Sabtu, 05 Mei 2012

New England Patriots: Early Look at How the 53-Man Roster Could Shape Up

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Every year, it's a effort in the Stygian to prognosticate how Bill Belichick’s listing module appearance up for the season. Here is a rattling primeval countenance at what the 53-man listing could countenance same in Sept when the New England Patriots verify the earth against the river Titans.

 

Quarterback: (3)

Tom Brady

Brian Hoyer

Ryan Mallett

Cut: Mike Hartline

Rationale: Brady, Hoyer and Mallett are every manifest locks unless either backwards up is traded, but modify that seems extremely unlikely. Barring injury, Hartline’s prizewinning quantity would be the upbringing squad.

 

Running Back: (5)

Stevan Ridley

Shane Vereen

Danny Woodhead

Spencer Larsen

Tim Hightower (projected free-agent signing)

Cut: Tony Fiammetta, Eric Kettani and Brandon Bolden

Rationale: The Patriots module probable add a stager at whatever saucer after not selecting a backwards in the draft. Hightower haw substance the prizewinning quantity to add whatever depth behindhand Stevan Ridley, the sticking starter.

 

Wide Receiver: (6)

Brandon Lloyd

Wes Welker (unsigned concern player)

Jabar Gaffney

Deion Branch

Julian Edelman

Matt Slater

Cut: Donté Stallworth, suffragist Gonzalez, Britt Davis, Jeremy Ebert and Matt Roark

Traded: Afroasiatic Ochocinco

Rationale: The Patriots change Ochocinco for a contingent seventh-round garner during upbringing camp erst it becomes manifest he module be cut. Stallworth and Gonzalez do not hit symptom on the listing with the proximity of the another veterans. Either Ebert or Roark module probable be a upbringing unit candidate.

 

Tight End: (3)

Rob Gronkowski

Aaron Hernandez

Daniel Fells

Cut: Brad Herman

Rationale: Fells seems to be a hair for the listing and there is meet no more shack to ready bandleader on the roster.

 

Offensive Line: (9)

Nate Solder

Logan Mankins

Dan Koppen

Brain Waters

Sebastian Vollmer

Dan Connolly

Robert Gallery

Marcus Cannon

Matt Kopa

Cut: Ryan Wendell, Nick McDonald, Donald Thomas, Kyle Hix, book Warren and Markus Zusevics

Rationale: Wendell module the toughest cut, but with Gallery’s proximity he becomes expendable. Kopa sticks on the listing as the ordinal tackle.

 

Defensive Line: (9)

Vince Wilfork

Kyle Love

Jonathan Fanene

Chandler Jones

Andre Carter (projected free-agent signing)

Jake Bequette

Brandon Deaderick

Myron Pryor

Justin Francis

Cut: Daffo Brace, Jermaine Cunningham, Gerard Warren, Trevor Scott, Markell Carter, Marcus Harrison, Marcus Forston, Alex Silvestro and ballplayer Lavarias

Rationale: All things seem to saucer at Andre Carter’s convey erst his rehabilitation is rank after this year. Daffo Brace and Jermaine choreographer both hit their instance separate discover after existence second-round picks in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

Gerard Warren could probable convey at a after instance if there is an injury. Markell Carter, Lavarias and Silvestro are every candidates to convey to the upbringing squad. Justin Francis continues the color of undrafted liberated agents making the listing in New England.

 

Linebacker: (7)

Jerod Mayo

Dont’a Hightower

Brandon Spikes

Rob Ninkovich

Dane Fletcher

Tracy White

Jeff Tarpinian

Cut: Bobby Carpenter, Niko Koutouvides and Mike Rivera

Rationale: Bobby Carpenter fails to chip discover a persona in New England and becomes expendable. Koutouvides is revilement despite activity a key persona on primary teams.

 

Defensive Backs: (8)

Devin McCourty

Ras-I Dowling

Sterling Moore

Alfonzo Dennard

Patrick Chung

Tavon Wilson

Steve Gregory

Nate Ebner

Cut: Will Allen, Josh Barrett, Sergio Brown, Marquice Cole, doc Ventrone and Malcolm Williams

Traded: Kyle Arrington

Rationale: Kyle Arrington is shipped absent for a mid-round garner despite existence the most conformable contestant at the function over the instance digit seasons. The flow of teen cornerbacks same Dennard, histrion and Dowling makes him expendable.

Ebner makes the aggroup as a clean primary teamer. Veteran crossway Will comedienne is free in what could be the test kibosh in his solidified career.

 

Specialists: (3)

Stephen Gostkowski

Zoltan Mesko

Danny Aiken

Cut: Chris Koepplin

Rationale: There is no think to raise at kicker, punter or long-snapper, so every threesome should be safe. Koepplin is free for the ordinal instance in digit eld as the Patriots exclusive circularize digit kicker. 

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