Peeking At The "Final" Depth Chart
Posted by Derek
First of, kudos to the organization for the new site design. I'll eagerly await Bounty's expert opinion on the matter before forming my final judgment, but I like straight away that this is a much cleaner look. It had been increasingly difficult finding stuff on the old page.
As I was clicking around, I came across the new depth chart. There's nothing earth-shattering there, but it's worth mentioning:
- Jason Avant is listed as Kevin Curtis' backup. Hank Baskett is the #3 at that position.
- DeSean Jackson makes his triumphant appearance on the depth chart as Reggie's understudy.
- No backup LT listed, unlike last year when WJ got both spots.
- The DE situation is a complete mess. On the left side, we have JP and two injured guys. On the right it's all the healthy bodies.
- When you see it in black and white, four cornerbacks -- one named Lito Sheppard -- doesn't look all that comfortable. Good thing they have two CBs on the practice squad and the guy with the impossible to spell name on PUP.
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Other items:
- The "virtual museum" isn't quite there yet, but the idea shows some promise. Love the old highlights.
- Donovan for some reason feels the need to defend Todd Pinkston and Freddie Mitchell: "DeSean did some great things, but, like I said, the other guys (Pinkston and Mitchell) did some great things too. We can't overlook the fact that Todd did a great job for us. He also led the league, I believe, in catches over 20 yards in 2004. Freddie did a great job for us in the slot."
- Westbrook's been here, what, seven years? And he's still saying something like: "With having (WR) Kevin (Curtis) out, we might depend on the running game a little bit more and put a little bit more pressure on the running backs and receivers to step up a little bit to make more plays and make up that difference for Kevin." Suuuuuure.
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And of course the big news:
On how he is going to line up the wide receivers: "I'm going to leave (WR) DeSean (Jackson) at Z and just leave it that way."
On who he is going to play at the X: "We'll mix guys in there."
Uh, guys ... if Andy's press conference is to be believed, DeSean Jackson is currently your #1 wide receiver.

