Time to do our cutdowns to the 53-man roster.
Here is my final roster. I had some very painful cuts, which makes me happy. I've got some weaknesses, but I've got enough strengths that I had to cut some strong players.
QB
Russell Wilson (Seahawks)
Easton Stick (Chargers)
Nathan Peterman (Raiders)
My depth is young and unproven, but my starter is very strong.
RB
Alvin Kamara (Saints)
Rashaad Penny (Seahawks)
Damien Williams
Lesean McCoy
Justin Jackson (Chargers)
I managed to turn this from a weakness into a powerhouse. I'm very happy with this group.
WR
Sammy Watkins
Donte Moncrief (Jaguars)
James Washington (Steelers)
Andy Isabella (Cardinals)
Kelvin Harmon (Redskins)
I need Watkins to have a good year. I've got young ascending guys who could turn this into a strong unit, but right now it's mediocre at best.
TE
Travis Kelce (Chiefs)
Isaac Nauta (Lions)
Caleb Wilson (Cardinals)
Kelce and two practice-squad rookies. I did this to myself. I'll be using lots of running backs and receivers.
OT
Mitchell Schwartz (Browns/Chiefs)
Morgan Moses (Redskins)
Tyrell Crosby (Lions)
Schwartz is still out of position at LT, but he can do it and Moses is decent. Crosby is a backup LT. I'm fine here.
G
Cody Whitehair (Bears)
Michael Jordan (Bengals)
Andrew Wylie
Wyatt Teller (Browns)
Whitehair got moved to G, which surprised me. Jordan won a starting job as a rookie, and Wylie is a starter. Teller just got traded but is battling for a starting job. I'm in good shape here.
C
Austin Reiter
I thought Whitehair was my center, but he got moved. Reiter claims the starting spot. I'll be fine.
K
Harrison Butker
P
Dustin Colquitt
LS
James Winchester
Best specialist team ever.
FS
Reshad Jones (Dolphins)
The guy's been a rock for me for a decade. He's good.
SS
Tyrann Matthieu
Jordan Poyer (Bills)
Got a nice free agent, which lets me use Poyer as swing depth. Poyer has started at both SS and FS.
CB
Desmond King (Chargers)
Marcus Peters (Rams)
Kendall Fuller
Bashaud Breeland
I'm strong here, though King and Fuller are both slot guys. I can make this group successful.
OLB
AJ Klein (Saints)
Damien Wilson
Anthony Hitchens
Jaylon Ferguson (Ravens)
Darron Lee
Sutton Smith (Steelers)
Well, I've got numbers on my side here. I keep trying to find playmakers here, but I'll settle for solid.
MLB
Zach Brown (Eagles)
Reggie Ragland
Ben Niemann
Zach Brown has been my guy forever. He'll do great.
DE
Alex Okafor
Anthony Nelson (Buccaneers)
Dorance Armstrong (Cowboys)
Taco Charlton (Cowboys)
Ifeadi Odenigbo (Vikings)
Still trying to put some ends on the field. Okafor is my starter on one side, and I think Nelson will be the other starter, though it could be Armstrong. Charlton has been a disappointing first-round pick, but he's holding a backup spot.
DT
Andrew Billings (Bengals)
Brandon Williams (Ravens)
Maurice Hurst (Raiders)
Star Lotulelei (Bills)
Joey Ivie
We're strong in the middle. Got a good combo of established veterans and young players.
My cuts are as follows. My tough final 10 percent of cuts are in green.
Spoiler!
QB
Matt Moore - Wouldn't have minded a veteran backup, but no room.
Chase Litton
E.J. Manuel
RB
Carlos Hyde
Samaje Perine (Redskins)
Aaron Ripkowski, RB
WR
Byron Pringle - I could've used six receivers, but went with other priorities.
Marcus Kemp
Sammie Coates, WR
Davon Grayson, WR
TE
Blake Bell - I could use him this year, but decided to go with more developmental players.
Deon Yelder, TE
Ben Koyack (Jaguars)
Alex Ellis
David Wells, TE
OT
Martinas Rankin - Wouldn't have minded keeping him to develop, but there was no room.
Corey Robinson (Panthers)
Pace Murphy, T
Justin Senior, T
G
Christian Westerman (Bengals)
FS
Miles Killebrew (Lions)
Harold Jones-Quartey, DB
Ron Parker
CB
Morris Claiborne - I could have used a fifth CB because I'm thin on depth, but couldn't quite fit him in.
Keith Reaser
Dontae Johnson, DB
Steve Nelson (Chiefs)
OLB
Jeremiah Attaochu - I was pretty excited about him in the preseason.
MLB
Jack Cichy (Buccaneers) - I feel like I'm giving up on him too soon, but I'm awash in linebackers.
Martrell Spaight, ILB
Derrick Johnson (Chiefs)
DE
Ade Aruna - Couldn't make room to give him more developmental time
DT
Xavier Williams - Too many good players at the position
Hercules Mata'afa - Couldn't make room to give him more developmental time.
Michael Bennett (Jaguars)
Henry Mondeaux, DT
Cavon Walker, DT