Who do you guys think makes it? My predictions Quarterbacks 1. Ryan Fitzpatrick 2. Case Keenum 3. Tom Savage Runningbacks/Fullbacks 4. Arian Foster 5. Alfred Blue 6. Jonathan Grimes 7. Jay Prosch Wide Receivers 8. Andre Johnson 9. DeAndre Hopkins 10. Devier Posey 11. Mike Thomas 12. Keshawn Martin 13. Either EZ or Travis Labhart (Maybe Texans trade Keshawn and both make it) Tight Ends 14. Garrett Graham 15. C.J. Fiedorowicz 16. Ryan Griffin Offensive Line 17. Duane Brown 18. Brandon Brooks 19. Chris Myers 20. Ben Jones 21. Xavier Su’a-Filo 22. Derek Newton 23. Will Yeatman 24. James Ferentz 25. Alex Kupper Defensive Line 26. J.J. Watt 27. Jared Crick 28. Louis Nix 29. Jeoffrey Pagan 30. Jerell Powe 31. Ricardo Matthews Linebackers 32. Brian Cushing 33. Jadeveon Clowney 34. Brooks Reed 35. Max Bullough 36. Whitney Mecilus 37. Justin Tuggle 38. Jason Ankrah 39. Jeff Tarpinian Cornerbacks 40. Jonathan Joseph 41. Kareem Jackson 42. Brandon Harris 43. Andre Hal 44. A.J Bouye 45. Marcus Williams 46. Elbert Mack Safeties 47. D.J Swearinger 48. Kendrick Lewis 49. Chris Clemons 50. Eddie Pleasant Special Teams 51. Shane Lechler 52. Randy Bullock 53. Jon Weeks The toughest cut was probably Anthony Denham TE. Great special teams player, but 4 TEs?
LB looks to be the weakest position besides qb. After Cush and Clowney it's a bunch of question marks.
Reed and Mercilus are not question marks, Bullough and Tuggle have pedigrees, and I think will be NFL players. I think we will pick up a late cut OL, and QB. Blue looks like he will be the short yardage back, he will probably get some of Fosters TD's.
Wouldn't be unheard of... Especially for a coach who may be intending of running 3 TE formations. But never know. Case could be on his way out. I think O'Brien may go into the season with just two quarterbacks.
I'm leaning towards him going with 3 qb's Fitz (veteran cut) Savage...and I would be a-ok with that. Not sure who "veteran cut" will be but I find it hard to believe that whoever it is won't be a better option than Case. Under no circumstances should Savage be the back-up going into the season.
ESPN has this for the roster: Examining the Houston Texans' roster: QUARTERBACKS (3) Ryan Fitzpatrick Tom Savage Case Keenum Things are getting interesting here. Tom Savage went in second on Saturday against the Atlanta Falcons to middling results. Texans coach Bill O'Brien wanted to see how he'd handle it. Fitzpatrick played much better than in his preseason debut, further underlining that it would have been silly for O'Brien to change his mind on his starter after one bad preseason outing. RUNNING BACKS/FULLBACKS (4) Arian Foster Alfred Blue Jonathan Grimes Jay Prosch Let's now open the possibility that the Texans keep four running backs plus Prosch, who is a fullback. I haven't done it yet, but it could happen. Grimes was excellent on Saturday, scoring a special-teams touchdown. Blue scored as well. Ronnie Brown could sneak his way onto this roster, extending an exceptionally long running back career for the man who once was the second overall pick in the draft. RECEIVERS (5) Andre Johnson DeAndre Hopkins Mike Thomas Keshawn Martin DeVier Posey I like this group more and more with each passing week. On Sunday O'Brien singled out Keshawn Martin for his improvement through camp. Thomas has given the team exactly what its needed so far. He's been out since having been hit in the head during practice last week, but should return soon. There will be some really tough cuts here for the Texans, as EZ Nwachukwu and Travis Labhart have both done well. TIGHT ENDS (4) Garrett Graham Ryan Griffin C.J. Fiedorowicz Anthony Denham I tried to avoid the knee-jerk reaction, but what good is a 53-man roster projection without some hasty conclusions? For the past few weeks I've had Zach Potter as the team's fourth tight end, but it's impossible to ignore the plays Denham made Saturday night. Denham blocked a punt and then blocked a person to help Grimes score a touchdown off that blocked punt on Saturday night. I also feel the constant need to defend my having four tight ends in this group: they'll need a bunch. OFFENSIVE LINE (9) Duane Brown Brandon Brooks Ben Jones Chris Myers Xavier Su'a-Filo Derek Newton Will Yeatman Alex Kupper Tyson Clabo Su'a-Filo started Saturday and played guard exclusively. At this point, I'd say he's caught up enough that the time he missed in the spring is no longer hindering him. The Texans were looking for more consistency from the first pick of the second round this year, and saw that against the Falcons. Brooks, O'Brien said, is getting closer to playing. DEFENSIVE LINE (5) J.J. Watt Jared Crick Louis Nix III Jerrell Powe Jeoffrey Pagan Nix passed his physical last week and is off the physically unable to perform list. He isn't back to playing yet, though. With the exception of one guy, this is a group rife with question marks. It's got talent. We just haven't seen most of these players in these roles yet. LINEBACKERS (9) Brian Cushing Justin Tuggle Max Bullough Quentin Groves Brooks Reed Whitney Mercilus Jadeveon Clowney Mike Mohamed Jeff Tarpinian Text message I received Saturday night: "Clowney just killed someone." This rookie is acclimating just fine. CORNERBACKS (6) Johnathan Joseph Kareem Jackson A.J. Bouye Elbert Mack Brandon Harris Andre Hal There was another pick-six in a Texans game, only this time it was the kind they like. Cornerback Andre Hal took an interception 64 yards for a score. Bouye's steady improvement through this preseason and offseason was evident during the past week as he got tested by the Falcons' two excellent receivers, Roddy White and Julio Jones. The tests will continue against the Denver Peytons. SAFETIES (5) D.J. Swearinger Kendrick Lewis Chris Clemons Jawanza Starling Eddie Pleasant Lewis drew praise from O'Brien this week for his ability to get everybody on the back end lined up properly. His familiarity with defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel's system is likely helping, as is his experince in general. It's a young group back there. I've had seventh-round pick Lonnie Ballentine on this list for a while, but I could see him being a guy they stash on injured reserve. He's been out for most of training camp. SPECIALISTS (3) Shane Lechler Jon Weeks Randy Bullock Randy Bullock might be feeling a little bit more comfortable now. Rookie challenger Chris Boswell missed two extra points on Saturday. Granted, these were the extra-long trial period extra points, but a 33-yard field goal is something an NFL kicker has to make. http://espn.go.com/blog/houston-texans/post/_/id/6898/houston-texans-projected-roster-5
Honestly, will it even matter who the backup is? The team is going to be probably the worst team if Fitzpatrick does go down. I would rather have Savage get the reps if he does
