thebandit27 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I figured I'd take a shot at predicting the final 53 prior to the last preseason game. I'll come back and make an update after tonight's game, but for now, here's my take... QB (2) - J. Allen, M. Barkley RB (4) - L. McCoy, F. Gore, D. Singletary, M. Murphy FB (1) - P. DiMarco TE (3) - D. Knox, T. Sweeney, L. Smith WR (7) - J. Brown, C. Beasley, Z. Jones, R. Foster, A. Roberts, I. McKenzie, D. Williams OL (9) - D. Dawkins, Q. Spain, M. Morse, C. Ford, T. Nsekhe, J. Feliciano, R. Bates, S. Long, W. Teller ST (3) - R. Ferguson, S. Hauschka, B. Colquitt (projected trade with Cleveland) DE (4) - J. Hughes, T. Murphy, S. Lawson, D. Johnson DT (4) - S. Lotuleilei, E. Oliver, J. Phillips, H. Phillips LB (6) - M. Milano, T. Edmunds, L. Alexander, C. Thompson, J. Stanford, D. Lacey CB (6) - T. White, L. Wallace, T. Johnson, K. Johnson, S. Neal, L. Pitts S (4) - M. Hyde, J. Poyer, K. Coleman, D. Marlowe PUP - T. Kroft PS - T. Jackson, C. Wade, R. McCloud, I. Boettger, J. Jones, V. Joseph, D. Rice, J. Johnson 17 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Side note, but you would think by now a center would have came along who can long snap and regular snap. Would be nice if teams did not have to use a roster spot on that position. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I too think they are going to carry 7 WR's. Nice work Bandit. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maynard Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Nice job. Think Yeldon makes it over Murphy though. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philo Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Great post. There are a couple spots I have different players penciled in, but I can see why you chose the players you did. It's going to be interesting to see if anyone plays themselves on or off the roster tonight. There are probably 3-4 spots that are fairly fluid still. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I like M Murphy but I don’t think he makes this team unfortunately.. I agree with you on 7 WR, and Teller.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeerie Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I see it similarly with Yeldon over Murphy and Jaquan Joseph over Marlowe. (I don't think they want to expose Joseph to waivers. It may be the same with Vosean Joseph as well since he was a 5th round pick.) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I agree with everything except I like Yeldon over Murphy. Yeldon is a much better pass receiver. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshAllenHasBigHands Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Murphy is nice, but I don't think he gets picked up if we cut him. I don't think the same is true of Yeldon. I think they keep Yeldon because they know they can always pick Murphy back up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisele Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, atlbillsfan1975 said: I agree with everything except I like Yeldon over Murphy. Yeldon is a much better pass receiver. Hopefully we won't need either of them on offense so it may come down to who's better on special teams (and I don't have the answer to that one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, Bills2ref said: Side note, but you would think by now a center would have came along who can long snap and regular snap. Would be nice if teams did not have to use a roster spot on that position. Most centers can long snap, though it takes a specialist to be reliably good at it. As a practical matter, you also want your LS to be a guy that can cover punts too. 10 minutes ago, Maynard said: Nice job. Think Yeldon makes it over Murphy though. 3 minutes ago, jkeerie said: I see it similarly with Yeldon over Murphy and Jaquan Joseph over Marlowe. (I don't think they want to expose Joseph to waivers. It may be the same with Vosean Joseph as well since he was a 5th round pick.) 3 minutes ago, atlbillsfan1975 said: I agree with everything except I like Yeldon over Murphy. Yeldon is a much better pass receiver. 2 minutes ago, JoshAllenHasBigHands said: Murphy is nice, but I don't think he gets picked up if we cut him. I don't think the same is true of Yeldon. I think they keep Yeldon because they know they can always pick Murphy back up. 1 minute ago, Gisele said: Hopefully we won't need either of them on offense so it may come down to who's better on special teams (and I don't have the answer to that one) I agree that Yeldon is probably the better RB, but whoever they keep is no better than their RB4, which means the guy better be able to play STs. In 4 pro seasons, Yeldon has never played a single snap on STs, whereas Murphy played 79 ST snaps in 11 games in 2018 alone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVEMESOMEBILLS Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 16 minutes ago, thebandit27 said: I figured I'd take a shot at predicting the final 53 prior to the last preseason game. I'll come back and make an update after tonight's game, but for now, here's my take... QB (2) - J. Allen, M. Barkley RB (4) - L. McCoy, F. Gore, D. Singletary, M. Murphy FB (1) - P. DiMarco TE (3) - D. Knox, T. Sweeney, L. Smith WR (7) - J. Brown, C. Beasley, Z. Jones, R. Foster, A. Roberts, I. McKenzie, D. Williams OL (9) - D. Dawkins, Q. Spain, M. Morse, C. Ford, T. Nsekhe, J. Feliciano, R. Bates, S. Long, W. Teller ST (3) - R. Ferguson, S. Hauschka, B. Colquitt (projected trade with Cleveland) DE (4) - J. Hughes, T. Murphy, S. Lawson, D. Johnson DT (4) - S. Lotuleilei, E. Oliver, J. Phillips, H. Phillips LB (6) - M. Milano, T. Edmunds, L. Alexander, C. Thompson, J. Stanford, D. Lacey CB (6) - T. White, L. Wallace, T. Johnson, K. Johnson, S. Neal, L. Pitts S (4) - M. Hyde, J. Poyer, K. Coleman, D. Marlowe PUP - T. Kroft PS - T. Jackson, C. Wade, R. McCloud, I. Boettger, J. Jones, V. Joseph, D. Rice, J. Johnson Great job, thanks for taking the time to do this Bandit, it's a well thought out roster. The only guy I think may make the 53 man roster that you don't have is Vosean Joseph. I don't think the team will want to expose him on waivers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Nice, Bandito. This 53 would make me very happy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeerie Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, thebandit27 said: Most centers can long snap, though it takes a specialist to be reliably good at it. As a practical matter, you also want your LS to be a guy that can cover punts too. I agree that Yeldon is probably the better RB, but whoever they keep is no better than their RB4, which means the guy better be able to play STs. In 4 pro seasons, Yeldon has never played a single snap on STs, whereas Murphy played 79 ST snaps in 11 games in 2018 alone. You may be right about the Special Teams. I found it interesting this preseason that the Bills have been experimenting with players on STs more than usual. I really think they are realizing they have players that they'd like to keep, but who haven't played STs in the past. Of course, that may be why we stunk on STs in Detroit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jav Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Yeldon over Murphy Vosean Joseph over Lacey Munnerlyn (process guy) over Pitts Jaquan Johnson over Marlowe Nice wild card with Colquitt over Bojorquez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 26 minutes ago, Maynard said: Nice job. Think Yeldon makes it over Murphy though. I agree, the only blemish on your 53. Yeldon is way too valuable as a receiver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 32 minutes ago, thebandit27 said: I figured I'd take a shot at predicting the final 53 prior to the last preseason game. I'll come back and make an update after tonight's game, but for now, here's my take... QB (2) - J. Allen, M. Barkley RB (4) - L. McCoy, F. Gore, D. Singletary, M. Murphy FB (1) - P. DiMarco TE (3) - D. Knox, T. Sweeney, L. Smith WR (7) - J. Brown, C. Beasley, Z. Jones, R. Foster, A. Roberts, I. McKenzie, D. Williams OL (9) - D. Dawkins, Q. Spain, M. Morse, C. Ford, T. Nsekhe, J. Feliciano, R. Bates, S. Long, W. Teller ST (3) - R. Ferguson, S. Hauschka, B. Colquitt (projected trade with Cleveland) DE (4) - J. Hughes, T. Murphy, S. Lawson, D. Johnson DT (4) - S. Lotuleilei, E. Oliver, J. Phillips, H. Phillips LB (6) - M. Milano, T. Edmunds, L. Alexander, C. Thompson, J. Stanford, D. Lacey CB (6) - T. White, L. Wallace, T. Johnson, K. Johnson, S. Neal, L. Pitts S (4) - M. Hyde, J. Poyer, K. Coleman, D. Marlowe PUP - T. Kroft PS - T. Jackson, C. Wade, R. McCloud, I. Boettger, J. Jones, V. Joseph, D. Rice, J. Johnson I like the attempt. And the trade to get a punter. Only changes I have are Yeldon at RB over Murphy; at LB Joseph over Lacey. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codyny13 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 18 minutes ago, thebandit27 said: Most centers can long snap, though it takes a specialist to be reliably good at it. As a practical matter, you also want your LS to be a guy that can cover punts too. I agree that Yeldon is probably the better RB, but whoever they keep is no better than their RB4, which means the guy better be able to play STs. In 4 pro seasons, Yeldon has never played a single snap on STs, whereas Murphy played 79 ST snaps in 11 games in 2018 alone. He hasn’t in the NFL but the bills have been putting him in there, as he did at ‘Bama. I like the list though, except I’d rather have Yeldon, he’s already proven his worth in the nfl, and I’d like J Johnson over Marlowe. I hate to give up on Teller, I really want him to grow into a starter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, jav said: Yeldon over Murphy Vosean Joseph over Lacey Munnerlyn (process guy) over Pitts Jaquan Johnson over Marlowe Nice wild card with Colquitt over Bojorquez I agree with this. Otherwise an excellent projection of the 53 by the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLEN1QB Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Looks good to me like you said I kind of like Yeldon over Murphy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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