my pre-camp 53

Yeah, I've read some bad stuff about McCain, but as long as he's something like #5 on the depth chart and strong on special teams, I'm all for it. I'll probably have to go back and pull someone else out. Blake is definitely in.

 

maybe he meant coale, Goodwin and Sampson as the good wr's that won't make it. palmer, I'm torn about but if we are going to use will j. and can keep blanchflower on the PS we will have that backup available.

 

I thought about that too. Between the two guys it was a toss up. I think Blanchflower may surprise, and if he does then Palmer could be out. However, in that scenario, Blanchflower makes the 53, not the PS. I kept them both so I wouldn't have to decide yet. I need preseason.

Do you know if they've ever kept 7 WRs? And keep in mind, it would be closer to 8 with Dri Archer presumably taking snaps out wide. With all the competition at linebacker and in the secondary, I can't justify this team having 7-8 WRs. 6 was hard enough for me.

 

10 Santonio Holmes PR/KR
81 Sean Morey
89 Lee Mays
86 Hines Ward
85 Nate Washington
80 Cedrick Wilson
18 Walter Young

Also Willie Reid, on IR. I don't even remember Walter Young. This seems like a strange year for them to keep so many, since the depth was actually pretty bad. After the top 4, none of those receivers saw much of the field at all. Mays, Morey, Young, and Reid all combined for 3 catches.

 

I think they like Zumwalt and his intensity and he makes the roster.

 

Morey was there for STs, mainly, as I recall. It was a shame Willie Reid never worked out - it would have helped not seeing Carey Davis fielding punts a few years later.

No surprise that Washington stood out here, when you look at the competition around him.

 

Morey was the ST captain, but he saw time at receiver. He had more catches (2) than any of the other bottom 4 (1, 0, 0).

 

Yeah, that 6 or 7 WR thing just never happens. Apparently they finally gave up on Mays and as Thigpen said Morey was the ST ace. However, they did cut Quincy Morgan who was really very good. Talk about depth. Also there were other similarities to this season. Plaxico Burress left in 2004 [Wallace] and Randle El left in 2005 [Sanders]. Anyway here is how they started the 2006 season. Really only 5WR not counting Morey.

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[TD="align: left"]SE[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]80[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]C.Wilson[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]LT[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]77[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]M.Smith[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]LG[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]66[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]A.Faneca[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]C[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]64[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]J.Hartings[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]RG[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]73[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]K.Simmons[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]RT[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]78[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]M.Starks[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]TE[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]83[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]H.Miller[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]HB[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]39[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]W.Parker[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]QB[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]C.Batch[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]FL[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]86[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]H.Ward[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]FB[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]35[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]D.Kreider[/TD]
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[TD]Defense [TABLE="width: 100%"]
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[TD="align: left"]DE[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]91[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]A.Smith[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]NT[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]98[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]C.Hampton[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]DE[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]99[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]B.Keisel[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]LILB[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]53[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]C.Haggans[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]RILB[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]51[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]J.Farrior[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]ROLB[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]50[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]L.Foote[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]LCB[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]24[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]I.Taylor[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]FS[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]25[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]R.Clark[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]SS[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]43[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]T.Polamalu[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]RCB[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]26[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]D.Townsend[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]LOLB[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]55[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]J.Porter[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]Substitutions[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]P 5 D.Jones, K 10 O.Mare, CB 20 E.Jackson, RB 22 L.Suggs, RB 28 T.Minor, CB 30 M.Lehan, S 32 J.Allen, S 37 Y.Bell, LB 55 K.Newman, LB 56 D.Pope, LB 57 K.Adams, C 64 K.Jacox, WR 82 D.Hagan, WR 83 W.Welker, TE 87 J.Peelle, WR 88 C.Russell, DT 95 D.Wilkinson, DE 96 D.Bowens, LS 97 J.Denney, DE 98 M.Roth[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] [/TD]
[TD="align: left"]K 3 J.Reed, WR 10 S.Holmes, P 17 C.Gardocki, CB 20 B.McFadden, CB 21 R.Colclough, RB 22 D.Staley, S 23 T.Carter, S 27 An.Smith, S 31 M.Logan, RB 34 V.Haynes, C 56 C.Okobi, LB 57 C.Kriewaldt, LS 60 G.Warren, DT 76 C.Hoke, OT 79 T.Essex, WR 81 S.Morey, WR 85 N.Washington, TE 87 T.Euhus, DE 90 T.Kirschke, LB 92 J.Harrison, DE 93 R.Bailey, LB 97 A.Harrison[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]Did Not Play[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Did Not Play[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]QB 3 J.Harrington, T 77 D.McIntosh, TE 89 T.Massaquoi[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] [/TD]
[TD="align: left"]QB 2 B.St. Pierre[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]Not Active[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Not Active[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]QB 17 C.Lemon, CB 21 T.Daniels, DT 62 F.Evans, G 65 J.Berger, C 74 W.Smith, T 79 A.Alabi, DT 90 J.Zgonina, DT 92 K.Vickerson[/TD]
[TD="align: left"] [/TD]
[TD="align: left"]QB 7 B.Roethlisberger, WR 15 W.Reid, RB 40 P.Cobbs, LB 54 R.Wallace, C 62 M.Philip, OG 68 C.Kemoeatu, OT 74 W.Colon, TE 84 J.Tuman[/TD]
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