Les Bowen: A stab at predicting who makes Eagles cut

The starters are Chris Gocong, Akeem Jordan and Joe Mays. Omar Gaither makes the team. I think Moise Fokou, the seventh-round rookie from Maryland, is a find. Tracy White is important for special teams. Matt Wilhelm? A week ago, I would have said yes. Not sure now. His spot could go to Curtis Gatewood, or somebody who's on another roster at the moment. I think veteran special-teamer Tank Daniels might be moving on.

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Asante Samuel, Sheldon Brown, Ellis Hobbs, Joselio Hanson. Those are the corners. Jack Ikegwuonu has worked hard to come back, but I'm not sure he has done anything that would absolutely put him on the roster. Practice squad, while he continues to work on gaining confidence in his rebuilt knee? That would be my choice. The safeties are Quintin Mikell, Quintin Demps, Sean Jones and Macho Harris. Harris can play in the nickel as a quasi-corner.

Of course, there is no chance whatsover this is an absolutely accurate assessment. There's always a surprise cut, and a guy who makes it who you didn't think had done much. Reid loves to stockpile offensive linemen, often devoting roster spots to guys who aren't going to play and probably could be stashed on the practice squad.

And there are all those players getting cut from other teams, which, again, very well could figure into scenarios at tight end, defensive line and linebacker, particularly. There's also Jon

Runyan, rehabbing from microfracture surgery in South Jersey, but I really doubt Big Jon is on the Eagles' Opening Day roster. Week 8? Well, that might be different.

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