I think that it’s a rather small number, really. Maybe around 14-16.
These are my “almost certain” to make it players:
QB. Goff
RB. Gurley, Brown.
OL. Whit, Saffold, Sully, JB, Hav, Blythe, Noteboom, Demby (maybe)
WR. Cooks, Woods, Kupp, Cooper, Thomas, Reynolds.
TE. Higbee, Everett.
That’s only 19 O players that are semi-locks, and a couple of them are not 100%, themselves, tbh. Meaning, maybe 6 more O spots up in the air?
DL. AD, Suh, Brockers, Westbrooks, Myers (probably).
LB. Barron, Littleton, Ebukam, Longacre (if even sufficiently healthy).
CB. Peters, Talib, NRC, Shields.
S. Joyner, JJ.
That’s only 15 D players that are certainly safe. Meaning, approx 10 more are up for grabs.
ST. Hekker, GZ, and McQuaide are mortal locks. Duh...
So, what have we got after some rather tough grading as “for sure” members of the 53? Only 37, really.
Yeah, there are all kinds of “probables” left and most will make it. But the fact remains that there are approx 16 jobs that are up in the air and will be claimed within the next 3 weeks. Lots of job pressure on both players and coaches, huh? Very little margin for error for anyone. That’s why the Ravens game was somewhat wasted by both players and coaches. Sigh.
Anybody else surprised that there are so many spots up for grabs on this supposedl SB roster? I was. Before I started, I thought there were only maybe 6-8 tbd.
I would really appreciate some feedback from y’all. Did I grade too strictly? Or not hard enough? Talk to me.
