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Why would Moats, Robey, and Troupe be in the next eleven cuts? Brian Smith, Mark LeGree, and Jay Ross are a few players at their positions who will be gone before the three you mentioned. I also think Sinkfield will be cut before Hogan or Sampson. If Brad Smith gets cut, it'll be in the last batch of cut-downs.

Unfortunately, I think that Kyle Williams is no longer going to play at a Pro Bowl level.

Alan Branch is not a lock. Searcy may not be a lock either.

You owe me ten billion internet dollars. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/stats/teamsort/NFL/T-TYDSG/2013/pre?&_3:col_1=6 The Saints ran 83 plays in Week One of the preseason. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/stats/teamsort/NFL/T-TYDSG/2012/regular?&_3:col_1=6 Detroit ran nearly 74 plays per game over the course of last season. Digging up an individual game with 80+ plays would take some time, but I'd also wager that they, at some point, ran over 80 plays per game. http://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/plays-per-game It looks like Denver and Indianapolis ran 80+ plays in at least one game last year; I would guess that a few other teams did, too. That being said, you are certainly right that Buffalo, Philadelphia, and N.E. are running light-speed offenses. It appears that the Saints plan to as well, and you can probably add more teams to that list.

Fred Jackson looks like he isn't close to the player he was in 2011.

Do you have the statistics on how many plays per game other teams ran this week, or last pre-season? It's certainly possible that teams simply run significantly more play per game in the pre-season, as the goal is getting experience through snaps, not winning the game.

It is unrealistic, given Smith's guaranteed money relative to his production. I also think we'll keep seven, but that may be at the expense of a fullback or third tight end. If we keep seven receivers, I would expect the third running back on the roster to be a solid blocker; I would expect Choice to be cut.

Our pre-season superstars are not "trade bait." Teams don't trade draft picks for UDFAs who haven't played a game in the league...

If we don't carry a fullback or a third tight end, there is a chance that we carry seven receivers opening day. A few teams have done so in the past: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/20040659/bengals-head-to-openr-with-seven-wide-receivers-on-roster http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/31/redskins-make-final-cuts-make-changes-receiver/?page=all

How does someone Tweet 25,000+ times? She must have someone paid to run her Twitter feed.

Here's my problem with your picks: you have three NFC West teams, in what is likely the league's most difficult division, over. I love the Cardinals pick- with Palmer, Fitzgerald, Bruce Arians, and a good defense, they could easily record 7-10 wins- but I doubt that you will see that many wins from three, or four, of the NFC West squads.

You're completely missing the point. I don't follow athletes; I don't care what Stevie Johnson had for breakfast. Twitter is an incredible resource for seeing information before it breaks to the A.P. or Reuters. Often, athletes or other "celebrities" will tweet breaking news, which gets picked up by people like Schefter, Buscaglia, etc. By following certain journalists and bloggers on Twitter- many of whom "retweet" insight or breaking news from athletes, I can stay ahead of what ESPN, Sports Illustrated, or other outlets report. You're incredibly obstinate.

You seem quite insecure. Twitter, in 2013, is often the first source for breaking sports news from journalists and, sometimes, athletes. It's also a great resource for reading quick thoughts from insightful people, like Elon Musk, Jim Breyer, Fred Wilson, etc.

I'll post picks for all win totals; it'll be fun to look back at this at the end of the season. I've bolded my choices.

Te Yep- we played the Skins in week one of last year's preseason, and RGIII was certainly "held back."

Robert Woods gets shuffled to the fourth receiver spot.

Why on Earth would the Steelers want to trade Dwyer for Smith? Player-for-player swaps are exceptionally rare, and they are never a trade of solid backup running backs for an overpaid (but useful to the Bills) wide receiver. If Dwyer gets dealt, it'll likely be for a conditional 6th/7th.

Yep- no team goes into the year with two rookie QBs, including an UDFA. There's a minuscule chance that Tuel gets cut in favor of a veteran like Troy Smith if, say, Kolb is out for a few weeks, but I don't see that happening.

Just checking- I didn't mean it as a criticism, but I was mildly surprised. I'm not sure if it's consistently the O.P., but there has been a trend of people pulling material from other sites and claiming it as their own work. Thanks.

The closest part of the "Hamptons"- West Hampton- is at least an hour away, without traffic, from the city. I was citing Alpine as an example for athletes. There are, of course, plenty of other places in Bergen County/elsewhere in the tri-state area that are affordable and thirty minutes from the city. Teaneck, River Edge, etc.. I could go on, but the point is that every housing option and price point in Buffalo is available in the tri-state area. That's not a knock on Buffalo, but you seem to be convinced that decent, affordable suburban property in the NY metro area is inaccessible to an average-income person; that's not the case.

The issue isn't the "insight"- it's the fact that the O.P. almost certainly stole someone else's work without citing it. His formatting of the depth chart, especially in regards to the designation of the wide receivers, is the same as that of the Buffalo Rumblings' writer's. Do you not consider, as a moderator, plagiarism to be an issue?

Dude, that's just patently false about the tri-state area. Northern N.J., Westchester County, Nassau County, and Fairfield County are all locations with plenty of people from various backgrounds who live within 30-50 minutes of Manhattan. Many athletes who choose not to live in an urban area live in the many well-off parts of these areas; there is obviously a need for a service economy, and there are plenty of relatively affordable homes in the area. The "Hamptons" are a vacation area on the end of Long Island where people who can afford it go out to on weekends or during the summer. There are plenty of places, including many affordable areas of Long Island, N.J., and Connecticut with affordable beach towns- the Hamptons are not one of them. Either way, there are plenty of options for people, including NFL athletes, to live and never have to enter Manhattan. Bergen County has some of the wealthiest towns in the country, like Alpine and Tenafly, where plenty of professional athletes live; one could reach MetLife Stadium in 30 minutes from a large suburban estate. I'm not disputing that Buffalo is a good option for the average person to enjoy a mix of an urban-suburban lifestyle at an affordable price, but the fact is that the tri-state area has an abundance of such options for people of all income brackets.

T.J. Graham

NFC North: Packers NFC East: Cowboys NFC West: 49ers NFC South: Saints Wild cards: Buccaneers, Falcons AFC North: Ravens AFC East: Patriots AFC West: Broncos AFC South: Texans Wild cards: Bengals, Chiefs NFC Championship game: Saints over 49ers AFC Championship game: Broncos over Ravens Superbowl (and SB MVP): Saints, Drew Brees Reg. season MVP: Peyton Manning Defensive Player of the Year: J.J. Watt Coach: Sean Payton Off. Rookie: Montee Ball Def. Rookie: Arthur Brown

Yep- he ripped off Buffalo Rumblings' recent depth chart player-for-player.