How other teams make their 53 man roster
by Fandemonium on Sep 5, 2010 11:15 AM EDT
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PrintAs we were sweating out the final cuts along with the bubble players, and trying to guess the makeup of the final 53 man roster, I started wondering "What does the typical roster in the NFL look like?" I assumed it would be pretty standard with 25 offense, 25 defense and 3 ST plus or minus 1 between O and D. So with the final cuts being announced yesterday, I took a look at the final rosters of 10 teams (our Division and selected others) to see how the roster compositions compared.
|
POS |
Bal |
Cin |
Pitt |
Cle |
NYJ |
NE |
Ind |
Dal |
Mia |
NO |
|
QB |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
RB |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
WR |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
|
TE |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
OL |
8 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
|
OFF |
23 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
25 |
|
DL |
9 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
|
LB |
9 |
7 |
9 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
|
DB |
9 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
|
DEF |
27 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
24 |
24 |
26 |
25 |
26 |
25 |
|
ST |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
TOT |
53 |
53 |
53 |
53 |
53 |
53 |
53 |
53 |
53 |
53 |
A few comments on the results:
- Not too surprising that the Ravens were the only team of the ten I looked at with a 27/23 balance favoring the defense.
- 4 of the 10 teams went with only 2 QB's with the Ravens joining this trend.
- The Jets carrying 7 RB seems odd.
- The pass first Colts carry only 4 WR but kept 5 TE.
- On defense - the Jets again surprise with 14 DL/LB and 10 DB's. Average for this group is 16 DL/LB and 9 DB. Rex is always different.
- The Steelers, Dolphins and Saints also kept 10 DB's.
I found this interesting and thought I would put it out there. I would be interested in your comments on how the Ravens make roster decisions vs. other teams.
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They do
have Santonio coming back in Week 5, perhaps they’ll cut a RB to make room for him.
And come on, let’s not kid ourselves here, it’s not like Sanchez needs 5 receivers…
"Believe me, I know the save rule and, quite frankly, it doesn’t carry much weight with me. I like the win rule a little bit better."
by organizedchaos52 on Sep 5, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure he does
Increases the chance one of his throws actually ends up near a receiver.
by Roa on Sep 6, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol.
Maybe he should just give the ball to Shonn Greene and let The Terminator block for him.
"Believe me, I know the save rule and, quite frankly, it doesn’t carry much weight with me. I like the win rule a little bit better."
by organizedchaos52 on Sep 7, 2010 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions
The Ravens signed another cornerback he was a orginally on the cowboys team
but he got cut he really good at kick/punt returns also very fast check him out here http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Agent-Ravens-claim-Bryan-McCann.html . I was also wonder if the ravens maybe still interested in another wideout becuase David Reed and Marcus Smith maynot get it done when they may need a play; Donte Stallworth will be gone for a month and you never no what may happen to there other top wideouts, so since Kelly Washington is available I wonder if they be interested in bringing him back
Kelly Washington? Seriously?
Not sure what you’re smoking, but don’t pass it this way.
"What we've got here is failure to communicate."
The Jets are stupid.
7 Running backs? Really?
"Cam, we're not going to have any issues because we're going to be winning."
--Joe Flacco
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
hahahaha
I can see it now. The 0-11-0 formation. AKA, “the blob of 50-somethings defense,” as pioneered by Mangenius.
"Cam, we're not going to have any issues because we're going to be winning."
--Joe Flacco
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
Don't Laugh
I have seen the Ravens line up on defense with only one down DL. Granted it was in special circumstances, but still…
D’quell, Scott fujita…do they still have Eric Barton?..last year the had some maivia guy in Madden, do they still have him?
Chris Gocong
now i’m done
"Cam, we're not going to have any issues because we're going to be winning."
--Joe Flacco
"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden
Looks like we have a balanced but
defensively minded team.
Exactly what I was expecting. Don’t kid yourselves guys we’re a defensive team only now instead of a defensive team with great rushing we’re a defensive team with a beastly overall offense.
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