Now that we're through May OTAs I'm ready to stick my neck out and give all of you a chance to shoot me down.  Here is my best pre-season guess as to who will make the 53-man roster, who will start, who will be sent to the Practice Squad, and who will be cut.  At each position, the expected starter (after 4 games) is listed first.

OFFENSE  (24)

QB   Alex Smith, David Carr, Nate Davis

RB   Frank Gore, Anthony Dixon, Glen Coffee

FB   Brit Miller   OR   Jehuu Caulcrick

SE   Michael Crabtree, Brandon Jones

FL   Josh Morgan, Jason Hill

SR   Ted Ginn, Kyle Williams

TE   Vernon Davis, Delanie Walker, Tony Curtis

C     Eric Heitmann, David Baas

LG   Mike Iupati, David Baas

RG   Chilo Rachal, David Baas

LT   Joe Staley, Barry Sims

RT   Anthony Davis, Alex Boone   OR   Adam Snyder

DEFENSE  (24)

NT   Abrayo Franklin, Ricky Jean-Francois

LE   Isaac Sopoaga, Kentwan Balmer

RE   Justin Smith, Ray McDonald

MILB  Patrick Willis, Matt Wilhelm, Scott McKillop

TILB  Takeo Spikes, Navorro Bowman, Scott McKillop

LOB   Manny Lawson, Ahmad Brooks

ROB   Parys Haralson, Travis LaBoy

LCB   Nate Clements, Tarell Brown, Will James   OR   Phillip Adams

RCB   Shawntae Spencer, Karl Paymah

SS   Taylor Mays, Michael Lewis

FS   Dashon Goldson, Curtis Taylor   OR   Reggie Smith

SPECIALISTS (5)

K     Joe Nedney

P     Andy Lee

LS   Brian Jennings

KR / PR   LeRoy Vann

Other   Michael Robinson

PRACTICE SQUAD  (Maximum or 8)

QB   Jarrett Brown

FB    Jehuu Caulcrick   OR   Brit Miller

TE    Nate Byham

OL    Chris Patrick

NT    Khalif Mitchell

LB    Diyral Briggs

OT    Alex Boone - if Adam Snyder kept on 53-man roster

CB    Phillip Adams - if Will James kept on 53-man roster

CB    Patrick Stoudamire - if Phillip Adams kept on 53-man roster and Will James cut

DT    Derek Walker - if Alex Boone kept on 53-man roster and Adam Snyder cut

VETERAN CUTS

K Shane Andrus, CB Dre Bly, WR Isaac Bruce, LB Martail Burnett, OG Brian de la Puente, DT Demetric Evans,

TE Joe Jon Finley, CB Walt Harris, LB Brandon Long, FB Moran Norris, CB Keith Smith, C Cody Wallace,

OL Tony Wragge, WR Dominique Zeigler

Conditional:   OL Adam Snyder (if OT Alex Boone kept on 53-man roster), CB Will James (if CB Phillip Adams kept on 53-man roster), S Curtis Taylor (if S Reggie Smith kept on 53-man roster), S Reggie Smith (if S Curtis Taylor kept on 53-man roster)

FREE AGENT CUTS

LB Mike Balogun, CB Tramaine Brock, WR Bakari Grant, LB Keaton Kristick, WR Scott Long, S Chris Maragos,

WR Jared Perry

OK guys, FIRE AWAY!!