2008 Post-Draft Roster: Who makes it & who doesn't.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Well here is my take on the final roster come the beginning of September:

QB:
Roethlisberger
Batch
Dixon

RB:
FWP
Mendenhall
Moore
Russell

FB:
Davis

WR:
Ward
Holmes
Washington
Sweed (don't see him beating out Nate at least to start with)
Baker

TE:
Miller
Spaeth
Dekker

T:
M Smith
Starks
Colon
Essex

G:
Kemoeatu
Simmons
Mahan
Hills (will shift inside for first year)

C:
Hartwig
Stapleton (don't see him getting cut after we hung on to him last yr)

DE:
A Smith
Keisel
McFarland (I see him eventually signing)
McBean (IR due to foot)
Kirschke

DT:
Big Snack
Hoke

OLB:
J Harrison
Woodley
Frazier
A Harrison

ILB:
Farrior
Timmons
Foote
Fox
Humpal

CB:
Taylor
BMac
Townsend
Gay
Madison (wish we could bring in another vet here)

FS:
Clark
Mundy

SS:
Polamalu
An Smith (I think he is more suited for this position)

K:
Reed

P:
Sepulveda

LS:
Warren

I kept 9 LB's due to special teams, I remember Cowher doing this back in the mid 90's (I think 96), it ended up helping cuz Lloyd blew out his knee in week 1. I would like to see Legursky make a push but I think he will end up on the practice squad. The WR group is really up in the air Rucker, Baker, Reid and Trannon will all be right there at the end. It will really come down to who steps up in camp and shows something. I would love to see another vet corner brought in here to solidify the secondary. Not that it is a concern but I always want more corners. Well thats my take, lets see how it shakes out!

AkronSteel

You forgot Bruce Davis, man.

[Les 74]

Okay, here's a first shot...definitely new at this, but my take, for what it's worth...the three defensive ends in green...I believe one of them makes the team, but have no idea which one. I think I've got it down to 53...

QUARTERBACKS
16 Charlie Batch 6-2 216 11 Eastern Michigan
2 Dennis Dixon 6-3 195 R Oregon8 Mike Potts 6-4 220 R William & Mary
7 Ben Roethlisberger 6-5 241 5 Miami (Ohio)
5 Jared Zabransky 6-2 219 1 Boise State

RUNNING BACKS
44 Najeh Davenport 6-1 247 7 Miami (Fla.)
38 Carey Davis 5-10 225 2 Illinois
42 Billy Latsko 5-10 233 1 Florida
34 Rashard Mendenhall 5-10 225 R Illinois
21 Mewelde Moore 5-11 209 5 Tulane39 Willie Parker 5-10 209 5 North Carolina
33 Gary Russell 5-11 215 2 Minnesota
28 Justin Vincent 5-10 219 1 LSU
39 Willie Parker
TIGHT ENDS
48 Cody Boyd 6-8 264 2 Washington State
88 Jonathan Dekker 6-5 250 2 Princeton83 Heath Miller 6-5 256 4 Virginia
84 Dezmond Sherrod 6-2 250 R Mississippi State
89 Matt Spaeth 6-7 270 2 Minnesota
WIDE RECEIVERS
81 Dallas Baker 6-3 206 1 Florida
11 Jeremy Bloom 5-9 180 2 Colorado
10 Santonio Holmes 5-11 189 3 Ohio State
80 Kevin Marion 5-10 168 R Wake Forest
15 Willie Reid 5-10 186 3 Florida State
87 Micah Rucker 6-6 221 R Eastern Illinois
14 Limas Sweed 6-5 219 R Texas
18 Matt Trannon 6-6 235 1 Michigan State
19 Gerran Walker 5-10 185 1 Lehigh
86 Hines Ward 6-0 205 11 Georgia
85 Nate Washington 6-1 185 4 Tiffin

CENTERS
62 Justin Hartwig 6-4 312 7 Kansas
64 Doug Legursky 6-1 323 R Marshall
61 Sean Mahan 6-3 301 6 Notre Dame
72 Darnell Stapleton 6-3 285 2 Rutgers

GUARDS
68 Chris Kemoeatu 6-3 344 4 Utah
67 Matt Lentz 6-6 320 1 Michigan
73 Kendall Simmons 6-3 315 7 Auburn

TACKLES
69 Jason Capizzi 6-9 315 2 IUP
74 Willie Colon 6-3 315 3 Hofstra
79 Trai Essex 6-4 324 4 Northwestern
66 Tony Hills 6-5 304 R Texas
65 Jeremy Parquet 6-6 321 4 Southern Mississippi
77 Marvel Smith 6-5 321 9 Arizona State
78 Max Starks 6-8 337 5 Florida

NOSE TACKLES
98 Casey Hampton 6-1 325 8 Texas
76 Chris Hoke 6-2 305 8 Brigham Young
74 Scott Paxson 6-4 292 1 Penn State

DEFENSIVE ENDS
67 Kyle Clement 6-4 290 R Northwood
93 Nick Eason 6-3 305 6 Clemson
99 Brett Keisel 6-5 285 7 Brigham Young
90 Travis Kirschke 6-3 298 12 UCLA
95 Ryan McBean 6-5 290 2 Oklahoma State
96 Martavius Prince 6-2 282 R Southern Mississippi
64 Jordan Reffert 6-4 292 R Washington
91 Aaron Smith 6-5 298 10 Northern Colorado

INSIDE LINEBACKERS
51 James Farrior 6-2 243 12 Virginia
50 Larry Foote 6-1 239 7 Michigan
57 Keyaron Fox 6-3 235 5 Georgia Tech
55 Mike Humpal 6-3 240 R Iowa
94 Lawrence Timmons 6-1 234 2 Florida State
48 Anthony Trucks 6-1 230 1 Oregon
47 Donovan Woods 6-2 230 R Oklahoma State

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS
46 Patrick Bailey 6-4 235 R Duke
53 Bruce Davis 6-3 252 R UCLA
54 Andre Frazier 6-5 255 4 Cincinnati
97 Arnold Harrison 6-3 241 3 Georgia
92 James Harrison 6-0 242 5 Kent State
55 LaMarr Woodley 6-2 265 2 Michigan

CORNERBACKS
22 William Gay 5-10 190 2 Louisville
30 Roy Lewis 5-10 190 R Washington
37 Anthony Madison 5-9 180 3 Alabama
41 Grant Mason 6-0 192 2 Michigan
20 Bryant McFadden 6-0 190 4 Florida State
24 Ike Taylor 6-1 191 6 Louisiana-Lafayette
26 Deshea Townsend 5-10 190 11 Alabama
31 Travis Williams 5-9 190 R East Carolina

SAFETIES
23 Tyrone Carter 5-9 195 9 Minnesota
25 Ryan Clark 5-11 205 7 Louisiana State
45 Mike Lorello 5-11 208 1 West Virginia
29 Ryan Mundy 6-1 215 R West Virginia
43 Troy Polamalu 5-10 207 6 USC
27 Anthony Smith 5-11 192 3 Syracuse

PUNTERS
9 Daniel Sepulveda 6-3 230 2 Baylor

PLACEKICKERS
4 Julian Rauch 5-11 207 R Appalachian State
3 Jeff Reed 5-11 225 7 North Carolina

SNAPPERS
49 Jared Retkofsky 6-5 260 1 TCU
60 Greg Warren 6-3 252 4 North Carolina

So,you have 4 QB's and 11 WR's making the final cut???Better check your numbers again,bro.

[AkronSteel]

wow.....how the heck did I forget Bruce Davis.......you can take A. Harrison off that list!!! Sorry was trying to do it off the top of my head.

Speaking of Davis.....I think he could contribute much the same way Porter did early on....being rotated in on 3rd down to get after the QB. I like this kid and think he will eventually sooner rather than later take James' Job.

Alright sorry screwed up already.....don't hold it against me guys.

AkronSteel
home of LBJ

[Les 74]

wow.....how the heck did I forget Bruce Davis.......you can take A. Harrison off that list!!! Sorry was trying to do it off the top of my head.

Speaking of Davis.....I think he could contribute much the same way Porter did early on....being rotated in on 3rd down to get after the QB. I like this kid and think he will eventually sooner rather than later take James' Job.

Alright sorry screwed up already.....don't hold it against me guys.

AkronSteel
home of LBJ

Hey,if we can overlook SMG's blatant homosexuality,we can forgive you for this.

[SteelerOfDeVille]

sounds like a good contest...

winner wins something or other.

I suggest the winner gets a dinner courtesy of SoD at the Derby House....

Heck, I haven't been there, myself...

[SteelerOfDeVille]

DEPTH CHART...
QUARTERBACKS (3 active)
Ben Roethlisberger, Charlie Batch, Dennis Dixon
Jared Zabransky (possible PS player)

RUNNING BACKS (5 active)
RB - Willie Parker, Rashard Mendenhall, Mewelde Moore, Gary Russell
FB - Carey Davis

TIGHT ENDS (3 active)
Heath Miller, Matt Spaeth, Cody Boyd

WIDE RECEIVERS 5 active
Hines Ward, Santonio Holmes, Limas Sweed, Nate Washington, Dallas Baker.
Micah Rucker to Practice Squad


CENTERS (2 active, 1 practice squad)
Justin Hartwig, Darnell Stapleton
Doug Legursky(PS)

GUARDS (3 ative)
Chris Kemoeatu, Kendall Simmons, Sean Mahan

TACKLES (5 active)
Marvel Smith, Max Starks, Willie Colon, Tony Hills, Trai Essex

NOSE TACKLES (2 active, 1 practice squad)
Casey Hampton, Chris Hoke
Scott Paxson (ps)

DEFENSIVE ENDS (4 active, 1 practice squad)
Aaron Smith , Brett Keisel, Travis Kirschke, Ryan McBean
Martavius Prince (ps)

INSIDE LINEBACKERS (5 active)
James Farrior, Lawrence Timmons, Larry Foote, Keyaron Fox, Mike Humpal

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (4 active)
James Harrison, LaMarr Woodley, Bruce Davis, Andre Frazier


CORNERBACKS (5 active, 1 practice squad)
Ike Taylor, Bryant McFadden, Deshea Townsend, William Gay
Roy Lewis (ps)

SAFETIES (4 active, 2 ps)
Troy Polamalu, Ryan Clark, Anthony Smith, Tyrone Carter,
Ryan Mundy (ps), Mike Lorello (ps)

PUNTERS
Daniel Sepulveda

PLACEKICKERS
Jeff Reed

SNAPPERS
Greg Warren

The final roster spot will come down to the return game... While mewelde moore makes the team, the question is can Bloom, Marion or Reid do a better job than Moore and is it signifiant enough to keep one of them, and therfore be forced to cut someone else (like Gary Russell).