Projected Roster with Two Preseason Games to Go (Weegie)

We had exchanged these beforehand and even now I'm starting to question my own list, but here goes:

QB(3): Ben, Maddox, St. Pierre
RB(5): Bettis, Staley, Parker, Haynes, Krieder
WR(6): Ward, Randle El, Wilson, Gibson, Washington, Mays
TE(3): Miller, Kranshick, Tuman
OL(9): Hartings, Faneca, Smith, Simmons, Starks, Essex, Okobi, Kemoeatu, Jones
ST(3): Reed, Gardocki, SCHNECK
DL(7): Kimo, Smith, Hampton, Keisel, Kirschke, Hoke, Nua
LB(8): Foote,Porter, Farrior, Haggans, Harrison, Kriewaldt, Wallace, Frazier
DB(9): Townsend, Polamalu, Hope, Colclough, McFadden, Taylor, Stuvaints, Logan, Iwouma

The notes on these:
QB--We see who we can deal to the Bears, it's entirely possible Maddox goes if the deal is right, but I have to think it needs to be very right.
RB--Herron can make it on this team, but I think he has to go through the practice squad to do it. He looks like he could get the tough yards for us, but that may be the effect of him making all his yards look tough. Haynes being a free agent next season also makes this more interesting than it should be.
WR--When I sent this list two days ago, I was more or less figuring that the guy on the bubble was Mays, as Gibson makes Mays' body type redundant on the team, but I figured also that they'd keep Mays for his last year because he knows the system. The recent reports out of camp (which I should take like reports out of the Kremlin circa Andropov) make this more interesting as Gibson sounds like he's not grasping the system well. Now I have to figure that Gibson's more safe since we took a size hit losing Plex, but the example of Danny Farmer is well remembered. And one of the reasons we cut a fourth-round wideout that last time was we didn't want to have to teach two rookies the position, and Nate Washington has looked quality. Still I'll stick with my gut. Meaning Morey is probably out.
TE--With Cushing trying to move to fullback, I think that dooms him making this team, but almost guarantees he's on Kevin Colbert's speed dial on the first injury at either RB or TE. So it's neither a dumb nor smart move. Wow, Marco Battaglia's still on the training camp roster.
OL--I figure Brooks could be the tenth man here, should Nua and Roper both go practice.
DL--Nua could make practice squad or make it here, it's all a question of whether you want the depth here, at OL, or at LB
LB--When I was penciling in my lines here, I had a hard time figuring out past 7 Linebackers. I had forgotten Kreiwaldt, and then I really started panicking because I realized there was a depth question here. I think Jackson goes away, and Roper isn't an impossibility here. Incidentally, Dedrick Roper just completely sounds like he should be the IBF number 3 ranked Lightheavyweight contender.
DB--I want to see somebody, anybody step up and move past Willie Williams. My projecting his being cut, and not immediately replacing him with Tyrone Carter is probably running counter to the team's thinking. Mr. Erenberg's analysis pointed out that 7 Special Teams Specialists seemed excessive, but I'd argue that we had 7 last year (Reed,Gardocki,Schneck,Morey,Kreiwaldt,Iwouma,Stuvaints)

Your practice squad people would be:
Herron, Kuhn(fulfilling that R.J.Bowers type role), Cobb(who just doesn't look recovered from injury), Roper, and other teams' castoffs. I want to see at least 2 RB's here or we could be in a position crunch in 2006 with Bettis gone, Haynes FA'd, and Duce not yet proven to run a full season in Pittsburgh.

-- Weegie Thompson