I almost feel like you put that roster out there to spur controversy…er, I mean, invite worthwhile discussion.

Two positions where I absolutely disagree:
Milloy and Coleman will hold down the safety positions. DeCoud is the future (which isn’t far off), but he’ll contribute most on special teams.

Dahl has a lot of moxy, but he won’t beat out Baker. Baker might not start at LT, but he’ll start before Dahl will.

I would justify the aforementioned conclusions, but traffic on this site is a little weak right now (meaning I will wait until someone responds to my comment to get into it). Plus, Dave didn’t justify his roster choices. So there!

Offense:
WR-X: White
LT: Clabo
LG: Blalock
C: McClure
RG: Forney
RT: Foster
TE: Hartsock
WR-Z: Robinson
QB: Redman-(Shockley is waiting; Harrington should be looking for a new job)
FB: Mughelli
RB: Turner

Defense:
LDE: Abraham
LNT: Lewis-(2 nose tackles!)
RNT: T. Anderson-(That’s right 2 nose tackles! Remember the Ravens Championship D-Line!)
RDE: J. Anderson
WLB: Brooking
MLB: Lofton®
SLB: Boley
LCB: Grimes(Is the front-runner but Irons is not far behind him. Also, watch out for the rook, Jackson)
SS: Milloy
FS: Coleman
RCB: Houston
K: Elam
P: Koenen

But to be honest, Ryan better start ($72 mil/$34 mil guaranteed)!!! He is the highest paid QB ever, therefore he should play like he’s the highest paid ever. If he is to get Manning, Brady, or Palmer money day one, then he should play accordingly. But it’s not Ryan’s fault that he has an owner that will pay him more than any other rookie player eventhough his talent does not clearly outshine his competitors: Brohm, Woodson, Henne. That is a lot of pressure to put on a first year player.

FREE MIKE VICK!

I think I can make a much stronger case for DeCoud. This is a team building for the future, and Milloy is declining and plays at a position where at least two young guys (Stone, DeCoud) are arguably better than him right this moment. I think DeCoud’s lack of off-the-field trouble and ability to learn quickly may well get him a shot at starting Week 1. I will acknowledge that Milloy’s the only guy with more than five years of experience in that entire secondary, which means he could stick. I’ve just got a hunch that the coaching staff likes DeCoud more than they’ve let on.

For Dahl, it’s simply based on fairly recent reports that the coaching staff likes him and thinks he can survive at LT. I don’t expect him to be there very long if he starts (because of Baker), but I think he could. I don’t really have a great defense for that pick.