These are the doldrums of the NFL off-season.
The sunshine seems gray and weak, the grass as scraggly as Kerry Meier's mustache, and the birds are all singing power ballads. It's a time when my admittedly rabid baseball fandom is the only thing keeping me from crawling along the ground, whimpering like a man lost in the desert. Woe and such!
So to keep my mind razor sharp, I insist on putting together exercises like this one. I have literally a one in a million shot of getting the final 53 man roster right, but it's fun to try and look ahead. Chances are you'll enjoy discussing it, too. Rather than bogging down further thanks to my verbose ways, jump to check out my first crack at a final roster. You'll be glad you did.
ROSTER
QB Matt Ryan
QB Chris Redman
QB John Parker Wilson
RB Michael Turner
RB Jerious Norwood
RB Jason Snelling
FB Ovie Mughelli
WR Roddy White
WR Michael Jenkins
WR Harry Douglas
WR Kerry Meier
WR Ryan Wolfe
TE Tony Gonzalez
TE Justin Peelle
TE Colin Peek
T Tyson Clabo
T Sam Baker
T Garrett Reynolds
T Will SvitekT Quinn Ojinnaka
G Justin Blalock
G Harvey Dahl
G Mike Johnson
C Todd McClure
C Joe Hawley
C Brett Romberg
DE John Abraham
DE Kroy Biermann
DE Lawrence Sidbury
DE Chauncey Davis
DE/DT Jamaal Anderson
DT Peria Jerry
DT Jon Babineaux
DT Vance Walker
DT Corey Peters
DT Thomas Johnson
OLB Stephen Nicholas
OLB Sean Weatherspoon
OLB Mike Peterson
MLB Curtis Lofton
MLB Spencer AdkinsLB Robert JamesLB Coy Wire
CB Dunta Robinson
CB Chris Owens
CB Brent Grimes
CB Dominique Franks
CB Chevis Jackson
FS Thomas DeCoud
SS Erik Coleman
SS William Moore
S Matt Giordano
K Steve Hauschka
P Michael Koenen
LS Joe Zelenka
PRACTICE SQUAD
S Rafael Bush
RB Antone Smith
WR Brandyn Harvey
LB Bear Woods
K Garrett Lindholm
S Shann Schillinger
QB Eric Ward
OL Rob Bruggeman