Who would be our fullback? wasnt C Davis our FB last year. If he is inactive the only person I think could play FB is Russell. Maybe only Maybe could Health MIller and Spaeth play there but I want an every down FB not a fill in. let me know

Since we are no longer in the Dan Krieder-mold of standard fullbacks, I was thinking a downshift shift in that position insofar as Mendenhall/Russel can get the job done.

Could Allen theoretically be bumped from PS to the active roster? Or does he have to stay on PS all year.

That is why he is the 9th-man exception to the PS. I don’t believe there are any exceptions. There are only 16 teams in the NFL each year who get to have this added luxury. It is the AFC North’s turn this year. Because not every team gets to have one of these guys, they are strict about not giving some teams a competetive advantage by allowing them to move this player from the Practice Squad.

I just sent Blitz my Excel spreadsheet. If any of you want a copy I’ll bet he’ll send it to you. You can then move players around and play with it yourself up until the season.

Good stuff MR. I doubt they’d cut Hills (PS is unprotected), and I doubt Capizzi will last on our PS if we cut him. I’d look for Essex to be cut and one of those two to take his spot. Guys like Clement, Rucker, Williams, and Bailey would all be good PS’ers. I wouldn’t be shocked if Williams made the roster as a DB and redshirted, kind of like Stapleton did. If any of the DL’s (Clement, Jordan, Prince) show anything, they picked the right team to try out for, and Kirch, Eason, or McBean could get tossed aside. Let’s hope one of them shows something. I could see Marion losing his spot to one of the players I mentioned above, simply because there’s so much uncertainty for the future of the lines. We can make do with Moore and co, unless Marion is really really good.

As for Russell, I see him mostly as an insurance guy, and with 3 ahead of him, I don’t think we need to suit him up. He’ll get some time if we have some injuries.

If some other team came along and offered to bump his salary? Wouldn’t it make better sense to protect him either on the 45 or 8 inactives?

It’s a real possibility that someone we cut (and want on the PS) will get picked up by another team. We’ve said before that we have rather good depth on the OL, just not a great starting 5. We have 11 guys who may be worth a spot, so we’ll have to make some tough cuts. I think it will be a tough battle between Hills, Capizzi, and Essex for those last 1-2 spots. Things would be made easier if the staff deems Mahan expendable, but he’s still a good backup to have if we don’t care about his salary.

Essex has proven he’s a decent backup, but I doubt he’ll get resigned next year. If Starks is a backup swing tackle, there’s really no need to keep Essex if they see promise in Capizzi or Hills. A lot depends on what the FO plans to do with all our FA OT’s.

... is to not have a last name ending in “sky.” Kind of sad to see Zabransky go - he displayed a lot of leadership qualities in that Boise State game vs. Oklahoma. Of course, we don’t need a 4th QB. Maybe he’ll go to Tampa Bay, where they have, like, 98 quarterbacks. Or maybe to Chicago, where they have, like, zero.

On another note, I think Humpal will be added to the special teams coverage unit. He appears to be a hustler, and the football gods know we need hustlers on special teams.