Depth Chart and cuts prediction

[jebures]

1. QB Jay Cutler 6’3 233
2. QB Darrell Hackney 6’0 248
3. RB Selvin Young 5’11 215
4. RB Andre Hall 5’10 212
5. RB Ryan Torain 6’1 225
6. RB Anthony Alridge 5’9 185
7. FB Cecil Sapp 5’11 236
8. FB Peyton Hillis 6’1 250
9. WR Brandon Marshall 6’4 230
10. WR Darrell Jackson 5’11 210
11. WR Brandon Stokley 5’11 192
12. WR Keary Colbert 6’1 205
13. WR Eddie Royal 5’10 182
14. TE Daniel Graham 6’3 257
15. TE Tony Scheffler 6’5 250
16. TE Nate Jackson 6’3 235
17. TE Brett Pierce 6’5 260
18. TE Mike Leach 6’2 240
19. T Ryan Clady 6’6 325
20. T Ryan Harris 6’5 300
21. T Erik Pears 6’8 305
22. G Ben Hamilton 6’4 290
23. G Chris Kuper 6’4 302
24. G Montrae Holland 6’2 322
25. C Tom Nalen 6’3 286
26. C Casey Weigmann 6’2 285
27. C Kory Lichtensteiger 6’3 295
28. DT Dewayne Robertson 6’1 308
29. DT Kenny Peterson 6’3 300
30. DT Marcus Thomas 6’3 305
31. DT Josh Mallard 6’2 265
32. DT Ebenezer Ekuban 6’4 275
33. DE Elvis Dumervil 5’11 260
34. DE Jarvis Moss 6’6 250
35. DE John Engelberger 6’4 260
36. DE Tim Crowder 6’4 275
37. OLB D.J. Williams 6’1 240
38. OLB Boss Bailey 6’3 232
39. OLB Jamie Winborn 5’11 230
40. OLB Louis Green 6’3 237
41. MLB Nate Webster 6’0 232
42. MLB Niko Koutouvides 6’2 238
43. CB Champ Bailey 6’0 192
44. CB Dominique Foxworth 5’11 180
45. CB Dre Bly 5’10 188
46. CB Jack Williams 5’9 185
47. CB Karl Paymah 6’0 195
48. S Hamza Abdullah 6’2 216
49. S Marlon McCree 5’11 204
50. S Marquand Manuel 6’0 213
51. S Josh Barrett 6’2 225
52. K Matt Prater 5’10 188
53. P Brett Kern 6’3 205
First Round of cuts
1. DE Paul Carrington 6’7 270
2. DT Carlton Powell 6’3 300 (IR)
3. TE Chad Mustard 6’6 277 (IR)
4. WR Edell Shepard 6’1 175 (IR)
5. WR Marquay McDaniel 5’10 205
6. P Sam Paulescu 6’0 195
7. WR Taylor Jacobs 6’1 210
8. CB Lamont Reid 5’11 195
9. DT Steve Harris 6’5 305
10. DE Larry Birdine 6’4 270
11. G Mitch Erickson 6’6 290
12. RB Michael Pittman 6’0 225
13. OLB Wesley Woodyard 6’1 230
14. WR Cliff Russell 5’11 195
15. DT Nic Clemons 6’6 300
Final Cuts
1. QB Patrick Ramsey 6’3 225
2. WR Lorne Sam 6’3 220
3. WR Samie Parker 5’11 185
4. G P.J. Alexander 6’4 297
5. G Dylan Gandy 6’3 290
6. T Tyler Polumbus 6’8 310
7. DT Alvin McKinley 6’3 294
8. MLB Spencer Larsen 6’2 240
9. OLB Jordan Beck 6’2 235
10. CB Christian Morton 6’0 200
11. S Roderick Rogers 6’2 187
12. WR Glenn Martinez 6’1 190
Practice Squad
1. MLB Spencer Larsen 6’2 240
2. T Tyler Polumbus 6’8 310
3. WR Lorne Sam 6’3 220
4. OLB Wesley Woodyard 6’1 230
5. G Mitch Erickson 6’6 290
6. S Roderick Rogers 6’2 187
7. Sign a young QB

[JCMElway]

Nice job, but I say that Beck and Martinez make the team, with Colbert and Green getting cut.

[watermock]

Boy, thanks for taking all the suspense out of it!

[JCMElway]

Oh, I also think that Ryan Harris Is going to have a "back injury" and will be put on IR for the year. That will allow us to put Polumbus or Alexander on the roster.

And Sapp will be cut in favor of Pittman, who will double as a FB/HB. To summarize:

Beck > Green
Pittman > Sapp
Martinez > Colbert
Polumbus > R Harris (IR)

[That One Guy]

I think there's still hope that Harris works out. Reports have said he's gotten better since the first few days.

I'm still holding my seat on the Martinez wagon and no crappy Colbert is going to knock that wagon off the road. If Colbert makes the team it'll be simply because he got a couple year deal and noone's heard of Martinez still but I don't think Shanny is THAT concerned with what people think of his moves to keep Colbert just to save face.

[JCMElway]

I think I heard that Mallard was doing some long snapping? If that's true we could cut leach and keep 6 WR, including Martinez. Or if Leach could play more in blocking situations we could cut Pierce and do the same.

[hambone13]

I think there's still hope that Harris works out. Reports have said he's gotten better since the first few days.

I'm still holding my seat on the Martinez wagon and no crappy Colbert is going to knock that wagon off the road. If Colbert makes the team it'll be simply because he got a couple year deal and noone's heard of Martinez still but I don't think Shanny is THAT concerned with what people think of his moves to keep Colbert just to save face.

Given the deal Colbert was given, I don't think he's here to prove he can "catch passes and dazzle" in camp. I think Colbert is here to catch the random pass while he figures out the offense and blocks his ass off. From what I've read, he's not really even gett'n that many reps with the first team.

Given the reports of how unspectacular Ramsey is, I'm sure he'll be given some slack. That being said, Marshall's consequences come down in the next couple of days. If he gets suspended I guarantee, Colbert gets more reps and probably improves in general. Shanny's offense isn't one that you just come in and absorb....I think he's a bit of a secret weapon for the run game.

[That One Guy]

I think I heard that Mallard was doing some long snapping? If that's true we could cut leach and keep 6 WR, including Martinez. Or if Leach could play more in blocking situations we could cut Pierce and do the same.

Leach does quite a bit of ST so once I heard folks praising that not only is he the long snapper, but he's a GREAT long snapper... I kind of understood why he's held on. I was watching a game the other day where he had 2 or 3 ST tackles, he was all over.

Martinez does everything asked of him and seems to do WR better than Colbert too... Colbert doesn't do anything better than Martinez, from what I'm tracking.

[Killericon]

I think Gandy makes it.

[That One Guy]

Also, is 6 LB average? Only one backup at each position seems low for a position that doubles into your ST workhorses.

Somehow I think they find a way to keep Larsen. Gotta start working on the MLB of the future or it has to be an early pick next year.

[wolf754life]

larsen is a goner, maybe PS, but no way he makes this squad

[montrose]

It's pretty hard to gauge until the preseason games but up to this point, here'd be my guess:

QB (2) - Shanahan usually keeps but 2 QB's, but Ramsey's been so god awful I'd think only Hackney would be kept. With that, they can (I believe) get Hackney back on the PS as insurance.

1) Cutler
2) Ramsey

RB (6) - The toughest position to gauge, I could see Sapp, Hillis or Pittman cut. Or I could see all making the team, it will depend on preseason.

3) Young
4) Sapp
5) Hall
6) Hillis
7) Torain
8) Alridge

WR (6) - The gap between the these WR's and the rest is huge.

9) Marshall
10) D.Jackson
11) Stokley
12) Royal
13) Colbert
14) Martinez

TE (3) - Pierce is getting a lot of work, but the Broncos have Mustard on the PuP list for now and are too deep elsewhere.

15) Graham
16) N.Jackson
17) Scheffler

OL (9) - Shanahan only keeps 8-9 OL each season, keeping Lichtensteiger as a project makes things tough for Alexander and Gandy. Wouldn't be shocked at all if Holland was let go and Polumbus is kept.

18) Clady
19) Hamilton
20) Nalen
21) Kuper
22) Harris
23) Holland
24) Pears
25) Lichtensteiger
26) Wiegmann

DL (9) - Mallard and Ekuban both make the squad to keep 5 DT's.

27) Dumervil
28) Robertson
29) Peterson
30) Engelberger
31) Moss
32) Thomas
33) Ekuban
34) Crowder
35) Mallard

LB (6) - Depth at other positions gets Beck cut and Larsen onto the PS.

36) D.Williams
37) Webster
38) B.Bailey
39) N.Koutouvides
40) L.Green
41) J.Winborn

DB (9) - Lynch's departure makes this pretty standard, R.Rodgers could push for a spot.

42) C.Bailey
43) Bly
44) Foxworth
45) Abdullah
46) McCree
47) Paymah
48) Manual
49) J. "MF" Williams
50) Barrett

ST (3) - My guess is they go with Paulescu who's been more accurate over Kern who's got the bigger leg.

51) Leach
52) Prater
53) Paulescu

[That One Guy]

[In response to Wolf's comment on Larson, Montrose butted in to our conversation :)]
And that's possible but they had to have seen something they liked pre-draft. If he's too slow to play the position, he was last year as well. I think he'd have to be pretty terrible to not even get any developmental time which could very well be on the PS.

[Cosmo]

The whole Martinez is doing well and Colbert isn't is worthless trash. They need to perform in games, preseason games. Colbert may perform better and Martinez might struggle. We have a list of receivers from the past that will back up what i'm saying....Madise, Watts, Hixon. Martinez imho has had enough time progressing in our system, if Colbert can perform to match Martinez in games, I'd give Colbert a chance and part ways with Martinez.

[TheChamp24]

My Depth Chart at this moment:
QB:
Starter: Jay Cutler
Backup: Patrick Ramsey

RB:
Starter: Selvin Young
Backup: Michael Pittman
Backup: Ryan Torain

FB:
Starter: Cecil Sapp
Backup: Patrick Hillis

WR:
Starters: Brandon Marshall and Darrell Jackson
Backups: Brandon Stokley, Keary Colbert, Eddie Royal

TE:
Starter: Daniel Graham
Backups: Tony Scheffler, Nate Jackson and Mike Leach

OT:
Starters: Ryan Clady and Chris Kuper
Backups: Erik Pears and Ryan Harris

OG:
Starters: Ben Hamilton and Montrae Holland
Backups: PJ Alexander and Dylan Gandy

C:
Starter: Tom Nalen
Backups: Casey Weigman and Kory Lichtensteiger

DE:
Starters: Jarvis Moss and Ebenezer Ekuban
Backups: Elvis Dumervil, Tim Crowder, John Engelberger

DT:
Starters: Dewayne Robertson and Marcus Thomas
Backups: Josh Mallard and Alvin McKinley

LB:
Starters: DJ Williams, Boss Bailey and Niko Koutouvides
Backups: Nate Webster, Louis Green and Spencer Lawson

CB:
Starters: Champ Bailey and Dre' Bly
Backups: Dominique Foxworth, Karl Paymah, Jack Williams

S:
Starters: Hamza Abdullah and Marlon McCree
Backups: Marquand Manual and Josh Barrett

K: Matt Prater

P: Sam Paulescu

[eddie mac]

AFAIK players on IR cannot be cut/released. Has to be an injury settlement agreed and there's no way Denver will cut Powell until they've assessed his recovery from the achilles injury next year, they may well agree an inury settlement with Shepherd though.

[eddie mac]

It's pretty hard to gauge until the preseason games but up to this point, here'd be my guess:

QB (2) - Shanahan usually keeps but 2 QB's, but Ramsey's been so god awful I'd think only Hackney would be kept. With that, they can (I believe) get Hackney back on the PS as insurance.

1) Cutler
2) Ramsey

RB (6) - The toughest position to gauge, I could see Sapp, Hillis or Pittman cut. Or I could see all making the team, it will depend on preseason.

3) Young
4) Sapp
5) Hall
6) Hillis
7) Torain
8) Alridge

WR (6) - The gap between the these WR's and the rest is huge.

9) Marshall
10) D.Jackson
11) Stokley
12) Royal
13) Colbert
14) Martinez

TE (3) - Pierce is getting a lot of work, but the Broncos have Mustard on the PuP list for now and are too deep elsewhere.

15) Graham
16) N.Jackson
17) Scheffler

OL (9) - Shanahan only keeps 8-9 OL each season, keeping Lichtensteiger as a project makes things tough for Alexander and Gandy. Wouldn't be shocked at all if Holland was let go and Polumbus is kept.

18) Clady
19) Hamilton
20) Nalen
21) Kuper
22) Harris
23) Holland
24) Pears
25) Lichtensteiger
26) Wiegmann

DL (9) - Mallard and Ekuban both make the squad to keep 5 DT's.

27) Dumervil
28) Robertson
29) Peterson
30) Engelberger
31) Moss
32) Thomas
33) Ekuban
34) Crowder
35) Mallard

LB (6) - Depth at other positions gets Beck cut and Larsen onto the PS.

36) D.Williams
37) Webster
38) B.Bailey
39) N.Koutouvides
40) L.Green
41) J.Winborn

DB (9) - Lynch's departure makes this pretty standard, R.Rodgers could push for a spot.

42) C.Bailey
43) Bly
44) Foxworth
45) Abdullah
46) McCree
47) Paymah
48) Manual
49) J. "MF" Williams
50) Barrett

ST (3) - My guess is they go with Paulescu who's been more accurate over Kern who's got the bigger leg.

51) Leach
52) Prater
53) Paulescu

Pretty spot on IMO although I dont see us carrying 3 centers. If Nalen is ok at the start of the season Wiegmann may well be cut or we may take a chance and put Lichtensteiger on the PS in the hope that he doesn't fit too many offences out there and wont get added to a 53 man roster. I reckon PJ Alexander will make the final 53 with the doubts at G over Hamilton and Holland.

[broncofan7]

Pretty spot on IMO although I dont see us carrying 3 centers. If Nalen is ok at the start of the season Wiegmann may well be cut or we may take a chance and put Lichtensteiger on the PS in the hope that he doesn't fit too many offences out there and wont get added to a 53 man roster. I reckon PJ Alexander will make the final 53 with the doubts at G over Hamilton and Holland.

I will bet a case of the MGD that Weigmann isn't going anywhere (unless injured)

[TexanBob]

31. DT Josh Mallard 6’2 265
32. DT Ebenezer Ekuban 6’4 275

That's an awfully light pair of DTs. Hope they are used except on passing downs.