OK, after watching the game tape of the Minnesota game and contemplating endless permutations of the 53-man roster, I give you this. The absolute, truth-telling, no-doubting, official-unofficial Dallas Cowboys 53-man roster. As if.
OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
QB | DE |
Drew Bledsoe | Chris Canty |
Tony Romo | Marcus Spears |
Jay Ratliff | |
RB | Jason Hatcher |
Julius Jones | (Kenyon Coleman released/traded) |
Marion Barber | |
Tyson Thompson | NT |
Lousaka Polite (FB/TE) | Jason Ferguson |
Montavious Stanley | |
WR | (Thomas Johnson released/traded) |
Terrell Owens | |
Terry Glenn | OLB |
Patrick Crayton | DeMarcus Ware |
Jamaica Rector | Greg Ellis |
Sam Hurd | Kevin Burnett |
Terrance Copper | Al Singleton |
TE | ILB |
Jason Witten | Bradie James |
Anthony Fasano | Akin Ayodele |
Ryan Hannam | Bobby Carpenter |
Tony Curtis | Ryan Fowler |
*Oliver Hoyte (if Petitti is traded; Hoyte makes it) | |
OL | |
Flozell Adams | CB |
Kyle Kosier | Terence Newman |
Andre Gurode | Anthony Henry |
Marco Rivera | Aaron Glenn |
Marc Colombo | Jacques Reeves |
Al Johnson | Nate Jones |
Cory Procter | |
Pat McQuistan | SS |
Jason Fabini | Roy Williams |
Rob Petitti (may be traded) | Abram Elam |
FS | |
SPECIALISTS | Pat Watkins |
K | Keith Davis |
Mike Vanderjagt | |
Shaun Suisham | |
P | |
Mat McBriar | |
LS | |
L.P. Ladouceur |
NOTES: I still think they might trade Petitti, if they do Oliver Hoyte is my pick to replace him on the roster. Skyler Green goes to the practice squad, hoping we can pick up a late-rounder for Thomas Johnson and/or Kenyon Coleman.
Jay Glazer has an NFL preseason wrap-up kind of article posted and it contains a few Cowboys items. But this was my favorite:
Quick note: In talking to coach after coach and GM after GM, I'm surprised with how many who say that Dallas has, personnel-wise, one of the top two-to-three defenses in the NFL. Top two? I thought they'd have good personnel, but I truly didn't think they were viewed in the top two or three, especially considering how many youngsters they are relying upon.
Welcome to the revolution, Jay.