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The Beat with Aaron Wilson - BALTIMORE RAVENS' ROSTER OUTLOOK

Here's beat writer Aaron Wilson's projection of the 53-man roster
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QUARTERBACKS

IN: Joe Flacco, Tyrod Taylor

OUT: Hunter Cantwell (Practice squad candidate)

RUNNING BACK

IN: Ray Rice, Ricky Williams, Vonta Leach

OUT: Damien Berry, Ryan Mahaffey

BUBBLE: Anthony Allen (Practice squad candidate), Jalen Parmele

Allen has more upside and size than Parmele. This is one of the Ravens' toughest roster decisions.

WIDE RECEIVER

IN: Anquan Boldin, Lee Evans, Torrey Smith, Tandon Doss, David Reed

OUT: Brandon Jones, James Hardy

BUBBLE: LaQuan Williams (Practice squad candidate), Marcus Smith

Williams has had an excellent preseason and offers versatility because he can return punts and operate as a punt gunner. Hardy's hamstring injury cost him a chance to establish himself.

TIGHT END

IN: Ed Dickson, Dennis Pitta

OUT: Johdrick Morris

BUBBLE: Kris Wilson, Davon Drew

Wilson appears to have a slight edge if the Ravens keep three tight ends. Drew hasn't distinguished himself in three years.

OFFENSIVE LINE

IN: Ben Grubbs, Bryant McKinnie, Matt Birk, Marshal Yanda, Michael Oher, Mark LeVoir, Jah Reid, Bryan Mattison, Ramon Harewood

BUBBLE: Jason Murphy

OUT: Tim Barnes (Practice squad candidate), Justin Boren (Practice squad candidate).

The Ravens are likely to keep just nine offensive linemen. Harewood and LeVoir's health could be a factor.

SECONDARY

IN: Jimmy Smith, Cary Williams, Domonique Foxworth, Lardarius Webb, Chris Carr, Ed Reed, Bernard Pollard, Tom Zbikowski, Haruki Nakamura

OUT: Mana Silva, Danny Gorrer, Nate Williams, Talmadge Jackson (Practice squad candidate), Josh Victorian (Practice squad candidate).

BUBBLE: Chykie Brown (Practice squad candidate)

Foxworth's $4.4 million base salary and $7.4 million salary-cap figure could stand for an adjustment, especially if he's not starting. Brown hasn't shown much this preseason, but has good size and is a fifth-round draft pick.

LINEBACKER

IN: Ray Lewis, Jameel McClain, Dannell Ellerbe, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Terrell Suggs, Jarret Johnson, Sergio Kindle, Prescott Burgess

OUT: Josh Bynes, Chavis Williams, Albert McClellan (Practice squad candidate)

BUBBLE: Tavares Gooden, Jason Phillips

Gooden might be of interest to other teams as a potential trade acquisition for a later-round draft pick. His lack of durability has hurt his status.

DEFENSIVE LINE

IN: Terrence Cody, Haloti Ngata, Cory Redding, Arthur Jones, Paul Kruger, Pernell McPhee, Brandon McKinney

OUT: Bryan Hall, Derek Simmons

BUBBLE: Michael McAdoo (Practice squad candidate) Lamar Divens.

There's little suspense involved at this position. The Ravens will have to decide whether they want to be sure they hold onto McAdoo as a developmental prospect on the active roster or take a chance that he gets claimed off waivers if they try to slide him onto the practice squad.

SPECIALISTS

IN: Billy Cundiff, Sam Koch, Morgan Cox

OUT: Patrick Scales

 

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Tony
Posted On: 9/1/11 3:22 pm
Safety Mana Silva.. I was under the impression that the coaches like him. Why wouldn't he be a practice squad candidate?
Chip R
Posted On: 9/1/11 2:04 pm
Tavaris Gooden should be cut. He has brought NOTHING to the table since he was drafted, whether you want to chalk that up to durability issues or not. Time to move on.



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