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    GREEN BAY, Wis. With training camp complete, the players resting uncomfortably on the Green Bay Packers roster bubble have only one more opportunity to win a spot on the 53-man roster. Thats Thursday nights preseason finale against the Kansas City Chiefs.The final cuts to the 53-man roster are due by 3 p.m. Tuesday. Including the 16-man practice squad, which can be formed on Wednesday, general manager Brian Gutekunst sees it as a 69-man roster. Thats true from the team perspective, with each player eligible to be elevated from the practice squad three times, if not from the player perspective, given the disparity in pay between a player on the roster vs. the practice squad ($705,000 minimum per season, or about $39,000 per week, vs. $11,500 per week.)I know everybody focuses a lot on the 53 (but) it really is more the 69, the whole practice squad and how that stacks up, Gutekunst said. As you go through an NFL season, the amount of players you use and the team youre playing with at the end of the season compared to the beginning of the season, it can be drastic. Scroll to ContinueTo me, certainly, I think you have some minimums at each position that you kind of feel you have Patrick Roy Jersey to have, but then after that with a 16-man practice squad, youre trying to keep maybe the best 53 overall to start the season. That doesnt mean thats going to be the best 53 (for) Game 8, Game 12 and into the playoffs.Theres a lot at stake on Thursday night, with spots seemingly available at half the position groups. Other than safety, which has been hit hard by injuries, and offensive line, where there are injury questions, the depth seems strong up and down the roster. Quarterbacks (2)On the 53: Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love.Changes from last week: None.Toughest cut: Tyson Jost Jersey None.Injury concern: None.Analysis: The Packers probably can get Danny Etling onto the practice squad. A seventh-round pick in 2018, its not as if he made a profound series of plays to change league-wide opinion. Running Backs (2)On the 53: Aaron Jones, AJ Dillon.Change from last week: Tyler Goodson (out).Toughest cuts: Patrick Taylor and Tyler Goodson.Injury concern: Kylin Hill will start the season on the physically unable to perform list. He can begin practicing after Week 4.Analysis: This is one of the more interesting positions under Gutekunsts premise that its a 69-man roster. In theory, the Packers could release Taylor and Goodson, confident they can get one or (probably) both onto the practice squad to be the third back and then elevate that player into onto the gameday roster until Hill is ready. Last week, I asked Gutekunst what hes looking for in a third back just for this story. His answer, with the italicized emphasis being mine and not his: Theres some special teams that come into play with that. Thats going to be an important part of that third running back spot we decide to keep three. So, expect Taylor to be the third back at Minnesota. Will that be on the 53 or the practice squad? Receivers (7)On the 53: Allen Lazard, Sammy Watkins, Randall Cobb, Amari Rodgers, Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Juwann Winfree.Change from last week: None.Toughest cut: Samori Toure.Injury concern: None, with Christian Watson potentially going to play against the Chiefs on Thursday.Analysis: The first six players on the list are locks. So, in the race for No. 7, its Juwann Winfree vs. Samori Toure. Aaron Rodgers has talked up Winfree a few times, and Winfree is a No. 1 on kickoff and kickoff return while Toure is nowhere to be seen on special teams. Releasing Toure would risk losing him on waivers. However, how much interest will there be in the 258th pick of the draft? For those bottom-of-the-depth-chart players, receiver really is a dime-a-dozen position given the wide Carl Soderberg Jersey -open nature of college football and how many prospects enter the league every year. Tight Ends (4)On the 53: Robert Tonyan, Marcedes Lewis, Tyler Davis, Josiah Deguara.Change from last week: None.Toughest cut: None.Injury concern: None, with Robert Tonyan practicing the last two weeks and seemingly on course to be ready for Week 1.Analysis: Tyler Davis has a turnover in each of the first two preseason games but the Packers are playing the long game. Besides, with Tonyan coming off his injury, maybe he wont be Rob Ramage Jersey ready for a full workload. We still have a lot of confidence in Tyler, coach Matt LaFleur said this week. I know he was disappointed with the fumble and I know he had a holding penalty or whatever. But hes done a lot of good things, too, and its maybe not as glaring as those two plays, in particular. But I feel like hes definitely done a good job in a lot of aspects. No. 1, his value on teams alone is definitely noticeable. Hes still a young, developing player. I think theres a lot of growth there for him. And we havent lost any confidence in him over two plays. Offensive Line (10)On the 53: LT David Bakhtiari, LT Yosh Nijman, LG Jon Runyan Jr, C Josh Myers, RG Royce Newman, RT Elgton Jenkins, C/G Jake Hanson, OL Zach Tom, G Sean Rhyan, T Caleb Jones.Change from last week: LT David Bakhtiari (in), OT Caleb Jones (in), Cole Van Lanen (out via trade).Toughest cut: None.Injury concerns: Elgton Jenkins practiced the last two weeks and David Bakhtiari practiced two times this week. With Bakhtiaris status for Week 1 (and beyond) the great unknown, will the Packers need to keep an extra blocker? Analysis: The Packers have drafted nine offensive linemen the John Wensink Jersey past three years and still the depth is precarious. Of this years draft picks, Mr. Versatility, fourth-rounder Zach Tom, looks like a real keeper but third-round guard Sean Rhyan and seventh-round tackle Rasheed Walker are nowhere near ready to contribute. The aforementioned uncertainty regarding Bakhtiari could force the Packers to keep a 10th. That would be ma sive Caleb Jones, who has impre sed as an undrafted free agent. If he makes the roster and plays in a game, . Or, the Packers could go shopping for a more experienced option. Defensive Line (5)On the 53: Kenny Clark, Dean Lowry, Jarran Reed, Devonte Wyatt, TJ Slaton.Change from last week: None.Toughest cuts: Seventh-round rookie Jonathan Ford, Chris Slayton and, especially, Jack Heflin, are NFL-worthy players. Injury concern: None.Analysis: Generally, the fear of losing this player or that player after final cuts is unfounded. 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