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From position battles along the offensive line, to the linebackers to crowded rooms in the secondary, Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan break down who is safe and who could be on the bubble.

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00:00What other spots are you watching tonight? What other battles?
00:04I can't wait to see who's the first set of inside linebackers.
00:08I talked about it yesterday.
00:09I'm not so sure that Christian Harris isn't a bubble spot right now
00:13because of the success Kendall Daniels has had.
00:16I also want to see what the rotation looks like back in the secondary.
00:18It seems like you'll have Jesse Bates tonight for a little bit.
00:22Xavier Watts, you know, it's been sporadic with him.
00:25Obviously, we haven't seen Billy Bowman.
00:27Darnay Holmes has taken a big spot.
00:30It just – there's a lot of moving parts on the back end
00:32depending on situational football.
00:34And I think that with them finally, quote-unquote,
00:36game planning a little bit this week,
00:38it'll be interesting to see who kind of locks into which positions back there.
00:42Yeah, I think we disagree a little bit on that linebacker spot.
00:45I tend to believe you need a guy like Christian Harris because without him –
00:50I know Josh Woods has been in the league, but to me, without him,
00:53that starter-type experience is just not there.
00:56And you want that somewhere, I would feel, in a room,
01:00if you're keeping four or five guys, which right now I have them keeping five,
01:04you want another guy that can roll in and start.
01:07And I just don't believe that he's done anything to hurt himself.
01:11And I would have him over the Bertrands and the Tindals and Rainers of this group.
01:18That's just me.
01:19I think the Jesse Bates thing is really interesting.
01:21I am very curious about the DeMarco Hellum situation and, you know, Sidney Brown.
01:28I think those are two guys you're probably going to want to keep.
01:30But Natron Brooks fits in there.
01:32That secondary alley is – I feel like the secondary is jammed full of guys that you could keep.
01:39And there's only so many spots.
01:41And then what does the line look like?
01:43You know, I'm including Edge and, you know, the interior guys.
01:49That just – Deshaun Hand and I believe LaKale London are locks.
01:54And so is Chris Williams.
01:56But where does that – is Zach Harrison safe?
01:58You know?
01:59Is Braylon Trice safe?
02:01You know, do you keep Cameron Sample?
02:04There's just so many guys that – I go back to what Ian said and Arches – and I've talked
02:11about this multiple times –
02:12that Ian Cunningham's goal was to raise the floor of this roster.
02:15And I truly believe they've achieved that.
02:17Whether or not it equals wins at the end of the year, that's going to depend on more than just
02:21that.
02:22But I do believe the floor has been raised for this roster.
02:25I think there's some tough decisions to be made.
02:27I think you bring up a good point, too, about the offensive line.
02:31And you guys know me, man.
02:32I try not to, like, just harp on it.
02:34But it's obviously my baby a little bit when I look at those guys up front and seeing how they
02:38compete.
02:39And, you know, I think you've got your – I think your starting five are locked in, right?
02:44I don't think there's any question about that.
02:46When Jawan Taylor's healthy, Jawan Taylor's the guy.
02:48But you could make the argument to me – and I'm curious how y'all feel.
02:52You could make the argument to me that any of the backup spots are up for grabs.
02:55Any of them.
02:56Like, if you wanted to tell me that, oh, if Michael Jarrell doesn't play well, that Wanye is going to
03:01be the guy,
03:01I would follow along with you.
03:03If Wanye doesn't play well, he's off the roster and Oneon was on it because Oneon can play guard.
03:09Oh, Corey Levin didn't play better than James Brockermeyer.
03:12Kyle Hinton is probably the one guy that I point to and say he's probably that backup interior guy.
03:19But, you know, there's also other rosters to be looked at, you know, throughout the NFL when it comes to
03:24cut down time.
03:25So, yeah, I'll be locked in to see what that rotation looks like.
03:29Yeah, I would tend to believe that Michael Jarrell is safe based on the fact that right now on this
03:36roster –
03:37and I can't – I think the initial 53 he's going to make because right now he's the only guy
03:42that I've seen on this offensive line
03:44that can be the swing tackle.
03:46And it's an important spot.
03:47Does that mean they don't go get someone?
03:48One, it could very well be, but right now he's locked in, I think, on Yanwa because of where he's
03:54at.
03:54But I agree with you, Kyle Hinton.
03:56I would say – Kyle Hinton, I would say Corey Levin might be safer than people think because of his
04:00versatility.
04:01He can go inside into the center.
04:05He's starting center naturally, then he can move out to guard.
04:07So, I do believe he might go outside of this roster to get help.
04:12I think Mike's got a good point there.

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