Way to early 53 man roster prediction...

Here's who I'd take though this could change after game 4...depending on who on other teams gets cut.

QB - Mariota, Tannehill - 2
RB - Henry, Lewis, Fluellen, McNichols - 4
WR - Davis, Brown, Taylor, Humph, Jennings, Redmond, Sharpe - 7
TE - Walker, Smith, Firkser, Pruitt - 4
LT - Kelly, Pasztor - 2
LG - Saffold - 1
OC - Jones, Levin - 2
RG - Pamphile, Douglas, Davis - 3
RT - Conklin - 1
26 Players

DE - Casey, Dickerson - 2
NT - Jones, Johnson - 2
DE - Urban, Mack - 2
OLB - Landry, Correa - 2
ILB - Brown, Woodyard - 2
ILB - Evans, Bates, Long - 3
OLB - Wake, Finch - 2
CB - Ryan, Jackson - 2
FS - Byard, Cruikshank - 2
SS - Vacaro, Hooker - 2
CB - Butler, Sims, Kalu - 3
24 Players

PK - Succop
P - Kern
LS - Brinkley
3 Players

BTW, Lewan and Jeffrey Simons don't count which is why they aren't on here...this is for week 1.

Players on the bubble - Fluellen, Sharpe, Pruitt, Pasztor, Douglas, Dickerson, A.Johnson, Sims, Kalu, Cruikshank).

Here's my thinking. Not really seeing enough out of Woodside to make him a 3rd qb...though 'possible' since BOTH Mariota and Tannehill are essentially on one year contracts.

At RB I keep McNichols for 2 reasons - one he's a good RB and second, he might be able to replace Lewis next year. Fluellen I keep for now because he's a hard working do-everything kind of guy. But he's also been hurt and doesn't fill an in line blocking role but he does fill in at FB and is good on special teams. Is that enough? I need a good blocker at TE (not named Walker) and or at RB. Not really seeing it. Some like Hewit but too many mistakes for me. Don't think this player is on the roster atm but could replace Fluellen or Pruitt when he is.

I kept an extra wr for the moment. I like Redmond enough to keep him and he is Sharpe's replacement (or Taylor's possibly if he keeps developing). I kept Sharpe because if we get an injury bug here...we have a solid WR who knows the plays. If I saw more out of AJ to slot him into a #2 or #3 role on day 1 I'd drop Sharpe and maybe keep Flu or even Hewit until I find someone better.

TE - We don't have a great blocking option here so I chose to keep better pass catchers and hope we add a solid vet blocker soon. Smith is coming off a serious injury and Firkser is developing nicely, We need catchers here because Marcus loves him some TE's!

OL - Still don't know who Vrabel will make the top starting 5. Lewan is a gimme when he's not suspended, but when he's back I still think our BEST OL would be Lewan, Saffold, Jones, Conklin, Kelly. I could see them trying this starting 5 (Lewan, Saffold, Levin, Conklin, Kelly).

DL - Could lose someone like Dickerson here. He's pretty good but stuck in a numbers game since DL typically don't play a lot.