Quote:I see a 9 player DL...


 

 

starters: Odrick, Miller, Marks, Clemons


backups: Alualu, Davis, A.Jones, Bennett, C. Smith


 

Ziggy Hood and Andre Branch are tough cuts to make, but the roster needs players elsewhere.

 

I'd be surprised if we kept less than 10.  Our initial 53 man roster last year had 10 DL.  And we just have too many good players at the position.  I'd much rather keep Hood than a 6th WR or a 6th LB.  Good DL are tough to find and if we suffer injuries, I think it'd be easier to find a WR or a RB off the street to come in and play than a DL.  

 

To be perfectly honest, I would be less surprised with 11 DL than with 9.  I just think we are so loaded at the position.  And it's such an important one.  

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