Predict the 53

[rjs246]

Everyone on Earth who saw him this preseason has been saying repeatedly that Clarke sucks. How could you possibly be surprised by this?

[phillywin2k5]

Halle Berry's mom is white too.  So, it's safe to say that Baskett will mean to football what Berry's meant to film.

I guess that means he'll be overrated his whole career and make one outrageously-undeserved Pro Bowl.

ZING

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I think the Eagles will probably carry 3 QB's now.  Just a hunch.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Quarterbacks - [3]
Donovan McNabb
Jeff Garcia
AJ Feeley

Running Backs - [4]
Brian Westbrook
Correll Buckhalter
Ryan Moats
Reno Mahe

Fullback - [1]
Thomas Tapeh

Wide Receiver - [6]
Reggie Brown
Donte Stallworth
Jason Avant
Hank Baskett
Greg Lewis
Jabar Gaffney

Tight Ends - [3]
LJ Smith
Matt Schobel
Mike Bartrum

Offensive Line - [9]
Williams Thomas
Todd Herremans
Jamaal Jackson
Shawn Andrews
Jon Runyan
Hank Fraley
Winston Justice
Max Jean-Gilles
Pat McCoy

Defensive Ends - [5]
Jevon Kearse
Darren Howard
Trent Cole
Jerome McDougle
Juqua Thomas

Defensive Tackles - [5]
Mike Patterson
Brodrick Bunkley
Darwin Walker
Sam Rayburn
LaJuan Ramsey

Linebackers - [7]
Jeremiah Trotter
Matt McCoy
Dhani Jones
Shawn Barber
Omar Gaither
Jason Short
Dedrick Roper

Cornerbacks - [4]
Lito Sheppard
Sheldon Brown
Roderick Hood
Joselio Hanson

Safeties - [4]
Brian Dawkins
Michael Lewis
Sean Considine
JR Reed

Speciallists - [2]
David Akers
Dirk Johnson

Total: 53

Injured Reserve
Jason Davis - FB
Jeremy Bloom - WR
Chris Gocong - LB

Practice Squad
Timmy Chang - QB (they could go with an outside choice here too)
Nick Cole - C
Stefan Rodgers - OT
Scott Young - OG
Tank Daniels - LB
Keyonta Marshall - DT
Bill Sampy - WR
(open spot to be filled by a RB)

[reese125]

Phreak, any reason why you have Tapeh over Perry?

[Diomedes]

You mean Parry?

[PhillyPhreak54]

Yeah - because I think Tapeh will beat him out for the job. I know the Eagles want Tapeh to win the job.

[phattymatty]

no chance aj feeley makes it.

[reese125]

Yeah - because I think Tapeh will beat him out for the job. I know the Eagles want Tapeh to win the job.

what time you taking Spadaro out for dinner tonight?

[MURP]

no Quintin Mikell eh? 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Yeah - because I think Tapeh will beat him out for the job. I know the Eagles want Tapeh to win the job.

what time you taking Spadaro out for dinner tonight?

6:30.

Want to tag along? You can be my chauffer.

[PhillyPhreak54]

no Quintin Mikell eh? 

Nah, he's a tough cut. I had him as the 54th player and the final cut.

He's a great coverage guy on STs but when it comes down to it - so is JR Reed. And Reed is the better safety and can return kicks and punts. So JR's versatility edges out Quintin's one-trick pony.

[Feva]

Pretty much how I see it... I still think Strickland beats out Hanson for the dime CB though.

[phillywin2k5]

WR 18 Donte' Stallworth 84 Hank Baskett 83 Greg Lewis
LT 72 William Thomas 74 Winston Justice 65 Pat McCoy
LG 79 Todd Herremans 63 Hank Fraley 62 Max Jean-Gilles
C 67 Jamaal Jackson 63 Hank Fraley 59 Nick Cole
RG 73 Shawn Andrews 66 Trey Darilek 63 Hank Fraley
RT 69 Jon Runyan 65 Pat McCoy 74 Winston Justice
TE 82 L.J. Smith 89 Matt Schobel 88 Mike Bartrum
WR 86 Reggie Brown 81 Jason Avant 80 Jabar Gaffney
QB 5 Donovan McNabb 7 Jeff Garcia 14 A.J. Feeley
FB 49 Josh Parry 38 Thomas Tapeh 
RB 36 Brian Westbrook 28 Correll Buckhalter 23 Ryan Moats

DEFENSE
POS First Team Second Team Third Team
LDE 93 Jevon Kearse 95 Jerome McDougle 75 Juqua Thomas
LDT 98 Mike Patterson 91 Sam Rayburn 77 LaJuan Ramsey
RDT 97 Darwin Walker 78 Brodrick Bunkley 65 Keyonta Marshall
RDE 90 Darren Howard 58 Trent Cole 75 Juqua Thomas
SLB 55 Dhani Jones 59 Dedrick Roper 48 Torrance Daniels
MLB 54 Jeremiah Trotter 96 Omar Gaither 56 Shawn Barber
WLB 51 Matt McCoy 56 Shawn Barber 96 Omar Gaither
LCB 24 Sheldon Brown 31 Dexter Wynn 45 Joselio Hanson
RCB 26 Lito Sheppard 29 Roderick Hood 33 Donald Strickland
SS 32 Michael Lewis 37 Sean Considine 21 Matt Ware
FS 20 Brian Dawkins 27 Quintin Mikell 30 J.R. Reed

SPECIALISTS
POS First Team Second Team Third Team
PK 2 David Akers   
P 8 Dirk Johnson 2 David Akers 
KO 2 David Akers 8 Dirk Johnson 
H 8 Dirk Johnson 14 A.J. Feeley 
PR 34 Reno Mahe 31 Dexter Wynn 36 Brian Westbrook
KOR 30 J.R. Reed 34 Reno Mahe 29 Roderick Hood
PC 88 Mike Bartrum 90 Darren Howard 
KC 88 Mike Bartrum 90 Darren Howard


Looks like McCants is gone, Donte already #1 in depth chart. Fraley backup at 3 spots assures him he will be with the team. Roper making the team

[bobbyinlondon]

QB: McNabb, Garcia, Feeley
RB: Westbrook, Buck, Moats, Mahe
FB: Tapeh
WR: Stallworth, Brown, Baskett, Avant, Lewis, Gaffney
TE: Smith, Schobel, Bartrum
OL: Thomas, Herremans, Jackson, Andrews, Runyan, Fraley, Justice, Darilek, MJG

ST: Akers, Johnson

DL: Kearse, Walker, Patterson, Howard, Cole, Bunkley, Ramsey, Thomas, Rayburn
LB: Jones, Trotter, McCoy, Barber, Gaither, Daniels
DB: Sheppard, Brown, Dawkins, Lewis, Hood, Strickland, Ware, Reed, Mikell

I think they'll either pick up a 7th LB off of the last cuts (Emmons, maybe?), or go with 10 DL.