The Browns 53 man roster next week?

[Jax Dawg]

With yesterday's announcements of cuts by NFL teams to get down to the 53 man roster limit there were some suprises by the Browns which leads to more specualation of what is to come.

With only 3 CB's currently on the roster and 12 LB's and few quality back-ups on the OL the Browns will be scanning the waiver wire to look for quality replacements. Which LB's will be cut? Do the Browns cut Bowens to bring in a quality veteran CB like Dre' Bly? LB Alex Hall just got cut by the Giants, do you favor resigning him over one of the current LB's on the roster? What about C Justin Hartwig from the Steelers? Could he be signed on the cheap to be a back-up C/G? Do the Browns sign a veteran WR who still has skills but just got cut lick Michael Clayton? Do the Browns add a vet RB like JJ Arrington or Ladell Betts?

Decisions, decisions, what will it be?

[Jax Dawg]

The current list of recent cuts as per ESPN:

Saturday, September 4, 2010
	Released QB Matt Leinart, LB Stevie Baggs, TE Anthony Becht, LB Monty Beisel, LB Cody Brown, DE Jeremy Clark, DE John Fletcher, CB Trevor Ford, WR Ed Gant, OT Herman Johnson, WR Mike Jones, WR Onrea Jones, CB Justin Miller, G Jonathan Palmer, OT Tom Pestock, FB Charles Scott and WR Isaiah Williams. Waived-injured LB Chris Johnson and RB Alfonso Smith.
	Released CB Chevis Jackson, TE Robbie Agnone, WR Troy Bergeron, WR Tim Buckley, RB Dimitri Nance, C Blake Schlueter, WR Andy Strickland, WR Ryan Wolfe, TE Keith Zinger, S Rafael Bush, S Eric Brock, CB Dominique Daniels, LB Weston Johnson, DE Maurice Lucas, DE Emmanuel Stephens, G Jose Valdez and LB Bear Woods. Terminated the contracts of FB Dan Klecko and C Brett Romberg. Waived-injured WR Brandyn Harvey.
	Placed S Ed Reed on the reserve-physically unable to perform list. Released QB Troy Smith, K Shayne Graham and WR Demetrius Williams. Placed OL David Hale, OL Ramon Harewood, OL Stefan Rodgers and NT Kelly Talavou on injured reserve. Traded LB Antwan Barnes to Philadelphia for an undisclosed 2011 draft pick.
	Released WR James Hardy, WR Chad Jackson, G Kirk Chambers, QB Levi Brown, RB Chad Simpson, RB Joique Bell and FB Corey McIntyre. Waived-injured TE Derek Schouman. Placed S Jon Corto on the reserve-physically unable to perform list.
	Released QB Hunter Cantwell, G Andrew Crummey, LB Quinton Culberson, WR Trent Guy, G Ray Hisatake, DT Corvey Irvin, LB Mortty Ivy, FB Rashawn Jackson, WR Kenny Moore, RB Dantrell Savage, CB R.J. Stanford, DT Tank Tyler, RB Josh Vaughan, LB Sean Ware, S C.J. Wilson and CB Brian Witherspoon. Waived-injured TE Jamie Petrowski. Terminated the contract of DE Eric Moore and T Rob Petitti. Placed G C.J. Davis, S Aaron Francisco and G Duke Robinson on injured reserve.
	Released OL Josh Beekman, S Al Afalava, LB Tim Shaw, DL Jarron Gilbert, WR Juaquin Iglesias, QB Dan LeFevour, FB Eddie Williams, WR Freddie Barnes, WR Greg Mathews, OT James Marten, OT Levi Horn, C Tim Walter, DE Barry Turner, DT Edwin Williams, DT Mick Williams, LB Kevin Malast, LB Kelvin Smith, CB Cornelius Brown, CB Woodny Turenne, S Quentin Scott and S Aaron Webster. Terminated the contract of TE Richard Angulo.
	Terminated the contracts of WR Matt Jones, LB Abdul Hodge. Released K Dave Rayner, G Isaac Sowells, S Marvin White, DT Orien Harris, S Kyries Hebert, TE Chase Coffman, TE Darius Hill, RB James Johnson, DT Clinton McDonald, S Rico Murray, WR Maurice Purify, WR Dezmon Briscoe, G Otis Hudson, S Jeromy Miles, OT Gabriel Manns, S Jeromy Miles, LB Vincent Rey, OT Chris Rodgers, CB Johnny Sears and FB Joe Tronzo. Waived-injured FB Fui Vakapuna. Acquired DB Reggie Nelson from Jacksonville for CB David Jones and a conditional draft pick.
	Activated NT Shaun Rogers from phycially unable to perform list. Terminated contract of WR Bobby Engram, OL Scott Kooistra and DL C.J. Mosley. Waived DB Larry Asante, Chris Chancellor, OL Paul Fanaika, DL Clifton Geathers, DL Travis Ivey, RB Chris Jennings, DB Brandon McDonald, DL Swanson Miller, OL Pat Murray, QB Brett Ratliff, DL Brian Sanford and DB DeAngelo Smith.
	Released CB Jamar Wall, OT Will Barker OG Travis Bright, DE Marcus Dixon, RB Herb Donaldson, TE DajLeon Farr, CB Cletis Gordon, WR Jesse Holley, WR Manny Johnson, OLB Curtis Johnson, CB Bryan McCann, RB Lonyae Miller, LB Steve Octavien, TE Jason Pociask, TE Martin Rucker, DT Jimmy Saddler-McQueen, LB Brandon Sharpe, DE Junior Siavii, OL Mike Tepper, CB Jamar Wall and CB Teddy Williams.
	Acquired TE Dan Gronkowski from Detroit for CB Alphonso Smith. Placed LB Elvis Dumervil and WR Brandon Stokley on injured reserve and and DL Ben Garland on the reserve/military list. Released TE Marquez Branson, DE Jarvis Green, LB Darrell Reid, LB Kevin Alexander, LB Worrell Williams, WR Britt Davis, TE Riar Greer, S Kyle McCarthy, DL Jeff Stehle and OL Seth Olsen.
	Released CB Dre Bly, OT Jon Jansen, LB Caleb Campbell, DT Rob Callaway, DT Landon Cohen, LB Vinny Ciurciu, WR Tim Toone, WR Brian Clark, WR Michael Moore, RB DeDe Dorsey, OL Noah Franklin, OL Dan Gerberry, OL Cliff Louis, K Steven Hauschka, DB Ko Simpson, DB Jonathan Hefney, DB Eric King, DB Paul Pratt, DB T.J. Rushing and DB Dante Wesley. Waived-injured DE Kory Bosworth.
	Released P Chris Bryan, OT Chris Campbell, WR Jason Chery, CB D.J. Clark, C-G Evan Dietrich-Smith, WR Charles Dillon, LB Robert Francois, OT Breno Giacomini, QB Graham Harrell, TE Spencer Havner, LB Alex Joseph, S Anthony Levine, RB Kregg Lumpkin, LB Cyril Obiozor, LB Maurice Simpkins, DE Ronald Talley, NT Anthony Toribio, WR Chastin West, WR Patrick Williams and DE Jarius Wynn. Placed OT-G Allen Barbre and S Will Blackmon on the injured reserve list.
	Signed RB Derrick Ward. Released RB Chris Henry, RB Jeremiah Johnson K Kris Brown, CB Jacques Reeves, QB John David Booty, FB Jack Corcoran, TE Derek Fine, LB Isaiah Greenhouse, LB Will Patterson, OL Brett Helms, OL Steve Maneri, OL Cole Pemberton, OL Adam Stenavich, OL Chris White, WR Derrick Townsel, WR Bobby Williams, DL DelJuan Robinson, DL Malcolm Sheppard, DL Mitch Unrein, CB Mark Parson and S Torri Williams. Placed WR Andre Davis on injured reserve. Placed TE Anthony Hill on the physically unable to perform list. Waived DB Ray Fisher, DB Danny Gorrer, DB Ashton Hall, DB Terrail Lambert, DB Mike Newton, DB Glenn Sharpe, DB Terrell Skinner, WR Sam Giguere, WR Brandon James, WR Taj Smith, WR Blair White, OL Chris Marinelli, OL Adrian Martinez, OL Adam Terry, OL James Williams, DL Ervin Baldwin, DL John Chick, DL Marlon Favorite, RB Javarris James, RB Allen Patrick, QB Tom Brandstater, TE Colin Cloherty and LB Vuna Tuihalamaka.
	Acquired DB Justin Tryon from Washington for an undisclosed draft choice.
	Released S Gerald Alexander, DT Atiyyah Ellison and G Kynan Forney, LB Alvin Bowen, LB Tony Gilbert, LB Teddy Lehman, DL Jeremy Navarre, RB Kolby Smith, LB Rod Wilson, DT Walter Curry, WR Clarence Denmark, WR John Matthews, OT Daniel Baldridge, TE Mike Caussin, QB Trevor Harris, RB Chad Kackert, DT Ko Quaye and C Bradley Vierling. Placed LB Kyle Bosworth on injured reserve.
	Signed S Jarrad Page. Released TE Leroy Banks, WR Rich Gunnell, OL Lemuel Jeanpierre, OT Ikechuku Ndukwe, CB Mike Richardson, LB John Russell and G Dan Santucci.
	Released QB Pat White, WR Patrick Turner, LB J.D. Folsom, LB Austin Spitler, LB Erik Walden, LB Chris McCoy, DL Ryan Baker, DL Lionel Dotson, DL Montavious Stanley, DB Kevin Hobbs, DB Ross Weaver, DB Nate Ness, DB Jonathon Amaya, WR Julius Pruitt, FB Rolly Lumbala, OL Donald Thomas, OL Andrew Gardner, OL Andrew Hartline and OL Ray Feinga. Terminated the contract of TE David Martin.
	Released S Colt Anderson, G Thomas Austin, G Adrian Battles, WR Taye Biddle, WR Freddie Brown, T Patrick Brown, T Chris Clark, FB Ryan D'Imperio, WR Marquis Hamilton, RB Ian Johnson, DT Tremaine Johnson, K Rhys Lloyd, TE Garrett Mills, DE Mike Montgomery, WR Logan Payne, T Drew Radovich, CB Marcus Sherels, LB Nate Triplett, WR Javon Walker and CB DeAndre Wright.
	Released LB Derrick Burgess, WR Sam Aiken, LB Eric Alexander, LB Pierre Woods, QB Zac Robinson, RB Thomas Clayton, RB Chris Taylor, WR Buddy Farnham, WR Darnell Jenkins, WR Rod Owens, TE Carson Butler, TE Rob Myers, OL George Bussey, OL Ted Larsen, OL Rich Ohrnberger, OL Thomas Welch, LB Thomas Williams, S Sergio Brown, CB DeAngelo Willingham and DB Ross Ventrone. Placed S Brandon McGowan on the injured reserve list.
	Placed S Darren Sharper and LB Clint Ingram on the physically-unable-to-perform list and LB Jonathan Casillas on the injured reserve. Released DE Bobby McCray, QB Patrick Ramsey, DT Kendrick Clancy, C Nick Leckey, RB Ladell Betts, OL Terrence Metcalf, OL Brandon Carter, OL Na'Shan Goddard, OL Jermey Parnell, FB Jason McKie, FB Zak Keasey, WR Montez Billings, LB Harry Coleman, CB Reggie Jones, TE Tyler Lorenzen, DL DeMario Pressley, DL Jay Ross, DL Al Woods and S Chip Vaughn.
	Released DT Jay Alford, QB Rhett Bomar, TE Bear Pascoe, DE Tommie Hill, DT Dwayne Hendricks, DT Nate Collins, CB Seth Williams, S John Busing, S Matt O'Hanlon, S Sha'reff Rashad, QB Dominic Randolph, RB Gartrell Johnson, RB Andre Brown, FB Jerome Johnson, WR Tim Brown, TE Scott Chandler, C Jim Cordle, OT Dennis Landolt, OT Jacob Bender and OT Herb Taylor. Waived-injured DE Alex Hall and CB Courtney Brown. Terminated the contracts of OL Guy Whimper and WR Derek Hagan.
	Placed WR Santonio Holmes on the reserve-suspended list. Released S Emanuel Cook, FB Jason Davis, C Robby Felix, S Keith Fitzhugh, LB Ricky Foley, WR Brooks Foster, T Dan Gay, LB Tim Knicky, DE Jason Lamb, LB Boris Lee, LB Joshua Mauga, LB Cory Reamer, LB Brashton Satele, DB Bo Smith, DL Ty Steinkuhler, G Charlie Tanner, WR Larry Taylor, G Chet Teofilo, DT Martin Tevaseu, T Michael Turkovich and S Donovan Warren.
	Released DE Jay Richardson, C Chris Morris, WR Todd Watkins, WR Shaun Bodiford, S Jerome Boyd, QB Colt Brennan, DL Chris Cooper, DL Alex Daniels, DL Grayson Gunheim, DL William Joseph, FB Manase Tonga, LB David Nixon, LB Slade Norris, TE John Owens, OL Alex Parsons, OL Brandon Rodd, DB Joe Porter, CB Joe Thomas, DB Stevie Brown and K Swayze Waters.
	Traded G Stacy Andrews to Seattle for a conditional 2011 draft pick. Released G Max Jean-Gilles, WR Chad Hall, WR Jordan Norwood, TE Cornelius Ingram, C A.Q. Shipley, G Dallas Reynolds, G Fenuki Tupou, DE Eric Moncur, DT Jeff Owens, S Macho Harris, S Quintin Demps and WR Kelley Washington. Traded LB Tracy White to New England for an undisclosed 2012 draft pick.
	Released C Justin Hartwig, KR-PR Stefan Logan, OL Kraig Urbik, CB Joe Burnett, FB Frank Summers, DL Sunny Harris, DL Steve McLendon, DL Doug Worthington, LB Patrick Bailey, WR Tyler Grisham and S Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith.
	Announced the retirement of offensive line coach Alex Gibbs. Placed OT Ray Willis the injured reserve list and LB Leroy Hill on the reserve-suspended list. Released S Jamar Adams, CB Marcus Brown, C Jeff Byers, G Mitch Erickson, CB Cord Parks, LB Joe Pawelek, T Jacob Phillips, DT Quinn Pitcock, RB Louis Rankin, DE Rob Rose, T Joe Toledo and TE Nick Tow-Arnett. Terminated the contracts of DT Amon Gordon, LB Tyjuan Hagler, WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, WR Brandon Jones, QB J.P. Losman, WR Ruvell Martin and DE James Wyche. Terminated reserve-injured DT Jonathan Lewis. Waived-injured DE Nick Reed.
	Placed S Kevin Payne and OT Eric Young on the injured reserve list.
	Released WR Michael Clayton, CB Brandon Anderson, CB Derrick Robinson, CB Trae Williams, QB Jevan Snead, RB Carlos Brown, FB Rendrick Taylor, OL Marc Dile, OT Xavier Fulton, S Vince Anderson, TE Jeron Mastrud, TE Ryan Purvis, DE James Ruffin, DE George Johnson, LB Rico McCoy, LB Lee Robinson, C Donovan Raiola, DT Dre Moore and DT Carlton Powell. Waived-injured C Jonathan Compas. Placed OT Demar Dotson on injured reserve and CB Aqib Talib on the reserve/suspended list.
	Released QB Chris Simms, S Myron Rolle, RB Samkon Gado, DE Raheem Brock CB Tye Hill, DE Eric Bakhtiari, DE Chris Harrington, FB Jed Collins, WR Paul Williams, WR Dominique Edison, DT David Howard, DT Joe Joseph, OT Michael Toudouze, OT Nevin McCaskill, RB Alvin Pearman, TE Steven Pfahler, TE Sean Ryan, LB Patrick Trahan, and C Kevin Matthews. Placed LB David Thornton on the reserve-physically-unable-to-perform list and LB Gerald McRath on the reserve/suspended list.
	Released RB Willie Parker, WR Terrence Austin, QB Richard Bartel, OT Selvish Capers, S Tyrone Carter, G-C Erik Cook, FB Carey Davis, LB Curtis Gatewood, NT Howard Green, LB Robert Henson, WR Shay Hodge, LB Rob Jackson, OT Clint Oldenburg, G-T Chad Rinehart, CB Ramzee Robinson, OT William Robinson, S Anderson Russell, DE Darrion Scott, RB Ryan Torain, TE Lee Vickers and WR Bobby Wade.
Friday, September 3, 2010
	Traded G Reggie Wells to Philadelphia for a 2011 undisclosed draft pick.
	Placed RB Montario Hardesty on injured reserve. Waived OL Casey Bender, OL Joel Reinders, WR Jake Allen, WR Syndric Steptoe, TE Joel Gamble and DB Coye Francies.
	Traded WR Patrick Crayton to San Diego for future considerations and OL Pat McQuistan to Miami for future considerations.
	Waived LB Jamie Kirlew, WR Alric Arnett, NT Chris Baker, OL Paul Duncan, TE Nathan Overbay, TE Kory Sperry and LB Johnny Williams. Placed RB LenDale White on injured reserve.
	Released K Kris Brown.
	Signed S Jarrad Page to a restricted free agent tender. Released TE Leroy Banks, WR Rich Gunnell, G/C Lemuel Jeanpierre, T/G Ikechuku Ndukwe, CB Mike Richardson, LB John Russell and G Dan Santucci.
	Released DL Damione Lewis and OL Eric Ghiaciuc.
	Released RB Ladell Betts.
	Acquired QB Sage Rosenfels and RB Darius Reynaud from the Minnesota Vikings for an undisclosed draft pick.
	Released CB Geoff Pope, RB J.J. Arrington, DE Pannell Egboh, DT Boo Robinson, CB David Pender, WR Dobson Collins, TE Nate Lawrie, OT Jeraill McCuller, S Anthony Scirrotto and RB Martell Mallett.
	Released K Shane Andrus, LB Mike Balogun, QB Jarrett Brown, FB Jehuu Caulcrick, TE Tony Curtis, LB Bruce Davis, G Brian de la Puente, TE Joe Jon Finley, WR Bobby Guillory, WR Jason Hill, WR Kevin Jurovich, OT Matt Kopa, LB Keaton Kristick, S Chris Maragos, FB Brit Miller, DT Khalif Mitchell, CB Karl Paymah, RB Michael Robinson, DT Will Tukuafu, DT Derek Walker, C Cody Wallace and LB Matt Wilhelm.
	Released S Brett Johnson, TE Darcy Johnson, WR Jordan Kent and C Tim Mattran.

[slowmo411]

Browns bring roster down to 53	Updated 9/4/10
Jennings, Chris RB CLE	Free Agent
News: The Browns cut the following players Saturday to get their roster down to 53 players: DB Larry Asante, DB Chris Chancellor, DL Clifton Geathers, DL Travis Ivey, RB Chris Jennings, DB Brandon McDonald, DL Swanson Miller, QB Brett Ratliff, DL Brian Sanford, DB DeAngelo Smith, WR Bobby Engram and DL C.J. Mosley

[BernietheKid]

Cleveland Browns activate Shaun Rogers, cut CB Brandon McDonald and QB Brett Ratliff and 13 others

Published: Saturday, September 04, 2010, 9:20 PM Updated: Saturday, September 04, 2010, 11:17 PM

Tony Grossi, The Plain Dealer

CLEVELAND -- The Browns activated nose tackle Shaun Rogers from the physically unable to perform list and made the following roster moves to get down to 53 players:

Waived were DB Larry Asante, DB Chris Chancellor, OL Paul Fanaika, DL Clifton Geathers, DL Travis Ivey, RB Chris Jennings, CB Brandon McDonald, DL Swanson Miller, OL Pat Murray, QB Brett Ratliff, DL Brian Sanford and DB DeAngelo Smith.

The following players had their contracts terminated: WR Bobby Engram, OL Scott Koistra and DL C.J. Mosley.
The Browns probably will make several waiver claims on Sunday and will add players to their practice squad.

Cleveland Browns activate Shaun Rogers, cut CB Brandon McDonald and QB Brett Ratliff and 13 others | cleveland.com

[BernietheKid]

Cleveland Browns make cuts and set roster . . . which is sure to change

Published: Saturday, September 04, 2010, 11:19 PM Updated: Saturday, September 04, 2010, 11:29 PM

Tony Grossi, The Plain Dealer


BEREA, Ohio — It took the Browns until well past 9 p.m. 'Saturday to announce how they got to the league limit of 53 players. But it's only a temporary roster and it's sure to change in the next couple days.

Need a clue? They kept three cornerbacks and 12 linebackers.

Sheldon Brown, Eric Wright and rookie Joe Haden may be good, but they're obviously going to need somebody to back them up.

Fourth-year cornerback Brandon McDonald, who started 27 of 48 career games, was the biggest name of 15 players cut Saturday.
Either the Browns didn't have the stomach to whittle down their bloated linebacker roster or they are working on some transactions in the days ahead.

Veterans David Bowens and Eric Barton remain on the roster along with second-year linebackers David Veikune and Kaluka Maiava.

D'Qwell Jackson, who is nursing a partially torn pectoral muscle and whose availability is uncertain, remains on the active list. And, in a mild surprise, second-year linebacker Titus Brown is still part of the group.

Other than those two position groupings, there were no major surprises.
Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy was kept. Brett Ratliff was not.

In all, six of Tom Heckert's eight picks in his first Browns draft made the team. That includes running back Montario Hardesty, who Friday was put on season-ending injured reserve with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The only draft choices cut were safety Larry Asante (fifth round) and defensive lineman Clifton Geathers (sixth). They are candidates to rejoin the team's practice squad after they pass through waivers by midday today.

Heckert chose to wait to announce the roster moves more than three hours after they were filed with the NFL office because he did not want to give other teams a jump on identifying potential waiver claims. The Browns, in fact, were one of the last teams to publicly announce their moves.

The current roster includes several players like Jackson whose availability is uncertain.

Nose tackle Shaun Rogers was activated off the physically unable to perform list. Rogers has not practiced with the team this year after having off-season surgery, believed to be on a broken ankle. The Browns have never confirmed where on his body the surgery took place.

Also, offensive tackle John St. Clair missed the last two preseason games and several practices for undisclosed personal reasons, and offensive guard Floyd Womack has been out for weeks after having a procedure on a knee. Another uncertainty is safety and special teams ace Nick Sorensen, who has been out with a concussion suffered in the Detroit game Aug. 28.

Other nuances of the current roster:

The Browns kept four tight ends -- Benjamin Watson, Evan Moore, Robert Royal and Alex Smith. And they kept four running backs -- Jerome Harrison, James Davis, Lawrence Vickers and Peyton Hills.

Billy Yates is the only healthy backup guard.

Fourteen of the 53 players were not on the team's active roster or injury list at the conclusion of the 2009 season.

Besides McDonald, the most notable deletions among the veterans were Ratliff, running back Chris Jennings and receiver Bobby Engram.

Ratliff, who co-authored the Gatorade dunking of coach Eric Mangini in the 2009 finale, made plays to set up game-winning field goals in the exhibition victories over Green Bay and Chicago. But his rating in the preseason was only 46.2 and he was intercepted twice with no touchdown passes.

Jennings had a small window to make the team through the injury to Hardesty, but Davis' preseason-ending performance slammed it shut. Jennings, who scored the first rushing touchdown of the season last year in the win over Pittsburgh, rushed 12 times for 27 yards in the preseason.

Engram joined the squad late, just prior to training camp, at the behest of his former coach in Seattle, Browns President Mike Holmgren. Engram, 37, and in his 15th NFL year, led the Browns with six catches in the last preseason game. He had nine overall -- tied with Hillis for the lead in four practice games -- for 83 yards.

Cleveland Browns make cuts and set roster . . . which is sure to change | cleveland.com

[BernietheKid]

Heckert: "We Kept the Best 53"
WR Carlton Mitchell		By Fred Greetham OBR Browns Reporter Posted Sep 5, 2010 | More Browns GM Tom Heckert answered questions on the team's cuts on Sunday afternoon. Fred Greetham attended the conference call and offers this report...
BEREA, Ohio—Browns General Manager answered questions for 25 minutes via conference call about the process to determine the final 53-man roster on Sunday afternoon. “We kept the best 53 we needed to get ready for Tampa,” Heckert said. “We’ll have to wait and see, but we think were improved. We really do.” Heckert said the roster will most likely have some adjustments to it as players claimed or brought in are evaluated. “There will be some claims and another wave of cuts Sunday,” Heckert said. Abe Elam posted on his twitter account that defensive back Quincy Butler was joining the Browns. “He’s a guy we’ve contacted,” he said. But we haven’t done anything.” Heckert answered various questions about the upcoming season and players on the roster: Q: What are your expectations for this season? Heckert: “I think we’re going to compete. We said when we got here that we were not going to be rebuilding. Our goal is to compete this year. That’s our goal.” Q: What are your thoughts on Jake Delhomme? Heckert: “Jake has had a great preseason. We said when we signed him, but not everybody believed it, that he was a good quarterback. He’s been a great team leader and has performed well.” Q: What about keeping 12 linebackers? Heckert: “D’Qwell (Jackson) is a part of it and he probably won’t be ready for the first couple of games. We’re excited he’ll be back sooner than later.” Q: When do expect Shaun Rogers to play? Heckert: “We think he’s going to be ready to play (this week). We’ll see how he practices. Right now, I don’t think it’s a concern.” Q: With Ahytba Rubin playing well, do you see Rogers playing end? Heckert: “That’s a question for Eric (Mangini). Rubin has done a great job and that gives us flexibility adding in a guy like Shaun.” Q: Are you satisfied with the pressure on the quarterback in the preseason? Heckert: “We do have to get pressure on the quarterback and with Shaun coming back,that will help us.” Q: In retrospect, was it a mistake to draft Montario Hardesty with his injury history? Heckert: “Obviously, he tore his ACL. Was it riskier drafting him rather than a guy who didn’t have a history? We felt comfortable when we took him he was going to be OK.” Q: Do you know of any running backs to come back from two ACL surgeries and be successful? Heckert: “I’m sure everybody says this, but the doctors have said there is no reason the player can’t come back from this. We had Correll Buckhalter who came back and had two ACLs. We’re confident he’ll be back.” Q: Did he have surgery yet and in retrospect, do you wish he wouldn’t have played in the final preseason game? Heckert: “No, he didn’t have surgery yet. We had no question about playing him. Montario wanted to play.” Q: Why did David Bowens think he was not going to make the team? Heckert: “I can see where David is coming from. He didn’t play much, but to waste a lot of reps on David wasn’t needed. He does bring leadership, and everything you want a player to bring to a team. In the end, it’s all performance based.” Q: How did the process go with you Eric and Mike Holmgren? Heckert: “It went well. Eric and I talk every day. I meet with him every day. Eric, me and Mike met and just talked it out. It wasn’t a matter of someone being my guy or his guy. We just talk it out. It’s a difficult time for all of us. We all struggled with guys we let go. We talk all the time. We went through the whole process.” Q: What about the uncertainty on the right side of the offensive line? Heckert: “I don’t think there is uncertainty. A couple guys had to miss time for personal reasons. Shawn (Lauvao) played well and Tony (Pashos) played well when he was in there. I think we’ll be ok.” Q: Are you looking at bringing in a veteran wide receiver? Heckert: “We like the guys we have and we throw Carlton (Mitchell) in there, who we think has a good up side. We’re good with the guys we have.” Q: What are your thoughts on Sheldon Brown after seeing him in the preseason? Heckert: “I think he has a lot left. He’s a good football player.” Q: Do you still feel you have depth at running back? Heckert: “There’s no question with the play of Peyton (Hillis) and James (Davis), too. Peyton is a proven back. We have three capable backs.” Q: Are you concerned only having three cornerbacks on the roster right now? Heckert: “We think we have four because we have Mike Adams, who can play both cornerback and safety.” Q: Why didn’t fifth-round pick Larry Asante make the team? Heckert: “We’ll see what happens with Larry. I think he’s going to be a good player. Hopefully, we can get him on the practice squad.” Q: Do you expect Nick Sorenson to be able to play soon? Heckert: “We’ll see what the doctors say, but I don’t think it will be long time.” Scout.com: Heckert: "We Kept the Best 53"

[Sez.EJ]

Only 3 CB's on the roster is madness. We have to be thinking waiver wire for sure, but I am thinking more likely a trade.

[Thaak]

Originally Posted by Sez.EJ

Only 3 CB's on the roster is madness. We have to be thinking waiver wire for sure, but I am thinking more likely a trade.

I'm not disagreeing with you that we may bring in another DB.

But if you read Heckert's interview, he says that they are thinking they have 4 CB's on the roster, because Mike Adams can back up both CB and Safety.

[Jax Dawg]

I expect at least one if not more changes before game 1. I can see them cutting 1 LB for DB or OL help and then cutting another LB once DQJ is ready to play for more help at either OL or DB.

[Vegasdogg]

Originally Posted by Jax Dawg

I expect at least one if not more changes before game 1. I can see them cutting 1 LB for DB or OL help and then cutting another LB once DQJ is ready to play for more help at either OL or DB.

Or a TE. Do we really need Alex Smith on the roster? I'm pretty perplexed at cuttig BMac. He was not a tackler but I didn't think he was such a liability that he needed cut. But I'm sure that looked for trade partners and thought it was best to cut him.

Adams is not a good CB. He is a baller but not what I'd consider 4th CB material. But when you consider he will play N and D defenses -- we'll see I guess.

[Shep]

I didn't like the B-Mac cut and I don't like starting Barton.

[Inspecta]

I don't like cutting B-mac, even with his hot n' cold ass. Also not a fan of cutting Chris Jennings, especially with Hardesty out for the season.