53 men on a roster

The Philadelphia Eagles will whittle their roster to 53 men among men by 6pm this Saturday. Though it made my eyes bleed, I poured over the second string Eagles in Thursday's woeful final preseason game to take a stab at the lucky 53 before the Turk makes his cuts. Here's my guess at what the roster will look like heading into the 2010 regular season.

Physically Unable to Perform List: Victor Abiamiri
Injured Reserve: Marlin Jackson, Ricky Sapp

Offense
Quarterbacks: Kevin Kolb, Mike Vick, Mike Kafka

• These guys are iron clad locks to make the team

Running Backs: LeSean McCoy, Mike Bell

Fullbacks: Leonard Weaver, Eldra Buckley

• Despite a nice job on kickoff returns and his ability to catch balls out of the backfield, I say JJ Arrington misses the cut. Martell Mallett has shown some consistent, up-the-middle running ability, but I don't think he cracks the roster. He's a practice squad candidate.

Wide Receivers: DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, Jason Avant, Kelley Washington, Riley Cooper

•  Coop had a solid grab in Thursday's game, but also missed a somewhat catchable ball a few plays later. Still, the phenom makes the team. I think Washington edges out Baskett for the last receiver slot, though Dave Spadaro disagrees. Washington made some nice special teams plays, and I think he's a more reliable receiver than Hank. Sorry, Kendra.

Tight End: Brent Celek, Clay Harbor, Cornelius Ingram

• Andy doesn't usually keep 3 tight ends, but this is a unique situation. Ingram isn't fully recovered from injury, but he could be a special player. Harbor has to stay on the team as insurance for Ingram, though. Unless one of the two goes to the practice squad, the Eagles have to keep all three.

Offensive Tackles: Jason Peters, Winston Justice, Austin Howard, King Dunlap
Offensive Guards: Stacy Andrews, Todd Herremans, Nick Cole, Max Jean-Gilles
Center: Jamaal Jackson, Mike McGlynn

• Injury concerns aplenty here, thus the need for 10 lineman.

Defense
Defensive Ends: Trent Cole, Brandon Graham, Juqua Parker, Daniel Te'o-Nesheim, Darryl Tapp

• I don't believe that Daniel Te'oNesheim has enough football smarts to become a great player, but Andy loves him. Got to keep Tapp for depth. Pannel Egboh flashed intriguing skills versus the Jets, and I say he makes the practice squad.

Defensive Tackles: Mike Patterson, Brodrick Bunkley, Trevor Laws, Antonio Dixon, Jeff Owens

• I didn't notice Owens at all during the game, but I know the Birds have love for the big fella.

Linebackers: Stewart Bradley, Ernie Sims, Akeem Jordan, Omar Gaither, Keenan Clayton, Moise Fokou

• Of the linebacker candidates on the team, I think Tracy White has to fear the Turk's footsteps the most. Moise Fokou seems to be emerging as a linebacker/defensive end hybrid.

Cornerbacks: Asante Samuel, Ellis Hobbs, Trevard Lindley, Joselio Hanson, Jorrick Calvin

• Calvin sticks as a return man, and because the Eagles saw fit to trade away a potentially good fullback for him. I don't like Hanson's play and think the Eagles should consider cutting him and keeping Dimitri Patterson instead. They won't.

Safety: Nate Allen, Quintin Mikell, Kurt Coleman, Quintin Demps

• Kurt Coleman could be one of those players who isn't supremely physically blessed, but is nevertheless a smart and successful football talent. Also, au revoir, Macho Harris.

Kicker: David Akers
Punter: Sav Rocca
Long Snapper: Jon Dorenbos

• Duh. And Rocca is having his best preseason ever.

Practice Squad: Martell Mallett, Jordan Norwood, Boo Robinson, Jamar Chaney, Dimitri Patterson, David Pender, AQ Shipley, Pannel Egboh

• Tracy White, Macho Harris, Hank Baskett, and Chad Hall are my alternate picks for the practice squad. But I don't think any of them, except Hall, can't find spots on other teams.