The Final 53?

Inqy’s Bob Brookover gazes into his crystal ball to predict the Eagles’ final 53 man roster for the season.

 

The big uncertainties are at FB, offensive line, and defensive line.

 

Will Tony Hunt make the team as the fullback, since the Eagles are already full with 3 halfback slots gone (Westbrook, Bucky, and Booker)? Brookover says yes and so do I. Buh-bye Jason Davis, Jed Collins and Luke Lawton, though one of the first two might be kept on the practice squad as Hunt insurance.

 

Could Winston Justice be cut? Quite possibly. Amazing that 7^th rounder King Dunlap appears poised to make the team after an indifferent senior season at Auburn that caused his draft stock to plummet gover the third year, second round pick Justice.

 

At defensive line, Brookover has the Eagles keeping nine players but only 3 ½ tackles (Bunkley, Patterson, Laws, and the ½ Darren Howard). That leaves six defensive ends on the roster: Abiamiri, Clemons, Cole, Parker, Howard, and McDougle.

 

Brookover says the final spot will come down to between McDougle and Dan Klecko. While I would love to see the former first round pick finally redeem himself, I think the numbers suggest that the Eagles have too many ends and not enough tackles. Will that be enough to tip the scales toward Klecko and not McDougle in the final consideration? We shall see. And don’t entirely dismiss the possibility that they could keep both players and that Chris Clemons could be the odd man out.