Predict the 53

[Th@Bird$]

I know it's a bit premature and some people may hate me for this, but what can I say I'm bored. To me, it's a fun idea to predict the final 53 at this point in the offseason to preseason when we have a better idea of what the team looks like on the field and compare/contrast how the team evolved. I think our 53 is one of the more unpredictable rosters, especially when it comes to the competition at the bottom third of our team, which makes it that much more fun and debatable. Here's my prediction:

QB- Vick, Foles, Barkley (3)
RB-McCoy, Brown, Jones (3)
TE- Celek, Casey, Ertz (3)
WR- D-Jack, Maclin, Benn, Cooper, Johnson, Momah (6)
OL- Peters, Mathis, Kelce, Herremans, Johnson, Kelly, Watkins, Quinn, Menkin (9)
Offense- (24) While the starting QB job may be the biggest question mark, it's much easier deciding who stays and who goes. RB-OL is up in the air at this point. I could see someone like Carrier making it as a TE/WR over a #6 WR like Johnson/Momah, or over a fourth RB like Polk/Jones due to versatility. Only time will tell

DL- Cox, Soap, Thornton, Curry, Kruger, Logan, Geathers (7)
LB- Barwin, Graham, Cole, Ryans, Kendricks, Matthews, Knott, Chaney, Phillips (9)
DB- Williams, Fletcher, Boykin, Poyer, Marsh, Phillips, Chung, Allen, Anderson, Wolff (10)
Defense- (26) It's even harder picking out the defense than I initially thought, but I'm guessing the numbers I chose to keep at each position is on point.the players, that's another story. DL depth is a huge unknown, and outside of our top 3 pass rushing OLB's there's not much depth. The depth in the secondary is more comforting then our starting unit. Honestly don't know what to expect from this unit. We should be set if Harbor and Avan's transition go smoothly though lol.

ST- Henery the K, Jones at P, LS Dorenboss (3)

I can see myself altering this lineup within days but it's simply a fun exercise. Whats everyone else's opinion?
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[EaglesFan5-36-81]

QB : 3
Michael Vick // Nick Foles // Matt Barkley

RB : 4
LeSean McCoy // Bryce Brown // Chris Polk // Felix Jones

TE : 3
Brent Celek // James Casey // Zach Ertz

WR : 6
DeSean Jackson // Jeremy Maclin // Arrellious Benn // Riley Cooper // Ifeanyi Momah // Russell Sheppard

OL : 9
Jason Peters // Evan Mathis // Jason Kelce // Todd Herremans // Lane Johnson // Dennis Kelly // Kyle Quinn // Nate Menkin

DL : 7
Fletcher Cox // Cedric Thorton // Issac Sopaga // Bennie Logan // Vinny Curry // Joe Kruger

LB : 8
Connor Barwin // DeMeco Ryans // Mychal Kendricks // Trent Cole // Brandon Graham // Phillip Hunt // Jason Phillips // Emmanuel Acho

DB : 10
Cary Williams // Bradley Fletcher // Kenny Phillips // Patrick Chung // Brandon Boykin // Nate Allen // Colt Anderson // Earl Wolff // Curtis Marsh // Jordan Poyer

K : 1
Alex Henery

P : 1
Brad Wing

LS : 1 Jon Dorenbos
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[babyatemydingo]

I see a three receiver set including DeSean Jackson and Damaris Johnson causing some problems for other teams.
Send Jackson deep. Drag Johnson underneath. Send the 3rd receiver in between. They'll all get open sometimes.
If I were Kelly, I'd be drooling over that.

[baconrad3]

*Note this isn't really a depth chart or anything just the roster

QB: Nick Foles / Michael Vick / Matt Barkley

HB: LeSean McCoy / Bryce Brown / Felix Jones / Michael Maysonet

TE: James Casey / Brent Celek / Zach Ertz

WR: DeSean Jackson / Jeremy Maclin / Arrelious Benn / Riley Cooper / Damaris Johnson / Ifeanyi Momah

OL: Jason Peters / Todd Herremans / Evan Mathis / Jason Kelce / Lane Johnson / Dennis Kelly / Danny Watkins / Kyle Quinn / Nate Menkin

DL: Fletcher Cox / Isaac Sopoaga / Cedric Thornton / Bennie Logan / Vinny Curry / Joe Kruger / Damion Square

LB: Connor Barwin / DeMeco Ryans / Mychal Kendricks / Brandon Graham / Trent Cole / Casey Matthews / Emmanuel Acho / Jason Phillips

CB: Bradley Fletcher / Cary Williams / Brandon Boykin / Jordan Poyer / Curtis Marsh

S: Kenny Phillips / Pat Chung / Earl Wolff / Nate Allen / Colt Anderson

K: Alex Henery

P: Brad Wing

LS: Jon Dorenbos
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[RainbowCarebear]

To OP only 3 OLB?
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[Th@Bird$]

Hmm after thinking about it, I'd prob replace an ILB for Hunt. At first I was thinking Chaney could be a 4th option, but on second thought, no chance
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[Withmy89vision]

Offense: 27

QB: Vick, Foles, Barkley
HB: McCoy, Brown, Jones, Polk
TE: Celek, Ertz
Hback: Casey, Harbor
WR: Jackson, Maclin, Benn, Avant, Cooper, Momah, Johnson

OT: Peters, Lane, Kelly
OG: Herremans, Mathis, Watkins
OC: Kelce, Reynolds, Tennant


Defense: 23

Dline: Soap, Cox, Curry, Logan, Thornton, Kruger
OLB: Cole, Barwin, Graham, Hunt
ILB: Ryans, Kendricks, Chaney, Acho


CB: Fletcher, Williams, Boykin, Hughes, Poyer
S: Phillips, Allen, Chung, Wolf


Special teams: 3

K: Henery
P: Jones
LS: Dorenbos



If one of the top tackles gets hurt, Herremans swings over and then Watkins steps in for Herremans.

Acho can play inside or outside LB, Curry can also stand up if necessary. Only in emergencies though, I want him to focus on the 5 and 3 techs.

Keep all the WRs as insurance. I would use Jackson on punts, and not worry about him getting hurt because of Johnson. We need to groom some bigger, younger WRs because I think that's what we're moving to and I think Jackson and/or Maclin will be gone next year. Momah and Johnson probably aren't ready for full-time work, so Avant is needed as locker room presence. He is also versatile, in that he can play special teams, he can block, and he was even considered the extreme measures backup QB let alone him now practicing DB.

I would keep Momah and Johnson both though, because while I don't think they are ready I want to develop them for next year and don't trust them on the practice squad not getting stolen from us.

With the versatility on our defensive front seven, I think we can handle only 14 guys there then Herremans being versatile allows us to keep only 9 oline. This allows us to keep extra skill guys, which I think Kelly will utilize.



Also with my depth chart we can easily play any front

4-3 under:

----------TE---------RT-----RG--------OC-------LG------LT--------------
Barwin------Graham------------------Soap---------Cox-----Cole-------
----------------------------Ryans---------------Kendricks----------------




4-3 even

-----------TE--------RT------RG-----OC----LG---------LT---------------
-------------Graham--------Soap----------------Cox-----------Cole-----
---Kendricks-----------------------Ryans------------------Chaney-------





3-4 even

-------TE-------RT------RG-----OC-----LG--------LT-------
Barwin------Thornton-------------Soap-------Cox----Cole
--------------------Ryans------------Kendricks--------------



4-2 nickel

---TE-----RT----RG------OC-----LG--------LT-----------
------Curry---------Logan------------Cox------Graham
-------------Kendricks-------Ryans----------------------
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[AZ_Eaglesfan]

Offense : 25

QB : 3
Michael Vick / Nick Foles / Matt Barkley

RB : 4
LeSean McCoy / Bryce Brown / Felix Jones / Chris Polk

TE : 2
Brent Celek / Zach Ertz

H-Back : 1
James Casey

WR : 6
DeSean Jackson / Jeremy Maclin / Arrellious Benn / Riley Cooper / Damaris Johnson / Ifeanyi Momah

OL : 9
Jason Peters / Evan Mathis / Jason Kelce / Todd Herremans / Lane Johnson / Dennis Kelly / Danny Watkins / Kyle Quinn / Nate Menkin

Defense : 25

DL : 7
Fletcher Cox / Cedric Thorton / Issac Sopaga / Bennie Logan / Vinny Curry / Joe Kruger

OLB : 4
Connor Barwin / Trent Cole / Brandon Graham / Phillip Hunt

ILB: 4
DeMeco Ryans / Mychal Kendricks / Jamar Chaney / Emmanuel Acho

CB : 5
Cary Williams / Bradley Fletcher / Brandon Boykin / Curtis Marsh / Jordan Poyer

S: 5
Nate Allen / Kenny Phillips / Patrick Chung / Eric Wolff / Colt Anderson

ST : 3

K : 1
Alex Henery

P : 1
Donnie Jones

LS : 1 Jon Dorenbos
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[stevec0008]

[EaglesFan5-36-81]

[AZ_Eaglesfan]

[Th@Bird$]

After doing this, I'm more concerned with our front 7 than our secondary. We have little to no known depth at ILB, OLB, and DE. Our young draftees/UdFA's really have to pull through or we could be in trouble. I wouldn't be against us signing a vet LB or 2 and maybe 1 DL upon cuts.

Same w/ our OL depth to a lesser extent. Maybe bringing back someone like J. Scott wouldn't be a bad idea
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[Withmy89vision]

[Th@Bird$]

Chaney should prove to be serviceable but he did fall out of favor in a 4-3 which suits his skill set better than a 3-4 IMO. Acho's versatility may earn him a roster spot, but he's an unknown himself. I'm happy with our starting linebackers and Graham for depth, but unless someone steps up at ILB were extremely weak behind the starters.

I'm guessing well carry a center who can play both guard spots adequately, but can anybody on our current roster do that? Watkins was said to be versatile being able to play left and right guard and potentially RT but up to this point he hasn't shown that. If he could somehow play center he's definitely worth keeping as depth for C/G but zi have my doubts. And maybe Kelly could prove to be a solid swing tackle, but in an uptempo offense we can't guess our 2-3 reserve OL will fill in if needed, it's important they can play. Especially cause lane may need time to develop, although its not worrying me too much.

Just in general, our lack of depth on both lines and potential poor personnel/depth at LB is a cause of concern
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[nlesthought]

*Note not a depth chart

Opening day roster

QB: Vick- Barkley- Foles
RB: McCoy- Brown- Jones
TE: Ertz- Celek
Hback: Casey- Igwenagu
WR: Jackson- Maclin- Cooper- Momah- Sheppard

OT: Peters- Johnson- Wang
OG: Herremans- Mathis- Watkins- Vandervelde
OC: Kelce- Reynolds

(25)

LS: Dorenbos
K: Henery
P: Wing

(3)

DL: Brown- Cole- Curry- Geathers- Graham- King- Cox- Logan -Soap- Thornton
LB: Acho- Barwin- Kendricks- Kruger- Ryans- Chaney
CB: Boykin- Fletcher- Poyer- Williams- Marsh
S: Allen- Anderson- Chung- Wolff- Phillips

(25)
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