With the Vikings now down to 75 players, the team's unofficial depth chart likely looks something like this (via Ourlads.com):
QB: Christian Ponder, Matt Cassel, McLeod Bethel-Thompson
RB: Adrian Peterson, Toby Gerhart, Joe Banyard
FB: Jerome Felton, Rhett Ellison, Zach Line, Matt Asiata
WR: Greg Jennings, Jarius Wright, Joe Webb, Rodney Smith
WR: Jerome Simpson, Cordarrelle Patterson, Stephen Burton, Adam Thielen
TE: Kyle Rudolph, John Carlson, Rhett Ellison, Chase Ford, Colin Anderson
LT: Matt Kalil, Kevin Murphy, DeMarcus Love
LG: Charlie Johnson, Jeff Baca
C: John Sullivan, Joe Berger
RG: Brandon Fusco, Seth Olsen, Travis Bond
RT: Phil Loadholt, Brandon Keith, Troy Kropog
DE: Brian Robison, D'Aundre Reed, Spencer Nealy
DT: Letroy Guiton, Fred Evans, Chase Baker, Anthony McCloud
DT: Kevin Williams, Sharrif Floyd, Everett Dawkins
DE: Jared Allen, Everson Griffen, George Johnson, Collins Ukwu
OLB: Chad Greenway, Larry Dean, Tyrone McKenzie
MLB: Erin Henderson, Audie Cole, Michael Mauti
OLB: Marvin Mitchell, Desmond Bishop, Gerald Hodges
CB: Chris Cook, A.J. Jefferson, Brandon Burton, Bobby Felder
FS: Harrison Smith, Robert Blanton, Brandon Bishop, Darius Eubanks
SS: Jamarca Sanford, Mistral Raymond, Andrew Sendejo
CB: Josh Robinson, Xavier Rhodes
Possible 53-Man Cuts
On offense, the Vikings will almost certainly trim at least two receivers (Rodney Smith, Adam Thielen?), a tight end (Colin Anderson), an offensive tackle (Troy Kopong) and guard (Travis Bond).
On the other side of the ball, expect Minnesota to cut a couple of safeties (the team currently has seven), as many as two defensive ends (Collins Ukwu?), a defensive tackle (Anthony McCloud) and at least one linebacker.
Accomplishing these cuts wouldn't get the Vikings to the final tally of 53, but it would be a reasonable start before the tough decisions need to be made.
