Looks like Frank the Tank is becoming Cedric Summers...walking down the path to the ps and then another team in due time.  He seemed to have some decent hype behind him on this board but is getting lost in the mix of other talented RBs in Redman and Logan.

   Redzoneman looks like the short yardage back we've been missing, from what I've seen of him so far he looks to have more potential than the departed Gary Russell and the high in his pads running Summers. Logan looks like he could be Sproles Jr.  and the rs we desperatley need. With these 2 backs putting on the pressure for roster spots who makes the team in the backfield and does a WR or Carey Davis have the need to fear for their roster spot? Thoughts opinions...

First off I'm really upset that Burnett can't hold onto the ball and secure that RS position as many thought when he was drafted but on to what you were asking about.

I think that FWP, RM, MM, and Redman make the squad along with Hines, Holmes, Sweed, Wallace and probably Dallas Baker.  Summer, I agree will hit the PS and then go the way of Kuhn and by that I mean leave to play for someone else...

When it comes to Logan and Davis I think only one of them makes the team so we're going to have to keep an eye out on the return game in the finally between Wallace, Logan and Burnett.

Kind of talking in general about the trend of us drafting big backs late only for them to be far outshined by the udfas.  Cedric Summers is just me reliving the last great Steeler powerback Cedric Humes, who was hyped by many as Summers was here.  When will the Steelers learn that we can't draft powerbacks, or RBs in general... just like we can't draft rs (no matter how my times we inflate a rs to the 3rd rd pick he will not be better because we drafted him or how early we draft him). Look out when we bring in udfas though as it seems like we've got a few lower level scouts in need of a promotion.

Basically the question is how will our roster breakdown be with the skill positions?

Will we carry an extra skill player (rs) in lieu of that extra OL depth that we don't have anyways? 

We could go into this year with Starks/Colon/Foster as our tackles and Kemo/Essex/Urbik at guard and Hartwig/Legursky at center. That's only 8 OL worthy of making an NFL team, with a very loose usage of the term "worthy" as Urbik only fits this bill from draft position/young developing perspective. Capizzi, Hills, Parquet and Shipley are ps at best in quality and a couple of them should make it there, but if we go into the season with only 8 OL and 7 active come gameday (Urbik inactive) that could open up a roster spot which we could choose to use on A)Redzoneman-the powerback B)Logan-the rs or C)Hills-the underwhelming tackle who could be protected as "depth" by keeping him on the roster as an inactive every week.

The whole above scenario is predicated by my belief that the jack of all trades but master of none Carey Davis will make the team on versatility alone, even though he has shown nothing in camp or preseason games to make me believe that he earned that spot over Redman or Logan who both have something to bring to the table other than being average a lot.

I guess it's a good problem to have about 55-56 players that you'd like to see make the team, the only problem is those 2-3 that get away that come back to haunt you and you're left holding a sack of Tony Hills

And don't even get me started on Burnett...you're right if he can just hold onto the ball I'm not even thinking these thoughts grrrr.

Logan just looks like a natural at rs the same way FWP did to me the first time I saw him run.

I'll go with FWP, RM , MM, Redzoneman and then Hines, tone, Wallace, Sweed, McD and assume Davis gets a bye onto the squad (ugh) and Logan ends up costing either Hills or Burnett/Ratliff their spot depending on how we shape the roster.

I'm dying here...10 days and counting.

I can't see how we don't keep Logan, he has brought something to the table we haven't seen in a while, since Randle-el. He has speed, experience on the returns, and he gets more yardage than any one else since El. They kept a spot open for an rs before, and he didn't pan out at all. His name slips my mind right now, we signed him from S.F. In my opinion it's a no-brainer to keep Logan.