If Hart can at least be average that’s about what you can get for a backup G. I think it was either him or Ford and Beane said Ford wanted to start and he wasn’t going to be able to start here. So I do think Hart makes the 53.
I think they just need to create space once they need to be under the cap with 53 players because the top 51 rule will go away. They are right against the cap right now.
the team is probably more concerned about him being at full strength at the end of the season vs the beginning.
the first 4 games are tough but from a pass defense perspective i think they can get by.