Final Roster Breakdown

Update: Marcus Tubbs is out for the year with a torn ACL per Clare Farnsworth.

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It is a little hard to make sense of the roster given the untimely injury to Marcus Tubbs, as well as a few other injuries. With Tubbs out for the year, it frees up a roster spot for Courtney Taylor, C.J. Wallace, or Marquis Weeks. My best guess is that spot goes to Courtney Taylor, but that isn't certain by any means.

The other players with the greatest uncertainty are Josh Parry, Will Herring, and Michael Boulware. Parry could lose his spot to either David Kirtman or Marquis Weeks. I am sticking with Parry because I believe his contributions on specials teams are more valuable than what Weeks brings to the offense. I give him the slight edge on Kirtman because of his ability at fullback and his experience, plus Kirtman can be put on the practice squad.

Will Herring is the linebacker most in danger of losing his roster spot. If he does, then he could land on the practice squad. If the team does go with only 6 LBs with Herring and Jensen both on the practice squad, then that extra spot goes to Courtney Taylor, C.J. Wallace, or Marquis Weeks. Combined with the injury to Tubbs, that means two of those players would make the team. I'll guess Taylor and Wallace in that scenario.

It is hard to imagine that Michael Boulware doesn't have a spot on the roster. It is possible that C.J. Wallace has earned that spot. The injury to Boulware makes it even more complicated to sort out. More likely would be that Wallace gets a spot because of the injury to Tubbs and/or at the expense of Will Herring.

So, it really comes down to the 53 players listed below with the chance that C.J. Wallace or Marquis Weeks might make the roster, and Will Herring, Josh Parry, or Michael Boulware might not. David Kirtman is the other player in consideration, but only for Josh Parry's spot. And I expect David Greene to be replaced as soon they can acquire someone better.

Offense (26)
QB (3) - Matt Hasselbeck, Seneca Wallace, David Greene
HB/FB (5) - Shaun Alexander, Maurice Morris, Mack Strong, Leonard Weaver, Josh Parry
WR (6) - Deion Branch, DJ Hackett, Nate Burleson, Bobby Engram, Ben Obomanu, Courtney Taylor
TE (3) - Marcus Pollard, Will Heller, Bennie Joppru
OL (9) - Walter Jones, Sean Locklear, Chris Spencer, Rob Sims, Chris Gray, Ray Willis, Tom Ashworth, Mansfield Wrotto, Floyd Womack
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Defense (24)
DE (4) - Patrick Kerney, Bryce Fisher, Darryl Tapp, Baraka Atkins
DT (5) - Rocky Bernard, Chuck Darby, Brandon Mebane, Russell Davis, Craig Terrill
OLB (5) - Julian Peterson, Leroy Hill, Kevin Bentley, Lance Laury, Will Herring
MLB (2) - Lofa Tatupu, Niko Koutouvides
S (4) - Deon Grant, Brian Russell, Mike Green, Michael Boulware
CB (4) - Marcus Trufant, Kelly Jennings, Josh Wilson, Jordan Babineaux

Special Teams (3)
K - Josh Brown
P - Ryan Plackemeier
LS - Derek Rackley

Given that roster, here is a guess at the practice squad. Obviously a space opens up if C.J. Wallace or David Kirtman get elevated to the active roster at the cost of a non-practice squad eligible player. I am assuming the injury to Pat Ross will land him on IR, or at least cost him his practice squad spot for the time being.

Practice Squad:
S C.J. Wallace, LB Cameron Jensen, FB David Kirtman, TE Joe Newton, OG Steve Vallos, DE Nu'u Tafisi, CB Kevin Hobbs, WR Logan Payne

The following players are the other legitimate options for the practice squad:
WR Joe Fernandez, WR Jordan Kent, OT Kyle Williams (Fernandez or Kent would probably only make in place of, rather than in addition to Logan Payne)

Just Missed (not PS-eligble):
RB Marquis Weeks, CB Pete Hunter