My prediction of the 53 man roster

I like what you’ve done here basically, with a few little qualms.

A lot of the backup position battles could go in any number of ways, although i doubt given the lockout shorted offseason DCS is going to unseat Will Allen. He’s certainly not an ideal player there, but he knows the system and is a reliable ST player. Although i’m totally with you on how CB will break down.

Keith Williams and Chris Scott are toss ups to me as well.

The biggest mystery for me is how WR is gonna shake out. Ward, Wallace, Sanders, and Brown are almost givens. Then you’ve got Sweed, ARE, and Battle going at it for the 5th and possibly 6th spot. That will be exciting to watch.

My question for you though, is do you really think the Steelers will go ahead with just 3 RB’s (Mendenhall, Redman, and Batch) and cut Dwyer?

Wait, okay, one more. Why keep three NT’s on the roster when the defense already spends almost 50% of its snaps in nickel and dime with the NT off the field?

you’re aware the guy’s name is stevenson sylvester not sylvester stevenson right?

I added Jonathan Dwyer and removed Keyran Fox
I added Will Allen and removed DCS

I really like what you’ve done here. I just have a few nit-picky things I saw.

1) The WR camp battle: I like Sweed coming back strong and beating ARE and Battle. It’s more of a hope than anything else, because I haven’t seen anything that would indicate that it will happen. I’d love to see Sweed live up to his potential, because our offense could be legendary.

2) Trai Essex, Keith Williams, Chris Scott…not sure which one will win out there. Es-sux, as I have been calling him for years, has only held a spot because of his versatility. I thought he’s been pretty bad for a while. However, now that there is some depth at the Tackle position, and we have a younger guy in Marcus Gilbert who can play G or T, I could see him getting cut if the new guys show anything. 1 will be gone unless A) we re-sign Colon…in which case 2 of these guys are gone or B) Flozell retires…in which case they could all make the team. The only certainty here is that Tony Hills is GONE!

3) I agree 100% that Nick Eason should be gone…unless Heyward shows nothing in camp, which is not going to happen. However, what sorta bit us on the butt last year was not having enough depth on the DL, because we ended up losing Thaddeus Gibson, because they had to bring in another body for the DL (McClendon?). (I don’t really know how good Gibson would have been, but still…it stinks to lose a pick AFTER he made the cut). I think it’s going to be McClendon or Sonny Harris. Probably McClendon, because of the age of the 2 guys in front of him. Plus, the RDE and LDE are interchangeable, so if A.Smith goes down, Ziggy can play and Heyward can still be the backup for either side. If Big Snack goes down, his replacement is older and there is no one after him.

4) I don’t know what to make of the DB situation. You hate to see your draft picks get cut, because they COULD have potential. I don’t really see it happening. K. Lewis made a case to be the #2 before losing it in the Denver preseason game. Gay is a decent nickleback. One may have to go. Both may go. I don’t know. DRC is a guy who could also make waves.

5) I concur with Keyaron Fox. Keyaron Fox won’t be back for his bonehead play in big games. It’s different if you are a rookie, but he made some really DUMB plays when the game was on the line.

Lyons is 6’8’’, up to 245 lbs. now. I wouldn’t mind the Steelers having another TE on the roster who can actually run pass patterns and be a threat downfield. Also, I want Heath staying in less to block and more getting out and running pass patterns. Let D. Johnson stay in and help out the tackles. Still think they will resign Spaeth, though.

Fox made some bonehead plays on special teams with penalties, but he also looked pretty good in the games he started at ILB two years before. There is just no telling when Farrior will fall off the cliff, so I’d like to have another available body to plug in that knows the system and can also play teams. I know this is probably a very unpopular statement, but I’m resigning A. Madison for a year as well. The dude is a proven demon on special teams. You just don’t want him on the field in your base or nickel D.

I don’t see why you have Denis Dixon not making the 53 man roster and Charlie Batch making it…that makes no sense whatsoever!!?? Really like to hear your reasoning on this.

I don’t think they dare get rid of Keenan Lewis yet, he is young and gifted. Carnell Lake will have an positive effect on him, just my beliefs.

I would like to see Willie Colon back, there is no way Jonathan Scott makes this team over Colon, if we re-sign Colon.

Finally, I think Nick Eason has some more productive years left in him and I don’t see McLendon beating him out.

Cause it sure ain’t CB from what I’ve seen the past 2 years. Just not thinking that dog will hunt. If he doesn’t make it as a backup safety, I don’t see the Steelers keeping him this year (if there is football). Plus, he’s done ZERO on special teams that past two years. That’s normally a sign that a player can’t actually play the game. I’m much higher on C. Butler. But we’ll see.