Roster Comparison 2012 Vs 2014

[mc]

Quartback

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 4 Dominique Davis QB 0 0 1989-07-17 East Carolina 12 Luke McCown QB 2 0 1981-07-12 Louisiana Tech 2 Matt Ryan QB 16 16 1985-05-17 Boston College

Running Backs

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 42 Mike Cox RB 8 7 1985-07-11 Georgia Tech 34 Bradie Ewing RB 0 0 1989-12-26 Wisconsin 32 Jacquizz Rodgers RB 16 0 1990-02-06 Oregon State 35 Antone Smith RB 13 0 1985-09-17 Florida State 44 Jason Snelling RB 16 2 1983-12-29 Virginia 33 Michael Turner RB 16 16 1982-02-13 Northern Illinois

Wide Receivers & Tight Ends

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 86 Chase Coffman TE 5 0 1986-11-10 Missouri 15 Kevin Cone WR 12 0 1988-03-20 Georgia Tech 19 Drew Davis WR 16 0 1989-01-04 Oregon 83 Harry Douglas WR 15 1 1984-09-16 Louisville 87 Tommy Gallarda TE 9 0 1988-05-08 Boise State 88 Tony Gonzalez TE 16 16 1976-02-27 California 11 Julio Jones WR 16 15 1989-02-03 Alabama 80 Kerry Meier WR 0 0 1986-11-12 Kansas 86 Adam Nissley TE 0 0 -- Central Florida 81 Michael Palmer TE 13 2 1988-01-18 Clemson 17 Tim Toone WR 0 0 1985-02-14 Weber State 84 Roddy White WR 16 15 1981-11-02 Alabama-Birmingham

Offensive Linemen

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 72 Sam Baker OT 16 16 1985-05-30 Southern California 63 Justin Blalock OT 16 16 1983-12-30 Texas 77 Tyson Clabo OG 16 16 1981-10-17 Wake Forest 69 Harland Gunn OG 0 0 1989-08-30 Miami 61 Joe Hawley OG 6 0 1988-10-22 Nevada-Las Vegas 76 Lamar Holmes OT 1 0 1989-07-08 Southern Mississippi 79 Mike Johnson OG 16 1 1987-04-02 Alabama 66 Peter Konz C 16 10 1989-12-20 Wisconsin 68 Phillip Manley OG 0 0 1990-05-07 Toledo 62 Todd McClure C 16 16 1977-02-16 Louisiana State

Defensive Linemen

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 95 Jonathan Babineaux DT 16 16 1981-10-12 Iowa 94 Peria Jerry DT 14 9 1984-08-23 Mississippi 96 Jonathan Massaquoi DE 8 0 1988-05-18 Troy State 98 Cliff Matthews DE 10 0 1989-08-05 South Carolina 91 Corey Peters DT 10 8 1988-06-08 Kentucky 92 Travian Robertson DT 7 0 1988-12-09 South Carolina 90 Lawrence Sidbury DE 10 0 1986-02-06 Richmond 99 Vance Walker DT 16 9 1987-04-26 Georgia Tech

Linebackers

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 55 John Abraham LB 16 15 1978-05-06 South Carolina 71 Kroy Biermann LB 16 3 1985-09-12 Montana 52 Akeem Dent LB 16 13 1987-09-27 Georgia 47 Josh Harris LB 16 0 1989-04-27 Auburn 51 Robert James LB 16 0 1983-12-24 Arizona State 54 Stephen Nicholas LB 16 15 1983-05-01 South Florida 53 Mike Peterson LB 16 3 1976-06-17 Florida 56 Sean Weatherspoon LB 13 13 1987-12-29 Missouri

Defensive Backs

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 28 Thomas DeCoud DB 16 16 1985-03-19 California 29 Dominique Franks DB 16 0 1987-10-08 Oklahoma 20 Brent Grimes DB 1 1 1983-07-19 Shippensburg 24 Chris Hope DB 16 4 1980-09-29 Florida State 27 Robert McClain DB 15 3 1988-07-22 Connecticut 26 Charles Mitchell DB 10 0 1989-09-13 Mississippi State 25 William Moore DB 12 12 1985-05-18 Missouri 21 Chris Owens DB 13 1 1986-12-01 San Jose State 23 Dunta Robinson DB 16 16 1982-04-11 South Carolina 22 Asante Samuel DB 15 15 1981-01-06 Central Florida 39 Shann Schillinger DB 0 0 1986-05-22 Montana

Specialists

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 5 Matt Bosher P 16 0 1987-10-18 Miami 3 Matt Bryant K 16 0 1975-05-29

Baylor

Quarterbacks

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 12 Sean Renfree QB 0 0 1990-04-28 Duke 2 Matt Ryan QB 0 0 1985-05-17 Boston College 13 T.J. Yates QB 0 0 1987-05-28 North Carolina

Running Backs

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 42 Patrick DiMarco RB 0 0 1989-04-30 South Carolina 33 Devonta Freeman RB 0 0 1992-03-15 Florida State 39 Steven Jackson RB 0 0 1983-07-22 Oregon State 32 Jacquizz Rodgers RB 0 0 1990-02-06 Oregon State 35 Antone Smith RB 0 0 1985-09-17 Florida State

Wide Receivers & Tight Ends

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 83 Harry Douglas WR 0 0 1984-09-16 Louisville 11 Julio Jones WR 0 0 1989-02-03 Alabama 86 Bear Pascoe TE 0 0 1986-02-23 Fresno State 15 Courtney Roby WR 0 0 1983-01-10 Indiana 80 Levine Toilolo TE 0 0 1991-07-30 Stanford 8 Eric Weems WR 0 0 1985-07-04 Bethune-Cookman 84 Roddy White WR 0 0 1981-11-02 Alabama-Birmingham

Offensive Linemen

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 75 Jon Asamoah OG 0 0 1988-07-21 Illinois 63 Justin Blalock OT 0 0 1983-12-30 Texas 68 Gabe Carimi OT 0 0 1988-06-13 Wisconsin 61 Joe Hawley OG 0 0 1988-10-22 Nevada-Las Vegas 76 Lamar Holmes OT 0 0 1989-07-08 Southern Mississippi 66 Peter Konz C 0 0 1989-12-20 Wisconsin 70 Jake Matthews OT 0 0 1992-02-11 Texas A&M 73 Ryan Schraeder OT 0 0 1988-05-04 Valdosta State 62 James Stone C 0 0 1992-04-29 Tennessee

Defensive Linemen

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 95 Jonathan Babineaux DT 0 0 1981-10-12 Iowa 93 Malliciah Goodman DE 0 0 1990-01-04 Clemson 77 Ra'Shede Hageman DT 0 0 1990-08-08 Minnesota 99 Tyson Jackson DT 0 0 1986-06-06 Louisiana State 90 Stansly Maponga DE 0 0 1991-03-05 Texas Christian 94 Jonathan Massaquoi DE 0 0 1988-05-18 Troy State 98 Cliff Matthews DE 0 0 1989-08-05 South Carolina 91 Corey Peters DT 0 0 1988-06-08 Kentucky 96 Paul Soliai DT 0 0 1983-12-30 Utah 50 Osi Umenyiora DE 0 0 1980-11-16 Troy State

Linebackers

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 59 Joplo Bartu LB 0 0 1990-10-03 Texas State 71 Kroy Biermann LB 0 0 1985-09-12 Montana 47 Josh Harris LB 0 0 1989-04-27 Auburn 53 Prince Shembo LB 0 0 1991-12-24 Notre Dame 49 Tyler Starr LB 0 0 1991-01-25 South Dakota 52 Nathan Stupar LB 0 0 1988-03-14 Penn State 55 Paul Worrilow LB 0 0 1990-05-01 Delaware

Defensive Backs

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 23 Robert Alford DB 0 0 1988-11-01 Southeastern Louisiana 28 Javier Arenas DB 0 0 1987-10-28 Alabama 17 Devin Hester DB 0 0 1982-11-04 Miami 36 Kemal Ishmael DB 0 0 1991-05-06 Central Florida 20 Dwight Lowery DB 0 0 1986-01-23 San Jose State 27 Robert McClain DB 0 0 1988-07-22 Connecticut 25 William Moore DB 0 0 1985-05-18 Missouri 41 Dezmen Southward DB 0 0 1990-10-01 Wisconsin 21 Desmond Trufant DB 0 0 1990-09-10 Washington 26 Josh Wilson DB 0 0 1985-03-11 Maryland

Specialists

# Player Pos G GS Birthdate College 5 Matt Bosher P 0 0 1987-10-18 Miami 3 Matt Bryant K 0 0 1975-05-29

Baylor

QB-2014 better depth

RB-2014 better starter and depth

TE-2012 better starter and depth

WR-2012 Push

OT- Push

OG-2014 better starter and depth

C-push

DT-2014 way better

DE-Push

LB-Push

DB-2014 better starters and depth

P-push

K-push

Edited September 6, 2014 by mc

[toadfishtom]

and ?

[Dirtybird56]

I'd say our receivers and depth are better now. Julio bout to take off and added Hester. Ryan with more trust in HD too

[toadfishtom]

This year might look better on paper but until you play some real games.....you don't know sheet

[WOR]

This just shows me that TD can't draft LBs to save his life lol.

Our LB depth has always been ****

[Dirtybird#11]

Uh let's compare it too the 98',2013,and 66' rosters too!

[Lornoth]

This just shows me that TD can't draft LBs to save his life lol.

Our LB depth has always been ****

He did find Worr and Bartu as UDFA's though. And Shembo seems like decent depth at this point. Pretty good to find 3 serviceable LB'ers in two years, especially without spending any high picks on them.

[Miller2Rison]

lol the 1998 roster proved that if one player goes down, i.e. Jamal Anderson in 1999, that we suck again.

[Ethanga62890]

lol the 1998 roster proved that if one player goes down, i.e. Jamal Anderson in 1999, that we suck again.

For us that is a few guys too.

[WOR]

He did find Worr and Bartu as UDFA's though. And Shembo seems like decent depth at this point. Pretty good to find 3 serviceable LB'ers in two years, especially without spending any high picks on them.

Agreed. I dont think it's a coincidence that our defensive draft picks have vastly improved since Nolan has been around. But thats just water under the bridge. Who cares how talent gets here as long as it does

[falcoatlantae]

Devin Hester @ DB ?

[RandomFan]

This is a little more visually accessible for me.

O and D

The first thing to point out is the obvious - the high amount of roster turnover in just 2 seasons. Including the 3 specialists, we have only retained 20 of the 53 man roster we had that went 13-3 in 2012. 10 on offense, 7 on defense, and 3 specialists.

I think it's clear we are more talented offensively, even with the huge loss of Gonzalez. Although this does depend somewhat on the expected improvement and development of our young O Linemen. Matthews is the most gifted O Lineman we've had here in decades; but of course he will take some rookie lumps along the way. Matt Ryan is 2 years more experienced and still in his prime years. Julio is also in his prime as opposed to being a 2nd year player in 2012. Roddy is 2 years older, true, but he's still a quality weapon as proven by the last 4 games of 2013. Douglas now has the confidence of Ryan after 2013. And Hester is a much better 4th option than we had in 2012. SJax is at least as good as the 2012 version of Turner, and probably much better; while Freeman is probably an upgrade to Snelling. Gonzo is the biggest loss in a lot of areas, but we have enough weapons to overcome that. And while Toilolo will never the the athlete or the threat Gonzo was, I think he will surprise a few people this year with some clutch catches. In addition to his blocking being light-years better.

Defensively the first thing that jumps out to me is how much bigger, deeper, and more talented we are in the "over 270lbs" front 7 category. It all starts up front, and in saying that life will be much better for the LBs and DBs. There is some missing talent from Abe and Spoon, but I think the overall LBer depth and talent is improved from 2012. Worrilow and Bartu having a year of experience will be a much bigger deal than most people are admitting. The same thing with Trufant and Alford. The starting talent and backup depth at CB is better than we may have had here- and drastically better than in 2012. And the depth at safety looks improved from 2012 as well. The big question at safety is the health of Lowery, and that is also a big gauge to how good our defense can become this year.

Edited September 6, 2014 by RandomFan

[mc]

Rhank you. Much better. I like the 2014 team roster better.

[insight]

You sure are making allot of assumptions assuming rookies and free agents will be able to preform in the regular season.

The majority of the 2012 team consisted of players who were already on the roster and proved they were a playoff caliber team.

The NFC talent overall has improved so it really boils down to are you better than the opponents your facing.

Edited September 6, 2014 by insight