Is Denver becoming Knoxville West?
With its fifth round selection, Denver picked former University of Tennessee defensive lineman Malik Jackson, making him the fourth Volunteer on the Broncos roster, the most out of any school. He joins punter Britton Colquitt, quarterback Peyton Manning and defensive end Robert Ayers.
“I feel like we’ve some good Tennessee guys, so hopefully they’ll be welcoming me with open arms and I’m pretty excited to play with those kinds of guys,” Jackson said.
Malik will look to contribute alongside Denver’s first pick, Derek Wolfe, as a rookie on the defensive line. Malik said the Broncos project him as a defensive end — where he played at USC before transferring to Tennessee — and he believes his long wingspan gives him an advantage on the edge.
“I feel that some of my strengths are my arm length — I have really good, lengthy arms and I feel that I can use them well,” Jackson said. “I’ve got good feet to come up off the edge. I’m pretty knowledgeable about pass rush moves. I pretty much feel that I’m an all-around good defensive end. There are some skills I know I need to work on so I’m ready to get up to Denver and have them check me out, see how I look, and see if they have something I can work on.”
-Kenny Legan
Tags: 2012 NFL Draft, Malik Jackson
There’s certainly an advantage with Stokely/Manning chemistry. He’ll be 36 when the season starts.
Deck and Thomas don’t have the best injury history and I would have like to see a wideout picked as insurance for those 2
Aww come on Mayock. Get the position at least right if you cant get the name. Ugh.
Man ab u liked the whole N.C. State team lol
Strand I know we have no more picks. I was hoping he wouldve been Denvers LB pick or end up a UDFA.
Now that all the picks are in
Denver 2012 Draft = C-
Could go as high as a B if in two years we have the 4-5 starters we were promised by EFX…
Denver 2011 Draft = B
Miller is a Game Changer, and as it is the Second year for these guys (and they are all still on the Roster) I think it was a very solid Draft…
Denver 2010… Who cares as it was still McD calling the shots… the guys that made it from that class are welcome Broncos and I love them, but their leashes have to be very short…
We`ll get a WR after the draft, UFA that is. Hey if Streeter is their call him.
AB his frame looks like a safety, 233 is still small. Just read the scout reports on him, he’s too small to shed blocks and take backs head on. Maybe he’ll be a good 3rd down LB who can cover backs and tight ends.
Streeter is a Raven Strand
Ravens got Streeter
I’m out for awhile… talk to you guys soon
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Just messing around Alaska, your more ontop of things than I am. LOL
Turbins rb mate just went as well
True enough that one draft does not a team make, but if a team can’t draft well, they’re in a lot of trouble. They reached for Wolfe, and are taking a real chance with Bolden. The Broncos are not so talent laden that they can afford to make these kinds of picks, at least not in my opinion.
Dad burn it, Streeter is gone?! Bummer!
4HOF Have you missed that I said he will be a starter IMO in a year or two but he has to bulk up another 10 pounds?
Fox loves speed LBs. Hes a little to heavy to be a S. His size is better fit for a faster LB.
We will see. You dont think he will ever be a starter I disagree and think in a year or two he will be.
We certainly did not get many starters in this draft. Especially in a “win-now” team mode. Wolfe is the only starter. Hillman and Bolden will see decent time
agreed blade
AB no I can read. I said he doesn’t look like he has the frame to do that.
I didn’t say he SHOULD be a safety, I said he looks like one. As in he looks small
Dwight Jones and Marquies Maze are still there both may end up as UDFA WRs.
For example Brandon Jacobs is huge and looks like a defensive end, I don’t think he should be one, I just think he looks like one
I bet Bolden`s job will be to cover the TE in Nickel and Dime packages.
I love examples
Well said blade
Well like I said before 4HOF I disagree. I think he can bulk up another 10 and that in a year or two he will be a starter. Now what he does as a starter I have no idea.
apparently we’re already searching the UFA pool.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_20504179/peyton-manning-gives-ok-adding-qb-depth-via
i like the name FUGGER LOL
4HOF well Doom is a undersized DE and is a stud. Maybe Trevathan can be a undersized LB that can at least become a starter
you fugger ab
that was an example and i love examples
Atwater – agreed! If you’re going to be in a “win-now” mode, you have to be on top of your game every step of the way.
Lol Skillz i did that just for you.
Olinemen have said that Doom as an advantage because of the long arms and leverage he can play with at his height.
Doom isn’t a great Dlinemen against the run, he’s a beast as a pass rusher though. Oh well, this draft was very average to me and I truly don’t think we are much better today than we were Thursday before the draft. Just my opinion
Agreed atwater AGREED
Maybe Trevathan has an advantage with his size? Obviously there is something there the FO saw and really liked.
Im just saying dont right Trevathan off because of his size. Many did that with Doom look how that turned out.
Trevathan isn’t a Dlinemen… he isn’t going to jam an olinemen and use that leverage in a pass rush.
Trevathan would have been fine as an UDFA much better players available at the spot he was taken.
Oh and Wolfe is going to be used as a DE. Essentially taking Ayers spot. DE on 1st and 2nd and moves inside on 3rd.
So at the end of the day, we still didn’t get ourselves a DT
Other than money, is there a limit on how many UDFA’s we can take?
You failed to see my point. I know he isnt a Dlinemen. He is a speedy LB. Doom was undersized and is a stud DE. So dont judge a player because of their size.
Rice was considered to small. Forte was to big. Both are top 5 RBs. James Harrison was to small. He is a best of a pass rusher.
Size isnt everything in the NFL is my point. So dont write off Trevathan yet because of his size.
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But in Rice and Doom’s situation being small IS an advantage. Rice wasn’t really written off, he was drafted in the 2nd round.
You failed to see MY point. I’m fine with bringing him on, but not when Streeter, McNutt, and Minnifield were still available. He was rated very low and would have likely been a UDFA
two players from the University of Montana whoo hoo for my hometown team yay !
drafted that is lol
For all the times Elway said they were going to draft “impact” players, who do you think is actually going to have an impact this year?