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Practices open on Friday, July 26th, though the players will be reporting before that for testing.

They won’t push Dobson, he’ll have to earn whatever he gets. He’ll make the team, but nothing will be handed to him. He needs to get and stay healthy first and foremost.

I don’t know if they’ll throw Boyce into a prominent role, but I have a feeling he could earn one. Getting a rookie Deion Branch feeling about him.

I left both Jenkins and Jones off my initial 53, and put three rookies on (Dobson/Boyce/Harrison). They have a good group to throw at the wall this summer. I always prefer a throw the rookies in the fire type approach, but the best two WRs will start regardless.

Just get ready, about a month from right now we’ll see an offense without an identity and everyone will panic as usual. Even if they’re sloppy into September, I think by the time November/December roll around they’ll be fine.

Well I’m a little bit in ramp-up mode for 2013 and while it’s hard to look past this new season, I’ll bite. 

Of course any free agent they’d pursue next offseason would be a direct result of performance this year, but regardless I don’t see them pursuing any high price wide receivers. The hope is that a couple guys emerge this year and they can then grow in the system.

But here are some interesting guys due to hit free agency:

• Brandon Spikes
• Rob Ninkovich
• Aqib Talib
• Jermaine Cunningham
• Ryan Wendell
• Jake Ballard

Big spotlight on all these guys, so if you’re going to look at one focal position this season it’s gotta be defensive end, and that could be a spot they hit the free agency market for barring an in-season extension.

Personally I think Wendell is the most likely to get extended first, especially if he shows some pass protection improvement. He should be affordable.