The Denver Post reported on its Web site Saturday that the Broncos agreed to terms with wide receiver Keary Colbert, an unrestricted free agent who spent the last four seasons with the Carolina Panthers.
Colbert has 109 catches for 1,424 yards and seven touchdowns in his career to date. He had 332 yards on 32 receptions with no scores last season as the Panthers struggled with injuries and instability at quarterback, starting four different passers (Jake Delhomme, David Carr, Vinny Testaverde and Matt Moore).
Discuss below, and until the next posting, vaya con Dios.
Tags: Free Agency, Keary Colbert
BOSS BAILEY will be coming to Denver Wednesday according to NFL network !
Oh, boy, fellow Broncos fans, Colbert is bad news. I have been in Charlotte the past 10 years and follow the Panthers a little since they are the local team. This guy does not have the work ethic or determination required of a Bronco. He drops passes, runs the wrong routes and has never lived up to his potential. I do admit that Carolina has not had the best of QBs, but trust me, this is not good. Just take a look at his history and how many chances John Fox gave him. Do you really think it will be that much different?
As always—Go Broncos!!!
to broncofan 1088. I got as far as the Pats are signing “average” players and then I had to stop reading. Didn’t they sign Randy Moss and Adalius Thomas last year? and went 18-1. It’s you that need the education.
And because of not reading on you did not see what was said later on. Last season was the first time they actualy spent big money in the free agency and it was on only Adalius Thomas that they spent it, Moss signed only a one year prove it deal, which although he proved it they still did not win the ONLY game that matters. All the previous years where they didn’t have such an amazing record but still won the only game any one truly gives a $hit about could be considered a ton better than last season if you ask me. And if you look at their offseason spending in those years do you see any big names? Didn’t think so. They turned team players that had not been the biggest of names before being on the Patriots into stars. The key to any team that wins is having guys who want to play and not who want to get pay. Please read everything if you are going to make an educated response to a post.
i think we should go and ask randy moss to come on down to denver we got the big powerful receiver in Brandon Marshall now we need a quick receiver y not randy moss hes shown hes still in his minnesota form which i got to c cause i live in the chi-town area so i saw him two times a year. i know what u guys think hes another T.O. but he’s not hes better w/o the attitude i dont believe he said one bad thing in oakland or in new england so y not not and im pissed that we didn’t get shaun rogers or marcus stroud or vilma idk maybe we’re waiting for draft day idk
I like that assertion about Mcaffery (and give Colbert a chance). I would not have done 9 of 10 of these recent FA deals. Too much money for Donte Stallworth and most, and why are these teams dummping these fat overpaid DT’s? Stroud just had microfracture on a bad ankle. The Broncos need youth and depth. No fullbacks makes me think they will go with 2 TE’s a lot so we will have 2 TE threats often. Keith Rivers, Balmer or Clady or another OT would be a good first round fit.
i think Daniel G. is over paid, the o-line needs help, Dwayne Robertson is an option and so is Bryant Johnson.
the broncos should draft Kenny Philips in da 1st round, Jamaal Charles in da second, frank okam and the best available OL available in da 4th round.
Sign Boss bailey and draft either Ray Malauga or James Lauranitis in da 1st round next year, and trade Dre Bly and a Pick for D’angelo Hall 2 hav the best coner Tandem in da NFL.
go Broncos
Maybe Moss did not “say” anything bad while in Oakland, but anybody who watched ANY football those two years knows that he flat-out gave up on his team. He takes plays off anyway, but there were whole games where you saw little to no effort out of him. It would be totally unacceptable for someone like that to follow in the footsteps of Rod Smith, who epitomized hard work at the wr position.
I heard the Broncos were not impresed with Kenny Phillips at the combine. Not worth a 12 pick. Oddly the Broncos are one of a few teams where Moss might fit due to Cutlers arm-not that I would make a move for him.
What if McFadden were available at 12? I heard he has 4 iligit kids so he would fit the program.
Wow- not too sure what the Broncos were thinking with this move. As someone living in NC I got to watch this guys horrendous season firsthand…along with all his dropped passes. You can only blame a QB for so much. I hope he does well in Denver but I think 7 million could have been better spent elsewhere.
I think that special teams is a huge concern for us. last year we moved the ball farily well but had to start at our own 20 (or worse) most of the time. we definately need a speed returner that can hang on to the ball and give us good field position. hopefully we can find a steal in the lower draft rounds that can do exactly that. the main need is o-line help. last year we got killed both times against the chargers cause they massacred our o-line. if we expect to win the division we have to beat san diego and protect cutler. i’d also like to see another wr and another dt added to the roster. with the sudden loss of gold we need another lb too! we have got a lot of work to do so i hope shanny and sundquist make some good decisions.
GO BRONCOS!
Why dont we talk about somthing important besides the back slot reciever. he might not make the final cut lets talk about the important stuff. I think with the broncos recent free agent history they should be limited to 3 signings this year. And every thing else should be draft picks.
And i spent two years with a bunch of people from detroit, and none of them really give 2 craps about boss bailey, and i dont see why theres so much attention given towards him from denver fans, he’s always injured, he cant shed blocks, he’s not physcial, i mean theres not much good about him other than he’s a work out monster he’ll give u a 42 inch vertical, and a 4.5 forty, but it means nothin on the feild. we really dont need to see one of our line backers bein drove 20 yards down the feild by a tight end…. or maybe im wrong maybe some of you fans would like to see more of the anal rape we received from other teams ground attacks.
Lets get some hysteria started people: TRADE UP FOR DORSEY!!!!!!!!
and no matter what corners we have they will all be exposed untill denver decides to play more press coverage
And kenny phillips in the first round lets get serious people. not even a possibility, and We dont need help at DT because Ebenezer ekuban is back… Are u kiddin me back to what his old un productive form i got a good idea, lets stop signing bad old players, that the bottem feeders of the NFL dont want, and focus on good draft picks… and an even wierder idea, lets NOT draft away our draft picks for “good experinced vets” that have zero impact on the team. Schefler, cutler, marshall, D.Will(rip), dumervill(why is it so easy to forget he had 12 sacks). are pretty much the only picks that have had an impact recently thats a sad list, and what free agents in the last 3 or 4 years that have been in the orange & blue, have been as good as they where advertised im thinkin none, prove me wrong please . We do need a new MLB, cause al wilson was the heart of this D and it takes time to for another player to take that role, night as well start now…….Ebenezer ekuband i guess some people like below to mediocre performance
So much for the glass half full.
Neither signing is a blockbuster, I’ll give you that. (Colbert was great his rookie year, but has lost confidence and drops too many balls)
FYI, Slowik will play alot of man coverage. (thank God)
We can improve alot via the draft.
It will be Rivers, Clady or Phillips at number 12. (unless we work a deal with Dallas)
Round 2 could be Baker, Abidi, or Moore.
The key will be getting in the third round, if we can fanagle Harrison, Okam, and Schmitt, things will start coming together. (Not that I wouldn’t mind Dorsey, but we need a big first day) And yes, I’m aware we currently don’t have a pick in the 3rd, but, it “can” be done.
I also hope they draft Alridge, give him a shot at wideout. (He is a KR, RB, but projects to wideout at this level, very fast)
It will be interesting to see what develops with Marcus Thomas.
The Bronco’s didn’t like Ed Reed either, we all know how that turned out.
m.c. the great:
1) Ekuban is a DE not a DT. Plus, he is old and coming off a season ending injury in which he didn’t play a single snap in the regular season. You cannot expect him to have a major impact next season.
2) Kenny Phillips at 12 is a very realistic possibility. He is the best safety in a very weak safety draft class. We need a safety and there are no quality one’s out there in the later rounds.
3) We have had some free agents pan out. Javon was a stud in 06′. Holland was a nice anchor to our line last year. Stokley has played pretty well. Hamza is coming around nicely (hopefully we keep him), etc.
4) No one is saying we need to replace DJ. He a great linebacker but he talents are better suited to cover the flats and play weakside. He got gobbled up last year when O-lineman came out and blocked, he was late hitting holes and clogging the running lanes and most of his tackles came from chasing a running back down after a 5 yards. I love DJ but if we can get a true MLB and move DJ outside, than I’m all for it.
Keary Colbert ??? Are U kidding me shanny ??? He has done NOTHING in the nfl !!! This is our big free agent signing ??? We passed on Vilma, Crumpler, Rodgers, etc, etc, just to get Colbert !!!!! Incredible !!! This guy won’t even make the team !!! Shanny is getting senile, it’s time for him to go before he throws another season away !!! Hey numnuts: WE NEED DEFENSIVE & OFFENSIVE LINEMEN NOT A 4TH STRING RECEIVER, we have plenty of those already.
ok, we better get bryant johnson, and boss bailey, and if we don’t get dewayne robertson u better hope sedrick ellis falls or dorsey falls to #12 even though none can prolly make an immeidate impact like amobi okoye did
I see the Broncos dropping down so they can get a DT, OT, MLB or OLB, safety and WR. Too bad they do no thave a 3 pick. And we do not have lots of 4th striong receivers-we have no depth there at all.
scratch robertson, the bengals just got him this morning
Ok so we have an awsome #1 in Marshall a very reliable slot reciever in Stokley. Wait oh i see no #2 reciever for the big orange. And common guys are 4th and 5th at this moment are better then colbert. Oh with reminds me we dont use a lot of 3 WR sets more of an H or power set formation with 2WR & 2TE what we need is lepsis replacement at LT. What good is it to have a future HF QB in Cutler and great offencive play makers if we dont have the big man to protect or run block.
PS. We also have no DT________________________ =0
Half the posts say Colbert is slow and average, and half say he’s got blazing speed. Brilliant. What’s that saying about opinons, they’re like…..? Everybody’s got one.
I think that they should of gotten a SPEED WR idk like maybe STALLWORTH and last i checked MOSS is still up for grabs right? And i wonder what is possibly going through Mike’s mind i mean i love our coach to death but comeo on SHAUN ROGERS OR EVEN STROUD WOULD OF DONE OUT D A LOT OF GOOD. AND WITH GOLD GONE I WOULD OF LOVED TO SEE LANCE BRIGGS COME TO DENVER. I MEAN UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING IN THIS YEARS DRAFT CLASS THAT IM MISSING I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVEN’T GOTTEN A PROVEN VETEREN AT ANY OF OUR HOLES I.E. DL, WR, SS, OL, MLB ETC BUT LIKE I SAID BEFORE I TRUST MIKE WITH MY LIFE I DON’T THINK I CAN STAND BACK TO BACK LOSING SEASONS THOUGH.
A D-Lineman from Detroit who the lousy Lions dont want? Great. Keeping the very old John Lynch who was taken out during many many plays last season, instead of keeping Hamzah Abdullah, who is so good that Lynch called his old coaches @ Tampa bay and told them they were crazy to let him go? Wonderful. Keeping the old Lynch and losing the young Abdullah creates problems this year, Lynch gets smoked in coverage, he’s NOT a linebacker, he’s a Defensive Back. In 1 year, they’ll be searching for his replacement, which we had in Abdullah. This is absolutely ridiculous, can this team be any more stupid? And they should be explaining to the fans EXACTLY WHY we didn’t get Bryant Johnson from Arizona. He’s an un-restricted Free Agent, and was outstanding last year.
“We’ve talked with the Bengals, as we have with other teams, and we’ve discussed parameters,” Engelhard said. “But nothing is finalized.” This was posted on the Bengal’s website this morning about Dewayne Robertson. He is still available but his price may be too high for the Broncos.
I do believe we will keep Abdullah, he is a RESTRICTED free agent meaning the Broncos can match any offer that a team gives him.
I believe the Broncos are doing an excellent job so far in free agency. They are searching for overlooked talent such as Colbert. They are also trying to sign MLB Niko Koutouvides from the Seahawks. If they do, they would move DJ Williams to the outside and start Niko in the middle. I think Boss Bailey would also be a nice overlooked addition.
D Robertson is worth the 4th and 5th draft picks that Cincy is givin up.
For those of you who don’t like the selections so far because of previous lack luster performance , sometimes there is more going on in those situations than we know about that could contribute to that performance. You put the right guy in the right situation (i.e. Randy Moss at New England) and all of a sudden you have an under achiever performing to his maximum capabilities. I don’t think Boss Bailey would give anything but his best with his brother on the team, do you? If we can get great performance out of our coaches, we can get maximum performance out of our players. Look what the coaching staffs of teams like Indy, New England , N.Y. Giants ,etc. have done with their young players in recent history. I hope the Bronco coaching staff is truly looking hard at their lack luster performance last season,like Shanny said, it’s all on them. I already think they are improving ,looking at the moves that have been made so far this off season. No knee jerk reaction to what other teams are doing; marching to the beat of their own drum. Signing young players that still have plenty of fuel left in the tank and have something to prove. If they have another great draft class like the last couple of years, I say the Broncos play in the superbowl in the 09 season. GO BRONCOS
It will not help unless the coach lets Cutler free lance a little.
Let me put another 2 cents in here…
I have thought through this…
QB – solidified – Jay is our guy for at least the next 10 years
RB – hard jello – Selvin is our future and we should give him AT LEAST 55% of the carries.
WR – jello – both Brandons can stay for 5 or so years because they keep us going but we need a #2, Stokley is a slot
TE – a puddle – Scheffler is the best and Graham is our best name, not really Antonio Gates or Tony Gonzalez
OT – another puddle – youthful but not talented, maybe get some guys in the draft
OG, C – jello – aging but still upholding
DE – glass – strong in skill, weak in experience
DT – a 3rd puddle – Marcus Thomas…who else can play there???
OLB – jello – grab Boss Bailey/Victor Hobson/Roosevelt Colvin in FA and Keith Rivers in the draft
MLB – solidified – D.J. has played his best here
CB – a rock – good talent but get thrown around a bit (Keep Dominique)
S – jello – have ol’ man Lynch back there and need depth along with youth
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BroncoHowie you stole my thunder! Its pretty obvious that we don’t need a WR. I’m surprised more of you aren’t talkin’ s**t about this move. Look I’m not a naysayer,I ‘ve always(20 years) tried to see the upside with this team but come on, you gotta be kidding me with these moves.
I suppose you didn’t hear. The broncos have less than $10 million in cap room…. not much to work with. Why go out and give a Justin Smith or Shaun Rogers $7 million a year when we have had such bad luck on the free agent market. Examples: Simeon Rice, Daryl Gardner, Courtney Brown, Sam Adams, etc. A team can’t be made up of entirely “superstars.” The Broncos already have enough of those. Now we need team guys that won’t hurt the chemistry of the team and will come in and work hard.
JABAR GAFFNEY IS STILL AVAILABLE
Hey guys, did you hear??? Our buddy Javon is now a Chokeland Faider!!!!
watch javon get like 1000 yards and 10 tds…happens all the time
screw Javon… he’ll have 30 catches at most.. (what a loser)