53 Man Roster

[Specnatz]

Who is on the bubble, who is out and who is in.

Offense:
8 Schaub, Matt QB 6-5 239 Virginia 6th
7 Orlovsky, Dan QB 6-5 230 Connecticut 5th

5 Grossman, Rex QB 6-1 217 Florida 7th

22 Brown, Chris RB 6-3 234 Colorado 7th
21 Moats, Ryan RB 5-8 208 Louisiana Tech 5th
20 Slaton, Steve RB 5-9 215 West Virginia 2nd

37 Foster, Arian * RB 6-1 215 Tennessee 1st
43 Hall, Andre RB 5-10 212 South Florida

Evans, Jonathan FB 6-1 245 Baylor 1st
44 Leach, Vonta FB 6-0 265 East Carolina 6th

89 Anderson, David WR 5-10 197 Colorado State 4th
11 Davis, André WR 6-1 194 Virginia Tech 8th
80 Johnson, Andre WR 6-3 228 Miami (Fla.) 7th
83 Walter, Kevin WR 6-3 215 Eastern Michigan 7th

12 Jones, Jacoby WR 6-2 206 Lane College 3rd
17 Martinez, Glenn WR 6-1 185 Saginaw Valley 4th
13 Simmons, Mark WR 5-10 185 Kansas 1st
84 Jenkins, Darnell * WR 5-10 191 Miami (Fla.) 1st

86 Casey, James * TE 6-4 244 Rice University 1st
81 Daniels, Owen TE 6-3 245 Wisconsin 4th
85 Dreessen, Joel TE 6-4 248 Colorado State 4th
87 Hill, Anthony * TE 6-6 269 N.C. State 1st

82 Harris, Clark TE/LS 6-5 257 Rutgers 2nd

62 Caldwell, Antoine * C 6-3 312 Alabama 1st
55 Myers, Chris C 6-4 299 Miami (Fla.) 5th
63 White, Chris C 6-2 290 Southern Mississippi 5th

65 Brisiel, Mike G 6-5 304 Colorado State 3rd
68 Jones, Adrian G 6-4 330 Kansas 6th
69 Pitts, Chester G 6-4 321 San Diego State 8th
64 Studdard, Kasey G 6-3 306 Texas 3rd

76 Brown, Duane T 6-4 313 Virginia Tech 2nd
78 Butler, Rashad T 6-4 310 Miami (Fla.) 4th
79 Stenavich, Adam T 6-4 308 Michigan 1st
67 Torrey, Brandon T 6-4 295 Howard 1st
77 Washburn, Cliff T 6-5 315 The Citadel 1st
73 Winston, Eric T 6-5 319 Miami (Fla.) 4th

Defense:

32 Bennett, Fred CB 6-1 200 South Carolina 3rd
39 Davis, A.J. CB 5-10 189 North Carolina State 1st
41 McCain, Brice * CB 5-9 179 Utah 1st
28 Molden, Antwaun CB 6-1 202 Eastern Kentucky 2nd
47 O'Neal, Deltha CB 5-11 194 California 10th
36 Parson, Mark * CB 5-10 192 Ohio 1st
29 Quin, Glover * CB 6-0 203 New Mexico 1st
35 Reeves, Jacques CB 5-11 188 Purdue 6th
27 Richardson, Matterral CB 6-0 205 Arkansas 1st

How many DE do we keep?

98 Barwin, Connor * DE 6-4 256 Cincinnati 1st
93 Bulman, Tim DE 6-4 267 Boston College 3rd
92 Jamison, Tim * DE 6-3 263 Michigan 1st
72 Nading, Jesse DE 6-5 264 Colorado State 2nd
94 Smith, Antonio DE 6-4 285 Oklahoma State 6th
90 Williams, Mario DE 6-6 288 N.C. State 4th

How many?
95 Cody, Shaun DT 6-4 310 Southern California 5th
96 Leonard, Josh * DT 6-3 305 Hawaii 1st
97 Okam, Frank DT 6-5 338 Texas 2nd
91 Okoye, Amobi DT 6-2 296 Louisville 3rd
66 Robinson, DelJuan DT 6-3 320 Mississippi State 2nd
92 Zgonina, Jeff DT 6-2 290 Purdue 16th


52 Adibi, Xavier LB 6-2 243 Virginia Tech 2nd
57 Bentley, Kevin LB 6-0 245 Northwestern 8th
53 Campbell, Khary LB 6-2 224 Bowling Green
56 Cushing, Brian * LB 6-3 262 Southern California 1st
58 Davis, Buster LB 5-9 251 Florida State 2nd
54 Diles, Zac LB 6-2 237 Kansas State 3rd
59 Ryans, DeMeco LB 6-1 248 Alabama 4th
51 Thompson, Chaun LB 6-2 243 West Texas A&M 7th
61 Verdell, Toddrick * LB 6-3 225 Florida State 1st


34 Barber, Dominique S 6-0 214 Minnesota 2nd
40 Busing, John S 6-2 217 Miami (Ohio) 4th
25 Ferguson, Nick S 5-11 202 Georgia Tech 10th
31 Harrison, Brandon S 6-2 226 Stanford 3rd
26 Wilson, Eugene S 5-10 200 Illinois 7th


31 Turk, Matt P 6-5 248 Wisc.-Whitewater
14th Brown, Kris K 5-11 212 Nebraska 11th

This will have the roster at 46 ... not including the bubble guys.

[barrett]

Shawn Cody may be starting week 1. He's certainly not on the bubble.
Buster Davis is not "out" He's a bubble guy
Harrison is on the Bubble

Harris is the starting long snapper. He's not out. He's bubble at worst
Stenovich is a bubble guy. Not out though.

Busing is buble. Not out.

Otherwise, pretty good Spec.

[Porky]

Agree totally with Barrett. I also don't think Buster Davis should be listed in the out color. At worst, after his fine preseason, I would put him at worst in yellow. Frankly, I feel he has earned a spot and with the broken leg of his major competition, that makes him nearly a shoo-in to me.

The same can be said of John Busing who has clearly outplayed Harrison to this point of the pre-season. I would probably have both in yellow. Minor quibbles overall and thanks for putting the list together.

[Specnatz]

I figured with keeping 4 TE we would not keep a long snapper specialist.

[pbat488]

My prediction..

QB-3
Matt Schaub
Dan Orlovsky
Rex Grossman

RB-4
Steve Slaton
Chris Brown
Arian Foster
Ryan Moats

FB-1
Vonta Leach

WR-5
Andre Johnson
Kevin Walter
David Anderson
Andre Davis
Jacoby Jones

TE-4
Owen Daniels
Joel Dreessen
James Casey
Anthony Hill

OL-9
Duane Brown
Eric Winston
Chester Pitts
Mike Brisiel
Chris Myers
Antoine Caldwell
Rashard Butler
Kasey Studdard
Chris White

DL-9
Mario Williams
Antonio Smith
Amobi Okoye
DelJuan Robinson
Tim Bulman
Connor Barwin
Shaun Cody
Frank Okam
Jeff Zgonina

LB-6
DeMeco Ryans
Brian Cushing
Xavier Adibi
Zac Diles
Kevin Bentley
Buster Davis

DB-10
Dunta Robinson
Jacques Reeves
Antwuan Molden
Eugene Wilson
Dominique Barber
Nick Ferguson
Brice McCain
Glover Quin
Jon Busing
Fred Bennett

ST-2
Kris Brown
Matt Turk

Last 3 to make it: Buster Davis, Jeff Zgonina, Jon Busing

Glenn Martinez to PS

[texasguy346]

Originally Posted by pbat488

My prediction..



WR-5
Andre Johnson
Kevin Walter
David Anderson
Andre Davis
Jacoby Jones
Glenn Martinez

You have 6 WRs but your notation says 5.

[pbat488]

Originally Posted by texasguy346

You have 6 WRs but your notation says 5.

Ooh, that could be a problem..

Hmm, I'll change that, thanks

EDIT- Yes, I'm waiting for the obligatory A&M joke if anyone is going to say it, freebie on that one.

[76Texan]

When can we start putting guys on the PS?
And who should be on that list?

[eriadoc]

I think Busing has forced his way onto the team.

[Jackie Chiles]

Originally Posted by eriadoc

I think Busing has forced his way onto the team.

Without a doubt, I will be shocked if he gets cut. Looks like Grossman will be sticking around and I think Martinez has made a strong case as a 6th wideout. Andre Hall looked pretty good as well but its going to be tough for him to stick. Ditto that with Foster but at least he has PS eligibility. Darnell Jenkins didn't have too many opportunities but I hope he gets a PS spot. I also think there will be two or three guys they snag off the waivers, likely at either DT or S. Should be an interesting day tomorrow.

[The Pencil Neck]

Originally Posted by 76Texan

When can we start putting guys on the PS?
And who should be on that list?

They've got to clear waivers before they can put them on the PS. I think it's Monday or Tuesday before we see the PS.

[Spike]

It will be interesting to see what happens tomorrow:

We have to carry three QBs. You can decide whether that is because Grossman played well, or Dan O hasn't looked good in the pre-season.

At RB you have Moats and Foster. If you can keep 4 RBs, I think you keep them both. Maybe you roll the dice and see if you can get Foster on PS?

At WR you have Jones and Martinez. Both of these guys deserve to stay, I wish we could find a way to keep both of them.

I am convinced that we got a steal with Casey, which means we are three solid at TE. Maybe you cut Hill to make a space for another one of these guys?

[mussop]

I know who wont be on the final roster. #27 that guy sucks big ones. I dont know how he has made it this long.

Martinez, Busing deserve to make the team but probably wont.

[eriadoc]

Originally Posted by Spike

I am convinced that we got a steal with Casey, which means we are three solid at TE. Maybe you cut Hill to make a space for another one of these guys?

We're keeping four tight ends - OD, Dreesen, Casey, and Hill. Hill had a bad game tonight, but he's been blocking well all preseason and TC, which is something the team needs, and is precisely why they drafted him.

[eriadoc]

Originally Posted by mussop

I know who wont be on the final roster. #27 that guy sucks big ones. I dont know how he has made it this long.

Martinez, Busing deserve to make the team but probably wont.

Busing will, I think, but Martinez won't. I think Busing takes Harrison's spot.

[Wolf6151]

Originally Posted by mussop

Martinez, Busing deserve to make the team but probably wont.

I agree completely, both of these guys deserve to make the team. Martinez has out played JJ and Busing has out played any other SS/FS in preseason, but our opinion and Smith/Kubiak's opinion seem to be 2 different things. I hope they do the right thing.

[beerlover]

Originally Posted by mussop

I know who wont be on the final roster. #27 that guy sucks big ones. I dont know how he has made it this long.

Martinez, Busing deserve to make the team but probably wont.

Martinez has been excellent on special teams playing "gunner" Texans need depth @ WR as a whole getting great value. He makes the roster.

Busing made his case tonight. I would take him over Harrison who's window of opportunity just ran out with Texans.

[beerlover]

Originally Posted by beerlover

Martinez has been excellent on special teams playing "gunner" Texans need depth @ WR as a whole getting great value. He makes the roster.

Busing made his case tonight. I would take him over Harrison who's window of opportunity just ran out with Texans.

nailed it

[barrett]

The two biggest highlights for me are Harrison getting cut and Harris not taking up a roster spot. Both great news! (What can I say I got it out for guys with "Harris" in their name.)

Lowest point for me is Zgonina making the squad. Bad, bad sign.

Holding out hope that Foster clears waivers (didn't want him on the roster) and that we actually trade (reasonable) for a DT.

My theory that we might deal Daniels has taken another hit. Kubiak mentions in his presser that Dreesen wont be overworked pulling double duty because he's the backup TE.

just some random thoughts.

[beerlover]

It's probably hard for this staff to cut a guy (Zgonina) that's like a coach on the field + a positive locker room influence + a mentor with valued experience to help Okoye, Deljuan, Cody & Bulman develop to their potential. I don't see it as a problem this year, check back next season