55 Man roster

[Mdbearz]

Bears Rookie Darnell Mooney Gets High Praise From Madden Ratings

Darnell Mooney may just be a 5th round rookie wide receiver. Yet he still has the attention of the people at Madden. Never a bad sign.

sportsmockery.com

I wonder if he will be returning kicks or punts, typically a guy with speed will at least get a shot at some sort of return duty.

 

[greg23]

I wonder if he will be returning kicks or punts, typically a guy with speed will at least get a shot at some sort of return duty.

Unless injuries....no

Pattereon and Sideways Cohen

 

[Mdbearz]

Unless injuries....no

Pattereon and Sideways Cohen

Yeah I could see it being the same as last year it with Cohen on PR and Patterson on KR. Unless there is an injury or they decide that either one is going to be a bigger part of the offense..either way a player with Mooney's speed typically get a chance in practice/preseason to return something and if he flashes some ability, they may try to make that his primary duty. I would imagine since Cohen was on a rotation at RB and will likely be the same this year they might want to have him give up the punt return if Mooney shows something.

 

[Rob219_CBMB]

After discussing some positional battles yesterday and today, I decided to do a 55 man roster. Turns out those extra 2 spots make a huge difference. Here goes (mins ST which will be 3 guys):
QB (3): Trubs, Foles, Bray
RB (4): Monty, Cohen, Patterson, Nall/New signing (4)
WR (6): ARob, AntMill, Ridley, Wims, Ginn, Mooney
TE (4): Graham, Kmet, Harris, Holtz
OL (8): Leno, Daniels, Whitehair, Ifedi, Massie, Bars, Spriggs, Coward/Rookie

Total offense: 25

DL (5): Hicks, Glodman, RRH, Nichols, Urban
OLB (5): Mack, Quinn, Gipson, Mingo, Irving
ILB (4): Roquan, Danny T, Woods, Iggy
CB (7): Fuller, Johnson, Tolliver, Skrine, Shelly, Roberson, Vildor
S (6): Jackson, Gipson, Bush, Lucas, DHC, McMannis

Total defense: 27

There will probably be a few more guys signed at some point. I think there should be an ILB for sure and probably a RB, and I think a legit 3rd ILB might knock off a safety or WR.

Notable practice squad: Both rookie tackles, Denmark, Horsted, Anderson

Bottom line: having those extra two spots opens up a lot more wiggle room than I thought it would. There is also the possibility of 2 IRs designated for return this year, so it should be possible to redshirt a guy or two depending on early injuries.

so...no Vaughters? keep JV and cut Irving.