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First official Depth Chart of 2012
http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/No_b ... hart080612
Offense
LT: Matt Kalil / DeMarcus Love / Kevin Murphy
LG: Charlie Johnson / Chris DeGeare / Tyler Holmes / Grant Cook
C: John Sullivan / Joe Berger / Quentin Saulsberry
RG: Brandon Fusco / Geoff Schwartz / Austin Pasztor / Bridger Buche
RT: Phil Loadholt / Pat Brown / Levi Horn
X: Jerome Simpson / Michael Jenkins / Devin Aromashodu / Greg Childs / Emmanuel Arceneaux
Y: Kyle Rudolph / John Carlson / Rhett Ellison / Allen Reisner / Mickey Shuler
Z: Percy Harvin / Stephen Burton / Jarius Wright / Kerry Taylor / Bryan Walters / Kamar Jorden
QB: Christian Ponder / Joe Webb / Sage Rosenfels / McLeod Bethel-Thompson
HB: Adrian Peterson / Toby Gerhart / Lex Hilliard / Jordan Todman / Derrick Coleman
FB: Jerome Felton / Ryan D'Imperio / Matt Asiata

Defense
RE: Jared Allen / Nick Reed / Jeff Charleston
NT: Letroy Guion / Fred Evans / Chase Baker / Tydreke Powell
UT: Kevin Williams / Christian Ballard / Trevor Guyton / Anthony Jacobs
LE: Brian Robison / D'Aundre Reed / Ernest Owusu
WLB: Erin Henderson / Marvin Mitchell / Everson Griffen
MLB: Jasper Brinkley / Tyrone McKenzie / Audie Cole / Tyler Nielsen
SLB: Chad Greenway / Larry Dean / Solomon Elimimian / Corey Paredes
RCB: Chris Cook / Chris Carr / Josh Robinson / Zackary Bowman / Bobby Felder / Chris Stroud
LCB: Antoine Winfield / Brandon Burton / Marcus Sherels / Reggie Jones / Corey Gatewood
NCB*: Antoine Winfield / Marcus Sherels / Chris Carr / Robert Blanton
FS: Jamarca Sanford / Harrison Smith / Andrew Sendejo
SS: Mistral Raymond / Eric Frampton / Robert Blanton

Special Teams
P: Chris Kluwe
K: Blair Walsh
Long snapper: Cullen Loeffler
Holder: Chris Kluwe
Punt returner: Marcus Sherels / Jarius Wright / Josh Robinson / Bryan Walters
Kick returner: Percy Harvin / Marcus Sherels / Jarius Wright / Stephen Burton / Josh Robinson

how is Harrison Smith not our starting FS?

NextQuestion wrote:how is Harrison Smith not our starting FS?

They probably want him to earn it. I have little doubt he will be the starting safety. Kalil is the only rookie listed as a starter on that current depth chart.

I think they're being a little conservative with Smith and deferring to the incumbent safeties by not handing him the starting job. Hes' beginning to get some first team reps already in training camp, so I have a feeling that he'll be named the starter before long.

Makes you realize just how thin the Vikings are at some positions. Offensive line and linebacker, especially. With the injuries to Love and Scwhartz, they're way too vulnerable already, and they haven't even played their first preseason game.

At least they have some depth now in the secondary. Maybe not a lot of talent, but some depth.

NextQuestion wrote:how is Harrison Smith not our starting FS?

Same reason it took AD weeks to beat Chester.