My prediction:
QB: Rodgers & Flynn (Tolzien)
RB: Lacy, Starks and Harris (Neal)
FB: Kuhn
TE: Quarless, Rodgers, Bostick and Taylor (Lyerla)
WR: Nelson, Cobb, Boykin, Adams, White and Abbrederis (Janis)
OL: Bakhtiari, Sitton, Tretter, Lang, Bulaga, Barclay, Sherrod, Linsley (Taylor)
DL: Daniels, D. Jones, Raji, Thornton, Boyd and Worthy (Guion)
ILB: Hawk, B. Jones, Lattimore, Barrington (Thomas)
OLB: Matthews, Peppers, Perry, Neal, Bradford, Mulumba (Palmer and Hubbard)
CB: Williams, Shields, Hayward, Hyde, House, Bush (Goodson)
S: Burnett, Clinton-Dix, Richardson, Banjo
ST: Crosby, Masthay, Goode
- I think that Franklin's neck injury is serious, so right now I expect him on the PUP list. If not, he should make the team.
- Kuhn is a lock in my opinion. Good blocker + solid special teams player. He might lose some snaps to the RB's though.
- The tight end battle is also a special teams battle. Especially Bostick and Lyerla have to prove their value on special teams. If they do, they might cut Taylor.
- I expect us to keep 6 WR's because of the contract situation of Jordy and Randall. Right now, I think White is the #5, but competition with Abbrederis, Janis, Dorsey and Harper is fierce. Abbrederis would help himself if he wins one of the kick return jobs. Janis would help himself by proving he can play the gunner position.
- I think Guion and Worthy are fighting for a roster spot. Although we might even keep only 5 defensive lineman, since Neal and Peppers can play on the defensive line as well.
- There isn't a lot of competition inside unless someone moves from the OLB position.
- There are 4 locks for the OLB position. Bradford, Mulumba, Palmer and Hubbard are probably competing for two spots (keep in mind that Peppers and Neal could play on the D-line as well).
- Shield, Hayward, Hyde, Burnett and Clinton-Dix are locks. I think Williams is a near lock as well, although the cap savings of cutting him would be significant. I like Richardson, so I think he will win the number 3 safety job. The other defensive back jobs might come down to special teams. Both House and Bush are an important part of our special teams, so I guess they will make it. Banjo as 10th DB is really on the edge here, but I picked him for his special teams ability. My guess is that if we keep an extra running back or linebacker that would be in expense of Banjo.