Who is going to make the team? Not sure how many locks there are. I'm going with a few in bold. QB, Troy and the DL look to be the only spots etched in stone with some interesting possible combinations at the other spots. OL looks to be very young and DB could be interesting. Was the Umar move only to open a training camp slot or is that a need to fill? Some decisions to make with the scrimmage with Preds only 6 days after camp opens.

Offense

QB

Greisen, Chris QB 6-3 220 7.2.76 4 NW Missouri St.
Arth, Tom QB 6-4 220 5.11.81 R John Carroll University
Dougherty, Ben QB 6-4 215 4.7.80 R Florida A&M

WR

Bergeron, Troy WR 6-2 190 12.3.83 3 Middle Tennessee St.
Baker, Chris WR 6-4 215 3-16-83 R Rutgers
Cone, Chad WR 6-3 235 8.10.83 R Savannah State
Holmes, Brent WR 5-11 175 11.4.80 1 Texas A&M Kingsville
Smith, Kyle WR 6-0 172 10.15.84 R Youngstown State
Morris, Carl WR/LB 6-3 213 3.3.81 2 Harvard
Marshall, Willis WR/DB 5-9 194 8.12.75 8 Youngstown State

FB

Huebner, Matt FB/LB 6-4 280 8.2.79 3 Saint Cloud St.

OL

Clark, James OL 6-4 290 9.3.80 2 TN - Chattanooga
Davis, Corey OL 6-3 325 7.14.85 R James Madison
Etefia, Aqua OL 6-2 324 3.1.82 R Grambling State
Franklin, Steve OL 6-2 302 6.9.83 R Syracuse
Grice, Shane OL 6-2 307 12.20.76 5 Mississippi
Nowland, Ben C 6-2 300 5.27.80 3 Auburn
Peterson, Tucker OL 6-2 290 1.6.84 R New Hampshire

Defense

DB

Amadi, Donnie DB 5-10 180 10.6.81 R Kansas
Cason, Stephen DB 5-11 210 11.10.83 1 William & Mary
Crocker, David DB 5-11 205 10.14.80 2 Stephen F. Austin
Gary, Willie DB 5-10 185 11.1.78 6 Kentucky
Marsh, Antwan DB 6-3 210 7.11.83 R Pikeville College
Milligan, Hamin DB 6-2 195 9.30.78 6 Houston
Newton, Cam DB 6-1 203 5.19.82 R Furman
Register, Brandon DB 5-10 195 8.26.84 R Alabama Birmingham

LB

Johnson, Eric LB 6-0 241 4.30.76 2 Nebraska
Trentadue, Frank LB 6-1 260 11.8.75 6 Elmhurst College
King, Matt LB 6-3 257 R 7.13.83 Maine
Johnnie Balous LB 6-1 260 2 8.17.76 Oklahoma


DL

Allen, Ernest DL 6-4 300 3.11.73 13 Cincinnati
Setzer, Bobby DL 6-4 275 6.16.76 2 Boise State
Shumake II, Elbert DL 6-2 322 5.5.83 R Pikeville College
Smith, Jermaine DL 6-3 290 2.3.72 7 Georgia
Thompson, Will DL 6-2 261 12.26.81 2 Georgia
Truluck, R-Kal DE 6-4 270 9.30.74 3 Cortland State

Kicker

Martinez, Carlos K 5-8 180 6.4.80 4 Buena Vista (Iowa)

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Bozeman, Michael DL 6-2 290 12.9.82 R Mississippi
Curran, Dan FB 6-0 240 10.28.76 6 New Hampshire
Elliott, Jamin WR 5-11 195 10.5.79 1 Delaware
Jones, Nick OL 6-2 300 7.5.85 R Georgia

We'll need another FB. As much as I love Matt he's a little injury prone.

I have high hopes for Cone. If he doesn't pan out I'll be highly disappointed.

Everyone you have in bold sounds like a lock to me too.

The rest will just have to duke it out and hope that the coaching staff get it right.

Where is the scrimmage with the Preds?

I agree with the FB position. I was hoping Dan was going to be here, but that didn't work out.

Maybe they could run that scrimmage game at the Arena in the form of yet another open house. Give a few more folks a chance to see the product and possibly jump on a season ticket package.

I know it would be a lot or work and expense, but it could pay off big in the long run. Maybe CH and the Force camp would be receptive to that idea.

There was another one on the DB that should have been bold -- Just because he has to be here -- Gary, Willie DB 5-10 185 11.1.78 6 Kentucky.

Here are some others that I think have a good shot:

Nowland, Ben C 6-2 300 5.27.80 3 Auburn
Crocker, David DB 5-11 205 10.14.80 2 Stephen F. Austin (maybe the same reason as the above DB, not because he is one of the best out there)

Nowland probably has the inside track at center with Nick Jones out of the picture, but I'm not sure he is a lock yet.

Ward and Crocker may have an edge, but I still see the DB slots fairly open, with a lot of possibilities on the roster....

I have my locks in Bold

Offense

QB

Greisen, Chris QB 6-3 220 7.2.76 4 NW Missouri St.
Dougherty, Ben QB 6-4 215 4.7.80 R Florida A&M

WR

Bergeron, Troy WR 6-2 190 12.3.83 3 Middle Tennessee St.
Baker, Chris WR 6-4 215 3-16-83 R Rutgers
Cone, Chad WR 6-3 235 8.10.83 R Savannah State
Holmes, Brent WR 5-11 175 11.4.80 1 Texas A&M Kingsville
Smith, Kyle WR 6-0 172 10.15.84 R Youngstown State
Morris, Carl WR/LB 6-3 213 3.3.81 2 Harvard
Marshall, Willis WR/DB 5-9 194 8.12.75 8 Youngstown State

FB

Huebner, Matt FB/LB 6-4 280 8.2.79 3 Saint Cloud St.

OL

Clark, James OL 6-4 290 9.3.80 2 TN - Chattanooga
Davis, Corey OL 6-3 325 7.14.85 R James Madison
Etefia, Aqua OL 6-2 324 3.1.82 R Grambling State
Franklin, Steve OL 6-2 302 6.9.83 R Syracuse
Grice, Shane OL 6-2 307 12.20.76 5 Mississippi
Nowland, Ben C 6-2 300 5.27.80 3 Auburn
Peterson, Tucker OL 6-2 290 1.6.84 R New Hampshire

Defense

DB

Amadi, Donnie DB 5-10 180 10.6.81 R Kansas
Cason, Stephen DB 5-11 210 11.10.83 1 William & Mary
Crocker, David DB 5-11 205 10.14.80 2 Stephen F. Austin
Marsh, Antwan DB 6-3 210 7.11.83 R Pikeville College
Milligan, Hamin DB 6-2 195 9.30.78 6 Houston
Newton, Cam DB 6-1 203 5.19.82 R Furman
Register, Brandon DB 5-10 195 8.26.84 R Alabama Birmingham

LB

Johnson, Eric LB 6-0 241 4.30.76 2 Nebraska
Trentadue, Frank LB 6-1 260 11.8.75 6 Elmhurst College
King, Matt LB 6-3 257 R 7.13.83 Maine
Johnnie Balous LB 6-1 260 2 8.17.76 Oklahoma


DL

Allen, Ernest DL 6-4 300 3.11.73 13 Cincinnati
Setzer, Bobby DL 6-4 275 6.16.76 2 Boise State
Shumake II, Elbert DL 6-2 322 5.5.83 R Pikeville College
Smith, Jermaine DL 6-3 290 2.3.72 7 Georgia Thompson, Will DL 6-2 261 12.26.81 2 Georgia
Truluck, R-Kal DE 6-4 270 9.30.74 3 Cortland State

Kicker

Martinez, Carlos K 5-8 180 6.4.80 4 Buena Vista (Iowa)