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<blockquote data-quote="TOPHAT" data-source="post: 162661" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><a href="http://packers.scout.com/a.z?s=61&p=2&c=671018" target="_blank">http://packers.scout.com/a.z?s=61&p=2&c=671018</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Predicting the 53-man roster </strong> </p><p></p><p>With two roster cutdowns just ahead, PackerReport.com's Todd Korth predicts who will make the Green Bay Packers' 53-man roster and who will be on the outside looking in After Thursday night’s preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Green Bay Packers will need to trim its current roster of 88 players to the NFL-mandated 75 by 3 p.m. (CDT) on Aug. 28. Coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday that he and general manager Ted Thompson will decide on which players will be released soon after Thursday night’s game at Lambeau Field. First, the two will take an extended look at a number of players who are on the ‘bubble’ against the Jaguars. In order to do that, McCarthy said he intends to play the first-team offense and defense for three quarters, but rotate reserves in frequently to make a better decision on who to keep and who to part with by next Tuesday, and Sept. 1, when the roster needs to be pared from 75 to 53 players.</p><p></p><p>"The timing is not very good for us going from 75 to 53," said McCarthy. "That's the first problem. The second is that we have a number of positions that aren't answered yet. I need to clear those things up and I don't want to wait until Tennessee (Aug. 30) to do that. That's really why we're changing gears as far as playing our ones for three quarters in this game. We're going to play bunch of combinations." From this scribe’s point of view, here’s a prediction of which players will make the Packers’ 53-man roster and those who will be on the outside looking in, unless they come up with outstanding performances in the next two preseason games:</p><p></p><p><strong>QUARTERBACKS (3)</strong></p><p></p><p>Brett Favre</p><p>Aaron Rodgers</p><p>Ingle Martin </p><p>Outside looking in<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" data-shortname=":p" />aul Thompson</p><p>Practice squad: Paul Thompson</p><p><strong>Comment: Don’t be surprised if Martin is released and the Packers bring in a different quarterback in his place</strong>. His accuracy has deteriorated throughout training camp. There certainly will be better QBs out there after the cutdowns across the league.</p><p></p><p><strong>RUNNING BACKS/FULLBACKS (5)</strong></p><p></p><p>RB Brandon Jackson</p><p>RB Vernand Morency</p><p>RB Noah Herron</p><p>FB Korey Hall</p><p>FB Brandon Miree</p><p>Outside looking in: Erryn Cobb, Ryan Powdrell, DeShawn Wynn, Corey White, P.J. Pope</p><p>Practice squad: DeShawn Wynn</p><p><strong>Comment: Wynn may be placed on injured reserve</strong>, and the Packers also may opt to not sign him to the practice squad as well. Could go either way with him. Pope’s knee injury blew his chance of making the team.</p><p></p><p><strong>WIDE RECEIVERS (5)</strong></p><p></p><p>Donald Driver</p><p>Greg Jennings</p><p>James Jones</p><p>Ruvell Martin</p><p>Carlyle Holiday</p><p>Outside looking in: Shaun Bodiford, David Clowney, Carlton Brewster, Calvin Russell, Chris Francies</p><p><strong>Practice squad: David Clowney</strong></p><p>Comment: Bodiford’s knee injury combined with Will Blackmon’s big game against Seattle spells the end for Bodiford in Green Bay.</p><p></p><p><strong>TIGHT ENDS (3)</strong></p><p></p><p>Donald Lee</p><p>Bubba Franks</p><p>Zac Alcorn</p><p>Outside looking in: Clark Harris, Joe Werner</p><p>Practice squad: Clark Harris</p><p></p><p><strong>Comment: Alcorn gets the third spot due to his experience, but Harris might claim it with solid games against Jacksonville and Tennessee</strong>. Harris also is a long snapper, so that plays in his favor. If he doesn’t make it, the Packers will sign him to the practice squad.</p><p></p><p><strong>OFFENSIVE LINE (10)</strong></p><p></p><p>OT Chad Clifton</p><p>OT Mark Tauscher</p><p>C Scott Wells</p><p>G/OT Daryn Colledge</p><p>G/C Jason Spitz</p><p>OT/G Tony Moll</p><p>G/C/OT Junius Coston</p><p>C/G Tyson Walter</p><p>G Allen Barbre</p><p>G/C Tony Palmer</p><p>Outside looking in: G Travis Leffew, G Adam Stenavich, OT Orrin Thompson, C/G C.J. Blomvall, G Pat Murray</p><p>Practice squad: Orrin Thompson</p><p>Comment: The Packers feature a versatile line with a number of players that can play more than one position. Certainly the strength of the offense heading into the season.</p><p></p><p><strong>Defensive Line (9)</strong></p><p></p><p>DE/DT Aaron Kampman</p><p>DE/DT Cullen Jenkins</p><p>DT Ryan Pickett</p><p>DT/DE Corey Williams</p><p>DT Colin Cole</p><p>DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila</p><p>DE Jason Hunter</p><p>DT Justin Harrell</p><p>DT Johnny Jolly</p><p>Outside looking in: DE Mike Montgomery, DE Larry Birdine, DE DeVon Hicks, DT Daniel Muir.</p><p>Practice squad: Daniel Muir</p><p>Comment: The strength of the team is the defensive line, which is why the Packers will keep nine linemen instead of the traditional eight. Look for the Packers to place Montgomery, who probably needs reconstructive surgery on his ailing knee, on the season-ending injured reserve list.</p><p></p><p><strong>LINEBACKERS (6)</strong></p><p></p><p>MLB Nick Barnett</p><p>WLB A.J. Hawk</p><p>SLB Brady Poppinga</p><p>WLB Tracy White</p><p>MLB Desmond Bishop</p><p>SLB Spencer Havner</p><p>Outside looking in: MLB Abdul Hodge, WLB Juwan Simpson, SLB Rory Johnson, SLB Carl-Johan Bjork</p><p>Practice squad: Carl-Johan Bjork</p><p>Comment: Hodge missed all of the off-season minicamps and Organized Team Activities practices with a knee injury. He has made some big hits at times in camp, but will need to finish strong in the final two preseason games to win a roster spot. <strong>Thus far, Bishop has out-played Hodge for the backup middle linebacker spot.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>DEFENSIVE BACKS (9</strong>)</p><p></p><p>CB Al Harris</p><p>CB Charles Woodson</p><p><strong>CB Patrick Dendy</strong></p><p>CB Jarrett Bush</p><p>CB Will Blackmon</p><p>S Marquand Manuel</p><p>S Nick Collins</p><p>S Atari Bigby</p><p>S Aaron Rouse</p><p>Outside looking in: CB Frank Walker, S Tyrone Culver, S Charlie Peprah, S Alvin Nnabuife, CB Tramon Williams, CB Antonio Malone</p><p>Practice squad: Tramon Williams</p><p>Comment: Of all the positions in training camp, the most intense for roster spots have been at cornerback and safety. Tough decisions ahead for McCarthy and Thompson with some good players, like Walker and Culver, falling short of their goal of making the team.</p><p></p><p><strong>SPECIALISTS (3)</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>K Mason Crosby</strong></p><p>P Jon Ryan</p><p>LS Rob Davis</p><p>Outside looking in: P Ryan Dougherty, K Dave Rayner</p><p>Practice squad: None</p><p></p><p>Comment: Crosby has held a slight edge over Rayner in field goal attempts made in training camp, plus he was the team’s sixth round pick this year, which gives him the nod for making the roster. Otherwise, both kickers have been outstanding. The Packers can’t go wrong with either one of them, but Crosby’s future seems to be a shade brighter than Rayner’s in the NFL. Rayner will be kicking somewhere in the league this year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOPHAT, post: 162661, member: 781"] [url]http://packers.scout.com/a.z?s=61&p=2&c=671018[/url] [b]Predicting the 53-man roster [/b] With two roster cutdowns just ahead, PackerReport.com's Todd Korth predicts who will make the Green Bay Packers' 53-man roster and who will be on the outside looking in After Thursday night’s preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Green Bay Packers will need to trim its current roster of 88 players to the NFL-mandated 75 by 3 p.m. (CDT) on Aug. 28. Coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday that he and general manager Ted Thompson will decide on which players will be released soon after Thursday night’s game at Lambeau Field. First, the two will take an extended look at a number of players who are on the ‘bubble’ against the Jaguars. In order to do that, McCarthy said he intends to play the first-team offense and defense for three quarters, but rotate reserves in frequently to make a better decision on who to keep and who to part with by next Tuesday, and Sept. 1, when the roster needs to be pared from 75 to 53 players. "The timing is not very good for us going from 75 to 53," said McCarthy. "That's the first problem. The second is that we have a number of positions that aren't answered yet. I need to clear those things up and I don't want to wait until Tennessee (Aug. 30) to do that. That's really why we're changing gears as far as playing our ones for three quarters in this game. We're going to play bunch of combinations." From this scribe’s point of view, here’s a prediction of which players will make the Packers’ 53-man roster and those who will be on the outside looking in, unless they come up with outstanding performances in the next two preseason games: [b]QUARTERBACKS (3)[/b] Brett Favre Aaron Rodgers Ingle Martin Outside looking in:Paul Thompson Practice squad: Paul Thompson [b]Comment: Don’t be surprised if Martin is released and the Packers bring in a different quarterback in his place[/b]. His accuracy has deteriorated throughout training camp. There certainly will be better QBs out there after the cutdowns across the league. [b]RUNNING BACKS/FULLBACKS (5)[/b] RB Brandon Jackson RB Vernand Morency RB Noah Herron FB Korey Hall FB Brandon Miree Outside looking in: Erryn Cobb, Ryan Powdrell, DeShawn Wynn, Corey White, P.J. Pope Practice squad: DeShawn Wynn [b]Comment: Wynn may be placed on injured reserve[/b], and the Packers also may opt to not sign him to the practice squad as well. Could go either way with him. Pope’s knee injury blew his chance of making the team. [b]WIDE RECEIVERS (5)[/b] Donald Driver Greg Jennings James Jones Ruvell Martin Carlyle Holiday Outside looking in: Shaun Bodiford, David Clowney, Carlton Brewster, Calvin Russell, Chris Francies [b]Practice squad: David Clowney[/b] Comment: Bodiford’s knee injury combined with Will Blackmon’s big game against Seattle spells the end for Bodiford in Green Bay. [b]TIGHT ENDS (3)[/b] Donald Lee Bubba Franks Zac Alcorn Outside looking in: Clark Harris, Joe Werner Practice squad: Clark Harris [b]Comment: Alcorn gets the third spot due to his experience, but Harris might claim it with solid games against Jacksonville and Tennessee[/b]. Harris also is a long snapper, so that plays in his favor. If he doesn’t make it, the Packers will sign him to the practice squad. [b]OFFENSIVE LINE (10)[/b] OT Chad Clifton OT Mark Tauscher C Scott Wells G/OT Daryn Colledge G/C Jason Spitz OT/G Tony Moll G/C/OT Junius Coston C/G Tyson Walter G Allen Barbre G/C Tony Palmer Outside looking in: G Travis Leffew, G Adam Stenavich, OT Orrin Thompson, C/G C.J. Blomvall, G Pat Murray Practice squad: Orrin Thompson Comment: The Packers feature a versatile line with a number of players that can play more than one position. Certainly the strength of the offense heading into the season. [b]Defensive Line (9)[/b] DE/DT Aaron Kampman DE/DT Cullen Jenkins DT Ryan Pickett DT/DE Corey Williams DT Colin Cole DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila DE Jason Hunter DT Justin Harrell DT Johnny Jolly Outside looking in: DE Mike Montgomery, DE Larry Birdine, DE DeVon Hicks, DT Daniel Muir. Practice squad: Daniel Muir Comment: The strength of the team is the defensive line, which is why the Packers will keep nine linemen instead of the traditional eight. Look for the Packers to place Montgomery, who probably needs reconstructive surgery on his ailing knee, on the season-ending injured reserve list. [b]LINEBACKERS (6)[/b] MLB Nick Barnett WLB A.J. Hawk SLB Brady Poppinga WLB Tracy White MLB Desmond Bishop SLB Spencer Havner Outside looking in: MLB Abdul Hodge, WLB Juwan Simpson, SLB Rory Johnson, SLB Carl-Johan Bjork Practice squad: Carl-Johan Bjork Comment: Hodge missed all of the off-season minicamps and Organized Team Activities practices with a knee injury. He has made some big hits at times in camp, but will need to finish strong in the final two preseason games to win a roster spot. [b]Thus far, Bishop has out-played Hodge for the backup middle linebacker spot.[/b] [b]DEFENSIVE BACKS (9[/b]) CB Al Harris CB Charles Woodson [b]CB Patrick Dendy[/b] CB Jarrett Bush CB Will Blackmon S Marquand Manuel S Nick Collins S Atari Bigby S Aaron Rouse Outside looking in: CB Frank Walker, S Tyrone Culver, S Charlie Peprah, S Alvin Nnabuife, CB Tramon Williams, CB Antonio Malone Practice squad: Tramon Williams Comment: Of all the positions in training camp, the most intense for roster spots have been at cornerback and safety. Tough decisions ahead for McCarthy and Thompson with some good players, like Walker and Culver, falling short of their goal of making the team. [b]SPECIALISTS (3)[/b] [b]K Mason Crosby[/b] P Jon Ryan LS Rob Davis Outside looking in: P Ryan Dougherty, K Dave Rayner Practice squad: None Comment: Crosby has held a slight edge over Rayner in field goal attempts made in training camp, plus he was the team’s sixth round pick this year, which gives him the nod for making the roster. Otherwise, both kickers have been outstanding. The Packers can’t go wrong with either one of them, but Crosby’s future seems to be a shade brighter than Rayner’s in the NFL. Rayner will be kicking somewhere in the league this year. [/QUOTE]
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