Hogs Haven
The Commanders have been in New England for a few days; they held a joint practice with the Patriots on Wednesday, and will play their first preseason game at Gillette Stadium Friday night at 7:30 pm.
There have been a few roster changes since the last update published by Hogs Haven. With the first preseason game just hours away, it seemed like a good time to catch up on those changes.
Players with PUP or NFI status are ineligible to practice until cleared but still count against a team’s 90-man roster limit. The Commanders currently have two players, McLaurin and RG Sam Cosmi, on the PUP list.
First, and most importantly, it should be clear at a glance that the graphic display below is not a true depth chart that shows the starter and backups at every position. In that kind of true depth chart, a single player may be listed at multiple positions (e.g., the starting left guard might also be the backup center and backup right guard; a cornerback might back up 3 positions in the secondary).
In my ‘depth chart’, each player is assigned a single position because the purpose of the chart is to provide an easy-to-digest look at the full offseason roster. While it is intended to give some indication of positional depth, it is primarily intended as an easy reference for the 91 men (89 currently healthy) who comprise the Commanders at the moment. I publish these ‘depth charts’ only in the offseason for the primary purpose of helping myself and other fans keep up with the frequent changes to the fluid roster. They do not serve the same function as in-season depth charts.
Secondly, since each player can occupy only one position on the chart — even though that player might end up playing several positions in a game or a season — I have to resolve things by making choices. For example, three cornerbacks — Jonathan Jones, Mike Sainristil and Noah Igbinoghene — each...
