Predict the 53

[The BIGSTUD]

So, aside from the 3rd QB (Feeley), how many players are deactivated for games, and who will they usually go with for week one?

I think they have to deactivate 7 more:
Moats (doesn't have a return role and team can't dress 5 tailbacks, can they?)
Jean-Gilles (they would have loved to put him on the PS but couldn't expose him to waivers)
P. McCoy (4th tackle, pretty obvious choice to not dress)
McDougle (might be Juqua if McDougle ever gets healthy)
Ramsey (Walker's probably just way ahead if he's healthy)

?? Two more?  Who?

I highly doubt they deactivate Moats, who is their 2nd best RB. Especially if Buck gets hurt.

They need to get rid of Mahe and Perry. I'm sick of him taking an active roster spot on gamedays just to return punts and kicks. Let Moats do it.

Scott Young I think will be one and maybe Perry will be gone.

[Feva]

They need to get rid of Mahe and Perry. I'm sick of him taking an active roster spot on gamedays just to return punts and kicks. Let Moats do it.

Fumbled.  Concussed.


No.

[The BIGSTUD]

Funny because Perry is that x 2.

[DutchBird]

Usually I am not someone to gloat...
but I thought this quite ironic, how some people said I had no clue... seems that muych of their criticism was wrong itself...

There is so much here that I disagree with that I'm not sure where to begin...

HB: Westbrook, Moats, Buckhalter. I say four RB's. Buckhalter remains in good health. Perry serves as special teamer, Moats and Westbrook can line-up as WR. What about a formation with Buckhalter and Moats in the backfield, and Westbrook in the slot.

You're out of your goddamned mind if you think Buckhalter has anything left. And I'd bet your little sister's virginity that Mahe makes this team. It will take an injury or Perry just absolutely destroying the competition for Mahe to be cut. Which makes me want to retch. I think we're looking at a Westbrook, Moats, Mahe, Tapeh lineup.

So, I got Westbrook, Moats, Buckhalter, Perry and Tapeh correct...

WR: Brown, Gaffney, Pinkston, Baskett, Avant. The struggle will be between Lewis and Baskett. I think it is all up to Baskett. If he can convince on special teams, he will beat Lewis. If not, he will be practice-squad. I would say that because of Schobel, LJ, and the versatility of the RB's they go for the young squad. Bye bye Lewis, therefor.

So this team goes into the season with 6 WRs, FOUR of which are rookies and NONE of which were drafted on the first day? No chance. And if it were to happen I'd put my fist through a wall.

How is your fist doing? Baskett and Avant made it. So did Lewis (correct call from your side) and the Pinky-sub (Stallworth). I do not know where your fourth rookie came from, but as you can see, 2 complete rookies, one 2nd year and one new to the system. The only true veteran is Greg Lewis.
I went with 6 WR, Reid went with 5. Of those five I got Baskett, Avant and Brown. I got Gaffney wrong, and Pinkston. However, the Pinkston-replavcement is in.

TE: Smith, Schobel, Bartrum: Bartrum will make it as a longsnapper. This might be his last season though.

Bartrum is one of the league's best longsnappers. He isn't going anywhere after this year. The Eagles value personnel continuity on the kicking teams above continuity anywhere else and will do everything they can to keep him as long as they can.

OL: Thomas, Clarke, Jackson, Andrews, Runyan, Justice, Jean-Gilles, Herremans, Fraley, Darilek. IMHO it is rather the battle within this group that is interesting rather then the struggle to make the team. The only ones that are not a lock it seems are Fraley and Darilek

Darilek? No.

Well, Thomas, Jackson, Andrews, Runyan, Jean-Gilles and Herremans  made it. Clarke on IR. And seems I was right so far in the sense that Fraley and Darilek were on the bubble (Fraley traded and Darilek cut in the last series).

DL: Kearse, Cole, Howard, McDougle, Patterson, Walker, Bunkley, Rayburn, Ramsay. IMHO the struggle will be between Marshall, Rayburn and Ramsay. I think that Reid and JJ are willing to take one chance on a rookie. Though I feel to a degree it is depndent on how well Walker, Bunkley and Rayburn perform. If they do very well, I think they will go for Ramsay. If not, then Marshall will be in, and Ransay will move to the practice squad.

So they signed Jasper and have been holding on to Marshall and getting him experience, but their 7th round camp body wins the roster spot? Wrong.

Jasper is gone. I went with 9 defensive linemen. All made the team. The tenth guy is Thomas. So I was not so wrong as you said I would be...

LB: Trotter, Jones, Barber, Gocong, McCoy, Gaither. Richmond looses his spot to Buckhalter, the fight for the last spot is between him and Gaither. Richmond is placed (if eligible) on the practice squad). The biggest surprise though (however I do not count on it) could be Jones being cut.

The team's best backup, Simoneau, will probably make the team. Gaither is another camp-body type player and at this point I'm convinced that you don't have any idea what's going on so I'm just disagreeing for the sake of disagreement.

Simoneau is out, Gaither is in. Seems I had 5 out of 6 correct, nr 6 on IR. The only one I missed is Jason Short. Guess I had a better idea of what I was doing (and was better at educated guessing) then what you thought.

KR/PR: Perry and Bloom

This is Perry's shot at making the team, but I truly believe that Reid will cry like a baby if he has to let Mahe walk. I wouldn't count on it.

Well, Perry made it, Bloom is on IR.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I'm going to beat rjs to the punch and ask you to get off his nuts.

[rjs246]

You're out of your goddamned mind if you think Buckhalter has anything left. And I'd bet your little sister's virginity that Mahe makes this team. It will take an injury or Perry just absolutely destroying the competition for Mahe to be cut. Which makes me want to retch. I think we're looking at a Westbrook, Moats, Mahe, Tapeh lineup.

So, I got Westbrook, Moats, Buckhalter, Perry and Tapeh correct...

I got all of those too, plus Mahe, and I still stand by my assertion that Buckhalter has nothing left.

So this team goes into the season with 6 WRs, FOUR of which are rookies and NONE of which were drafted on the first day? No chance. And if it were to happen I'd put my fist through a wall.

How is your fist doing?

Not well. But more because they cut McCants than because of anything I said being wrong. Right now they have five receivers, two that were undrafted and two that were top-35 picks. McCants or Gaffney or both should be on the team instead of Lewis, but at least the team kept some experience. Calling Stallworth a 'Pinky Replacement' is ridiculous, by the way.

Well, Thomas, Jackson, Andrews, Runyan, Jean-Gilles and Herremans  made it. Clarke on IR. And seems I was right so far in the sense that Fraley and Darilek were on the bubble (Fraley traded and Darilek cut in the last series).

Darilek = cut
I = right.

So they signed Jasper and have been holding on to Marshall and getting him experience, but their 7th round camp body wins the roster spot? Wrong.

Jasper is gone. I went with 9 defensive linemen. All made the team. The tenth guy is Thomas. So I was not so wrong as you said I would be...

This one you nailed. I still wish Marshall would make this goddamned team.

The team's best backup, Simoneau, will probably make the team. Gaither is another camp-body type player and at this point I'm convinced that you don't have any idea what's going on so I'm just disagreeing for the sake of disagreement.

Simoneau is out, Gaither is in. Seems I had 5 out of 6 correct, nr 6 on IR. The only one I missed is Jason Short. Guess I had a better idea of what I was doing (and was better at educated guessing) then what you thought.

You nailed this one too, but anyone who is happy about this team only keeping 6 LBs needs to have their head examined.

This is Perry's shot at making the team, but I truly believe that Reid will cry like a baby if he has to let Mahe walk. I wouldn't count on it.

Well, Perry made it, Bloom is on IR.

And Mahe is right where anyone who has been paying attention knew he'd be. On the roster.

In summation, you were right on two of the things we disgreed about. And if I were you I wouldn't be too pleased with being right about the LBs...

[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

Since everyone else is whipping theirs out...

I missed on...

-Gaffney
-Roper
-Reed
-Fraley

[DutchBird]

I'm going to beat rjs to the punch and ask you to get off his nuts.

Sorry, but if he was talking about me having no clue and making things up.. seems that for much I was not thant far of as he woult think I was, which proves him wrong quite a bit... he said my idea that JR reed would come close was a reach... it seems that to most Reed was a (near) surprise cut in the end. Disagreeing, fine, but with reasons and some form of respect...


and BTW, I think keeping just 6 LB's is indeed a huge gamble...

[Sgt PSN]

I didn't put together a list. 

Which means that I didn't get any wrong.

Which means that I win. 

[rjs246]

Respect is for lesbians. If you want respect don't try to communicate on an internet message board.

[Butchers Bill]

I heart lesbians.

[Drunkmasterflex]

When is the PS filled?

[PhillyPhreak54]

Waiver claims had to be in by Noon today.

So we could hear sometime today who is going where. Maybe they'll torture us and wait until tomorrow.

[General_Failure]

Which cuts are eligible for it?

[Eaglez]

What happened to Tyrone Calico? Everyone was bustin' a nut over him a couple of years ago saying that he was a diamond in the rough. I remember he was raw; maybe he was just unteachable.