THE Eagles never fail to surprise me with a handful of personnel decisions every year. Nevertheless, I rarely miss an opportunity to try and guess the 53 man roster. I’m never 100% right, but it’s just good fun. This is my take on what I think our roster should look like for the 2017-2018 season. Give it a look and tell me what you think we’ll look like in a week.
OFFENSE: 23
QB: (2) Carson Wentz and Nick Foles. (I don’t really see the Eagles holding onto 3 active QB’s to start the season. That may change as it wears on, but Week One, I expect just two.)
RB: (4) LeGarrette Blount, Wendell Smallwood, Darren Sproles, Corey Clement. (I’m thinking Smallwood is the teams primary Kick (not Punt) Returner.)
WR: (5) Alshon Jeffery, Torrey Smith, Nelson Agholor, Mack Hollins, Bryce Treggs. (The last spot may go to Marcus Johnson, but it shouldn’t.)
TE: (3) Zach Ertz, Brent Celek, Trey Burton. (I liked some of what I saw from Billy Brown, but Burton gives us more versatility, which is awesome in a 3rd stringer.)
OT: (4) Jason Peters, Lane Johnson, Dillon Gordon, Halapoulivati Vaitai.
G: (4) Brandon Brooks, Isaac Seumalo, Stefen Wisniewski, Chance Warmack. (I think Warmack sealed his deal in the last preseason game, which allows Wisniewski to serve more as a reserve Center.)
C: (1) Jason Kelce
DEFENSE: 27
DE: (5) Brandon Graham, Vinny Curry, Derek Barnett, Chris Long, Steven Means. (I hate the idea of dropping Alex McCalister and possibly seeing him end up with a division rival. But you can’t keep everybody.)
DT: (5) Fletcher Cox, Timmy Jernigan, Beau Allen, Destiny Vaeao, Elijah Qualls. (We likely don’t keep 5, but if we do, Qualls sticks because he’s a draft pick. I’d rather keep Gabe Wright or Josh Hamilton.)
OLB: (4) Nigel Bradham, Mychal Kendricks, Kamu Grugier-Hill, Don Cherry. (KGH and Cherry are mostly Special Teamers. If DE Alex McCalister were even half-decent dropping into zone coverage, a case could be made to shoehorn him in here.)
ILB: (2) Jordan Hicks, Najee Goode, Joe Walker. (Walker makes it based on Special Teams play.)
S: (4) Malcolm Jenkins, Rodney McLeod, Chris Maragos, Jaylen Watkins
CB: (6) Ronald Darby, Jalen Mills, Patrick Robinson, Rasul Douglas, Dexter McDougle, C.J. Smith
SPECIAL TEAMS: 3
K: Caleb Sturgis
P: Donnie Jones
LS: Rick Lovato
<<TOTAL ROSTER: 53>>
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