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How many DB's would you keep on the roster?

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IIRC the "normal" amount for an NFL team is eight. I could see myself keeping ten.

Jones and Howard are locks on the boundary. I'd back them up with Igy and McCourty. Keep Coleman and Needham for the slot.

Holland and Rowe for safety with Brandon Jones and ???? Trill Williams? as backups.

Or is that just too many DB's?

I could see us keeping four TE's and also Cethan Carter as a FB. Both him and Smythe are core ST guys.

Lots of interesting battles besides WR IMHO. I think LB'er will be the next position we start to overhaul in the draft. Our depth is lacking IMHO compared to other groups.
 
I would say 9.

CB - Howard, Jones, Iggy, Coleman, Needham

S - Holland, Jones, Rowe, McCourty

PS - Trill Williams

If Miami trades X and does not add anyone new to the roster, spot gets filled by Trill or Perry.

At TE, Gesicki, Long, Shaheen, and Carter.

I think Smythe is the odd man out. Dropped a couple in minicamp and not the versatile player Flo likes. Long will be a good enough blocker to make him expendable and Carter fills the ST role.

It’s early, so reserve the right to change my mind.
 
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AdamD13 said:
I would say 9.

CB - Howard, Jones, Iggy, Coleman, Needham

S - Holland, Jones, Rowe, McCourty

PS - Trill Williams

If Miami trades X and does not add anyone new to the roster spot gets filled by Trill or Perry.

It’s early, so reserve the right to change my mind.
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I have the same
 
Right now I'm thinking

2 qbs - (Tua and Brissett)
4 rbs - (Gaskin, Brown, Ahmad, Doaks)
6 wrs - (Parker, Fuller, Waddle, Williams, Wilson and Bowden)
4 tes - (Gesicki, Smyth, Shaheen and Long)
9 ol - (Jackson, Hunt, Kindley, Davis, Fluker, Elumenuer, EIchenberg, Skuta and Deiter)

8 dl - (Ogbah, Phillips, Stowbridge, Wilkins, Siler, Davis, Butler and Jones)
8 lbs - (Baker, Van Ginkle, Phillips, McKInney, Biegle, Riley, Scarlett and Roberts.)
9 dbs - (Howard, Jones, Igbinoghene, Coleman, Needham, Rowe, Holland, Jones and McCourty)

I 'm thinking of openning up a roster spot by going with 8 ol and just keeping two of the three vets (Davis, Fluker and Elumnuer).

Also would be shocked if either Smyth or Shaheen are replaced by Carter, who can also play some fb if needed.
 
Here's what we did last year:

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2020 Dolphins 53-man roster: Young, attacking, and ready for the season

The Miami Dolphins have completed cut-down day, bringing their roster down to the regular season’s 53-man limit. Over the next day or so, changes will be made as players are claimed off waivers,...
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QBs: 2
RBs: 6
WRs: 6
TEs: 3
OLs: 9
CBs: 5
Ss: 5
LBs: 7
DEs: 3
DTs: 4
STs: 3

I think your first assumption has to be that things will be very similar this year... With a few exceptions like Cethan Carter, instead of a FB. Plus, we carried Fejedelem exclusively for his ST work, so you could probably reduce the safety room by one if he is released.
 
I don't think we carry 9 OL things year. I believe it was for back up back up last year. I'd be very comfortable rolling with 8 and Coleman, Panky on PS.
 
With Flores preference for a DB heavy defensive scheme, I'd think there's a real possibility, he keeps 10.
 
I got to wondering which players were already gone from last year's opening day roster. There are 15 already, with more to come... wow.

Then I listed the replacements, and as you can see... there are more replacements than holes created.

Shaq Lawson -- Jaelen Phillips
Davon Godchaux -- Adam Butler/ John Jenkins
Chandler Cox -- Cethan Carter
Kamu Grugier-Hill -- Brennan Scarlett
Kyle Van Noy -- Bernardrick McKinney/ Duke Riley
Ted Karras -- Matt Skura
Ereck Flowers -- Jermaine Eluemunor
Julien Davenport -- Liam Eichenberg/ DJ Fluker/ Larnell Coleman
Matt Haack -- Michael Palardy
Ryan Fitzpatrick -- Jacoby Brissett
Matt Brieda -- Gerrid Doaks
Jordan Howard -- Malcolm Brown
Kavon Frazier -- Jason McCourty/ Trill Williams
Bobby McCain -- Jevon Holland/ Justin Coleman
Isaiah Ford -- Jaylen Waddle/ Will Fuller

The only place where I see an obvious downgrade is at backup QB, though I guess you could make a case for Van Noy's spot, but the front 7 spots are so fluid in today's game, I'd hate to get too pedantic over whether Phillips is a LB or a DE.

I'm VERY optimistic about almost all of these changes.
 
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