An Appetizer: San Francisco 49ers Projected 53-Man Roster

So I still have yet to go waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in NFL history to May to analyze the 2014 NFL Draft. I promise I will get to it. No, I'm not promising you, my readers, but myself. I don't expect y'all to care about the Draft anymore. It's over. But I care (I CARE GOD DAMNIT.)

However, sometimes life gets in the way of doing important things like writing about football, and I'm taking in the sights of Incheon and Seoul for the next several days, so I can't break out the main courses just yet. I don't want to leave anyone starving though, so tide yourself over with a nice hors d'oeuvres; the early-in-training-camp-pre-preaseason 53-man roster projection.

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I see big things for Big Vance this season

OFFENSE (24)

QB (2)

Colin Kaepernick

Blaine Gabbert

RB (4)

Frank Gore

Carlos Hyde

LaMichael James

Marcus Lattimore

FB (1)

Bruce Miller

TE (3)

Vernon Davis

Vance McDonald

Derek Carrier

WR (6)

Michael Crabtree

Anquan Boldin

Stevie Johnson

Brandon Lloyd

Quinton Patton

Bruce Ellington

OL (8)

Joe Staley

Mike Iupati

Daniel Kilgore

Alex Boone*

Anthony Davis

Joe Looney

Marcus Martin

Jonathan Martin

          *Yes, I'm going to assume, for no other reason than optimism, that Alex Boone returns to the team before the season starts. 

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Tank is ready to do some damage.

DEFENSE (24)

DL (7)

Justin Smith

Glenn Dorsey

Ray McDonald

Tank Carradine

Quinton Dial

Tony Jerrod-Eddie

Demarcus Dobbs

            PUP: Ian Williams

OLB (4)

Ahmad Brooks

Corey Lemonier

Dan Skuta

Aaron Lynch

            SUSP: Aldon Smith

ILB (4)

Patrick Willis

Michael Wilhoite

Chris Borland

Nick Moody

            PUP: Navorro Bowman

CB (5)

Tramaine Brock

Chris Culliver

Chris Cook

Darryl Morris

Dontae Johnson

S (4)

Eric Reid

Antoine Bethea

Jimmie Ward

C.J. Spillman

from 49ers.com

There's Andy, and then there's everybody else.

SPECIALISTS (5)

K: Phil Dawson

P: Andy Lee

LS: Kevin McDermott

ST: Kassim Osgood, Bubba Ventrone

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Here's to hoping no one steals Acker...

Practice Squad (8)

McLeod Bethel-Thompson (QB)

Jewell Hampton (RB)

Chuck Jacobs (WR)

Asante Cleveland (TE)

Lawrence Okoye (DL)

Shayne Skov (LB)

Kenneth Acker (CB)

James McCray (S)