necessary fantasy if we didn't find a better version in the draft but we did. So now if he does step up, it is a nice surprise.
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should have read the “below 41” closer..
I get it. At your age, it's hard to focus for so long. ;-)
Murderer!
We are still in a pandemic. The league and the NFLPA both are acting that way. There is still a threat that players will have to sit out for a week or more if they contract COVID.
And 1 game has been added, which is almost going ton necessitate roster expansion and maybe even limits on how many games a player can be active.
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not making it. The Giants are desperate to improve team speed. They want him to be their version of Ted Ginn.
Have had that thought since he was signed--and with hands to match! >):
he doesn't have to catch everything. He needs to be enough of a deep threat to keep a safety from coming down into the box.
There has to be more than 2 RBs active for every game, unless you want Toney to be the 3rd RB. I think the #6 draft pick will get a real good look before they bring in another veteran.