2012
Roster
Battles
Last Updated
October 10, 2012
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Made Final 53
| Injured | Gonzo |
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Quarterbacks: |
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OTAs
7/3 - NFL.com's Bucky
Brooks conducts a "Jaws-like" analysis
of Kolb vs. Skelton. 6/8 - It looks
like Kolb and Skelton will compete to start.
Skelton has more natural talent, but Kolb is more NFL-ready. Kent
Somers observed that Skelton has been slightly less
consistent in OTA's. Cards like Lindley's raw talent, but
Bartel's smarts make him and ideal #3. |
04 Kevin
Kolb 6-3 218 U of Houston - Philly (trade)
19 John Skelton 6-5½ 243 Fordham (D5)
14 Ryan LIndley QB 6-4 230 22 San Diego State
02 Bartel, Richard QB 6-3 230 27 2
Tarleton State - IR |
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Running Backs: |
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Reg. Season
6 10/10 - Wells is on recallable IR. -
Bo t OTAs
6/8 -
Both Williams and Wells are
rehabbing, and the information concerning their progress is a bit
murky. Alfonso Smith and LSH are focusing on "being" ready if and
when called on (especially intangibles like blitz pickup and route
running). It will be difficult for anyone to displace Sherman at
FB and unlikely we'll keep more than one lead blocker. |
26 Beanie Wells RB 6-2 229 Ohio State
(Recallable IR)
34 Ryan Williams RB
5-9 212 Virginia Tech
(IR)
36 LaRod Stephens-Howling RB PItt (D7a)
33 William Powell 5-9 205 RB K-State
UDFA
35 Anthony Sherman FB 5-10 242 UConn
29 Alfonso Smith RB 6-1 208 23 R Kentucky
30 Korey Hall FB 6-0
236 Boise St.
45
Javaris James RB 6-0 215 Miami FL (Colts)
31W Thomas Clayton (3) 5-11 222 K-State
42
Reagan Mau'ia FB 6-10 265 Hawaii
38 Jared Crank FB 6-2
238 23 R Purdue |
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Wide Receivers: |
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OTAs
6/8 -
The only fixture thus far is
Fitz. There will be lots of competition for the other 4 or 5
roster spots. Inside edge goes to Floyd (despite not being signed
or having played a single down in the pros) because he best fits
the prototypical profile for a #2 receiver. Wiz is saying nice
things about Roberts, but both he and Doucet seem better fits in a
#3 slot role. Stephen Williams is making another run to back up
Fitz or push /backup the #2. The other 7 guys are fighting to
flash something and be noticed. Sampson impressed the coaches a
litle bit a year ago and figures to have a slight inside edge to
make the roster. Keep an eye on Arukwe (who runs between a 4.1 and
4.2 forty). |
11
Larry Fitzgerald, Pitt, 6-3 223 (D1
15
Michael Floyd WR 6-3 225 22 Notre Dame
12 Andre Roberts WR
5-10¾ 195
Citadel (D3)
85 Early Doucet WR (D3) 6-0 211 LSU
17 LaRon Byrd 6-4 220 22 R Miami FL
18 Stephen Williams
WR 6-5 199 23 R Toledo
80 Isaiah Williams 6-3 200 Maryland
10 DeMarco Sampson WR 6-2 204 San
Diego St.
83 Jaymar Johnson WR 6-0 176 Jackson State
13 Stanley Arukwe WR 6-0 184 23
Troy
16 Trey Gray WR
5-10 175 22 R Richmond
89 Gino Crump WR 6-2 210 23 R Arizona
89Marc
Wilson WR 5-11 190 22 R St. Anslem |
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Tight Ends: |
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OTAs
6/8 -
Some fans are grousing about Heap ayear
ago, but failed to realize he was playing on a bum hamstring. If
he can stay healthy, he'll still be our #1 dude. King (who is
coming off minor offseason knee surgery) catches better than expected.
Everyone's excited about Housler- a potential seam-buster in the
Gronkowski/Graham mold. I just have a hunch about Webb as a
blocking TE (based on his size alone) Dray saw a lot of action a year ago but
wasn't all that impressive. He and Skelton are long shots to
survive, but we could keep an extra TE since we'll probably only
keep one FB (Sherman). |
86 Todd Heap 6-5 245 Arizona State (Ravens)
87 Jeff King 6-3 260 Va. Tech (Panthers)
84 Rob
Housler 6-5 250 Florida Atlantic
81 Jim Dray
6-4¾ 251 (D7) Stanford
48 Martell Webb 6-3 276 Michigan
44 Stephen Skelton
6-5 250 Fordham UDFA |
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Offensive Linemen: |
OTAs
6/8 -
When you're a coach, you're not likely to badmouth the guys
on your roster (since they may still turn out to be the best
you've got, and you'll have to live with them). The result has
been a lot of "hate 'em" vs. "they're not all that bad" cross-talk
among fans, coaches and pundits. The Cards didn't re-sign a couple
of RG's (Lutui and Hadnot) and their starting RT (Keith) and
restocked their larder with a bunch of young prospects, but we'll
have to wait to see which, if any, will be able to dislodge any
starter. As of today, our starting five consists of Levi Brown,
Daryl Colledge,Lyle Sendlein, newcomer Adam Snyder and swingman
Jeremy Bridges. That could change, if some of the youngsters make
a serious run at starting.
The Cards drafted T Bobbie
Massie, GSenio Kelemete and T Nate Potter and picked up promising
UDFA tackle Blake DeChristopher. All of them "on paper" have the potential
to start with veterans, D'Anthony Batiste and DJ Young in the mix
as relative longshots. Bartholomew figures to have the inside edge
to be our backup center, with UDFA Wedige also competing for a
spot. I don't know that much about Stewart (nice size, good
college program) or Claysen.
As I see it, the odds right now favor Levi surviving as our
starting LT but Massie to eventually edge out Bridges at RT. Keep
an eye on Potter to gain enough experience to push Levi later in
the season.
DeChristopher was put on the waived-injured
list. |
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71 Daryl Colledge G 6-4 308 Boise St. FA Pack
63 Lyle Sendlein C (6-2, 305)
-Texas (UDFA)
68 Adam Snyder G /T 6-6 325 Oregon
72 Rich Ohrnberger G 6-2 300 Penn State (3 year vet)
74 D'Anthony Batiste OL 6-4 314 Louisiana-Lafayette
70
Bobby Massie T 6-6 316 22 R Mississippi
76 Nate Potter T 6-6
300 23 R Boise St.
64 Senio Kelemete G 6-4 301 21 R Washington
75 Levi Brown T 6-5 323 Penn St (D1)
67 Pat McQuistan, T 6-6 317 Weber
(Cowboys)i
73 Bridges, Jeremy RT.OG 6-4 325 Southern Mississippi
62 Ryan Bartholomew C (6-1 310)
Syracuse
65 Russ Hochstein C-G 6-4 300 Nebraska (13 year vet)
65 Blake DeChristopher G 6-5 313 23 R
Virginia Tech
66 Scott Wedige C 6-4 310 R Northern Illinois
61 Chris Stewart 6-4 325 Notre Dame
67 DJ Young T 6-5 298 Michigan State
60 Braeden Clayson G 6-6
300 22 R Idaho St.
70 Rex Hadnot G/C
6-2 310 (FA Cleve)
76 Taitusi
"Deuce" Lutui G 6-4 334 USC (D2)
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Defensive Linemen: |
OTAs
6/8 - The starting 3-man front (of Campbell,
Williams and Dockett) is as good as it gets, The coaches like
Eason and Carter, and Holliday is rumored to be close to
re-signing. All three weigh less than our two starting DE's and far
less than Williams. Since a DE rotation ideally should consist of
6 "starters", we're missing size at backup NT and are vulnerable
to getting blacktopped late in games.
Cards picked up veteran FA
Cohen (Lions, Pats). Talley and Lumpkin are young guys who have
been brought along slowly. Obi and Finau are UDFA's. |
93 Calais Campbell DE 6-8 283 Miami (D2)
92 Dan Williams NT 6-2 327
Tennessee
(D1)
90 Darnell Dockett DT-DE 6-3 292 Florida St. (D3)
98 Nick Eason
DT 6-3 305 Clemson (Steelers)
79 David Carter DE 6-5 300 UCLA
91 Vonnie Holliday
DE/DT 6-5 288 No.
Carolina (Skins)
96 Ronald Talley DE 6-3 286 Delaware
95 Ricky Lumpkin 6-4 306 Kentucky
xx Everett Thompson DL
69 Tevita Finau DE 6-4 283 26 R Utah
78 Conrad Obi DE 6-3 290 23 R
Colorado
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Linebackers: |
OTAs
6/8 -
All indications are that Acho and Schofield will be elevated to
starting outside bookend roles. Both showed they could get to the
QB, but more will be expected of them. Haggans has re-signed -
apparently tobackup the starters and serve as mentor, but don't
tell that to Clark; he's competing to start. Inside, Washington was
the team's most prolific tackler, and coaches raved about Lenon's contributions
- especially in coverage and providing veteran leadership, but the
Cards do see a need for more consistent inside run support.
Veteran FA Bradley will be given every opportunity to become that
man, but he will have to perform at a much higher level than he
did a year ago. One positive Bradley attribute: versatility -
he can play both inside or outside.
Behind those "top six"
are 5 hungry veterans (Williams, Sturdivant, Walker, Coleman and
the recently signed Groves) plus 4 UDFA wannabees (Nash, Parker,
Vasello and McGraw). Nash best fits the "Steeler
(Harrison/Woodley) size protoype", so I'll be especially keeping
an eye on him.
7/26 - Nash (leg) left practice. |
94 Sam Acho LB 6-2 257 Texas
58 Daryl
Washington ILB 6-1¾ 230 (D2) TCU
51
Paris Lenon LB 6-2 345 32 9 Richmond
55 Stewart Bradley 6-4 255 Nebraska
(Eagles)
50 O Brien Schofield 6-2 230 R Wisconsin
56 Reggie Walker, LB 6-0 238 Kansas State
(UDFA)
54 Quentin Groves OLB 6-3 265 4 Auburn (FA
Oakland)
57 Jamaal Westerman OLB 6-3 265 Rutgers (Dolphs)
53 Clark Haggans LOLB 6-4 243 Colo State (Steelers - FA)
57 Antonio Coleman 6-1 273 Auburn
59
Brandon Williams 6-3 250 Texas Tech
52 Quan Sturdivant LB 6-1
241 North Carolina
52 Marcus
McGraw LB 6-0 228 22 R Houston
43R Zack Nash LB 6-4 260 22 R
Sacramento State +
97 Colin Parker LB 6-1 223 22 R Arizona State
48R Paul Vassallo LB 6-3 247 22 R Arizona
46 Broderick Binns LB 6-2 261 22 R Iowa |
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Defensive Backs: |
OTAs
6/8 -
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players are competing to fill 8 - 10 DB spots.
By year's end last season, Patrick Peterson had nailed down one of
the two starting CB jobs. Toler was injured and lost for the
entire season. His replacement, Jefferson - who had all the raw
talent in the world - was in over his head and replaced by veteran
swingman Marshall (who will not be back). Cards signed Gay to
replace Marshall. He, Jefferson and the returning Toler are
expected to compete for the other starting CB spot. Cards drafted
Fleming as a 3rd round BPA. He's shown good poise in OTA's but
will be hard-pressed to beat out Toler, Jefferson or Gay for a
starting spot. "Money Mike" Adams returns to capably handle slot,
nickel and dime chores.
Last season, Wilson played hurt all
year, and Rhodes was out for most of the season due to injury.
Both are expected back hale and hearty. This figures to be a make
or break year for former 3rd round pick Johnson. Keep an eye on
athletic rookie Bethel. Marshall/Gay lookalike Sanders figures to
be in the mix as a swingman CB/S. PS refugees Green and
Butler will try to break into what seems to be a talented and deep
group of DB's as are UDFA's Elder, Parker and NIxon. This may be
one of those years where you look for one or possibly two
underlings to step up and make their unexpected presence shown. |
24 Adrian Wilson S 6-2¼ 217 North Carolina
(D3)
25 Kerry
Rhodes S 6-3 209 Louisville
21
Patrick Peterson CB 6-1 219 UNC
28 Greg Toler 5-11 191 St. Paul's College (D4)
22 William Gay CB 5-10 190
Louisville
29 Crezdon Butler CB 6-0 191 Clemson
23 Jamell
Fleming CB 5-11 206 22 R Oklahoma
27 Adams, Michael
CB 5-8 181 Louisiana-Lafayette Dallas, TX
49 Rashad Johnson
S 5-11 203 Alabama
39 James Sanders 5-10 210 Fresno St
(FA7)
31 Justin Bethel S 6-0 190 21 R Presbyterian
20 A.J. Jefferson . CB 6-0 190 22 R Fresno State
- Traded to Minn.
37R Blake Gideon S Texas
30 Marshay Green CB 5-9 175 24 R Mississippi
38R
James Nixon CB 6-1 190 24 R California (PA)
41 Larry Parker CB 5-11 170
R San Diego State
42 Eddie Elder S 5-10 185 Arizona State
32 Korey Lindsey CB 5-10 194 Southern
Illinois
40 Pat Tillman, S Arizona State
"Forever" |
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Specialty Teams: |
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OTAs
6/8 -
Feely
is apparently a team leader in the lockerroom. He remains a solid (& reassuring) presence.
I have never been that impressed by Zastudil and will be watching
closely to see if newcomer Schmitt can mount a serious threat.
Leach remains our long-snapper (an "invisible" position - until
you discover you don't have someone to play it). As a punt
returner, Peterson won games for us; but it could be risky to
continue to have your lock-down CB returning punts. Last year's
watchword was "Kick Returner by Committee. Judging by the number
of pure rookie free-agent speed guys the Cards picked up, you get
the feeling we'll keep one or two blazer-type WR's or CB's at the
back-end of the depth chart if they can prove they're explosive
enough. |
04 Jay
Feely K 510 208 Michigan(Jets)
09
Dave Zastudil P 6-3 220 (FA-9) Ohio U
82 Mike Leach,
LS, 6-2 220 William & Mary (FA Broncos)
01 Ricky Schmitt 6-3 217
Sheperd |
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Practice Squad: |
59 Zack Nash LB 6-4 260
Sacramento St
44 Steve Skelton TE 6-5 250
Fordham
67 Steven Baker OT 6-8 310
(Colts)
95 Ricky Lumpkin DL 6-4 306
Kentucky
18 Kerry Taylor WR 6-0 200 ASU
52 Colin Parker LB 6-1 223 Arizona
20 Greg
McCoy CB 5-10 178 TCU
80 Isiah Williams 6-3 200
Maryland |
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