The 53 and D Line Numbers Game

[jwhit34]

Before they get to the Bills' picks 170, 173 and 177:

 

On offense - looks like 21 spots are locked up - 2 QBs, 4 RB/FB, 4 WR, 2 TE, 9 OL (frequent visitors know the names).

Special teams - 3 (Bass, Ferguson and a P)

 

On offense, 1-2 WR, 1 TE and they are done. At most, that's 27 Offense/Special Teams.

 

Defense has a lot of roster-worthy players:

 

6 DT: Oliver, D Jones, Carter, Sanders (r), Walker (r),  Ogunjobi (suspended)

6 DE/Edge: Rousseau, Bosa, Epenesa, Solomon, Jackson (r), Hoecht (suspended)

4-5 LB - Bernard, Milano, Williams, Ulafoshio, maybe Andreesson

5 CB: Benford, T Johnson, White, Hairston (r), D Jackson

4 S: Rapp, Bishop, Hamlin, Forrest

They like Cam Lewis (S or slot CB)

 

Hoecht and Ogunjobi are not on roster for first 6 games so that alleviates the crunch when they cut to 53. 

 

So there is initially room for 1-2 players. But at some point, they cannot roster 12 on DL. 

WR, TE, LB to draft.

 

Trade Epenesa? Solomon would not have trade value yet. 

 

[below]

Ever since they signed Ogunjobi I figured Daquan Jones a goner. His dead cap is lower than other expendables like Epenesa or Curtis Samuel.

 

The suspension changed things but now we have depth at DT again.

 

So Jones is probably gone, and a good chance Epenesa is cut too. Although they'll probably wait for the end of training camp in case of injuries.

[JohnNord]

1 hour ago, jwhit34 said:

Before they get to the Bills' picks 170, 173 and 177:

 

On offense - looks like 21 spots are locked up - 2 QBs, 4 RB/FB, 4 WR, 2 TE, 9 OL (frequent visitors know the names).

Special teams - 3 (Bass, Ferguson and a P)

 

On offense, 1-2 WR, 1 TE and they are done. At most, that's 27 Offense/Special Teams.

 

Defense has a lot of roster-worthy players:

 

6 DT: Oliver, D Jones, Carter, Sanders (r), Walker (r),  Ogunjobi (suspended)

6 DE/Edge: Rousseau, Bosa, Epenesa, Solomon, Jackson (r), Hoecht (suspended)

4-5 LB - Bernard, Milano, Williams, Ulafoshio, maybe Andreesson

5 CB: Benford, T Johnson, White, Hairston (r), D Jackson

4 S: Rapp, Bishop, Hamlin, Forrest

They like Cam Lewis (S or slot CB)

 

Hoecht and Ogunjobi are not on roster for first 6 games so that alleviates the crunch when they cut to 53. 

 

So there is initially room for 1-2 players. But at some point, they cannot roster 12 on DL. 

WR, TE, LB to draft.

 

Trade Epenesa? Solomon would not have trade value yet. 

 

Epinesa trade is a possibility, but they also don’t want to have to play Bosa a ton of snaps early on.  
 

Im telling you, I don’t think Carter is safe on the roster.  Especially once Ogunjobi returns

[Matt_In_NH]

10  or 11 guys typically make the 53.  You only have 10 right now for the first 6 weeks, some kind of injury could happen, seems totally fine and I like the mix of vets and rookies they are bringing in.

[colin]

4 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said:

10  or 11 guys typically make the 53.  You only have 10 right now for the first 6 weeks, some kind of injury could happen, seems totally fine and I like the mix of vets and rookies they are bringing in.

Is that true?  It kinda makes sense, 4 of 22 regular starters (ignores special teams, but let's presume a similar portion play special teams as start on O/D) are DL, so about 11/12 of 53 (as dl rotate out more than OL, QB, CB, LB)

 

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