[Ben E Lou]

Heading into preseason, here are position-by-position comments.

Player	Pos	Exp	Cur	Fut	Cntrct
Davison, J.T.	QB	14	55	55	2 yrs
Herndon, Ryan	QB	8	25	41	1 yr.
Chamberlin, Arnold	QB	2	17	43	2 yrs
Horst, Scrap	QB	1	17	42	3 yrs

Davison looks like he's still got something in the tank. The other three were -2 or worse in camp this season. There's work to be done at QB, no doubt.

Thomas, Tyrell	RB	5	38	38	3 yrs
##Bell, Brant	RB	4	31	31	1 yr.
##Fitzgerald, Earl	RB	3	33	33	2 yrs
Hendrick, R.J.	RB	2	30	40	1 yr.
Prior, Louie	RB	1	18	22	3 yrs

Hendrick was +1 this year, but with the AI handling the depth charts (no way around that at this point), he's probably the backup this year unless Thomas gets hurts. None of the others gave us reason to hope in camp this year.

Burkhart, Dustin	FB	6	54	54	3 yrs
Jarvis, Darryl	FB	3	34	43	1 yr.
Norton, Juan	TE	5	53	53	2 yrs
##Wedderburn, Joe	TE	4	31	31	1 yr.
Gilbertson, Derrick	TE	3	31	31	1 yr.

No immediate worries at either of these positions.

Witt, Perry	FL	8	37	37	1 yr.
Zimmerman, Harold	FL	8	70	70	4 yrs
##Ramirez, Bennie	FL	2	26	36	1 yr.
Sloan, Victor	SE	8	42	42	1 yr.
Hammond, Ethan	SE	1	29	58	4 yrs

Hammond, a +5 in camp, looks like an outstanding pickup. He's probably relegated to WR4 by the AI tihs year, and Zimmerman (RR=89, End=87) should get a buttload of targets.

Brennan, Brant	C	10	42	42	1 yr.
Stockman, Raymond	C	8	52	52	1 yr.
Samuels, Monty	C	2	32	43	1 yr.
Vreede, Kurt	LG	8	43	43	3 yrs
Godfrey, Albert	LG	2	33	56	2 yrs
Lauer, Floyd	LG	2	53	65	3 yrs
Shanabrough, Clay	LG	1	30	45	3 yrs
Schalk, Mickey	LT	4	52	52	6 yrs
Buchanan, Conrad	LT	2	21	51	2 yrs
Hatcher, Adam	RT	2	43	56	3 yrs

Nothing magical on the offensive line, but we're young everywhere but center.

Surcon, Toby	LDE	4	60	60	1 yr.
##Hardy, Carlton	RDE	11	33	33	1 yr.
Peete, Frankie	RDE	5	48	48	3 yrs
##Andersen, Jeremy	RDE	2	25	33	1 yr.
Canadeo, Clarence	RDE	1	16	35	3 yrs
Jarvis, Ian	LDT	8	49	49	3 yrs
Pharms, Burt	RDT	2	26	37	2 yrs
Heyward, Robert	RDT	1	35	43	3 yrs

The d-line is nothing to write home about as it is, and if someone gets hurt, we'll be playing some real scrubs here.

Sweeney, Deion	MLB	7	55	55	4 yrs
Wells, Zach	MLB	4	36	41	1 yr.
Kaplan, Martin	MLB	3	31	47	1 yr.
Scott, Bobby	SLB	7	58	58	3 yrs
Irwin, Adrian	SLB	2	45	49	3 yrs
Lynn, Richie	WLB	5	66	66	4 yrs

Definitely a solid-looking crew here. I still need to think about the 3-4 for next season.

Upshaw, Ryan	LCB	2	27	34	1 yr.
##Castillo, Bill	RCB	11	23	23	1 yr.
Callahan, Detron	RCB	5	53	53	4 yrs
Tyler, Glenn	RCB	3	53	55	2 yrs
Beckles, Mel	SS	12	52	52	1 yr.
Bailey, Wade	SS	1	21	42	3 yrs
Ofodile, Preston	FS	9	53	53	1 yr.
Oren, Bert	FS	2	29	34	1 yr.

I like the youth at the starting corners, although the nickel situation is less than ideal. We're definitely in need of help for the future at safety.