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With Gaffney and Will Allen both getting released today it opened up some more options for me.

Right now I have all the running backs making it. But at this point if I had to axe one it’d probably be Vereen, and even then we could just IR him.

Ihedigbo might be a reach but I think he’s a great insurance policy and brings good special teams ability.

Really wish I had a better sense of Weems, only having three tackles including Vollmer concerns me.

Looks like Deion Branch is here to stay.

QB (3) Tom Brady, Brian Hoyer, Ryan Mallett
RB (5) Stevan Ridley, Shane Vereen, Danny Woodhead, Brandon Bolden, Jeff Demps
WR (5) Wes Welker, Brandon Lloyd, Julian Edelman, Deion Branch, Matthew Slater
TE (3) Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez, Daniel Fells
C  (3) Ryan Wendell, Dan Connolly, Dan Koppen
G  (3) Logan Mankins, Brian Waters, Donald Thomas
T  (3) Sebastian Vollmer, Nate Solder, Marcus Cannon
DE (5) Chandler Jones, Rob Ninkovich, Trevor Scott, Jermaine Cunningham, Jake Bequette
DT (5) Vince Wilfork, Kyle Love, Brandon Deaderick, Ron Brace, Justin Francis
ILB(3) Jerod Mayo, Brandon Spikes, Niko Koutouvides
OLB(2) Donta Hightower, Bobby Carpenter
CB (5) Devin McCourty, Kyle Arrington, Ras-I Dowling, Sterling Moore, Marquice Cole
SS (3) Patrick Chung, Tavon Wilson, James Ihedigbo
FS (2) Steve Gregory, Nate Ebner
ST (3) Stephen Gostkowski, Danny Aiken, Zoltan Mesko

Total players: 53
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Here is Greg Bedard’s 53-man with some interesting choices, especially when it comes down to Woodhead and Bolden. I think I’d take Woodhead over Vereen, but the Pats certainly have some tough decisions to make. There’s also no doubt that at least a few guys who get cut next weekend from New England will go on to have an impact for another team.

There are no easy decisions by next weekend, but I am most curious to see how the cuts play out along the offensive line, running backs and secondary.

In case you missed it yesterday, we did a new podcast. Forgive the shaky start, lots of good stuff after we get going. I think.