Roster Stands At 88, Five Days To Go!

Packers released a cornerback this week, Bernard Blake.  That makes 88 players on the present roster, and NFL teams are allowed 90 for summer camp.  My guess, they will be looking for a tight end and maybe another player to begin camp next week.  So, one last look at the roster.  Here are the numbers:

Quarterback - 4
Fullback - 2
Running Back - 5
Wide Receiver - 12
Tight End - 6
Offensive Line - 15

Defensive Line - 10
Outside Linebackers - 8
Inside Linebackers - 8
Cornerbacks - 6
Safety - 8

Punter - 2
Kicker - 1
Long Snapper - 1

Remember the magic numbers - Roster 53 & Practice Squad 10.  We know we will have at least 3 missing game #1 - Quarrels, Guion, & D. Jones.

My guess for players that are already safe?
Offense - Rogers, A., Lacy, Starks, Rogers B., R, Bakhtiari, Bulaga, Sitton, Lang, Lindsley, Nelson, Cobb, Adams, Quarless, Tolzien, Tretter - that is 15 players
Defense - Peppers, Matthews, Barrington, Daniels, Raji, Guion, Jones, D., Shields, Hayward, Hyde, Clinton-Dix, Burnett, Perry, Neal - 14
Usually the Pack keeps its top draft choices - Randall, Rollins, Montgomery, Ryan, Hundley - that is the top 5
Special team - Goode, Crosby - 2 players

So, right now we are at 36 players.

Here is my next list of possible players - Kuhn, Ripkowski, Ringo, Backman, Richardson, Banjo, Goodson, Hubbard, Bradford, Janis, Abbrederis, that is 11 players, we are at 47.

My surprises?  Dantzler, Rotterham, Crocket, Mandell, Pennell, Ringo.  That is 53!

So, let the competition begin!!