Now that the draft is over... Predict your 2013 Washington Redskins 53 man roster!

[ZRagone]

I actually kind of hope to see us carry Pat White instead of Grossman if RG3 is healthy for game one. OR just carry two QB's. Rex isn't going to catch on elsewhere and you can always give him a call if RG3 goes down.

I see us keeping all 4 tight ends.

Similarly, I see us keeping all 6 Corners in terms of the vets and youth.

I think Kehl lands on the roster simply due to special teams.

I think there's 8 LBs and 4 Safetys...and then one spot that could go to either one for a young special teamer who they fear to put on the practice squad.

[terpfan]

Love these things... here's my initial thoughts.

QB(3): R. Griffin III, K. Cousins, R. Grossman

HB(3): A. Morris, R. Helu Jr., C. Thompson ®

FB(1): D. Young

WR(5): P. Garcon, S. Moss, A. Robinson

WR: J. Morgan, L. Hankerson

TE(4): F. Davis, L. Paulsen, J. Reed ®, N. Paul

LT(9): T. Williams, T. Compton

RT: T. Polumbus, T. Pashos

LG: K. Lichensteiger

RG: C. Chester, A. Gettis

C: W. Montgomery, J. LeRibeus

25 TOTAL OFFENSE

LE(4): A. Carriker, J. Jenkins

RE: S. Bowen, K. Golston

NT(2): B. Cofield, C. Baker

ROLB(5): B. Orakpo, R. Jackson, B. Jenkins ®

LOLB: R. Kerrigan, D. Tapp

RILB(4): L. Fletcher, K. Robinson

LILB: P. Riley, B. Kehl

CB(6): D. Hall, E. Biggers, R. Crawford

CB: J. Wilson, D. Amerson ®, C. Minnifield

FS(4): P. Thomas ®, B. Rambo ®

SS: B. Meriweather, R. Doughty

25 TOTAL DEFENSE

K(1): K. Forbath

P(1): S. Rocca

LS(1): N. Sundberg

3 TOTAL SPECIAL TEAMS

Notes:

- I think RB is the hardest position to predict at the moment, since I think it's essentially 4 guys competing for 2 spots. And 3 of those 4 guys have injury concerns (Helu, Thompson, Jamison). I picked Helu and Thompson for now because I think they have the biggest upside and IF they are all healthy I think those are the two the coaches like best.

- The coaches love Niles Paul and I'd be pretty surprised if he didnt make the roster. He's a beast on special teams, I think we'll find a spot for him. But that means we probably keep just 3 RBs and 5 WRs.

- The last OL spot was a toss up for me between Pashos, Hurt and Trueblood. The UDFA kid Xavier Nixon might even be in the conversation. Went with Pashos just because he seems like the Jordan Black veteran swing type that Shanny seems to want to have.

- Baker vs Nield will be an interesting battle for backup NT.

- I think we keep 5 OLBs to start the season due to Jackson's suspension, which is good news for Tapp and the rookie Jenkins. Not sure if Jackon's suspension frees up another roster spot?

- I assume we keep 10 DBs. Hall, Wilson, Merriweather, Biggers and the 3 rookies are probably all locks. So that leaves two spots. I went with Minnifield although I admit he has a lot to prove, and Doughty for his special teams ability. That leaves Gomes (meh) and Tanard Jackson (who the hell knows...) on the outside looking in.

[LittleTinyUnbornBaby]

What's with the ®?????

*edit*

Nevermind, just figured out this clever thing you have done here.... I see you sir, I see you

[DC9]

I truly think that the addition of Jenkins means that only the 49ers can claim to have a better LB corps than we do. Think about our 4-man pass rush on 3rd and long! 'Rak, Carriker, Jenkins, & Jenkins. OR 'Rak, Kerrigan, Jenkins, & Jenkins. Haslett has no excuse to not pile up sacks for this defense.

especially with coverage on the back end and an offense that will give him a lead...

[CTskins]

As a UConn alum and fan, I'd love for Nick Williams to make the roster as an undrafted Free agent and fill a Wes Welker type role (Let's face it. Santana ain't getting any younger...), but I'm not exactly holding my breath.

[Jericho]

I'm not going to get into predictions just yet, but here are some thoughts:

* I think the biggest battle is going to be at RB, where Royster looks like the most obvious cut. Chris Thompson, I think, is coming off an ACL, Helu is coming off of an injur. I'm going to agree that in the end Royster is gone, and they don't carry 4 RBs, which means Jamison and Helu are probably battling for 1 spot.

* I think they will keep 4 TEs. Mostly to hedge against paying Davis a ton of money in 2014, and they like Paul on specials.

* Tony Pashos/Jeremy Trueblood are competing for one spot. I think that Trent, Polumbus and Compton are locks, and I don't think that they want to carry 5 tackles.

* For Guards/Center, you have Kory, Chester and Monty as locks. Josh L. and Gettis seem most likely as backups. What this means is that Big Mo Hurt is fighting for his life, and probably with members of other units, to justify 6 interior OL spots. Which they did this year, but I'm thinking they might want to move one of those spots to the secondary.

* An interesting possibility would be if Robert is full go at the beginning of the season, do they release Grossman and use his roster spot on somebody else? I'm going to say no, but I would be surprised.

* DL looks reasonably set, with the addition of the rookie draft pick there in the mix. Golston might get squeezed out by a rookie.

*ILB, Fletch and Riley are locks, and I think that Robinson should be penciled in here if he's healthy.

*OLB, this might be the place where if they go with one less OG/C, that spot goes to. With Rob Jackson suspended for 4 games, Orakpo coming off his second torn pec injury, they might carry an extra OLB, at least for the first 4 games.

*CB, I think that Biggers and the rookies all make it, and that's probably bad news for somebody who was on the team.Chase Minniefield is somebody to watch. He had a good camp, then got badly injured. Wilson and Hall are most probably safe, and then everybody else is in a big glob to see who emerges. And ties will go to the rookies.

*S: All the rookies make it. I am not counting on Tanard Jackson to be ready for this season. Even if he is reinstated, it won't be until very late in the pre-season, so I'm going to assume he's not on the team.

I like this post and agree with much of it. I also think posting thoughts, rather than an entire roster, is more constructive. My thought:

QB: I'm tempted to go with only 2 and dump Grossman. But that obviously hinges on Griffin's health and its way too early to make that decision. Not to mention, Griffin carries an injury risk. If he has to miss time like last year, I'd think they want someone familiar with the system to back-up Cousins. Grossman seems like a waste as a third QB. I agree that Grossman likely stays...

RB: I can see 3 or 4 kept. Helu has an inside track, bu tmost prove health. Thompson duplicates a lot of what Helu brings, plus could be used in returns. But he's also coming off an injury and needs to prove health. Jamison will make or not make the team based on training camp. Shanahan seemed to like him much like Morris and took him because of value. He'd likely be the most obvious back-up on early downs with Helu and Thompson more 3rd down guys. Royster's facing an uphill battle. He needs to hope Thompson's not 100% and Jamison sucks.

WR: The first 4 positions seem like locks. I'm not sure of Aldrick Robinson making the team, but I see no better options either.

TE: I think Paul makes the team. They need his special teams play. I suspect 4 TEs are kept and only 5 WRs

OL: I think Mo Hurt is being overlooked. I'm not convinced more than 1 of the Polumbus/Trueblood/Pashos triumvirate makes the squad. More than one could make it, but it's not required.

DT: I'd probably give the edge to Baker over Neild. Coming back from that knee injurt this quickly is not the easiest.

DL: I would like to see someone else beat out Golston, but not sure who.

LB: That 4th ILB spot is really up for grabs. There's really no favorites.

DB: Not sure what to make of Tanard Jackson. He needs to get reinstated first, but I'd think he'd be one of the top safeties on the team if he does. I worry about Bernstine, who I'd like to see progress. Maybe PUP is an option? We might finally see the end of Reed Doughty. Also not as optimistic on Chase as most here are.

[terpfan]

I like this post and agree with much of it. I also think posting thoughts, rather than an entire roster, is more constructive. My thought:

QB: I'm tempted to go with only 2 and dump Grossman. But that obviously hinges on Griffin's health and its way too early to make that decision. Not to mention, Griffin carries an injury risk. If he has to miss time like last year, I'd think they want someone familiar with the system to back-up Cousins. Grossman seems like a waste as a third QB. I agree that Grossman likely stays...

RB: I can see 3 or 4 kept. Helu has an inside track, bu tmost prove health. Thompson duplicates a lot of what Helu brings, plus could be used in returns. But he's also coming off an injury and needs to prove health. Jamison will make or not make the team based on training camp. Shanahan seemed to like him much like Morris and took him because of value. He'd likely be the most obvious back-up on early downs with Helu and Thompson more 3rd down guys. Royster's facing an uphill battle. He needs to hope Thompson's not 100% and Jamison sucks.

WR: The first 4 positions seem like locks. I'm not sure of Aldrick Robinson making the team, but I see no better options either.

TE: I think Paul makes the team. They need his special teams play. I suspect 4 TEs are kept and only 5 WRs

OL: I think Mo Hurt is being overlooked. I'm not convinced more than 1 of the Polumbus/Trueblood/Pashos triumvirate makes the squad. More than one could make it, but it's not required.

DT: I'd probably give the edge to Baker over Neild. Coming back from that knee injurt this quickly is not the easiest.

DL: I would like to see someone else beat out Golston, but not sure who.

LB: That 4th ILB spot is really up for grabs. There's really no favorites.

DB: Not sure what to make of Tanard Jackson. He needs to get reinstated first, but I'd think he'd be one of the top safeties on the team if he does. I worry about Bernstine, who I'd like to see progress. Maybe PUP is an option? We might finally see the end of Reed Doughty. Also not as optimistic on Chase as most here are.

Thought about the two QBs too but I can't see anyway we start the season with only 2 QBs unless RG3 is 100% healthy and maybe even plays in a preseason game or two. Too risky. Plus the Shanahans love Grossman...

I like Aldrick Robinson's potential and I think the coaches do too... but he definitely dissapeared down the stretch last year. Certainly has something to prove in the offseason, but not drafting a WR definitely has to help his chances. He's really the only true deep threat on the roster right now outside of Garcon.

Agree about Hurt being overlooked. I actually had him in initially and switched him out for Pashos last second. Toss up. I do think he has an advantage being the only one of that group that was on the team last year.

I agree Minnifield is a long shot. That's a heart pick over a brain pick I'll admit. And I actually totally forgot about Bernstine personally. (Easy enough to do considering his injury). He's fighting an upfield battle now for sure though.

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

As we currently stand:

Offense. (25.).

QB. 10/ Cousins/ Grossman.

FB. Young.

RB. Morris/ Thompson ®/ Helu/ Jamison. (R.)

TE. Davis/ Reed ®/ Paulsen.

WR. Garçon/ Hankerson/ Morgan/ Moss/ Robinson/ Briscoe.

OT. Williams/ Pashos/ Compton.

OG. Lichtensteiger/ Hurt (Swing G/T)/ LeRibeus (Swing G/C)/ Gettis.

C. Montgomery.

Defense. (25.).

DE. Bowen/ Jenkins, J./ Carriker/ Worthington.

NT. Cofield/ Nield/ Baker.

OLB. Orakpo/ Kerrigan/ Jenkins, B. ®/ Jackson.

ILB. Fletcher/ Riley/ Robinson, K./ Kehl.

CB. Wilson/ Hall/ Amerson ®/ Minifield/ Crawford.

FS. Thomas ®/ Bernstein.

SS. Rambo ®/ Merriweather/ Doughty.

Specialists. (3.).

K. Forbath.

P. Breeding. (R.).

LS. Sundberg.

I make that 33 players we've either drafted or UFA who we picked up first. With more to come next year.

Now that's my kind of team building.

Hail.

[MartinC]

I actually kind of hope to see us carry Pat White instead of Grossman if RG3 is healthy for game one. OR just carry two QB's.

If you keep RGIII, Cousins and Pat White on the roster you ARE going with only 2 QBs ....

[Always A Commander Never A Captain]

I make that 33 players we've either drafted or UFA who we picked up first. With more to come next year.

Now that's my kind of team building.

Hail.

You have us cutting some guys like EJ Biggers, Chris Chester, Tyler Polumbus, Golston, Gomes, Niles Paul, Royster, and Pugh.

Not all of these would shock me, but cutting Biggers and Chester would.

[texasthunder]

GHH-

Specialists. (3.).

K. Forbath.

P. Breeding. (R.).

LS. Sundberg.

I make that 33 players we've either drafted or UFA who we picked up first. With more to come next year.

Now that's my kind of team building.

Hail.

What did you do with Rocca ??

He is on the team to teach the rookies how to tackle.

Cmon man- :pfft:

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

That just literally had me LOL tt.

Nice one.

---------- Post added April-29th-2013 at 05:26 PM ----------

You have us cutting some guys like EJ Biggers, Chris Chester, Tyler Polumbus, Golston, Gomes, Niles Paul, Royster, and Pugh.

Not all of these would shock me, but cutting Biggers and Chester would.

The only one I toyed with was Biggers or Baker. Could go either way dependent in what we feel we need to carry more in.

Everyone else, Chester included, I think is done as we look to the future whilst stil trying to win now.

Hail.

[RabidFan]

No chance Niles is cut....they love him and with Zo gone we need the next stud ST tackler and he, doughty, and kehl are our best.

I'd see us go with 5WRs before that and only 1 of Jamison/Thompson make the final roster...the other will be on the PS.

I hope Bernstine stays along with Merriweather, Reed, and the 2 rooks.

[Daaskins]

53 man roster. 3 qb- griffin, cousins, Grossman. 3 rb- Morris, Thompson, helu if healthy (royster if not) 1 fb- young. 6 wr- garçon, moss, Morgan, Robinson, hankerson, Paul (converts back). 3 te- Davis, reed, Paulson. 1 C- Montgomery. 4 OT- Williams, polumbus, pashos, Compton. 5 G- Chester, stieger, larebious, getis, hurt. 7 D line- Bowen, cofield, Jenkins, carriker, baker, golston, worthington. 4 ILB- fletcher, Riley, Robinson, kehl. 5 OLB- Kerrigan, orakpo, Jackson, tapp, Jenkins. 5 Cb- Wilson, hall, biggers, amerson, Crawford. 3 FS- Rambo, Gomes, bernstine. 3 SS- merriweather, Thomas, doughty. 3 special teamers. Sundberg, forbath, rocca. I actually have 55 here so 2 get cut

[olejoe]

If Grossman is such a "mentor" to these young QB's, would it not make more sense at this stage of his career for Grossman to retire and the Redskins to add him to the staff as an assistant QB coach thereby freeing up a developmental spot?

[cakmoney61]

Pretty amazing that we walked away with Amerson, Thomas, AND Rambo. Pre-draft, anybody who predicted that wouldve been called crazy.

Like you, I am still shaking my head in disbelief that the Skins were able to draft all three! I would consider the draft a resounding success if these three players alone panned out, because they would fill significant needs. Any of the other four panning out would merely be icing on the cake, and I am confident that at least two of them will.

Edit: The OP's 53-man roster looked about right to me.

[JoeSkins]

If Grossman is such a "mentor" to these young QB's, would it not make more sense at this stage of his career for Grossman to retire and the Redskins to add him to the staff as an assistant QB coach thereby freeing up a developmental spot?

Not for Grossman; it would be a massive pay cut.

[MrJL]

If Grossman is such a "mentor" to these young QB's, would it not make more sense at this stage of his career for Grossman to retire and the Redskins to add him to the staff as an assistant QB coach thereby freeing up a developmental spot?

you still have to prepare for emergencies.

[Burgold]

Agreed I would expect us to sign Talib next year when money if free, and Minnifield is expendable for sure, I had him on my roster because he was left over and I couldn't think of anyone better, If we were to add another player anywhere I think Chase would be the odd man out.

I wouldn't think so. I think the hope is that we re-sign the better of Hall and Wilson, both are on one year contracts, Amerson steps up to be a starter in his second year, and one of Biggers, Crawford, or Minifield are able to take on the nickle.

I think Talib is off the table.

[LD0506]

I think Talib and most other FAs are going to be less appealing as time goes. As depth builds, as rooks season, the roster gets stronger throughout, and making those hi-dollar acquisitions of talent that built their resume elsewhere just becomes less important. I want to see us becoming a team that others try and pilfer for talent, trading for picks and drafting smart to keep increasing the inhouse stock of prospects, you know, like some other teams do that get mentioned here so longingly. Not to say that they won't consider particular players in particular circumstances, that proverbial "one piece away" addition, but I'd much rather see young, hungry talent fighting for playing time w/ Robert.

[LittleTinyUnbornBaby]

I wouldn't think so. I think the hope is that we re-sign the better of Hall and Wilson, both are on one year contracts, Amerson steps up to be a starter in his second year, and one of Biggers, Crawford, or Minifield are able to take on the nickle.

I think Talib is off the table.

My assumption is on the basis of us signing either Hall or Wilson as well. I honestly think that Biggers and Wilson will be our starters next season and Amerson in nickel... I just think the Morris is high on Talib and that we would sign him next year to a 1 year contract just to see how he would fit here, him being here for an extended period of time is doubtful in my mind. We have a lot of youth in our secondary now and I would hope the Wilson would play the long term leadership vet role for that young group. I think Hall will be phased out and not needed anymore with Biggers and Amerson, and Crawford, but hell I could be wrong.

I would just like to see what Talib has to offer, if he isn't re-signed again in NE, I would imagine he would come around though.

[DC9]

No chance Niles is cut....they love him and with Zo gone we need the next stud ST tackler and he, doughty, and kehl are our best.

Niles is a beast on teams. There was a rumor on twitter that he was changing positions again, but I think that was dudes just messing around.

But as far as teams goes, don't see Daryl Tapp short.

[Always A Commander Never A Captain]

If Grossman is such a "mentor" to these young QB's, would it not make more sense at this stage of his career for Grossman to retire and the Redskins to add him to the staff as an assistant QB coach thereby freeing up a developmental spot?

You want someone like Grossman who knows the system inside and out and can really help during practice. Grossman means more players can get quality reps in practice while putting less strain on RG3.

---------- Post added April-30th-2013 at 12:51 PM ----------

The only one I toyed with was Biggers or Baker. Could go either way dependent in what we feel we need to carry more in.

Everyone else, Chester included, I think is done as we look to the future whilst stil trying to win now.

Hail.

We would save somewhere between 1.5-1.9 million from cutting Chester (depends when the Roster Bonus kicks in), but he improved his play as the season went on. He's a solid player on the line, and he's good at getting to the second level. He fits our scheme very well. If we dumped him, then LeRibeus and Gettis must be showing a lot. It's not just that LeRibeus could be ready to go, but we'd need quality depth in case of injuries. So the backups also have to be ready to go.

[gorebd82]

I still see us making room for Jammer and Corey Lynch to solidify the secondary. I also could see Jammer move to FS and get moved around in packages like Charles Woodson, Rod Woodson, Ronde Barber. I also see Reed and Paul as utility players more than TEs.

QB (3): RG3, Cousins, Grossman

RB (3): Morris, Helu, Thompson

FB (1): Young

WR (5): Garcon, Hankerson, Moss, Morgan, Robinson

TE (4): Davis, Reed, Paulsen, Paul

OC (2): Montgomery, LeRibeus

OG (4): Lichtensteiger, Chester, Gettis, Hurt

OT (4): Williams, Pashos, Trueblood, Compton

NT (2): Cofield, Brace

DE (4): Carriker, Bowen, Jenkins, Merlin

OLB (4): Orakpo, Kerrigan, Jackson, B. Jenkins

ILB (3): Fletcher, Riley, Robinson

CB (5): Hall, Wilson, Amerson, Biggers, Crawford

FS (3): Jammer, Lynch, Rambo

SS (3): Meriweather, Doughty, Thomas

ST (3): Forbath, Rocca, Sundberg

PS (8): Jamison, RB; Wood, RB; Nixon, OL; Minnifield, CB; Bernstine, S; plus 3 more ( maybe WR, LB, DL)

[MrJL]

I don't think the Skins areas of need are the places UDFAs tend to stick so I think the roster is pretty close to set. Some of them will make the PS though.

QB

RG3, Cousins, Grossman

FB

Young

RB

Morris, Tristan Davis, Thompson

WR

Garcon, Morgan, Moss, Hankerson, Robinson

TE

Davis, Paulson, Cook, Paul

OT

Williams, Compton, Polumbus

OG

Licthensteiger, Chester, Leribius, Gettis, Hurt

C

Montgomery

Paulson is also the backup fullback. Paul also is a backup WR. Kory, Chester and LeRib backup at C, Hurt at T. I'm almost tempted to consider Pat White at RB. Guy has to know he won't make it as a QB, so it might be time for him to volunteer to change positions. This year I consider it strongly possible that some of the stop gap type free agents won't make the team

DE

Bowen, Carriker, Jenkins, Brace

NT

Cofield, Baker, Neild

OLB

Orakpo, Kerrigan, Jackson, Tapp, Brandon Jenkins

ILB

Fletcher, Riley, Keenan Robinson, Kehl

CB

Hall, Wilson, Amerson, Crawford, Minnefield

S

Thomas, Gomes, Rambo, Doughty, Pugh(54)

K

Forbath

P

Rocca

LS

Sundberg

Pugh is listed as 54 because I figure he'd make final cuts since Rob Jackson is suspended for four games.