Predict the 53-man roster!

[UOK]

QB Tyler Bray
QB Chase Daniel
QB Mitchell Trubisky
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RB Tarik Cohen
RB Mike Davis
RB David Montgomery
RB Ryan Nall
RB Kerrith Whyte Jr.
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TE Ben Braunecker
TE Ian Bunting
TE Trey Burton
TE Jesper Horsted
TE Dax Raymond
TE Ellis Richardson
TE Adam Shaheen
TE Bradley Sowell
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WR Taylor Gabriel
WR Tanner Gentry
WR Emanuel Hall
WR Marvin Hall
WR Thomas Ives
WR Anthony Miller
WR Taquan Mizzell Sr.
WR Cordarrelle Patterson
WR Riley Ridley
WR Allen Robinson II
Wr Jordan Williams-Lambert
WR Javon Wims
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OL Alex Bars
OL Blake Blackmar
OL T.J. Clemmings
OL Rashaad Coward
OL James Daniels
OL Ted Larsen
OL Charles Leno Jr.
OL Kyle Long
OL Joe Lowery
OL Cornelius Lucas
OL Bobby Massie
OL Jordan McCray
OL Sam Mustipher
OL Marquez Tucker
OL Cody Whitehair
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DE Jonathan Bullard
DE Roy Robertson-Harris
DL Daryle Banfield
DL Jalen Dalton
DL Jonathan Harris
DT Abdullah Anderson
DT Akiem Hicks
DT Bilal Nichols
DT Nick Williams
NT Eddie Goldman
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LB Matt Betts
LB Kylie Fitts
LB Leonard Floyd
LB Chuck Harris
LB Isaiah Irving
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe
LB Nick Kwiatkoski
LB Aaron Lynch
LB Khalil Mack
LB Kevin Pierre-Louis
LB Roquan Smith
LB Jameer Thurman
LB Danny Trevathan
LB James Vaughters
LB Josh Woods
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S Deon Bush
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
S DeAndre Houston-Carson
S Eddie Jackson
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CB Prince Amukamara
CB Kyle Fuller
CB Sherrick McManis
CB Jonathon Mincy
CB Duke Shelley
CB Stephen Denmark
CB Kevin Toliver II
CB Buster Skrine
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DB Doyin Jibowu
DB Michael Joseph
DB Josh Simmons
DB Clifton Duck
DB John Franklin III
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K Elliott Fry
K Eddy Pineiro
LS Patrick Scales
LS John Wirtel
P Pat O'Donnell

[UOK]

OFFENSE

Mitchell Trubisky - QB
Chase Daniel - QB

David Montgomery - RB/Ze
Tarik Cohen - RB/Ze
Mike Davis - RB

Adam Shaheen - U/Y/ST
Ben Braunecker - U/Y/ST
Dax Raymond - U/Y/ST
Bradley Sowell - U/Y/OL/ST
Allen Robinson II - X/Y
Taylor Gabriel - X/Y/Ze
Anthony Miller - Ze
Marvin Hall - Y/Ze
Cordarrelle Patterson - Y/Ze
Riley Ridley - Ze
Javon Wims - Ze

OT Charles Leno Jr.
OG Kyle Long
OG/C James Daniels
OG/C Cody Whitehair
OT Bobby Massie
OG Ted Larsen
OG/T Rashaad Coward


DEFENSE

DE Jonathan Bullard
DE Roy Robertson-Harris
DT Akiem Hicks
DT Bilal Nichols
DT Nick Williams
NT Eddie Goldman
LB Kylie Fitts
LB Leonard Floyd
LB Isaiah Irving
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe
LB Nick Kwiatkoski
LB Aaron Lynch
LB Khalil Mack
LB Roquan Smith
LB Danny Trevathan
LB Josh Woods
S Deon Bush
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
S DeAndre Houston-Carson
S Eddie Jackson
CB Prince Amukamara
CB Kyle Fuller
CB Sherrick McManis
CB Duke Shelley
CB Stephen Denmark
CB Buster Skrine
K Elliott Fry
K Eddy Pineiro
LS Patrick Scales
P Pat O'Donnell

PUP
Trey Burton - U/Y
Emanual Hall - WR

PRACTICE SQUAD:

QB Tyler Bray
RB Ryan Nall
OL Alex Bars
WR Tanner Gentry
DT Abdullah Anderson
LB Matt Betts
CB Kevin Toliver II
TBA
TBA
TBA

[mmmc_35]

I thought about keeping Fitts, but I think Chuvk may require a few different types of personnel in the front 7 and he may look to other teams cuts. I think the Bears sign a 4th RB after cuts. I could see them carry 8 OL with a 5th TE. Using Sowell in big sets and the 9th OL.

QB Mitchell Trubisky
QB Chase Daniel

RB David Montgomery
RB Tarik Cohen
RB Mike Davis
RB FREE AGENT

TE Trey Burton
TE Adam Shaheen
TE Ben Braunecker
TE Bradley Sowell

WR Allen Robinson II
WR Taylor Gabriel
WR Anthony Miller
WR Riley Ridley
WR Cordarrelle Patterson
WR Javon Wims

OL Charles Leno Jr.
OL Cody Whitehair
OL James Daniels
OL Kyle Long
OL Bobby Massie
OL Cornelius Lucas
OL Alex Bars
OL Rashaad Coward
OL T.J. Clemmings

DT Akiem Hicks
NT Eddie Goldman
DE Roy Robertson-Harris
DE Jonathan Bullard
DT Bilal Nichols
DT FREE AGENT

LB Khalil Mack
LB Leonard Floyd
LB Danny Trevathan
LB Roquan Smith
LB Aaron Lynch
LB Nick Kwiatkoski
LB Isaiah Irving
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe
LB FREE AGENT

CB Kyle Fuller
CB Prince Amukamara
CB Buster Skrine
CB Kevin Toliver II
CB Sherrick McManis
CB Duke Shelley

S Eddie Jackson
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
S Deon Bush
S DeAndre Houston-Carson

LS Patrick Scales
K Eddy Pineiro
P Pat O'Donnell

PS
RB Kerrith Whyte Jr.
TE Dax Raymond
WR Emanuel Hall
OL Joe Lowery
DL Jonathan Harris
LB Matt Betts
CB Stephen Denmark

[Z Bear]

QB Chase Daniel -1
QB Mitchell Trubisky - 2
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RB Tarik Cohen - 3
RB Mike Davis - 4
RB David Montgomery - 5
RB Kerrith Whyte Jr. - 6
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TE Ben Braunecker - 7
TE Trey Burton - 8
TE Adam Shaheen -9
TE Bradley Sowell - 10
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WR Taylor Gabriel - 11
WR Anthony Miller - 12
WR Cordarrelle Patterson - 13
WR Riley Ridley - 14
WR Allen Robinson II - 15
WR Javon Wims - 16
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OL Alex Bars - 17 (unless he goes on IR)
OL Rashaad Coward - 18
OL James Daniels - 19
OL Ted Larsen - 20
OL Charles Leno Jr. - 21
OL Kyle Long - 22
OL Bobby Massie - 23
OL Cody Whitehair - 24
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DE Jonathan Bullard - 25
DE Roy Robertson-Harris - 26
DT Akiem Hicks - 27
DT Bilal Nichols - 28
DT Nick Williams - 29
NT Eddie Goldman - 30
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LB Matt Betts - 31
LB Kylie Fitts - 32
LB Leonard Floyd - 33
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe - 34
LB Nick Kwiatkoski - 35
LB Aaron Lynch - 36
LB Khalil Mack - 37
LB Roquan Smith - 38
LB Danny Trevathan - 39
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S Deon Bush - 40
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix - 41
S DeAndre Houston-Carson - 42
S Eddie Jackson - 43
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CB Prince Amukamara - 44
CB Kyle Fuller - 45
CB Sherrick McManis - 46
CB Duke Shelley - 47
CB Stephen Denmark - 48
CB Kevin Toliver II - 49
CB Buster Skrine - 50
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K Eddy Pineiro - 51
LS Patrick Scales - 52
P Pat O'Donnell - 53

There are going to be some talented people cut this year

[mmmc_35]

There are going to be some talented people cut this year

I dont think talent will really be cut, but this is the first year in a while that the bottom of the roster has NFL talent / potential.

[dplank]

QB Chase Daniel
QB Mitchell Trubisky
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RB Tarik Cohen
RB Mike Davis
RB David Montgomery
RB Kerrith Whyte Jr.
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TE Ben Braunecker
TE Trey Burton
TE Adam Shaheen
TE Bradley Sowell
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WR Taylor Gabriel
WR Anthony Miller
WR Cordarrelle Patterson
WR Riley Ridley
WR Allen Robinson II
WR Javon Wims
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OL T.J. Clemmings
OL Rashaad Coward
OL James Daniels
OL Ted Larsen
OL Charles Leno Jr.
OL Kyle Long
OL Bobby Massie
OL Cody Whitehair
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DE Jonathan Bullard
DE Roy Robertson-Harris
DT Akiem Hicks
DT Bilal Nichols
DT Nick Williams
NT Eddie Goldman
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LB Kylie Fitts
LB Leonard Floyd
LB Isaiah Irving
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe
LB Nick Kwiatkoski
LB Aaron Lynch
LB Khalil Mack
LB Roquan Smith
LB Danny Trevathan

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S Deon Bush
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
S DeAndre Houston-Carson
S Eddie Jackson
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CB Prince Amukamara
CB Kyle Fuller
CB Sherrick McManis
CB Duke Shelley
CB Stephen Denmark
CB Kevin Toliver II
CB Buster Skrine
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K Eddy Pineiro
LS Patrick Scales
P Pat O'Donnell

[wab]

Between life stuff and work, I have not had time to do this. I must remedy this right away.

[Middleguard]

When Bars was signed, there was speculation that he would be easy to redshirt because of his preexisting condition.
Does anybody know if he's practiced in mini-camps?

Also, I find the speculation that Kwiatkowski could be a cap-casualty (because of his league-mandated bonus) quite believable, but I can't find Pierre-Louis' contract so I don't know if he's actually cheaper.

[RING4CHI]

Between life stuff and work, I have not had time to do this. I must remedy this right away.

Same. I kind of miss the days when I would come home and be a couch potato and such. Just not the case anymore.

Anyway, I don't think I've wavered from the roster I predicted shortly after the draft.

QB - Trubisky, Daniel, Bray

RB - Cohen, Davis, Montgomery, Whyte Jr.

WR - Gabriel, Hall, Miller, Patterson, Ridley, Robinson, Wims

TE - Braunecker, Burton, Shaheen

OL - Coward, Daniels, Larsen, Leno, Jr., Long, Massie, Sowell, Whitehair

DL - Anderson, Bullard, Goldman, Hicks, Nichols, Robertson-Harris, Williams

LB - Floyd, Irving, Iyiegbuniwe, Kwiatkoski, Lynch, Mack, Smith, Trevathan

CB - Amukamara, Fuller, McManis, Shelley, Skrine

S - Bush, Clinton-Dix, Denmark, Houston-Carson, Jackson

K - Pineiro

P - O’Donnell

LS - Wirtel

[GSH]

I'd post mine but id just be echoing those already posted.

remember 2 years ago when our WR corp was Dontrelle Inman, Markus Wheaton, Kendall Wright, Cam Meredith and Marquess Wilson with kevin white in the hospital? What a difference compared to how its going to look.

Also on subject of the WR corp, bears just posted the Riley Ridley "meet the rookies" on youtube, check it out!

[wab]

OK, here's what I came up with. It was harder than I thought. Notes at the bottom of each position group...

Offense

QB: 2
Chase Daniel
Mitchell Trubisky

I don't know if Bray still qualifies for the PS, but even if he doesn't, he's only a phone call away.

RB: 4
Tarik Cohen
Mike Davis
David Montgomery
Kerrith Whyte Jr.

I don't have anything to say other than I'm glad to not see Mizzell's name in this group.

OL: 8
T.J. Clemmings
Rashaad Coward
James Daniels
Ted Larsen
Charles Leno Jr.
Kyle Long
Bobby Massie
Cody Whitehair

I had a tough time with this one. The Bears don't have a true LT to back up Leno, so I felt pressed to keep Clemmings. The Bears liked him in the draft, and now get a chance to see if he's healthy. Larsen can play guard and center, even though he doesn't play them well. I love Alex Bars, but more on him in a minute.

TE: 4
Trey Burton
Dax Raymond
Adam Shaheen
Bradley Sowell

Burton is worth keeping an eye on, because he might start out on the PUP. Raymond is worth keeping on the 53 based on upside alone. Sowell is the oulier...they switched him and asked him to drop like 40lbs. If they didn't have a plan for him, I doubt they'd ask him to go through that and risk not catching on with another team.

WR: 7
Taylor Gabriel
Marvin Hall
Anthony Miller
Cordarrelle Patterson
Riley Ridley
Allen Robinson II
Javon Wims

Patterson doesn't really count because he's basically a position-less player. Just don't cut Wims ok Bears?

Defense

CB: 6
Prince Amukamara
Kyle Fuller
Sherrick McManis
Duke Shelley
Buster Skrine
Kevin Toliver II

Pretty cut and dry here. Toliver showed some promise last year and is really the only true outside corner after Fuller and Amukamara. I know the Bears love them some Michael Joseph, so he will be one to watch in camp.

DL: 6
Jonathan Bullard
Roy Robertson-Harris
Akiem Hicks
Bilal Nichols
Nick Williams
Eddie Goldman

I would love for someone to step up and either make Bullard better, or push him off the roster. I just don't know who that would be. Nick Williams spot isn't super secure, but he's the only backup to Goldman the Bears really have.

EDGE: 5
Charles Harris
Leonard Floyd
Isaiah Irving
Aaron Lynch
Khalil Mack

By all accounts, Harris has looked like a player the Bears will have a hard time letting go of. His transition from DE to LB has so far been pretty seamless. He was limited last year by an injury which caused him to drop out of the draft.
Fitts has been underwhelming outside of a couple preseason games as a rookie and has limited upside. Matt Betts could push Fitts/Irving for a spot, but he's an ideal practice squad candidate.

ILB: 4
Joel Iyiegbuniwe
Nick Kwiatkoski
Roquan Smith
Danny Trevathan

Same as last year, although James Vaughters might make it tough on Iyiegbuniwe.

S: 4
Deon Bush
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
Stephen Denmark
Eddie Jackson

I really wanted to find a spot for Houston-Carson because I like him on special teams, I just didn't have room. He's right there on the bubble though - but he's been cut before.

Special Teams: 3
Eddy Pineiro
John Wirtel
Pat O'Donnell

Man, I don't know. Megapunt is the only lock of the bunch.

Other stuff:

Injured Reserve/PUP

Emanuel Hall - WR
Alex Bars - OL

Every year teams stash a couple of guys on IR. These are the two most likely candidates. If they are healthy though, they should take someone else's spot on the final 53.

Practice Squad Candidates:
Matt Betts - OLB
Michael Joseph - CB
Jonathan Harris - DL
Sam Mustipher - OL
Ryan Nall - RB
Jesper Horsted - WR/TE
James Vaughters - ILB

I know the Bears will bring in cuts from other teams, but these are a handful of guys I'd try to stash away.

[Mikefive]

OK, here's what I came up with. It was harder than I thought. Notes at the bottom of each position group...

Offense

QB: 2
Chase Daniel
Mitchell Trubisky

I don't know if Bray still qualifies for the PS, but even if he doesn't, he's only a phone call away.

RB: 4
Tarik Cohen
Mike Davis
David Montgomery
Kerrith Whyte Jr.

I don't have anything to say other than I'm glad to not see Mizzell's name in this group.

OL: 8
T.J. Clemmings
Rashaad Coward
James Daniels
Ted Larsen
Charles Leno Jr.
Kyle Long
Bobby Massie
Cody Whitehair

I had a tough time with this one. The Bears don't have a true LT to back up Leno, so I felt pressed to keep Clemmings. The Bears liked him in the draft, and now get a chance to see if he's healthy. Larsen can play guard and center, even though he doesn't play them well. I love Alex Bars, but more on him in a minute.

TE: 4
Trey Burton
Dax Raymond
Adam Shaheen
Bradley Sowell

Burton is worth keeping an eye on, because he might start out on the PUP. Raymond is worth keeping on the 53 based on upside alone. Sowell is the oulier...they switched him and asked him to drop like 40lbs. If they didn't have a plan for him, I doubt they'd ask him to go through that and risk not catching on with another team.

WR: 7
Taylor Gabriel
Marvin Hall
Anthony Miller
Cordarrelle Patterson
Riley Ridley
Allen Robinson II
Javon Wims

Patterson doesn't really count because he's basically a position-less player. Just don't cut Wims ok Bears?

Defense

CB: 6
Prince Amukamara
Kyle Fuller
Sherrick McManis
Duke Shelley
Buster Skrine
Kevin Toliver II

Pretty cut and dry here. Toliver showed some promise last year and is really the only true outside corner after Fuller and Amukamara. I know the Bears love them some Michael Joseph, so he will be one to watch in camp.

DL: 6
Jonathan Bullard
Roy Robertson-Harris
Akiem Hicks
Bilal Nichols
Nick Williams
Eddie Goldman

I would love for someone to step up and either make Bullard better, or push him off the roster. I just don't know who that would be. Nick Williams spot isn't super secure, but he's the only backup to Goldman the Bears really have.

EDGE: 5
Charles Harris
Leonard Floyd
Isaiah Irving
Aaron Lynch
Khalil Mack

By all accounts, Harris has looked like a player the Bears will have a hard time letting go of. His transition from DE to LB has so far been pretty seamless. He was limited last year by an injury which caused him to drop out of the draft.
Fitts has been underwhelming outside of a couple preseason games as a rookie and has limited upside. Matt Betts could push Fitts/Irving for a spot, but he's an ideal practice squad candidate.

ILB: 4
Joel Iyiegbuniwe
Nick Kwiatkoski
Roquan Smith
Danny Trevathan

Same as last year, although James Vaughters might make it tough on Iyiegbuniwe.

S: 4
Deon Bush
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
Stephen Denmark
Eddie Jackson

I really wanted to find a spot for Houston-Carson because I like him on special teams, I just didn't have room. He's right there on the bubble though - but he's been cut before.

Special Teams: 3
Eddy Pineiro
John Wirtel
Pat O'Donnell

Man, I don't know. Megapunt is the only lock of the bunch.

Other stuff:

Injured Reserve/PUP

Emanuel Hall - WR
Alex Bars - OL

Every year teams stash a couple of guys on IR. These are the two most likely candidates. If they are healthy though, they should take someone else's spot on the final 53.

Practice Squad Candidates:
Matt Betts - OLB
Michael Joseph - CB
Jonathan Harris - DL
Sam Mustipher - OL
Ryan Nall - RB
Jesper Horsted - WR/TE
James Vaughters - ILB

I know the Bears will bring in cuts from other teams, but these are a handful of guys I'd try to stash away.

A few things...

1. I don't get the love for Bradley Sowell at TE. And with our great depth at WR, I'm not sure we even need 4 TEs. I'd lose Sowell and keep a STs guy like DHC, especially with super project Denmark at S.

2. Keeping 11 guys between RB and WR seems like a LOT. CPat is a hybrid who will do either. I might lose Marvin Hall or hope Whyte can stick on the PS and keep another OL guy like Bars. Or perhaps a backup LT might be a better choice.

But other than that, I'm pretty much with you.

[Moriarty]

OL[8]: Leno(27/2), Daniels(21/2), Whitehair(26/FA), Long(INJ-30/1), Massie(29/3)
Larsen(31/FA), Coward(24/RFA*), Clemmings(27/FA)

QB[3]: Trubisky(25/1+1), Daniel(32/FA), Bray(27/FA)

HB[4]: Davis(26/1), Cohen(23/2), Montgomery<R3-21>, Whyte<R7-22*>

FB[0]:

WR[6]: Gabriel(INJ-28/2), Robinson(INJ-25/1)
Miller(24/2), Patterson(28/1)
Ridley<R4-22 >, MHall(26/RFA**)


TE[4]: TBurton(INJ-27/2), Shaheen(INJ-24/1**), Sowell(29/FA), Braunecker(25/1)

DL[6]: Hicks(29/2), Goldman(25/3), Robertson-Harris(25/RFA**)
Nichols(22/2), Williams(29/FA**), Bullard(25/FA)

OLB[4]: Mack(28/5), Floyd(INJ-26/1), Lynch(INJ-26/FA) , Irving(24/RFA**),

ILB[5]: Smith(22/2+1), Trevathan(29/FA)
Kwiatkowski(25/FA), Pierre-Louis(25/FA), Iyiegbuniwe(22/2**)

CB[6]: Amukamara(29/1), Fuller(27/2), Skrine(30/2), McManis(31/FA), Shelley<R6-22*>, Toliver(23/1r**)

S[4]: C-Dix(26/FA), Jackson(25/1)
Bush(25/FA), H-C(INJ-26/FA)

[3]
K: Piniero(23/1r)
P: O’Donnell(28/1)
LS: Scales(31/FA)


PUP/IR: EHall(INJ-22/2r)

PS includes:
Nall, Wims, Gentry, Raymond, Bunting, Anderson, Fitts, Denmark

[Moriarty]

So I scored 49/53

Missed:

• Had Clemmings instead of Lucas (which I'm going to argue would have been correct, if Clemmings hadn't gotten hurt )
• Had Bray instead of Woods as a 6th ILB (I didn't think Bray still had PS eligibility)
• Had Bullard for 1 more year, instead of Anderson
• Had Marcus Hall instead of Wims

Anyone top that?

[Mikefive]

So I scored 49/53

Missed:

• Had Clemmings instead of Lucas (which I'm going to argue would have been correct, if Clemmings hadn't gotten hurt )
• Had Bray instead of Woods as a 6th ILB (I didn't think Bray still had PS eligibility)
• Had Bullard for 1 more year, instead of Anderson
• Had Marcus Hall instead of Wims

Anyone top that?

48, since it was Marvin Hall. ;-P