Anderson will be the featured RB. No Harris, no Tutu, the 53 roster is built in their minds now. Next week is a formality to allow those players facing the cut to have film to show other teams.
It will be Duck at QB, and a bunch WRs that aren't going to make the cut, playing for a PS spot somewhere. I'm telling you now that Webster was a better WR than most of the guys I've seen out there.
Landen Akers is lightning fast (4.38) with good length (6') but runs poor routes. He would be a priority PS player. IMO the most interesting of the probable cut players is JJ Koski who is 6'1" and ran 4.44 at his pro day at SLO (Cal Poly SLO). Why? Because he was a triple threat QB in college. They can stash him on the PS as their #3 or 4 QB if things get that bad. Of all the WRs not going to make the cut I think Koski is the best. Akers is faster but Koski is fast enough and understands how to run a route tree.
The problem is a whole lot of the Rams castoffs will be signed by other teams. There is no guarantee Akers or Koski will clear waivers. There are many teams that are in need of #4 & 5 type WRs. Look how fast Reynolds got signed and Koski is better (faster, better hands and runs better routes).
They could also keep Koski as a RB since he did play that role in college. Or if they can work out Akers and Koski as KR specialists they could make the roster in that regard. My point is this. They have players already on the roster to fill holes. I already pointed out that they have a month or more to convert Scott to RB since he was a RB in college originally. The same could be said for Koski, who also can play WR and in a pinch a QB since a team will only have two active QBs on any given game day.
Though I think this COVID problem with the punters will make them think long and hard about carrying 3 QBs on the roster. I honestly don't think Perkins would clear waivers. There are many teams that would grab a running QB who can also play out of the pocket. If AZ had Perkins last year they might have made the playoffs. This is exactly why if they are only going to carry 2 QBs which with COVID around would be stupid, then Perkins would be the one they keep. His upsides are better than Wolford and why risk strengthening a division rival AZ team with a gift backup QB.
There is no doubt that these preseason games have altered the roster, which is exactly why they play them. Three games makes good sense and I think it's going to be permanent for a long time.
