The NFL preseason is over and come next week the real games begin. By 4:00pm Saturday the Buffalo Bills along with the rest of the league must get down to 53 active players on each respective roster.
Head coach Chan Gailey doesn’t have too many difficult decisions to make, at least concerning the front end of the roster. The toughest roster choices are likely to come down to whether he likes Brian Brohm or Ryan Fitzpatrick better as the backup to Trent Edwards, as well as who will fill the last two spots on the offensive line and who the Bills sixth wide receiver will be, assuming the team keeps six.
The following is my final projection of what the Bills roster will look like when you sit down to have your Saturday evening supper:
Quarterbacks (3): Trent Edwards, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Levi Brown.
Running Backs (5): C.J. Spiller, Marshawn Lynch, Fred Jackson, Chad Simpson, Corey McIntyre.
Wide Receiver (6): Lee Evans, Steve Johnson, Roscoe Parrish, Chad Jackson, David Nelson, Naaman Roosevelt.
Tight End (3): Jonathan Stupar, Derek Schouman, J.P. Foschi.
Offensive Line (8): Demetrius Bell, Andy Levitre, Geoff Hangartner, Eric Wood, Cornell Green, Jamon Meredith, Kirk Chambers, Cordaro Howard, Nick Hennessey.
Defensive Line (6): Marcus Stroud, Kyle Williams, Dwan Edwards, Torell Troup, Alex Carrington, Spencer Johnson.
Linebackers (8): Paul Posluszny, Andra Davis, Chris Kelsay, Reggie Torbor, Aaron Maybin, Kawika Mitchell, Chris Ellis, Keith Ellison.
Cornerbacks (5): Terrence McGee, Leodis McKelvin, Drayton Florence, Reggie Corner, Ashton Youboty.
Safeties (5): Donte Whitner, Jairus Byrd, George Wilson, Bryan Scott, Cary Harris.
Special Teams (3): Rian Lindell, Brian Moorman, Garrison Sanborn.
Cuts: Brian Brohm, Rodney Ferguson, Andre Anderson, Joique Bell, Donald Jones, James Hardy, Andrew George, Jason Watkins, Sean Allen, Christian Gaddis, Andre Ramsey, John McCargo, Rashaad Duncan, Donovan Woods, Arthur Moats, Antonio Coleman, Ellis Lankster, Lydell Sargeant, Dominque Harris
Suspension List: Shawn Nelson
Injured Reserved: Marcus Easley, Danny Batten, Joe Klopfenstein, Ed Wang (projection for Wang)
PUP List: Jon Corto.
Projected Practice Squad (7): Joique Bell, Sean Allen, Andre Ramsey, Lonnie Harvey, Arthur Moats, Antonio Coleman, Dominique Harris.
